CAT RC TOPICS & SUBJECTS

READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES: 19992008

1. CAT-1999 (RC: 27/55)

Passage-I: The Creation of WTO (Economic History)
Passage-II: Abstract Versus Representational Painting (The Arts)
Passage-III: Human Perception and Creation (The Arts)
Passage-IV: The Concept of the Nation-State (Political Science)
Passage-V: The Art of War: Eastern Versus Western (Military History)
2. CAT-2000 (RC: 40/55)
Passage-I: TRIPs in India: Impact on Agriculture (Business & Economics)
Passage-II: Abstractionism: Does it Have a Future? (The Arts)
Passage-III: Developments in Computer Hardware (Technology)
Passage-IV: The Destructive Power of Technology (Technology & Society)
Passage-V: Classical Music: Indian Versus Western (The Arts)
3. CAT-2001 (RC: 30/50)
Passage-I: Racial and Caste-based Discrimination (Sociology)
Passage-II: Phonological Skills (Education)
Passage-III: Billie Holiday: An Obituary (The Arts)
Passage-IV: The Narrative of Dersu Uzala (The Arts: A Film Review)
Passage-V: Democracy: A Perspective (Political Science)
Passage-VI: Quasars Throw Light on Cosmic Dark Age (Astronomy)
4. CAT-2002 (RC: 25/50)
Passage-I: Histories of India: Different Approaches (History)
Passage-II: The Practice of Abortion (Women & Society)
Passage-III: The Nature & Role of Philosophy (Philosophy)
Passage-IV: Human Cells: A Marvel of Natures Design (Biology)
Passage-V: The Rhetoric of Economists (Language & Communication)
5. CAT-Nov 03 (RC: 30/50) [Cancelled CAT paper]
Passage-I: The Controversy over Genetically-Modified Food (Technology & Society)
Passage-II: The Usefulness of Social Life (Human Behaviour & Society)
Passage-III: Why Did The British Give Up India? (History)
Passage-IV: Wine Consumption (Business & Commerce)
Passage-V: Modern Science: Galileo & Newton (Science)
Passage-VI: In Search of Ithaka (A Poem)
6. CAT-2003 (RC: 25/50)
Passage-I: Greek Architecture (The Arts)
Passage-II: Indian Federalism: Panchayati Raj System (Political Science)
Passage-III: Cultural Differences: My Father and I (Society and Change)
Passage-IV: The History of Aviation Technology (History & Technology)
Passage-V: Secularization of Education: Twelfth Century Europe (Education and Religion)
7. CAT-2004 (RC: 21/45)
Passage-I: Lack of Real Change (Society and Change)
Passage-II: Painters and their Subject Matter (The Arts)
Passage-III: The Viability of the Multinational Corporate System (Political Science)
Passage-IV Malnutrition: Major Cause of Chronic Degenerative Diseases (Health & Medicine)
Passage-V: The Maneless Tsavo Lions: A Mystery to Science (Science & Nature)

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8. CAT-2005 (RC: 20/50)
Passage-I: Game of Strategy (Game Theory/Management)
Passage-II: Second Age of Globalisation (Economics & History)
Passage-III: Derridas Deconstructive Approach (Literary Theory)
9. CAT-2006 (RC: 60/100)
Passage-I: Dogmatic and Critical Attitude (Philosophy)
Passage-II: Condemning the Crimes of Communism (Political Science and History)
Passage-III: A Conception of Justice (Philosophy)
10. CAT-2007 (RC: 48/100)
Passage-I: Difficulty in Evaluating Causative Factors in History (History)
Passage-II: Understanding the Scientific Tradition of a Community (History of Science)
Passage-III: Role of Artists in Enriching Human Experience (Art & Culture)
Passage-IV: Social LifeA Scripted Play (Human Behaviour & Society)
11. CAT-2008 (RC: 80/160)
Passage-I: Language: A Natural Human Instinct (Educational Psychology)
Passage-II: The Morality of a Consumerist Society (Human Behaviour & Society)
Passage-III: The Development of a Range of Concepts/Ideologies in Art (The Arts)
Passage-IV: Collapse of the Maya Civilisation (History)

