NinetynineCAT 2022 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2022 Slot 2: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 3 TITA and 21 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one; 24 questions link to a step-by-step solution.
| Q | Question | Topic | Type | Answer | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Passage 1 · All of the following are reasons for octopuses being… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q2 | Passage 1 · Based on the passage, we can infer that all of the following… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q3 | Passage 1 · Based on the passage, it can be inferred that camouflaging… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q4 | Passage 1 · Which one of the following statements is not true about the… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q5 | Passage 2 · "Consider the fact that the stock exchange and the black… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q6 | Passage 2 · All of the following inferences from the passage are false… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q7 | Passage 2 · Which of the following statements best represents the… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q8 | Passage 2 · In the first paragraph of the passage, what are the two… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q9 | Passage 3 · In this passage, the author is making the claim that | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q10 | Passage 3 · The author gives all of the following reasons for why… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q11 | Passage 3 · All of the following are examples of the negative outcomes… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q12 | Passage 3 · We can infer that the author would approve of a more evolved… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q13 | Passage 4 · Which one of the following sets of terms best serves as… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q14 | Passage 4 · Based on the passage, which one of the following statements… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q15 | Passage 4 · "Think beyond all the qualifications that might trail after… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q16 | Passage 4 · RC · Arts & Culture: Musical capacities are primarily socio-cultural… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q17 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 3142 | Yes |
| Q18 | Para Summary: We now have the evidence in support of the… | Para Summary | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q19 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q20 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 2143 | Yes |
| Q21 | Para Summary: Rather than freeing us, digital technology is… | Para Summary | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q22 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q23 | Para Summary: Museums are left with the moral responsibility… | Para Summary | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q24 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 2431 | Yes |
Topics in this section
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| RC · Science & Technology | 8 |
| RC · Arts & Culture | 4 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | 4 |
| Para Jumbles | 3 |
| Para Summary | 3 |
| Sentence Placement | 2 |
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