1993 CAT VARC SOLUTIONS
1.Ans (d) B. starts at the beginning of Indian industrialization, A. elaborates on it, C. talks about the scenario today, D. states
a common element between the beginning and today. The word 'However' in D makes it the conclusive statement
AC is mandatory pair. Thus option D (BACD) is the best option.
2.Ans (a) BA or AB is a mandatory pair as both of them answer the question asked in the first sentence. Thus, we are left
with tow options A and C. However, A is the last sentence in the group as it summarizes the efforts put by the tax
authorities. Hence, A is the answer.
3.Ans (a) C. makes a comparison between competition and justice. D. states what the choice is 'not between', and B. by
using 'rather' shows that it should follow D. A continues with the idea and leads to 6. Also DB is a mandatory pair
and hence, we are left with only one option i.e. A.
4.Ans (a) A. uses 'thus' to show the effect of the disparities in Yugoslavia mentioned in B. and C. It should thus follow the
two. D. uses the phrase 'will also'…, thus showing that it should follow A.
5.Ans (b) The use of 'these measures' in A. refers to the measures stated in 1., so it should be the first sentence in the series.
B talks about the objectives of these measures and C. and D. elaborate on the idea.
6.Ans (a) D. introduces the problem related to petroleum products, A. presents statistics to support it. B. talks about
electricity, an idea which is continued in 6., so B. should be the last sentence in the series.
7.Ans (b) A. starts at the beginning of the last 45 years, B. states how external powers tried to control the region, D.
continues with the idea. C. talks about supply of arms to Pakistan, an idea that is continued in 6.
8.Ans (c) C. states a cause for the problem introduced in 1. B. starts with 'added to this', showing that it should follow C. A.
introduces a way out of the situation and 6. analyses the solution. Therefore A. should precede 6.
9.Ans (c) A. introduces us to Rumford's experiments, D. tells us about his observations. C. introduces the term 'caloric', B.
explains the term.
10.Ans (d) C. introduces a controversy regarding 'recognition', A. states an aspect of that controversy, B. talks about what
happens when an object is encountered and D. talks about what happens when the same object is countered again.
BD is a mandatory pair and D has to be the sentence that makes a pair with sentence 6.
11.Ans (a) D. continues with the idea introduced in 1. C. states an explanation about the phenomenon, B. refers to this
explanation and A. states how it was substantiated. Also A will be the last sentence as it forms a mandatory pair
with sentence 6.
12.Ans (a) There are two mandatory pairs in the questions. BD and A6. B. talks about the beginning of evolution changes, D.
about adaptations, C. about further improvements as well as about extinctions, and A. about the approach towards
modern lines.
13.Ans (c A. states that what has been predicted annually, according to 1. has not happened. B., and then D., talk about events
that led ) to such a prediction. The use of 'then' in D. shows that it should follow B. C. makes a statement that is
analysed in 6.
14.Ans (c) C. introduces the topic of the passage, A. and D. explain it, B. presents the Economists' view of the whole idea.
15.Ans (a) A. introduces the view of realists regarding reality, B. refers to 'this reality' and should follow A. C. refers to the
realists again by using 'they' and should follow A. and B. D. presents the author's view about the given position.
16.Ans (d) A. introduces 'changes in demands' as the topic sentence, D. gives some factors leading to the changes, C.
elaborates on them and B. shows the effect of some more factors on the same issue.
17.Ans (c) B. talks about the positive aspect of India's technological front, A. continues with the same, C. introduces the other
side of the issue by using 'but' and D. contradicts C. by giving certain examples.
18.Ans (a) D. introduces the topic of destruction of enemy kingdom by conquerors, C. uses the pronoun 'he' thus should
follow D., B. and A. present more methods adopted by the conqueror in destroying the enemy.
19.Ans (b) C. introduces the idea of various industries offering services through millions of firms, A. states that the individual
firms vary in size, D. talks about other variations and B. about the variations in policies etc. within the firms.
20.Ans (a) The color of the Norwegian's house is yellow.
21.Ans (b) Milk is drunk by the Englishman.