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LIST OF CAT RC PASSAGES: SUBJECT-WISE

SECTION I: PHILOSOPHY
1. [CAT-2002] The Nature and Role of Philosophy
2. [CAT-2006] Dogmatic and Critical Attitude
3. [CAT-2006] A Conception of Justice
SECTION II: POLITICAL SCIENCE & HISTORY
1. [CAT-1999] The Concept of the Nation-State
2. [CAT-2001] Democracy: A Perspective
3. [CAT-2002] Histories of India: Different Approaches
4. [CAT-2003] Why did The British Give Up India?
5. [CAT-2004] Indian Federalism: Panchayati Raj System
6. [CAT-2006] Condemning the Crimes of Communism
7. [CAT-2007] Difficulty in Evaluating Causative Factors in History
8. [CAT-2008] Collapse of the Maya Civilisation
SECTION III: ECONOMICS & HISTORY
1. [CAT-1999] The Creation of WTO
2. [CAT-2000] TRIPsImpact on Indian Agriculture
3. [CAT-2004] The Viability of the Multinational Corporate System
4. [CAT-2005] The Second Age of Globalization
SECTION IV: ARTS & LITERATURE
PART-A: Theory, Concepts, & Trends
1. [CAT-1999] Human Perception and Creation
2. [CAT-1999] Abstract and Representational Art
3. [CAT-2000] Classical Music: Indian and Western
4. [CAT-2000] Abstractionism: Does it Have a Future?

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 5. [CAT-2004] Greek Architecture
6. [CAT-2004] Painters and their Subject Matter
7. [CAT-2005] Derridas Deconstructive Approach
8. [CAT-2007] Role of Artists in Enriching Human Experience
9. [CAT-2008] The Development of a Range of Concepts/Ideologies in Art
PART-B: An Obituary, A Film Review, & A poem
1. [CAT-2001] Billie Holiday: An Obituary
2. [CAT-2001] The Narrative of Dersu Uzala (A Film Review)
3. [CAT-2003] In Search of Ithaka (A Poem)
SECTION V: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIETY
1. [CAT-2000] New Developments in Computer Hardware
2. [CAT-2001] Quasars Throw Light on Cosmic Dark Age
3. [CAT-2002] Human Cells: A Marvel of Natures Design
4. [CAT-2003] The Controversy over Genetically-Modified Foods
5. [CAT-2003] Modern Science: Galileo and Newton
6. [CAT-2004] The History of Aviation Technology
7. [CAT-2004] Malnutrition: Major Cause of Degenerative Diseases
8. [CAT-2007] Understanding the Scientific Tradition of a Community
SECTION VI: SOCIETY, CULTURE & HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
1. [CAT-2000] Impact of New Technology on Society
2. [CAT-2001] Racial and Caste-based Discrimination
3. [CAT-2002] The Practice of Abortion
4. [CAT-2003] The Usefulness of Social Life
5. [CAT-2004] Cultural Differences: My Father and Me
6. [CAT-2004] Lack of Real Change
7. [CAT-2007] Social LifeA Scripted Play
8. [CAT-2008] The Morality of a Consumerist Society
SECTION VII: MISCELLANEOUS
1. [CAT-1999] The Art of War: Eastern and Western
2. [CAT-2001] Phonological Skills
3. [CAT-2002] The Rhetoric of Economists
4. [CAT-2003] Wine Consumption
5. [CAT-2004] Secularization of Education: Twelfth Century Europe
6. [CAT-2004] The Maneless Tsavo Lions
7. [CAT-2005] The Game of Strategy
8. [CAT-2008] Language: A Natural Human Instinct

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