CAT 2016: Solve VARC Mock; check your score & know where you stand

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October 25, 2016
Prof Nishit Sinha CAT expert, IIM Lucknow alumnus and author of titles on QA, LRDI and VARC, widely published by Pearson shares small Mock test comprising Verbal Ability questions
CAT 2016 aspirants, managing the time should honestly complete the VARC mock in not more than 18 minutes and only then they should cross check with answers

CAT 2016 proposes to have different composition in VARC section. Offering the opportunity to get indulged in the real type of CAT questions to assess yourself where you stand on CAT 2016 preparation in VARC section, Prof Nishit Sinha CAT expert, IIM Lucknow alumnus and author of titles on QA, LRDI and VARC, widely published by Pearson shares small Mock test comprising Verbal Ability questions.

CAT 2016 aspirants, managing the time should honestly complete the VARC mock in not more than 18 minutes and only then they should cross check with answers how much they have scored. Each correct answer carries 3 marks and each wrong answer carries the penalty of 1 mark negative marking. So before you arrive at your final score you should calculate and deduct the negative marks out of your credit marks.

           CAT 2016: VARC MOCK TEST

Direction: Questions 1 to 5
A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Choose the most LOGICAL ORDER of sentence from the choices given to construct a COHERENT PARAGRAPH.

1.   A.   Such interoperability of a software service or product appears to be only one aspect, and the interoperable system is itself evolving.
B.    Each software product introduces a variation and consequently a change in the system.
C.    An operating system must work with applications and other elements in a hardware platform.
D.    A software firm while introducing its product or service, therefore, does not strive for mute complementarities alone but tries to bring about a change in the existing structure.
E.    In other words the components must be designed to be interoperable.

(a)  BCDAE                      (b)   CEABD
(c)  DAEBC                      (d)   CBEAD

2.   A.   Moreover, as argued above, knowledge is entailed not by way of justification as such, but by the realization of good or fruit-ladenness of meaning and actions or iterated actions.
B.    Knowledge is required in order to resolve doubts and thus in order to act meaningfully.
C.    Therefore the actions in a commonly led daily life are both meaningful and knowledge-driven.
D.    Indian theorists argue for a common knowledge, which is obtained through iterated fruitful actions, through the authority of sentences (on words).
E.    We argue for four sources of validation of knowledge, viz., sentence, inference, direct perception and analogy.

(a)  AECBD                      (b)   BDCEA
(c)  BAECD                      (d)   EADCB

3.   A.   But PST has also used satellite pictures to suggest that an ancient fortified town had existed 30 km from Junagadh.
B.    Soil and vegetation patterns were used in the search.
C.    The site matches the description of Krishna’s town in an ancient scripture.
D.    PST’s primary job at Space Applications Centre has been tracking land use and forest cover with satellite images.
E.    An archaeologist however cautioned that remote sensing and scriptures by themselves would not be enough to identify a township.
F.    It was claimed that soil and vegetation patterns an ancient abandoned site reveal specific patterns that can be picked by satellite images.

(a)  DACBEF                    (b)   DACBFE
(c)  FDCABE                    (d)   FDACBE

4. A. But if, having done so, you did not spare constructive thought as to why your neighbourhood was becoming crime-prone, you would be leaving yourself vulnerable to similar future intrusions.
B.  While the international community can only hope that Moscow’s hostage drama is resolved without further loss of innocent lives, it would not be inappropriate once again to attempt to understand the nature and motivation of the archetypal terrorist who seeks martyrdom. C.    Today, in an era of globalisation, when the world is increasingly becoming an interpenetrative community, we need to ask whether misconceived state policies do not aid and abet terrorists in the guise of martyrs.
D.    If you were to apprehend an armed nocturnal intruder in your house, your first—and correct—reaction would be to somehow render the criminal powerless.
E.    Ill-regulated communities breed crime.

(a)  BCDEA                      (b)   DABEC
(c)  CEDAB                      (d)   BDAEC

5.   A.   Products of mutual funds and insurance companies all aimed specifically at women are an example of this fact.
B.    For this purpose, we looked at the district-wise figures for working women.
C.    They influence a lot of consumption decisions and hence, there is a distinctive attempt to target them.
D.    The census provides interesting data on the presence of women in different areas in the country, but what is more important is the extent of employment.
E.    Women are a very important target group for a whole host of corporates.

