CAT RC Inference Questions previous year questions

70 RC Inference Questions questions from CAT 2021–2025 (VARC), each with its answer and a step-by-step solution.

• Q1All of the following inferences are supported by the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q6What relation does the "communication problem" mentioned in paragraph 2 have to the questions that the author recounts…CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q9The mention of Stravinsky's description of music in the first paragraph does all the following EXCEPT:CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q1All of the following statements, if false, would contradict the arguments in the passage, EXCEPT that:CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q2Which one of the following is a valid conclusion to draw from the author's statement that, "The pursuit of such a…CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q10Which one of the following best explains why the "apparent inefficiency" is "unavoidable"?CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q12On the basis of the information in the passage, what is the most likely function of carotenoids in Mexican tetra…CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q17None of the following statements, if true, contradicts the arguments in the passage EXCEPT:CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q18All of the following statements may be rejected as valid inferences from the passage EXCEPT:CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q19Which one of the following observations is a valid conclusion to draw from the statement that "the sciences involved…CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q3Which one of the following best explains why tribals in India worship their dead ancestors?CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q4Non-human living forms exhibit human emotions in tribal narratives because tribal narratives:CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q7All of the following can reasonably be inferred from the passage EXCEPT:CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q17Which one of the following best encapsulates the reason for the "raging controversy" developing into a "larger…CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q21All of the following statements may be considered valid inferences from the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2025 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q5The author critiques Schiller's approach to behavioural economics forCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q7We can infer from the passage that the term "homo economicus" refers to someone whoCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q17We can infer from the passage that medieval crafts guilds resembled mass production in that bothCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q18Which one of the following statements is NOT inconsistent with the views stated in the passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24Which of the following statements is suggested by the sentence "Back then, at least, cinema was defined by its…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q10Given the insights provided by Penteriani's research and Wilkinson's statement, which of the following conclusions can…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q12Which of the following statements, if false, would be inconsistent with the concerns raised in the passage regarding…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q13In the context of the passage, the people who heard the story of pepper trees being guarded by snakes would be least…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q14It can be inferred that all of the following contributed to a decline in the allure of spices, EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q15If a trader brought white peppercorns from India to medieval Europe, all of the following are unlikely to happen,…CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q16In the context of the passage, which one of the following conclusions CANNOT be reached?CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q17We can assume that the author would support all of the following views EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24Based on the passage we can infer that the author would most probably supportCAT 2024 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q3It can be inferred from the passage that it is likely South America had a slightly better language survival rate than…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q7The author is unlikely to disagree with any of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q10The contrasting reactions to the Chinese and Israeli “contaminations” of lunar spaceCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q12Which one of the following is both a reason for Moutai’s success as well as a possible threat to that success?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q13In the context of the passage, it is most likely that the author refers to Moutai’s marketing strategy as “the unholy…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q14In the context of the passage, we can infer that to succeed in the liquor industry in China, a marketing firm must…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q23We can infer that the author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q2On the basis of the nature of the relationship between the items in each pair below, choose the odd pair out:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q4All of the following claims contribute to the “remapping” discussed by the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q19All of the following can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24The author presents a possible economic solution to an existing issue facing Lozère that takes into account the…CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q7The author of the passage is likely to disagree with all of the following statements, EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q21The act of “thrifting”, as described in the passage, can be considered ironic because it:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24Based on the passage, we can infer that the opposite of fast fashion, ‘slow fashion’, would most likely refer to…CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q2It can be inferred from the passage that archaeological sites are considered important by some source countries…CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q3From the passage we can infer that the author is likely to advise poor, but archaeologically rich source countries to…CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q8According to the author, for Pinker as well as the ancient Greek philosophers, rational thinking involves all of the…CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q13Which one of the following, if true, would make the reviewer's choice of the pronoun "who" for Gaia inappropriate?CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q14All of the following can be inferred from the reviewer's discussion of "The Nutmeg's Curse", EXCEPT:CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q12The value that the modern West assigns to “an unassailable original” has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q18Which one of the following statements would be an accurate inference from the example of Marcus Aurelius?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q20On the basis of the passage, which one of the following statements can be regarded as true?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q22Which one of the following statements could be inferred as supporting the arguments of the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24All of the following claims can be inferred from the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q6All of the following inferences from the passage are false, EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q9Based on the passage, it can be inferred that camouflaging techniques in an octopus are most dissimilar to those in:CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q15Based on the passage, which one of the following statements is a valid argument about the emergence of music/musicking?CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q11Which one of the following is not a valid inference from the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q16None of the following statements is implied by the arguments of the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q17It can be inferred from the passage that to gain a more accurate view of a nation’s history and culture,…CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q21In the Ebola misdiagnosis case, we can infer that doctors probably missed the forest for the trees because:CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q24It can be inferred that in the Utrecht University experiment, one group of people was “aimlessly clicking around”…CAT 2022 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q3Which one of the following cannot be inferred from Alexandra Schnell’s experiment?CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q6All of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q7Following from the passage, which one of the following may be seen as a characteristic of a utopian society?CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q14Which one of the following best explains the “additional complexity” that the example of the incense burner…CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q14We can infer all of the following about indigenous languages from the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q19The author implies that, like scholars, successful leaders:CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q22On the basis of the information in the passage, all of the following are true about the spiritual/material dichotomy…CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q5None of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q12From the passage, it can be inferred that all of the following are true about Pinker’s book, “The Language Instinct”,…CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
• Q20All of the following statements may be considered valid inferences from the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions