NinetynineWhy a line, example or reference is in the passage — society and politics passages
CAT has tested this idea 18 times across 9 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 1 · VARC Q10 | press vs iphone; what the author cites to show his uncertainty about the iphone | C |
| CAT 2017 Slot 1 · VARC Q14 | dying malls; why the author notes amazon's warehouses near malls it shuttered | A |
| CAT 2017 Slot 1 · VARC Q16 | dying malls; why the author calls the mall an ecosystem unto itself | C |
| CAT 2017 Slot 1 · VARC Q17 | dying malls; why the mall is called america's public square | D |
| CAT 2017 Slot 1 · VARC Q18 | dying malls; why 'perfume clouds in the department stores' is described | A |
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q17 | future of the private car; what the uber example in paragraphs 5-6 argues | C |
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q18 | future of transport; why electrically powered bicycles are mentioned | B |
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q2 | creativity and cities; what the author's 'ironic' in paragraph 3 points out | B |
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q5 | creativity and schooling; what the 1968 study is used to show | B |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q14 | meritocracy vs diversity; purpose of the neuroscience example | A |
| CAT 2018 Slot 2 · VARC Q17 | metric fixation; the point of the police officer and surgeon examples | B |
| CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q14 | squatter cities; why the author brings in manaus | A |
| CAT 2020 Slot 1 · VARC Q4 | anarchism and the french revolution; what best explains the politicians' betrayal | A |
| CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC Q7 | endangered oral languages; why the welsh language is mentioned | C |
| CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC Q8 | deneen on liberalism; why the author brings up 'the davos elite' | D |
| CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC Q18 | chatgpt outputs; which cited ai response serves a different purpose from the rest | D |
| CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC Q19 | 1982 draft forest act row; why the controversy grew into a larger policy debate | B |
| CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC Q24 | dam building; what the hoover and aswan references are meant to convey | D |
Part of RC · Society, History & Politics (179 questions since 2017).