CAT 2023 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2023 Slot 2: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 4 TITA and 20 MCQ. The answer key below is CAT's official one; 24 questions link to a step-by-step solution.

QQuestionTopicTypeAnswerSolution
Q1Passage 1 · The central idea of the passage would be undermined ifRC · Science & TechnologyMCQCYes
Q2Passage 1 · The act of "thrifting", as described in the passage, can be…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQAYes
Q3Passage 1 · Based on the passage, we can infer that the opposite of fast…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQBYes
Q4Passage 1 · According to the author, companies like ThredUP have not…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQCYes
Q5Passage 2 · The author of the passage faults Deneen's conclusions for…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q6Passage 2 · The author of the passage is likely to disagree with all of…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q7Passage 2 · All of the following statements are evidence of the decline…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q8Passage 2 · The author of the passage refers to "the Davos elite" to…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q9Passage 3 · All of the following, if true, can weaken the passage's…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQBYes
Q10Passage 3 · If the author of the passage were to write a book on the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q11Passage 3 · According to this passage, which one of the following…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q12Passage 3 · All of the following describe the "common-sense view" of…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q13Passage 4 · Based on information provided in the passage, all of the…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQDYes
Q14Passage 4 · The author sees the rise of Netflix in Europe asRC · Economics & BusinessMCQAYes
Q15Passage 4 · Which one of the following research findings would weaken…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQBYes
Q16Passage 4 · Based only on information provided in the passage, which one…RC · Economics & BusinessMCQCYes
Q17Sentence Placement: Option 4Sentence PlacementMCQDYes
Q18Sentence Placement: Option 1Sentence PlacementMCQBYes
Q19Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)…Odd Sentence OutTITA3Yes
Q20Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)…Odd Sentence OutTITA2Yes
Q21The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below…Para JumblesTITA4312Yes
Q22The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below…Para JumblesTITA4132Yes
Q23Para Summary: Protection from heat waves is important but…Para SummaryMCQBYes
Q24Para Summary: People create counterfactual alternatives to…Para SummaryMCQCYes

Topics in this section

TopicQuestions
RC · Society, History & Politics8
RC · Economics & Business4
RC · Science & Technology4
Odd Sentence Out2
Para Jumbles2
Para Summary2
Sentence Placement2

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