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CAT 2023 Slot 2 VARC

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

Questions

  1. Q1. The central idea of the passage would be undermined if:
  2. Q2. The act of "thrifting", as described in the passage, can be considered ironic because it:
  3. Q3. Based on the passage, we can infer that the opposite of fast fashion, 'slow fashion', would most likely refer …
  4. Q4. According to the author, companies like ThredUP have not caught on in the UK for all of the following reasons …
  5. Q5. The author of the passage faults Deneen's conclusions for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
  6. Q6. The author of the passage is likely to disagree with all of the following statements, EXCEPT:
  7. Q7. All of the following statements are evidence of the decline of liberalism today, EXCEPT:
  8. Q8. The author of the passage refers to "the Davos elite" to illustrate his views on:
  9. Q9. All of the following, if true, can weaken the passage's claim that facts do not speak for themselves, EXCEPT:
  10. Q10. If the author of the passage were to write a book on the Battle of Hastings along the lines of his/her own rea…
  11. Q11. According to this passage, which one of the following statements best describes the significance of archaeolog…
  12. Q12. All of the following describe the "common-sense view" of history, EXCEPT:
  13. Q13. Based on information provided in the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:
  14. Q14. The author sees the rise of Netflix in Europe as:
  15. Q15. Which one of the following research findings would weaken the author's conclusion in the final paragraph?
  16. Q16. Based only on information provided in the passage, which one of the following hypothetical Netflix shows would…
  17. Q17. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, …
  18. Q18. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, …
  19. Q19. Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can b…
  20. Q20. Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can b…
  21. Q21. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent parag…
  22. Q22. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent parag…
  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…