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CAT 2024 Slot 3 RC passage: Space exploration and contamination

This is passage 1 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2024 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 2024
Slot
3 of 3
Position
Passage 1 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 500 words
Topic
Space exploration and contamination

Questions in this set

  1. The author mentions all of the following reasons to dismiss concerns about contaminating Mars EXCEPT:
  2. The author’s overall tone in the first paragraph can be described as
  3. The author is unlikely to disagree with any of the following EXCEPT:
  4. The contrasting reactions to the Chinese and Israeli “contaminations” of lunar space

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