NinetynineCAT 2024 Slot 1 VARC questions, answer key and solutions
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2024 Slot 1: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 1 TITA and 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | Passage 1 · According to the text, the western barred bandicoots now… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q5 | Passage 1 · Which one of the following options does NOT represent the… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q6 | Passage 1 · The text uses the word ' exclosures ' because Wild Deserts… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q7 | Passage 1 · Which one of the following statements provides a gist of… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q9 | Passage 2 · In the first paragraph the author is making the point that… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q10 | Passage 2 · "Times have changed for the once almighty discipline." We… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q11 | Passage 2 · The author critiques Schiller's approach to behavioural… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q12 | Passage 2 · We can infer from the passage that the term ''homo… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q14 | Passage 3 · We can infer from the passage that medieval crafts guilds… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q15 | Passage 3 · The most recent revival in interest in the crafts is a… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q16 | Passage 3 · The author questions the ability of crafts to create… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q17 | Passage 3 · Which one of the following statements is NOT inconsistent… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q18 | Passage 4 · Which of the following statements is suggested by the… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q19 | Passage 4 · "Netflix had begun editing old episodes of Stranger Things… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q20 | Passage 4 · Which one of the following statements, if true, would best… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q21 | Passage 4 · Which one of the following statements about art best… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q1 | Sentence Placement: Option 2 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q2 | Para Summary: New technological developments have prompted… | Para Summary | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q3 | Odd Sentence Out: Animals have an interest in fulfilling their… | Odd Sentence Out | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q8 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q13 | Para Summary: Learning linguistic and visual signs at an early… | Para Summary | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q22 | Para Summary: Animals can show emotions which are typically… | Para Summary | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q23 | Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA | 2 | Yes |
| Q24 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | B | Yes |
Topics in this section
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| RC · Economics & Business | 8 |
| RC · Arts & Culture | 4 |
| RC · Science & Technology | 4 |
| Para Summary | 3 |
| Sentence Placement | 3 |
| Odd Sentence Out | 2 |
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