CAT 2023 Slot 3 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2023 Slot 3: 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 · On the basis of information in the passage, which one of the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q2Passage 1 · Which one of the following best explains the primary purpose…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q3Passage 1 · All of the following can be inferred from the reviewer's…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q4Passage 1 · Which one of the following, if true, would make the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q5Passage 2 · The author refers to the ancient Greek philosophers toRC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQBYes
Q6Passage 2 · The author mentions Kekulé's discovery of the structure of…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQAYes
Q7Passage 2 · According to the author, for Pinker as well as the ancient…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQCYes
Q8Passage 2 · The author endorses Pinker's views on the importance of…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQAYes
Q9Passage 3 · From the passage we can infer that the author is likely to…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q10Passage 3 · It can be inferred from the passage that archaeological…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQAYes
Q11Passage 3 · Which one of the following statements, if true, would…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQDYes
Q12Passage 3 · Which one of the following statements best expresses the…RC · Society, History & PoliticsMCQCYes
Q13Passage 4 · According to the romantics, aestheticsRC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQBYes
Q14Passage 4 · Which one of the following statements is NOT supported by…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQAYes
Q15Passage 4 · The main difficulty in studying romanticism is theRC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQDYes
Q16Passage 4 · According to the passage, recent studies on romanticism…RC · Humanities & PhilosophyMCQDYes
Q17Sentence Placement: Option 1Sentence PlacementMCQDYes
Q18Sentence Placement: Option 2Sentence PlacementMCQDYes
Q19Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)…Odd Sentence OutTITA2Yes
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 JumblesTITA3142Yes
Q22The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) given below…Para JumblesTITA2431Yes
Q23Para Summary: There is an increasing number of predatory birds…Para SummaryMCQBYes
Q24Para Summary: Though long-standing, the pressure to appear…Para SummaryMCQAYes

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TopicQuestions
RC · Humanities & Philosophy8
RC · Society, History & Politics8
Odd Sentence Out2
Para Jumbles2
Para Summary2
Sentence Placement2

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