CAT 2021 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2021 Slot 2: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 5 TITA and 19 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one; 24 questions link to a step-by-step solution.

QQuestionTopicTypeAnswerSolution
Q1Passage 1 · The author of the passage is most likely to support which…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQCYes
Q2Passage 1 · ". . . we cannot catch a glimpse of things-in-themselves…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQBYes
Q3Passage 1 · According to the last paragraph of the passage, "We hold our…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQDYes
Q4Passage 1 · RC · Humanities & Philosophy: if we cannot distinguish knowledge from opinion…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQBYes
Q5Passage 2 · From the passage, we can infer that the author is in favour…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q6Passage 2 · The author lists all of the following as reasons for the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q7Passage 2 · The author mentions the Welsh language to show thatRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q8Passage 2 · We can infer all of the following about indigenous languages…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q9Passage 3 · Which one of the following, if true, would weaken the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q10Passage 3 · Which one of the following best describes the liberal…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q11Passage 3 · On the basis of the information in the passage, all of the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q12Passage 3 · Which one of the following explains the "contradictory…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q13Passage 4 · Regarding which one of the following quotes could we argue…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q14Passage 4 · The central theme of the passage is about the choice…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q15Passage 4 · The author implies that, like scholars, successful leadersRC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q16Passage 4 · The author would support none of the following statements…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q17Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given…Odd Sentence OutTITA1Yes
Q18Para Summary: The purpose of an unlikely alliance between the…Para SummaryMCQBYes
Q19The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA2143Yes
Q20The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA2413Yes
Q21Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given…Odd Sentence OutTITA5Yes
Q22The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when…Para JumblesTITA3214Yes
Q23Para Summary: Preprints of research are frowned on by some…Para SummaryMCQBYes
Q24Para Summary: The obsession with original thought, how it can…Para SummaryMCQBYes

Topics in this section

TopicQuestions
RC · Society, History & Politics12
RC · Humanities & Philosophy4
Para Jumbles3
Para Summary3
Odd Sentence Out2

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