CAT 2017 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2017 Slot 2: 34 questions in 60 minutes, 7 TITA and 27 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one.

QQuestionTopicTypeAnswerSolution
Q1Passage 1 · In the author's view, cities promote human creativity for…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q2Passage 1 · The author uses 'ironic' in the third paragraph to point out…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q3Passage 1 · RC · Society, History & Politics: social interaction is necessary to nurture…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q4Passage 1 · Jane Jacobs believed that cities that are more creativeRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q5Passage 1 · The 1968 study is used here to show thatRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q6Passage 1 · The author's conclusions about the most 'creative cities' in…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q7Passage 2 · The purpose of this passage is toRC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q8Passage 2 · All of the following statements are true EXCEPTRC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q9Passage 2 · Based on this extract, the author would support which one of…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q10Passage 2 · In paragraph 6, the author provides the examples of…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q11Passage 2 · Which one of the following statements can be inferred from…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q12Passage 2 · In paragraph 1, the author uses blankets as a device toRC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q13Passage 3 · Which of the following statements best reflects the author's…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q14Passage 3 · The author points out all of the following about electric…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q15Passage 3 · According to the author, the main reason for Tesla's…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q16Passage 3 · The author comes to the conclusion thatRC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q17Passage 3 · In paragraphs 5 and 6, the author provides the example of…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q18Passage 3 · In paragraph 6, the author mentions electrically powered…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q19Passage 4 · RC · Science & Technology: It describes why people continue to use…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q20Passage 4 · According to the passage, some governments still use…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q21Passage 4 · The writer praises typewriters for all the following reasons…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q22Passage 5 · The primary purpose of the passage isRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q23Passage 5 · The evidence - "Most of the artifacts also date to the 780s…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q24Passage 5 · All of the following hold true for Vikings EXCEPTRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q29Passage 6 · North American walnut sphinx moth caterpillars (Amorpha…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q30Passage 6 · Both Socrates and Bacon were very good at asking useful…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q31Passage 6 · A fundamental property of language is that it is slippery…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q251. Before plants can take life from atmosphere, nitrogen…Para JumblesTITA53421
Q261. This has huge implications for the health care system as…Para JumblesTITA25431
Q271. Johnson treated English very practically, as a living…Para JumblesTITA43512
Q281. The implications of retelling of Indian stories, hence…Para JumblesTITA25341
Q321. Although we are born with the gift of language, research…Para JumblesTITA2
Q331. Over the past fortnight, one of its finest champions…Para JumblesTITA4
Q341. Those geometric symbols and aerodynamic swooshes are more…Para JumblesTITA1

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TopicQuestions
RC · Science & Technology18
RC · Society, History & Politics9
Para Jumbles7

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