CAT 2021 Slot 1 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2021 Slot 1: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 5 TITA and 19 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one.

QQuestionTopicTypeAnswerSolution
Q1Passage 1 · The author of this book review is LEAST likely to support…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q2Passage 1 · This book review argues that, according to Rappaport, tea is…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q3Passage 1 · According to this book review, A Thirst for Empire says…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q4Passage 1 · Today, "conflat[ing] consumption with virtue" can be seen in…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q5Passage 2 · Which one of the following, if true about the Classic Maya…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q6Passage 2 · Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q7Passage 2 · RC · Society, History & Politics: A tribe that perceives its hunting weapons as…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQC
Q8Passage 2 · Which one of the following best explains the "additional…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q9Passage 3 · Following from the passage, which one of the following may…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q10Passage 3 · Which sequence of words below best captures the narrative of…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQD
Q11Passage 3 · RC · Society, History & Politics: it is possible to see utopias as dystopias, with…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQB
Q12Passage 3 · All of the following arguments are made in the passage…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQA
Q13Passage 4 · All of the following constitute a point of difference…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q14Passage 4 · Which one of the following, if true, would best complement…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQB
Q15Passage 4 · In which one of the following scenarios would the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q16Passage 4 · Which one of the following cannot be inferred from Alexandra…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQA
Q17Para Summary: When the auditory speech signal does not match…Para SummaryMCQD
Q18Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given…Odd Sentence OutTITA4
Q19The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA4312
Q20The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA2143
Q21The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA2341
Q22Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given…Odd Sentence OutTITA5
Q23Para Summary: Developing countries are being forced to invent…Para SummaryMCQC
Q24Para Summary: The environment in poor countries has tended to…Para SummaryMCQC

Topics in this section

TopicQuestions
RC · Society, History & Politics12
RC · Science & Technology4
Para Jumbles3
Para Summary3
Odd Sentence Out2

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