CAT 2024 · Slot 2 · Real RC passage 1 of 4

CAT 2024 Slot 2 RC passage: Open peer review data

This is passage 1 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2024 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 2024
Slot
2 of 3
Position
Passage 1 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 490 words
Topic
Open peer review data

Source of the passage: adapted by CAT from Dalmeet Singh Chawla, “Time to lift the veil on peer review”, Nature Index. Read the original.

Questions in this set

  1. Based on the passage we can infer that the author would most probably support
  2. According to the passage, which of the following is the only reason NOT given in favour of making peer review data public?
  3. According to the passage, some are opposed to making peer reviews public for all the following reasons EXCEPT that it
  4. All of the following are listed as reasons why academics choose to review other scholars’ work EXCEPT:

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