Why a line, example or reference is in the passage — philosophy and psychology passages
CAT has tested this idea 8 times across 6 papers, from 2019 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 2019 Slot 1 · VARC Q20 | yi-fu tuan's topophilia; what the coined word 'topophobia' is used to signify | A |
| CAT 2019 Slot 1 · VARC Q21 | topophilia; what the upscale-residential-development example illustrates | D |
| CAT 2020 Slot 2 · VARC Q15 | theories of aggression; the larger point made by the torture-for-intelligence example | A |
| CAT 2020 Slot 3 · VARC Q9 | bregman's humankind; why he contrasts pre-agricultural with agricultural societies | C |
| CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC Q8 | classic maya personhood; what the incense burner example adds to the argument | D |
| CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC Q5 | formal and informal institutions; explain the stock exchange and black market quote | D |
| CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC Q5 | review of pinker's 'rationality'; why the ancient greek philosophers are brought in | B |
| CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC Q6 | pinker's 'rationality'; what the kekule benzene and mozart examples illustrate | A |
Part of RC · Humanities & Philosophy (54 questions since 2017).