PracticeRCCAT 2021 · Slot 2 · Real RC passage 4 of 4
CAT 2021 Slot 2 RC passage: Truth, fiction and power
This is passage 4 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2021 Slot 2. It comes with 4 questions in the real exam. Below are the question stems; sign in to read the full passage and practise it with all options, the answer key and explanations.
Passage facts
- Exam
- CAT 2021
- Slot
- 2 of 3
- Position
- Passage 4 of 4
- Questions
- 4
- Passage length
- about 530 words
- Topic
- Truth, fiction and power
Source of the passage: adapted by CAT from Yuval Noah Harari, “Why Fiction Trumps Truth”, The New York Times. Read the original.
Questions in this set
- Regarding which one of the following quotes could we argue that the author overemphasises the importance of fiction?
- The central theme of the passage is about the choice between:
- The author implies that, like scholars, successful leaders:
- The author would support none of the following statements about political power EXCEPT that:
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