NinetynineWhy a line, example or reference is in the passage — history and anthropology passages
CAT has tested this idea 9 times across 7 papers, from 2017 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.
| Question | What it asks | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q23 | viking antler artefacts; what the 780s-to-725 dating evidence is used to argue | D |
| CAT 2018 Slot 1 · VARC Q13 | india's second world war; what 'mood music' indicates about how the war is viewed | B |
| CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC Q12 | ghar/bahir in indian nationalism; what explains its 'contradictory pulls' | C |
| CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC Q14 | the undead given attributes defying nature; restate the claim in the quoted line | C |
| CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC Q10 | sahlins on foragers; what the tanzanian hadza example illustrates | A |
| CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC Q12 | sahlins on foragers; why galbraith's 'the affluent society' is mentioned | D |
| CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC Q3 | geography and human phenomena; why the inuit and aboriginal australian examples appear | C |
| CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC Q2 | 'the nutmeg's curse'; purpose of the banda islands colonisation episode | D |
| CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC Q22 | alienists in court; what 'confession' does in the sentence about unlike defendants | B |
Part of RC · Society, History & Politics (179 questions since 2017).