Spotting the one claim the passage does not support — economics passages

CAT has tested this idea 8 times across 6 papers, from 2017 to 2024. 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.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2017 Slot 1 · VARC Q24olympics economics; which is NOT a reason the games burden the host cityD
CAT 2019 Slot 1 · VARC Q10online choice fatigue; which claim about consumer behaviour cannot be inferredD
CAT 2019 Slot 1 · VARC Q9online choice fatigue; which fact would NOT weaken the author's claimsB
CAT 2020 Slot 1 · VARC Q11tang dynasty money; which feature modern currency does not share with itD
CAT 2020 Slot 1 · VARC Q12tang dynasty textiles as money; what 'steady' and 'stable' do not indicateD
CAT 2020 Slot 3 · VARC Q17a writer's book on the financial crisis; which statement would not support his argumentsC
CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC Q15third crafts revival; the development that did not drive renewed interestA
CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC Q15marketing liquor in china; the factor a firm need not considerB

Part of RC · Economics & Business (44 questions since 2017).