CAT 2018 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2018 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 context of the passage, we can infer that the title…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q2Passage 1 · According to the author, service delivery in Indian…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q3Passage 1 · Which of the following, IF TRUE, would undermine the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q4Passage 1 · The author questions the use of monitoring systems in…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q5Passage 1 · The main purpose of the passage is toRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q6Passage 2 · All of the following evidence supports the passage’s…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q7Passage 2 · The passage outlines several hypotheses and evidence related…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q8Passage 2 · Which one of the following makes the author eliminate…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q9Passage 2 · In paragraph 4, the evidence that “humans routinely ate…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q10Passage 3 · The author critiques meritocracy for all the following…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQD
Q11Passage 3 · Which of the following conditions would weaken the efficacy…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q12Passage 3 · Which of the following conditions, if true, would invalidate…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q13Passage 3 · On the basis of the passage, which of the following teams is…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q14Passage 3 · Which of the following best describes the purpose of the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q15Passage 4 · Of the following, which would have added the least depth to…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQC
Q16Passage 4 · Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the 'metric…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQC
Q17Passage 4 · What main point does the author want to convey through the…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQB
Q18Passage 4 · All of the following can be a possible feature of the No…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQD
Q19Passage 4 · What is the main idea that the author is trying to highlight…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQC
Q20Passage 5 · The phrase “leaving laundry hanging on a line downwind from…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q21Passage 5 · Data provided by Cassini challenged the assumption thatRC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q22Passage 5 · Based on information provided in the passage, we can infer…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q23Passage 5 · The main objective of the passage is toRC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q24Passage 5 · Based on information provided in the passage, we can…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQC
Q29Passage 6 · The early optimism about sport's deterrent effects on…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q30Passage 6 · Should the moral obligation to rescue and aid persons in…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q31Passage 6 · A Japanese government panel announced that it recommends…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q251. It was his taxpayers who had to shell out as much as…Para JumblesTITA3241
Q261. Self-management is thus defined as the ‘individual’s…Para JumblesTITA2314
Q271. They would rather do virtuous side projects assiduously…Para JumblesTITA3241
Q281. In the era of smart world, however, ‘Universal Basic…Para JumblesTITA4213
Q321. As India looks to increase the number of cities, our…Para JumblesTITA3
Q331. Much has been recently discovered about the development…Para JumblesTITA3
Q341. Our smartphones can now track our diets, our biological…Para JumblesTITA3

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TopicQuestions
RC · Science & Technology14
RC · Society, History & Politics8
Para Jumbles7
RC · Economics & Business5

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