22. b The Norwegian drinks Cocoa
23.Ans (d) The only statement that is not true is (d), as the Italian lives in house No. 2 and the Spaniard lives in house no. 4,
which are not next to each other.
Q24-27: The best way to solve these kinds of question is to assume that one of the statements is either true or false and
hence figure out whether there is consistence in what everyone is saying.
24.Ans (b) Let us assume that John's first statement is true. So his second statement must be false. This implies that Mathew
did it. This makes Mathew's first statement false. So the second statement has to be true. This implies that Krishna
didn't do it. So Krishna's first statement is true and his second statement is false. Since all the statements are
consistent with each other, the assumption made by us should be the correct one. So it is Mathew who stole the
boat.
25.Ans (b) The key here are the statements made by Koik. Since we know that he is wearing a cap, if his first statement is
false, then his second statement cannot be true. So his first statement is true and his second statement is false. This
implies that Koik is the priest. This makes Lony's second statement false and so his first statement true. So Lony is
Koik's son. This makes Mirna's second statement false and so his first statement true. So Lony's father is a pilot.
Thus Koik is the pilot (note that he is also the priest).
26.Ans (a) The first statement of Ram is obviously false, as he is saying that he never speaks to a stranger, when he actually is.
So he must be new to those parts. This makes the second statement of Lila false. So he should be married to Ram.
This makes the first statement of Ram false. So the left road should take you to the village.
27.Ans (b) If you were observe Charle's statement carefully you will figure out that his first statement is true and second
statement is false. For instance if his first statement were to be false, then his second statement cannot be true.
There would be inconsistency in what he is talking. So, Charles is not the chief. This makes Bobby's second
statement false and first statement true. So Bobby is Amar's father and hence Amar's first statement is false. So his
second statement must be true. This implies that the chief is wearing the red shirt. So Bobby is the chief.
28.Ans (b) What follows the blank shows that what has been happening till now has led to some undesirable things and hence
a change is now coming in. b. is the only choice that shows what wrong has happened.
29.Ans (c) c. suggests that the strategy adopted by some people is not very effective, and the idea is continued with in the
passage when the author refers to it as 'this fallacy'.
30.Ans (b) What follows the blank shows that the author is against the argument projected in the beginning of the passage. B.
is the only choice which would support this.
31.Ans (a) The passage begins with the situation of two people on two different sides of the issue. Each gets a chance to argue
his or her position and after listening to each other they decide whether they wish to change their position or not.
The use of 'then' after the blank shows that some action has taken place before it, and a. is the only choice showing
an action.
32.Ans (d) A brand is a type of product and a sports car is a type of an automobile.
33.Ans (b) A gourmet is an expert on food and a connoisseur is an expert on art.
34. a North is the opposite of south and black of white.
35.Ans (d) Drought and famine are synonyms as are training and skill.
36.Ans (a) Nuts and bolts are used together as a phrase just as nitty-gritty are also used together.
37.Ans (b) Salty is the adjective for the noun 'salt'. Bovine is the adjective for the noun 'cow'.
38.Ans (a) Lack of being just is the defining characteristic of arbitrary just as lack of having order is a characteristic of chaos.
39.Ans (d) A crime leads to punishment, just as a homicide leads to a penalty.
40.Ans (c) Stratosphere is a layer of atmosphere, jet is a kind of an aircraft.
41.Ans (c) The first word of both the pairs implies 'to cut or break up something into parts' while the second word in both
means 'bringing things together'.
42.Ans (d) All others relate to payments made for something.
43.Ans (d) All others are related to horses.
44.Ans (d) All others are synonyms.
45.Ans (d) All others are nouns, while write is a verb.
46.Ans (c) All others are synonyms.
47.Ans (d) The correct tag question should use the same auxiliary verb as in the main clause, hence the correct tag question
here would be, 'did you?'.
48.Ans (b) The correct idiomatic usage is 'prevented someone from leaving'.
49.Ans (d) The 'documents' are a plural noun, so should be referred to by them and not it.
