A.   I sat there frowning at the checkered table
cloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight.
B.   That wintry afternoon in Manhattan,
waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and
depressed.
C.   Even the prospect of seeing a dear
friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.
D.   Because of certain miscalculations
on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen
through

(CAT 1997)

1.   Good literary magazines have always been
good because of their editors.
A.   Furthermore, to edit by committee,
as it were, would prevent any magazine from finding its own identity.
B.   The more quirky and idiosyncratic
they have been, the better the magazine is, at least as general rule.
C.   But the number of editors one can
have for a magazine should also be determined by the number of contributions
to it.
D.   To have four editors for an issue
that contains only seven contributions is a bit silly to start with.
6.   However, in spite of this anomaly,
the magazine does acquire merit in its attempt to give a comprehensive view
of the Indian literary scene as it is today.

(CAT 1998)

1.   Buddhism is a way to salvation.
A.   But Buddhism is more severely
analytical.
B.   In the Christian tradition there is
also a concern for the fate of human society conceived as a whole, rather
than merely as a sum or network of individuals.
C.   Salvation is a property, or
achievement of individuals.
D.   Not only does it dissolve society
into individuals, the individual in turn is also dissolved into component parts
and instants, a stream of events.
6.   In modern terminology, Buddhist
doctrine is reductionist.

(CAT 1998)

1.   It's the success story of the Indian
expatriate in the US which today hogs much of the media coverage in India.
A.   East and West, the twain has met
quite comfortably in their person, thank you.
B.   Especially in it's more recent
romancing the NRI phase.
C.   Seldom does the price of getting
there "“ more like not getting there "“ or what's going on behind those sunny
smiles get so much media hype.
D.   Well groomed, with their perfect
Colgate smiles, and hair in place, they appear the picture of confidence
which comes from having arrived.
6.   The festival of feature films and
documentaries made by Americans of Indian descent being screened this
fortnight goes a long way in filling those gaps

(CAT 1998)

1.   A market for Indian art has existed ever
since the International art scene sprang to life.
A.   But Interest in architectural
conceits is unanticipated fallout of the Festivals of India of the 80s, which
were designed to increase exports of Indian crafts.
B.   Simultaneously, the Indian elite
discarded their synthetic sarees and kitsch plastic furniture and a market
came into being.
C.   Western dealers, unhappy in a
market affected by violent price fluctuations and unpredictable profit
margins, began to look east, and found cheap antiques with irresistible
appeal.
D.   The fortunes of the Delhi supremos,
the Jew Town dealers in Cochin and myriad others around the country were
made.
6.   A chain of command was established,
from the local contacts to the provincial dealers and up to the big boys, who
entertain in the Italians and the French, cutting deals worth lakhs in
warehouse worth crores.

(CAT 1998)

A.   He was carrying his jacket and walked with
his head thrown back.  
B.   As Annette neared the lamp she saw
a figure walking slowly.
C.   For while Michael walked on and she
followed twenty paces behind.
D.   With a mixture of terror and
triumph of recognition she slackened her pace

(CAT 1998)