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CAT 2021 Slot 3 VARC

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

Questions

  1. Q1. Which one of the following sets of words is closest to mapping the main arguments of the passage?
  2. Q2. Which one of the following statements best describes what the passage is about?
  3. Q3. "The enrichments of literary and intellectual language led to an altered understanding of the meanings that un…
  4. Q4. All of the following statements may be considered valid inferences from the passage, EXCEPT:
  5. Q5. "It's a bit like fuel use in a car. Just because I'm using more fuel doesn't mean that I'm going faster or fur…
  6. Q6. The author makes all of the following arguments in the passage, EXCEPT that:
  7. Q7. Which one of the following sets of words and phrases serves best as keywords of the passage?
  8. Q8. None of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:
  9. Q9. Which one of the following statements best summarises the author's position about Pinker's book?
  10. Q10. According to the passage, all of the following are true about the language instinct EXCEPT that:
  11. Q11. From the passage, it can be inferred that all of the following are true about Pinker's book, "The Language Ins…
  12. Q12. On the basis of the information in the passage, Pinker and Chomsky may disagree with each other on which one o…
  13. Q13. Which one of the following statements best summarises the central point of the passage?
  14. Q14. Which one of the following statements best captures the sense of the first paragraph?
  15. Q15. Which one of the following scenarios, if false, could be seen as supporting the passage?
  16. Q16. Which one of the following statements, if true, would be the most direct extension of the arguments in the pas…
  17. Q17. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. D…
  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 and 4) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. D…
  21. Q21. Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coh…
  22. Q22. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the esse…
  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…