Why a line, example or reference is in the passage — economics passages

CAT has tested this idea 5 times across 4 papers, from 2019 to 2025. 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 2019 Slot 1 · VARC Q7online choice fatigue; why the casper and glossier examples are in the passageD
CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC Q16crafts as employment; why the author doubts crafts can absorb redundant labourA
CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC Q16moutai's three strategies; why the author calls them 'the unholy trinity'C
CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC Q17moutai's hangover-proof claim; in what sense 'rival gunpowder' is usedB
CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC Q19income inequality and growth; function of the three-part case in the first halfA

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