The central idea or primary purpose — economics passages

CAT has tested this idea 4 times across 4 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 Q22	olympics economics for host cities; the central point of the first paragraph	C
CAT 2020 Slot 3 · VARC Q16	a writer's book on the financial crisis; the main argument of the last paragraph	C
CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC Q9	gary becker and imperial economics; the point of the first paragraph	C
CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC Q20	income inequality and growth; option that best summarises the passage	C

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