(a)  DCEAB                      (b)   DBECA
(c)  ECABD                      (d)   ECADB

Direction: Questions 6 to 10
Go through the direction given below and solve the questions based on it. In each of the following questions, four sentences are given out of which, one sentence does not fit into the context. Remaining three sentences, when put together, form a coherent paragraph. In other words, three of the four sentences, when put in a particular sequential order, will form a coherent paragraph, but one of the sentences will be out of context and will convey a different message than the other sentences taken together. You are required to identify that Odd-One-Out sentence which does not fits into the context.

6.   (a)   The mentality of “just do it and be done with it”, can sometimes preclude what we know to be the logical and necessary “means to an end”, of a successful implementation.
(b)   However, by utilizing project management methodology, projects can be completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of all involved stakeholders.
(c)   Time spent compiling a business case that includes a cost and benefit analysis is an extremely valuable investment.
(d)   As is often the case when a project needs to be completed and completed in a hurry, proactive steps such as research, planning, communication, and review are left by the wayside.

7.   (a)   The “Warren Buffett Indicator,” also known as the “Total-Market-Cap to GDP Ratio,” is breaching sell-alert status and a collapse may happen at any moment.
(b)   So with an inevitable crash looming, what are Main Street investors to do?
(c)   “A lot of people think I am lucky,” Sean said. “But it has nothing to do with luck.” It has everything to do with certain tools I use.
(d)   One option is to sell all your stocks and stuff your money under the mattress, and another option is to risk everything and ride out the storm.

8.   (a)   Rick Caruso, the founder and CEO of Caruso Affiliated, a privately held real estate company, wrote in a recent LinkedIn post that success does not come easy.
(b)   But there are certain steps you can take, or rules to follow, that can help, he says.
(c)   There’s no magical formula for achieving it, he says—and most people become successful “by falling over and over again.”
(d)   This does not mean you should not physically sit still. It means you should never let your mind or body become idle without purpose, Caruso explains.

9.   (a)   Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer.
(b)   The Google team loves creating surprises for users. Here’s how to find Google’s Easter eggs, for the two latest versions of its Android operating system.
(c)   Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich—To make this fun animation appear, go to Settings, About, and then keep tapping the Android version number until Nyandroid appears.
(d)   Android (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) Jelly Bean—To access it, go to Settings, About Phone, and, once again, keep tapping the version number, but this time you’ll see Google’s signature chocolate bar. Tap on it, and the tiles will appear.

10. (a)   Tigers killing elephant calves is not a rare occurrence.
(b)   Angered tigers are capable of killing even a bull elephant, as epitomised by E.A. Smythies in Journal of Bombay Natural History Society.
(c)   And one factor that could be controlling the population of the around 800 elephants of
the Corbett landscape is predation on calves by tigers.
(d)   We walked from the saddle dam road to the main road—a distance of 6 km—watching the goral, the langur and birds and taking pictures of profusely flowering plants.

ANSWERS

1.

(d)

2.

(b)

3.

(b)

4.

(d)

5.

(d)

6.

(c)

7.

(c)

8.

(d)

9.

(a)

10.

(d)

How to arrive at answers

1.     (d)The paragraph must start with C as it introduces the subject, followed by B which carries on the idea of software.

2.     (b) The paragraph must start with B as it introduces knowledge, and the idea is continued in option A.

3.     (b) The paragraph must start with D followed by AC, then F should precede E.

4.     (d) DA is obviously a sequence. Now, we have to find out which of the remaining sentences does DA elaborate. Or does it elaborate none and we can therefore start with DA? On close scrutiny, we find DA is an elaboration of B.

5.     (d)“This fact” at the end of A refers to C. Thus CA is a sequence and option A gets ruled out. Again, “this purpose” in B is a reference to D. Thus DB is a sequence and option C gets ruled out. “They” in C is a reference to “women” in E. So, clearly we have two sequences—ECA and DB. If you place DB first, it does not make sense. Hence, option (b) is ruled out.

6.     (c)  (d) (a) (b) is the link. It talks about project management methodology.

7.     (c)  (a) (b) (d) is the link. It talks about the crash.

8.     (d) (a) (c) (b) is the link. It talks about the success according to Rick Caruso.

9.     (a)(b) (c) (d) is the link. It talks about How to unlock two Android Easter eggs while (a) talks about why it was built up?

10.   (d) (a) (c) (b) is the link. It talks about tigers killing elephants for the population control.

 
Your Score  
If you have scored 27 & above, consider yourself 100 percentiler in Verbal Ability part of VARC. If you score between 20 to 27, you are in the 90 to 99 percentile range. If you are between 15 to 20, you stand with 85 to 90 percentile range.

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