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CAT 2021 Slot 1 VARC

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · 24 questions · 40 minutes · +3 / −1 (no negative marking on type-in answers)

Questions

  1. Q1. The author of this book review is LEAST likely to support the view that:
  2. Q2. This book review argues that, according to Rappaport, tea is unlike other "morality" products because it:
  3. Q3. According to this book review, A Thirst for Empire says that, in addition to "profit-motivated marketers", tea…
  4. Q4. Today, "conflat[ing] consumption with virtue" can be seen in the marketing of:
  5. Q5. Which one of the following, if true about the Classic Maya, would invalidate the purpose of the iPhone example…
  6. Q6. Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the democratising potential of the Classic Maya world…
  7. Q7. On the basis of the passage, which one of the following worldviews can be inferred to be closest to that of th…
  8. Q8. Which one of the following best explains the "additional complexity" that the example of the incense burner il…
  9. Q9. Following from the passage, which one of the following may be seen as a characteristic of a utopian society?
  10. Q10. Which sequence of words below best captures the narrative of the passage?
  11. Q11. All of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:
  12. Q12. All of the following arguments are made in the passage EXCEPT that:
  13. Q13. All of the following constitute a point of difference between the "original" and "modified" versions of the ma…
  14. Q14. Which one of the following, if true, would best complement the passage's findings?
  15. Q15. In which one of the following scenarios would the cuttlefish's behaviour demonstrate self-control?
  16. Q16. Which one of the following cannot be inferred from Alexandra Schnell's experiment?
  17. Q17. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  18. Q18. Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coh…
  19. Q19. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  20. Q20. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  21. Q21. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Deci…
  22. Q22. Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coh…
  23. Q23. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  24. Q24. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…