50.Ans (a) Here who is acting as an object for the verb invited, hence should be replaced by 'whom'.
a common element between the beginning and today. The word 'However' in D makes it the conclusive statement
AC is mandatory pair. Thus option D (BACD) is the best option.
2.Ans (a) BA or AB is a mandatory pair as both of them answer the question asked in the first sentence. Thus, we are left
with tow options A and C. However, A is the last sentence in the group as it summarizes the efforts put by the tax
authorities. Hence, A is the answer.
3.Ans (a) C. makes a comparison between competition and justice. D. states what the choice is 'not between', and B. by
using 'rather' shows that it should follow D. A continues with the idea and leads to 6. Also DB is a mandatory pair
and hence, we are left with only one option i.e. A.
4.Ans (a) A. uses 'thus' to show the effect of the disparities in Yugoslavia mentioned in B. and C. It should thus follow the
two. D. uses the phrase 'will also'…, thus showing that it should follow A.
5.Ans (b) The use of 'these measures' in A. refers to the measures stated in 1., so it should be the first sentence in the series.
B talks about the objectives of these measures and C. and D. elaborate on the idea.
6.Ans (a) D. introduces the problem related to petroleum products, A. presents statistics to support it. B. talks about
electricity, an idea which is continued in 6., so B. should be the last sentence in the series.
7.Ans (b) A. starts at the beginning of the last 45 years, B. states how external powers tried to control the region, D.
continues with the idea. C. talks about supply of arms to Pakistan, an idea that is continued in 6.
8.Ans (c) C. states a cause for the problem introduced in 1. B. starts with 'added to this', showing that it should follow C. A.
introduces a way out of the situation and 6. analyses the solution. Therefore A. should precede 6.
9.Ans (c) A. introduces us to Rumford's experiments, D. tells us about his observations. C. introduces the term 'caloric', B.
explains the term.
10.Ans (d) C. introduces a controversy regarding 'recognition', A. states an aspect of that controversy, B. talks about what
happens when an object is encountered and D. talks about what happens when the same object is countered again.
BD is a mandatory pair and D has to be the sentence that makes a pair with sentence 6.
11.Ans (a) D. continues with the idea introduced in 1. C. states an explanation about the phenomenon, B. refers to this
explanation and A. states how it was substantiated. Also A will be the last sentence as it forms a mandatory pair
with sentence 6.
12.Ans (a) There are two mandatory pairs in the questions. BD and A6. B. talks about the beginning of evolution changes, D.
about adaptations, C. about further improvements as well as about extinctions, and A. about the approach towards
modern lines.
13.Ans (c A. states that what has been predicted annually, according to 1. has not happened. B., and then D., talk about events
that led ) to such a prediction. The use of 'then' in D. shows that it should follow B. C. makes a statement that is
analysed in 6.
14.Ans (c) C. introduces the topic of the passage, A. and D. explain it, B. presents the Economists' view of the whole idea.
15.Ans (a) A. introduces the view of realists regarding reality, B. refers to 'this reality' and should follow A. C. refers to the
realists again by using 'they' and should follow A. and B. D. presents the author's view about the given position.
16.Ans (d) A. introduces 'changes in demands' as the topic sentence, D. gives some factors leading to the changes, C.
elaborates on them and B. shows the effect of some more factors on the same issue.
17.Ans (c) B. talks about the positive aspect of India's technological front, A. continues with the same, C. introduces the other
side of the issue by using 'but' and D. contradicts C. by giving certain examples.
18.Ans (a) D. introduces the topic of destruction of enemy kingdom by conquerors, C. uses the pronoun 'he' thus should
follow D., B. and A. present more methods adopted by the conqueror in destroying the enemy.
19.Ans (b) C. introduces the idea of various industries offering services through millions of firms, A. states that the individual
firms vary in size, D. talks about other variations and B. about the variations in policies etc. within the firms.
20.Ans (a) The color of the Norwegian's house is yellow.
21.Ans (b) Milk is drunk by the Englishman.
