CAT 2025 Slot 2 VARC questions, answer key and solutions

The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section of CAT 2025 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
Q2Passage 1 · All of the following statements, if false, would contradict…RC · Arts & CultureMCQDYes
Q3Passage 1 · Which one of the following is a valid conclusion to draw…RC · Arts & CultureMCQDYes
Q4Passage 1 · Which one of the following is not true of the argument in…RC · Arts & CultureMCQDYes
Q5Passage 1 · The author uses the example of the literary description of…RC · Arts & CultureMCQAYes
Q7Passage 2 · All of the following statements from the passage describe…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQDYes
Q8Passage 2 · Which one of the following best explains why the "apparent…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQAYes
Q9Passage 2 · Which one of the following results for the cross between…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQAYes
Q10Passage 2 · On the basis of the information in the passage, what is the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQCYes
Q16Passage 3 · All of the following statements from the passage affirm the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQDYes
Q17Passage 3 · The author compares AI-generated texts with "a beige office…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQDYes
Q18Passage 3 · On the basis of the purpose of the examples in the passage…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQDYes
Q19Passage 3 · The author of the passage is least likely to agree with…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQDYes
Q20Passage 4 · None of the following statements, if true, contradicts the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQBYes
Q21Passage 4 · All of the following statements may be rejected as valid…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQCYes
Q22Passage 4 · RC · Science & Technology: The use of instruments in scientific…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQBYes
Q23Passage 4 · To which one of the following instruments would the…RC · Science & TechnologyMCQAYes
Q1Sentence Placement: Option 3Sentence PlacementMCQAYes
Q6Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related…Odd Sentence OutTITA3Yes
Q11The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below…Para JumblesTITA2413Yes
Q12Sentence Placement: Option 3Sentence PlacementMCQCYes
Q13Para Summary: In our attempts to shape the world around us to…Para SummaryMCQDYes
Q14Para Summary: Parker Brothers' capitalist intent led to them…Para SummaryMCQCYes
Q15Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related…Odd Sentence OutTITA3Yes
Q24The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below…Para JumblesTITA1423Yes

Topics in this section

TopicQuestions
RC · Science & Technology12
RC · Arts & Culture4
Odd Sentence Out2
Para Jumbles2
Para Summary2
Sentence Placement2

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