CAT 2023 · Slot 3 · Real RC passage 4 of 4

CAT 2023 Slot 3 RC passage: Colonialism and the climate crisis

This is passage 4 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2023 Slot 3. 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 2023
Slot
3 of 3
Position
Passage 4 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 520 words
Topic
Colonialism and the climate crisis

Questions in this set

  1. On the basis of information in the passage, which one of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of policies seeking to address climate change?
  2. Which one of the following, if true, would make the reviewer’s choice of the pronoun “who” for Gaia inappropriate?
  3. Which one of the following best explains the primary purpose of the discussion of the colonisation of the Banda islands in “The Nutmeg’s Curse”?
  4. All of the following can be inferred from the reviewer’s discussion of “The Nutmeg’s Curse”, EXCEPT:

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