NinetynineCAT 2025 Slot 1 VARC questions, answer key and solutions
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2025 Slot 1: 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.
| Q | Question | Topic | Type | Answer | Solution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Passage 1 · All of the following inferences are supported by the passage… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q2 | Passage 1 · The passage suggests that contact tracing apps could… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q3 | Passage 1 · RC · Science & Technology: The passage explains how speculative entrants… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q4 | Passage 1 · Which one of the following observations would most… | RC · Science & Technology | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q9 | Passage 2 · What relation does the "communication problem" mentioned in… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q10 | Passage 2 · From the context in which it is placed, the phrase "sui… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q11 | Passage 2 · The goal of the author over the course of this passage is… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q12 | Passage 2 · The mention of Stravinsky's description of music in the… | RC · Arts & Culture | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q17 | Passage 3 · The passage refers to "democratization". Choose the one… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q18 | Passage 3 · According to the incentive or moral hazard argument, which… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q19 | Passage 3 · The primary function of the three-part case for a positive… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q20 | Passage 3 · RC · Economics & Business: The passage confines its discussion to financing… | RC · Economics & Business | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q21 | Passage 4 · Study the following sets of concepts and identify the set… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q22 | Passage 4 · "Conversely, when a defendant struck officials as unlike… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q23 | Passage 4 · The last paragraph of the passage refers to "middle-class… | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | C | Yes |
| Q24 | Passage 4 · According to the passage, who or what was an "alienist"? | RC · Society, History & Politics | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q5 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA | 1 | Yes |
| Q6 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | B | Yes |
| Q7 | Para Summary: Aging leads to less effective apoptosis, and… | Para Summary | MCQ | A | Yes |
| Q8 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 3421 | Yes |
| Q13 | Sentence Placement: Option 3 | Sentence Placement | MCQ | D | Yes |
| Q14 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA | 2143 | Yes |
| Q15 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA | 4 | Yes |
| Q16 | Para Summary: Artists in a globalised world must navigate… | Para Summary | MCQ | A | Yes |
Topics in this section
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| RC · Arts & Culture | 4 |
| RC · Economics & Business | 4 |
| RC · Science & Technology | 4 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | 4 |
| Odd Sentence Out | 2 |
| Para Jumbles | 2 |
| Para Summary | 2 |
| Sentence Placement | 2 |
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