CAT 2017 & 2018—RC TOPICS & SOURCES
CAT-2017 Slot 1
[RC PASSAGES]
1. Different Orientations of Early Maps in the Long History of Human Map-Making.
[Source: quora.com/cartography/maps]
2. The iPhone versus the printing press—which has been more impactful in changing the world?
[Source: nytimes.com/opinion—July 2017]
3. The mall, a place for social gathering and interaction, is on the verge of disappearing.
[Source: time.com>US>Shopping—July 2017]
4. Natural selection is more important than physical isolation and gene flow to speciation (evolutionary divergence).
5. Sports Mega Events hardly benefit the host city economically, but may benefit to some extent in the long run.
[VERBAL ABILITY]
1. [Source: lareviewofbooks.org]
2. [Source: scroll.in]
3. [Source: theguardian.com—August 2017]
4. [Source: thehindu.com/opinion—August 2017]
5. [Source: americanscientist.org—February 2016]
6. [Source: openthemagazine.com—February 2016]
7. [Source: thealtantic.com/magazine/archive]
8. [Source: shalomadventure.com]
9. [Source: qz.com (QUARTZ)]
10. [Source: newyorker.com/magazine/2015]
CAT-2017 Slot 2
[RC PASSAGES]
1. Creativity is a social process and cities are the true fonts of creativity.
[Source: nytimes.com/roomfordebate—September 2013]
2. Effect of climate change on the subnivium – the ecosystem between the snowpack and the ground in the frigid season.
[Source: aeon.co/ideas—May 2016]
3. The Private Car—A Fantasy of Autonomy and Power.
[Source: theguardian.com/opinion—August 2017]
4. The Typewriter an obsolete technology in the digital age—hold on, not yet.
[Source: theguardian.com/opinion—July 2013]
5. The Vikings may have been traders before they were plunderers.
[Source: smithsonmag.com—May 2015]
[VERBAL ABILITY]
1. [Source: thescientist.com—September 2017]
2. [Source: kafila.online—April 2014]
3. [Source: nirmukta.com]
4. [Source: theguardian.com/arts]
CAT-2018 Slot 1
[RC PASSAGES]
1. The Recently Observed Aggressive Behaviour of Elephants towards Humans is the Result of a Species-Wide Trauma Suffered by Elephants.
[Source: nytimes.com/magazine—October 2006]
2. Blame for Plastic Pollution Should Go Not to Wasteful Consumers But to the Producers of Plastic.
[Source: blogs/scientificamerican.com]
3. There is a Disturbing Trend towards Quantification and Monitoring of Happiness for Ulterior Motives.
[Source: nytimes.com/roomfordebate—July 2015]
4. Evolution is a Complex Process Involving Genetic, Epigenetic, Developmental and Ecological Factors.
[Source: aeon.co/essays]
5. India’s Contribution to the Second World War Should be duly Recognized and Brought into the Ambit of the New National War Memorial.
[Source: hindustantimes.com/columns]
[VERBAL ABILITY]
1. [Source: newstatesman.com—September 2018]
2. [Source: spectator.co.uk—August 2018]]
3. [Source: academia.edu]
4. [Source: learn.genetics.utah.edu]
5. [Source: books.google.co.in]
6. [Source: nytimes.com/books/review—August 2018]
7. [Source: scientificamerican.com/article]
8. [Source: thehindu.com]
CAT-2018 Slot 2
[RC PASSAGES]
1. The Fallacy of Meritocracy—There is no Best Person; Diverse Teams are Required to Solve Multi-layered Complex Problems.
[Source: aeon.co/ideas—January 2018]
2. How are the White-lipped Variety of Grove Snails Endemic to two Very Specific and Distant Places?
[Source: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature—June 2013]
3. Rewarding Measured Performance based on Metric Fixation Incentivizes “Gaming” and also has Other Unintended Negative Consequences.
[Source: aeon.co/ideas—April 2018]
4. Saturn’s Rings and Moons are Young—Between 200m and 70m Years Old.
[Source: economist.com/science-and-technology—March 2018]
5. To Deliver Public Services Successfully, such as Health and Education, the Government Needs to Employ Motivated People and Give Them Autonomy and Hold Them Accountable; Technology can only Facilitate the Process.
[Source: news18.com/news—February 2012]
[VERBAL ABILITY]
1. [Source: sciencedirect.com]
2. [Source: nytimes.com—August 2018]
3. [Source: theguardian.com—July 2018]
4. [Source: timesofindia.com—August 2018]
5. [Source: the-scientist.com—August 2018]
6. [Source: academia.edu]
7. [Source: betterhealth.vic.gov.au]
8. [Source: nbci.nlm.nih.gov]