CAT VARC Syllabus 2023: Download PDF, Important Topics

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Sentence Correction

Cloze Passage

Jumbled Paragraph

Meaning-Usage Match

Analogies or Reverse Analogies

Summary Questions

Verbal Reasoning

Facts-Inferences-Judgments

Reading Comprehension

Govt policies and Schemes for example Clean India Mission, Triple Talaq, Migration of people from one country to another, Growing Intolerance across the Globe

Business & Economic RC Passages for example Global economic changes, economic development at the cost of environment, Impact of Demonetization in India, Wasteful expenditure by Governments

• Sentence Correction: identification and correction of grammatical errors in sentences
• Para-Jumbles: rearrangement of jumbled sentences to form a coherent paragraph
• Para-Summary: summarization of a given paragraph or identifyng the best summary from the options provided
• Fill in the Blanks: selection of the most appropriate word or phrase to complete a sentence
• Word Usage: vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, and word meanings are the primary topics

Summary Questions

• 80 to 100-word short passage with 4 options.

• The goal is to identify the most appropriate summary of the passage.

• Candidates are required to identify the answers that do not stand in contradiction with the passage.

• The correct answer will surface if you can rule out the other options.

Jumbled Paragraph Questions

• Since they are frequently TITA, there is no room for error.

• There are typically 4-5 sentences given out of sequence in these types of questions.

• Collectively, they make up a paragraph, and the candidate must choose which sequence works best for the group of sentences. 

• Identifying the opening and closing sentences of the paragraph is the first step for each candidate in a way that the first sentence introduces the topic and the last sentence renders some sort of judgement or conclusion.

• The first sentence should then be followed by the second sentence, and so on.

Odd Sentence in Paragraph Jumbles

• It has also been a TITA question for the previous three to four years, just like questions with jumbled paragraphs.

• Finding the sentence that does not reflect the theme developed in the previous sentences is the primary goal.

• Depending on how they are presented, these questions could be simple or challenging.

• In simple questions, the sentence will discuss a subject entirely unrelated to the passage's main theme.

• The sentence in challenging questions will be on the same subject as the rest of the passage, but it will vary slightly in respect of the viewpoint being conveyed or the theme being established.

Reading Comprehension

• Questions based on exam passages make up the Reading Comprehension section of the test.
• Literature, science, history, philosophy, social issues, economics, etc. are the primary topics for RC.
• Candidates will also find questions related to the main idea, inferences, author's tone, purpose, vocabulary, and critical reasoning.
• Comprehensive understanding of the passage is required to answer questions and make logical inferences.

• Fact-based, inference-based, and vocabulary-based questions comprise the majority of the questions. 

• The fact-based questions demand answers based on the facts given in the passage, as the name implies. They are typically the section's simplest questions.

• The questions that need inference are a little difficult because the candidate must determine the author's tone and theme prior to providing an answer.

• Statement-Assumption: Identifying valid and invalid assumptions in the statements provided.
• Statement-Inference: Drawing logical inferences based on the statements provided.
• Statement-Conclusion: Identifying conclusions that can be logically drawn from the statements provided.

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