CAT Strengthen and Weaken Arguments previous year questions

13 Strengthen and Weaken Arguments questions from CAT 2021–2025 (VARC), each with its answer and a step-by-step solution.

• Q4Which one of the following observations would most strengthen the passage's claim that a first-order tail event raises…CAT 2025 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q11Which one of the following results for the cross between surface fish (with eyes) and cavefish (without eyes) would…CAT 2025 Slot 2 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q21Which one of the following statements, if true, would best invalidate the main argument of the passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q2Which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if true, would most strongly undermine the central ideas of the…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q23Which one of the following statements, if true, would weaken the author’s claims?CAT 2023 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q12Which one of the following research findings would weaken the author’s conclusion in the final paragraph?CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q23The central idea of the passage would be undermined if:CAT 2023 Slot 2 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q4Which one of the following statements, if true, would undermine the central idea of the passage?CAT 2023 Slot 3 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q16Which one of the following statements, if true, would weaken the author’s claim that humans are musicking creatures?CAT 2022 Slot 2 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q2Which one of the following, if true, would best complement the passage’s findings?CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q13Which one of the following, if true, would not undermine the democratising potential of the Classic Maya worldview?CAT 2021 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q23Which one of the following, if true, would weaken the author’s claims in the passage?CAT 2021 Slot 2 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
• Q15Which one of the following statements, if true, would be the most direct extension of the arguments in the passage?CAT 2021 Slot 3 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments