What the author would agree or disagree with — history and anthropology passages
CAT has tested this idea 6 times across 5 papers, from 2018 to 2023. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.
| Question | What it asks | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 2018 Slot 1 · VARC Q15 | india's second world war; the author's verdict on omitting its soldiers from the memorial | B |
| CAT 2020 Slot 2 · VARC Q6 | a book on modern piracy; what the author believes about lehr skipping empire-builders | A |
| CAT 2020 Slot 2 · VARC Q7 | modern piracy and its causes; how the author believes piracy is best controlled | B |
| CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC Q1 | review of a history of tea; which view the reviewer is least likely to support | D |
| CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC Q10 | orientalist readings of india; which view the author would not support | D |
| CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC Q11 | sahlins on foragers; the reviewer's own ground for criticising the essay | D |
Part of RC · Society, History & Politics (179 questions since 2017).