NinetynineCAT 2018 Slot 1 VARC questions, answer key and solutions
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2018 Slot 1: 34 questions in 60 minutes, 7 TITA and 27 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one; 34 questions link to a step-by-step solution.
| Q | Question | Topic | Type | Answer | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Passage 1 · Which of the following interventions would the author most… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q2 | Passage 1 · The author lists all of the following as negative effects of… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q3 | Passage 1 · In the first paragraph, the author uses “lie” to refer to… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q4 | Passage 1 · In the second paragraph, the phrase “what hammering a nail… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q5 | Passage 1 · It can be inferred that the author considers the Keep… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q6 | Passage 2 · Which of the following statements best expresses the overall… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q7 | Passage 2 · In the first paragraph, Bradshaw uses the term "violence" to… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q8 | Passage 2 · The passage makes all of the following claims EXCEPT | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q9 | Passage 2 · Which of the following measures is Bradshaw most likely to… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q10 | Passage 2 · In paragraph 4, the phrase, “The fabric of elephant society… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q11 | Passage 3 · In the first paragraph, the author laments the fact that | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q12 | Passage 3 · The author lists all of the following as outcomes of the… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q13 | Passage 3 · The phrase “mood music” is used in the second paragraph to… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q14 | Passage 3 · The author suggests that a major reason why India has not so… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q15 | Passage 3 · The author claims that omitting mention of Indians who… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q16 | Passage 4 · According to the author, wearable technologies and social… | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q17 | Passage 4 · The author’s view would be undermined by which of the… | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q18 | Passage 4 · According to the author, Dubai | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q19 | Passage 4 · In the author's opinion, the shift in thinking in the 1970s | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q20 | Passage 4 · From the passage we can infer that the author would like… | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q21 | Passage 5 · The passage uses the metaphor of a dog walker to argue that… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q22 | Passage 5 · Which of the following options best describes the author's… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q23 | Passage 5 · The Emory University experiment with mice points to the… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q24 | Passage 5 · Which of the following, if found to be true, would negate… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q29 | Passage 6 · Artificial embryo twinning is a relatively low-tech way to… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q30 | Passage 6 · Production and legitimation of scientific knowledge can be… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q31 | Passage 6 · The conceptualization of landscape as a geometric object… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q25 | 1. Impartiality and objectivity are fiendishly difficult… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 1324 | Yes |
| Q26 | 1. The eventual diagnosis was skin cancer and after… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 4213 | Yes |
| Q27 | 1. The woodland’s canopy receives most of the sunlight that… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 1432 | Yes |
| Q28 | 1. But now we have another group: the unwitting enablers. 2… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 2413 | Yes |
| Q32 | 1. Displacement in Bengal is thus not very significant in… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 5 | Yes |
| Q33 | 1. In many cases time inconsistency is what prevents our… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 4 | Yes |
| Q34 | 1. Translators are like bumblebees. 2. Though long since… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 2 | Yes |
Topics in this section
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| RC · Science & Technology | 17 |
| Para Jumbles | 7 |
| RC · Humanities & Philosophy | 5 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | 5 |
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