22. b The Norwegian drinks Cocoa
23.Ans (d) The only statement that is not true is (d), as the Italian lives in house No. 2 and the Spaniard lives in house no. 4,
which are not next to each other.
Q24-27: The best way to solve these kinds of question is to assume that one of the statements is either true or false and
hence figure out whether there is consistence in what everyone is saying.
24.Ans (b) Let us assume that John's first statement is true. So his second statement must be false. This implies that Mathew
did it. This makes Mathew's first statement false. So the second statement has to be true. This implies that Krishna
didn't do it. So Krishna's first statement is true and his second statement is false. Since all the statements are
consistent with each other, the assumption made by us should be the correct one. So it is Mathew who stole the
boat.
25.Ans (b) The key here are the statements made by Koik. Since we know that he is wearing a cap, if his first statement is
false, then his second statement cannot be true. So his first statement is true and his second statement is false. This
implies that Koik is the priest. This makes Lony's second statement false and so his first statement true. So Lony is
Koik's son. This makes Mirna's second statement false and so his first statement true. So Lony's father is a pilot.
Thus Koik is the pilot (note that he is also the priest).
26.Ans (a) The first statement of Ram is obviously false, as he is saying that he never speaks to a stranger, when he actually is.
So he must be new to those parts. This makes the second statement of Lila false. So he should be married to Ram.
This makes the first statement of Ram false. So the left road should take you to the village.
27.Ans (b) If you were observe Charle's statement carefully you will figure out that his first statement is true and second
statement is false. For instance if his first statement were to be false, then his second statement cannot be true.
There would be inconsistency in what he is talking. So, Charles is not the chief. This makes Bobby's second
statement false and first statement true. So Bobby is Amar's father and hence Amar's first statement is false. So his
second statement must be true. This implies that the chief is wearing the red shirt. So Bobby is the chief.
28.Ans (b) What follows the blank shows that what has been happening till now has led to some undesirable things and hence
a change is now coming in. b. is the only choice that shows what wrong has happened.
29.Ans (c) c. suggests that the strategy adopted by some people is not very effective, and the idea is continued with in the
passage when the author refers to it as 'this fallacy'.
30.Ans (b) What follows the blank shows that the author is against the argument projected in the beginning of the passage. B.
is the only choice which would support this.
31.Ans (a) The passage begins with the situation of two people on two different sides of the issue. Each gets a chance to argue
his or her position and after listening to each other they decide whether they wish to change their position or not.
The use of 'then' after the blank shows that some action has taken place before it, and a. is the only choice showing
an action.
32.Ans (d) A brand is a type of product and a sports car is a type of an automobile.
33.Ans (b) A gourmet is an expert on food and a connoisseur is an expert on art.
34. a North is the opposite of south and black of white.
35.Ans (d) Drought and famine are synonyms as are training and skill.
36.Ans (a) Nuts and bolts are used together as a phrase just as nitty-gritty are also used together.
37.Ans (b) Salty is the adjective for the noun 'salt'. Bovine is the adjective for the noun 'cow'.
38.Ans (a) Lack of being just is the defining characteristic of arbitrary just as lack of having order is a characteristic of chaos.
39.Ans (d) A crime leads to punishment, just as a homicide leads to a penalty.
40.Ans (c) Stratosphere is a layer of atmosphere, jet is a kind of an aircraft.
41.Ans (c) The first word of both the pairs implies 'to cut or break up something into parts' while the second word in both
means 'bringing things together'.
42.Ans (d) All others relate to payments made for something.
43.Ans (d) All others are related to horses.
44.Ans (d) All others are synonyms.
45.Ans (d) All others are nouns, while write is a verb.
46.Ans (c) All others are synonyms.
47.Ans (d) The correct tag question should use the same auxiliary verb as in the main clause, hence the correct tag question
here would be, 'did you?'.
48.Ans (b) The correct idiomatic usage is 'prevented someone from leaving'.
49.Ans (d) The 'documents' are a plural noun, so should be referred to by them and not it.
50.Ans (a) Here who is acting as an object for the verb invited, hence should be replaced by 'whom'.
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