NinetynineCAT 2024 Slot 3 VARC questions, answer key and solutions
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2024 Slot 3: 24 questions in 40 minutes, 2 TITA and 22 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 · The author mentions all of the following reasons to dismiss… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q5 | Passage 1 · The author's overall tone in the first paragraph can be… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q6 | Passage 1 · The author is unlikely to disagree with any of the following… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q7 | Passage 1 · The contrasting reactions to the Chinese and Israeli… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q9 | Passage 2 · The author believes that a liberal arts education combined… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q10 | Passage 2 · It can be inferred from the passage that it is likely South… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q11 | Passage 2 · Which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if true… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q12 | Passage 2 · RC · Society, History & Politics: The Inuits of Alaska have 35 different words to… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q14 | Passage 3 · Which one of the following is both a reason for Moutai's… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q15 | Passage 3 · In the context of the passage we can infer that to succeed… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q16 | Passage 3 · In the context of the passage, it is most likely that the… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q17 | Passage 3 · The phrase "would make it an invention to rival gunpowder"… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q21 | Passage 4 · The author identifies all of the following as dire outcomes… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q22 | Passage 4 · The author terms language "the operating system of our… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q23 | Passage 4 · The tone of the passage could best be described as | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q24 | Passage 4 · We can infer that the author is most likely to agree with… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q1 | Para Summary: Marxism has internal contradictions due to which… | Para Summary | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q2 | Sentence Placement: Option 4 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q3 | Para Summary: A new framework of rules and procedures for… | Para Summary | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q8 | Sentence Placement: Option 4 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q13 | Sentence Placement: Option 2 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q18 | Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA | 1 | Yes |
| Q19 | Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA | 2 | Yes |
| Q20 | Para Summary: The tradwife, with her vintage dress and… | Para Summary | MCQ | A | Yes |
Topics in this section
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| RC · Science & Technology | 8 |
| RC · Economics & Business | 4 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | 4 |
| Para Summary | 3 |
| Sentence Placement | 3 |
| Odd Sentence Out | 2 |
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