NinetynineThe central idea or primary purpose — history and anthropology passages
CAT has tested this idea 5 times across 5 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 Q1 | why north sits at the top of maps; what the passage is trying to do | B |
| CAT 2017 Slot 2 · VARC Q22 | vikings as traders of antler combs; the primary purpose of the passage | C |
| CAT 2019 Slot 2 · VARC Q23 | colonial modernity in india; which five-word sequence tracks the argument's flow | B |
| CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC Q13 | folklore of the undead; what the passage as a whole is about | A |
| CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC Q21 | alienists judging criminal insanity; set of concepts closest to the passage's concerns | D |
Part of RC · Society, History & Politics (179 questions since 2017).