Recall that a cation is a positively charged ion, while an anion is a negatively charged ion.
Look at the charge indicated on each ion: Cl^- has a negative charge, NO_3^- has a negative charge, SO_4^{2-} has a negative charge, and Na^+ has a positive charge.
Identify which ion has a positive charge; this ion is the cation.
Since Na^+ has a positive charge, it is the cation among the given ions.
Therefore, the ion Na^+ is the correct answer as the cation.