With the CAT 2022 exams scheduled for November 27th, 2022, most candidates are agitated about the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section. The VARC section carries the maximum marks with the maximum number of questions as well. A total of 24 questions will be from the VARC section out of 66 questions from the CAT 2022 Question Paper. Candidates preparing to appear for the CAT 2022 exams may note the important topics and topic-wise weightage along with the detailed CAT 2022 VARC Syllabus. Further, candidates may note that the questions will include non-MCQ questions as well, without negative markings. The rest of the questions will be in MCQ format with 3 marks for each correct answer and a negative marking of ⅓ marks for each wrong answer.
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CAT 2022 VARC Syllabus
Here is the detailed CAT 2022 VARC Syllabus that candidates are expected to be aware of. If not, candidates may make a note of the important topics and try to cover any left-out topics before the exams:English Usage or Grammar | Synonyms |
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Vocabulary | Antonyms |
Fill in the blanks | Sentence Correction |
Cloze Passage | Jumbled Paragraph |
Analogies | Reverse Analogies |
Meaning-Usage Match | Summary Questions |
Reading Comprehension | Verbal Reasoning |
Facts | Inferences |
Judgments | Odd Sentences |
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CAT 2022 VARC Important Topic
While preparing for the CAT 2022 VARC sections, it is important to be aware of the important topics that have been repeated in each year's question paper. Here is a list of the topics that must be thoroughly covered by each candidates appearing for the CAT 2022 exams:- Para-jumbles
- Para-summary
- Sentence completion
- Inferences
- Reading Comprehension
- Passages based questions.
CAT 2022 VARC Topic-wise Weightage
Candidates are also advised to note the number of questions expected from each section from the important topics with the maximum possibility of questions. So, here is the detailed CAT 2022 VARC topic-wise weightage:Topics | Weightage |
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Reading Comprehension | 5-7 |
Passage-Based Questions | 5-7 |
Para-Summary | 3-4 |
Para-Jumbles | 3-4 |
Sentence Completion or Correction | 0-1 |
Fill in the blanks | 0-1 |
Vocabulary Based | 0-1 |
Odd Sentences | 1-2 |
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