CAT RC Detail and Fact Based Questions previous year questions

58 RC Detail and Fact Based Questions questions from CAT 2021–2025 (VARC), each with its answer and a step-by-step solution.

• Q19The last paragraph of the passage refers to "middle-class, white, professional men". Which one of the following…CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q20According to the passage, who or what was an "alienist"?CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q3Which one of the following is not true of the argument in the second paragraph?CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q9All of the following statements from the passage describe adaptation in Mexican tetra cavefish EXCEPT:CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q13All of the following statements from the passage affirm the disjunct between the claims about AI made by tech…CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q15According to the passage, which one of the following reforms is yet to happen in India's forest policies?CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q16According to the passage, which one of the following is not common to the 1878 Forest Act and the 1982 draft forest act?CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q3Which one of the following options does NOT represent the characteristics of the western barred bandicoot?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q4According to the text, the western barred bandicoots now have a flattering name because they haveCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q19The author questions the ability of crafts to create substantial employment opportunities presently becauseCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q20The most recent revival in interest in the crafts is a result of the emergence of all of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q9According to the passage, which of the following scenarios would MOST likely exacerbate the frequency of…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q11According to the passage, what is a significant factor that contributes to the habituation of carnivores to human…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q18The author lists all of the following examples as "externalities" of major technical advances EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q21All of the following are listed as reasons why academics choose to review other scholars' work EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q22According to the passage, some are opposed to making peer reviews public for all the following reasons EXCEPT that itCAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q23According to the passage, which of the following is the only reason NOT given in favour of making peer review data…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q4The author believes that a liberal arts education combined with participation in language preservation empower…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q8The author mentions all of the following reasons to dismiss concerns about contaminating Mars EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q21The author identifies all of the following as dire outcomes of the capture of language by AI EXCEPT that it couldCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q22The author terms language “the operating system of our civilization” for all the following reasons EXCEPT that itCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q1Which one of the following statements is not true about migration in the Indian Ocean world?CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q8The author of the passage criticises Sahlins’s essay for its:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q17All of the following are advanced by the author as reasons why non-geographers disregard geographic influences on…CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q18The author criticises scholars who are not geographers for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q21Which one of the following has NOT contributed to the growing wolf population in Lozère?CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q22The inhabitants of Lozère have to grapple with all of the following problems, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q4All of the following describe the “common-sense view” of history, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q6According to this passage, which one of the following statements best describes the significance of archaeology for…CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q8All of the following statements are evidence of the decline of liberalism today, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q9The author of the passage faults Deneen’s conclusions for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q13Based on information provided in the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q22According to the author, companies like ThredUP have not caught on in the UK for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q7The author endorses Pinker's views on the importance of logical reasoning as it:CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q9According to the passage, recent studies on romanticism avoid "a single definition, a specific time, or a specific…CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q10Which one of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q11According to the romantics, aesthetics:CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q12The main difficulty in studying romanticism is the:CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q15On the basis of information in the passage, which one of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of policies…CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q2All of the following are examples of the negative outcomes of focusing on technical ideals in the medical sphere…CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q4The author gives all of the following reasons for why marginalised people are systematically discriminated against in…CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q7In the first paragraph of the passage, what are the two “characterisations” that are seen as overlapping but not…CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q10All of the following are reasons for octopuses being “misfits” EXCEPT that they:CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q11Which one of the following statements is not true about the camouflaging ability of Cephalopods?CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q19In the context of the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q1All of the following constitute a point of difference between the “original” and “modified”…CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q5All of the following arguments are made in the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q10This book review argues that, according to Rappaport, tea is unlike other “morality” products because it:CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q12According to this book review, A Thirst for Empire says that, in addition to “profit-motivated marketers”, tea…CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q9The author discusses all of the following arguments in the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q11According to the last paragraph of the passage, “We hold our beliefs and presumptive knowledges more or less…CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q13The author lists all of the following as reasons for the decline or disappearance of a language EXCEPT:CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q16The author mentions the Welsh language to show that:CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q21Which one of the following explains the “contradictory pulls” on Indian nationalism?CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q24Which one of the following best describes the liberal perception of Indian nationalism?CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q6The author makes all of the following arguments in the passage, EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q10According to the passage, all of the following are true about the language instinct EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
• Q11On the basis of the information in the passage, Pinker and Chomsky may disagree with each other on which one of the…CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions