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Section I
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions for questions 1 to 10: In
the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Identify the
appropriate word in each case.
For half a century, Peter G Drucker has been teacher
and adviser to senior managers in business, human service organizations, and
government. Sometimes called the godfather of modern management, he_____(1)_____ an
acute understanding of socio-economic ______(2)___ with
practical insights into how leaders can turn ______(3)____ into
opportunity. With a rare ____(4)_____ for synthesis,
Drucker nourishes his _____(5)_____ mind on a full range of
intellectual disciplines, from Japanese art to network theory in higher
mathematics. Yet he learns most from in-depth conversation with clients
and students: a global network of men and women who _____(6)____ their
ideas from action and act on ideas.
Since 1946, when his book Concept of the Corporation
redefined employees as a resource rather than a cost, Drucker’s works have
become an ever-growing ____(7)____ for leaders in every
major culture, particularly among Japan’s top decision makers in the critical
stages of their ____(8)_____ to world business
leadership. A ______(9)____ share of productive
organizations world-wide are led by men and women who consider Drucker their
intellectual guide, if not their personal _____(10)____.
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1.
(1)
co-exists
(2)
combines
(3) cooperates
(4)
coordinates
2.
(1)
steps
(2)
layers
(3)
stratas
(4)
forces
3.
(1)
turbulence
(2)
power
(3) advocacy
(4)
authority
4.
(1)
view
(2)
feeling
(3)
position
(4) gift
5.
(1) perplex (2) doubling (3) insatiable (4) forceful 6.
(1)
draw
(2)
establish
(3)
comment
(4)
provoke
7.
(1)
strength
(2)
contribution
(3) resource
(4)
discussion
8.
(1)
fate
(2)
destiny
(3)
future
(4) rise
9.
(1)
possessive
(2)
goodly
(3) lamentable (4)
projective
10.
(1)
manager
(2)
philosopher
(3) co-worker (4)
mentor
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Directions for questions 11 to14: Read
each sentence to detect whether there is any error in it. Each sentence
is divided into three parts, namely 1, 2 or 3. The error, if any, will be in
one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.
If there is no error, the answer is '4'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if
any).
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11. If he would
have prepared/ his lecture well in advance
(1) (2) it would have been/ the best lecture in the entire conference. No error (3) (4)
12. While going to
the office yesterday I suddenly realized that/
(1)
I
have forgotten the key /to my office room at
home.
No error
(2) (3) (4)
13. No other
library in town has so many books/
(1) which belong to different disciplines/ as this library. No error (2) (3) (4)
14. People pay
tribute to him on account of his/
dedicated
and selfless service/for the nation and its
people.
No error
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Directions for questions 15 to 19: Choose
the word which is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in bold
letters.
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15. Dormant:
(1)
Harmful
(2)
Prosperous
(3) Quiescent
(4)
Gentle
16. Germane:
(1) Pertinent (2) Accustomed (3) Prejudiced (4) Attractive
17. Laconic:
(1)
Expansive
(2)
Operational
(3) Realistic
(4) Terse
18. Prodigious:
(1)
Outstanding
(2)
Dramatic
(3)
Wasteful
(4) Phenomenal
19. Melancholic:
(1)
Possessive
(2)
Gloomy
(3) Refreshed
(4) Derogatory
Directions for questions 20 to 23: Choose
the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold letters.
20. Assiduous:
(1)
Timid
(2)
Precarious
(3) Indolent
(4) Inelegant
21. Rampant:
(1)
Dubious
(2)
Restrained
(3) Critical
(4) Derogatory
22. Salubrious:
(1)
Unfavourable (2)
Unjustified
(3) Unthinkable
(4) Unscrupulous
23. Perilous:
(1)
Cheerless
(2)
Grimy
(3) Advantageous
(4)
Safe
Directions for questions 24 and 25: Indentify
the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.
24. He tends to
__________ any suggestion I make in meetings.
(1)
venture
(2)
precipitate
(3) clement
(4)
discount
25. He _________the
children to open their eyes and ears to the beauty of life.
(1)
admonished
(2) promised
(3)
exhorted
(4) complemented
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SECTION II
Number of Questions: 50
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Directions for questions 26 to 42: The
questions below are independent of each other. Answer each independently.
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26. Free note books were
to be distributed equally among 60 children of a class. Since 15
children were absent
on
the day of distribution each child got 5 notebooks extra. What was the
total number of notebooks
available
for distribution ?
(1)
750
(2) 1200
(3)
900
(4) None of these
27. Three of the
following four parts numbered (1), (2), (3) & (4) are exactly
equal. The number of the part
which
is not equal to the remaining three parts is the answer.
145 x 6 + 15 x 3 = 146 x 5 + 85 x 2 = 65x11+37x5 = 84 x 5 + 32 x 15 (1) (2) (3) (4)
28. The area of a
rectangular garden is 375 sq. metres and the length and the breadth are in
the ratio of 5:3
respectively.
What will be the cost of making a 80 cm broad pathway around boundary on
all sides of the
garden
if cost of making the pathway is Rs.50/- per square metre?
(1)
Rs.3200/-
(2)
Rs.3328/-
(3)
Rs.3228/-
(4) None of these
29 . In how many
different ways can the letters of the word 'ORANGE' be arranged
so that the three vowels
never
come together ?
(1)
144
(2) 720
(3)
360
(4) 576
30 . Compound interest
accrued on an amount of Rs.10,000/- in two years was Rs.3,225/- . What
was the rate
of
interest p.c.p.a ?
(1)
15
(2)
12
(3)
11.5
(4) None of these
31. Which of the
following values of x will satisfy the inequality x2 - 2x - 3 < 0 ?
(1) x < -1 & x < 3
(2) -1 < x <
3
(3) -1 > x or x > 3 (4)
None of these
32. If A >B >
C > D > E are positive non-zero integers, A-D can be –
(X) greater than B – C (Y) smaller
than D – E
(Z) greater than C – E
Correct deduction/s is/are
(1) X only (2) Y only (3) Z only (4) X and Z only
33. A fashion-clothing store
has the policy of reducing the price of any item by 10% (ignoring fraction of
a rupee) at
the beginning of every month till the item is sold off. An item introduced
for the first time in January 2002
was finally
sold of in March 2002 for Rs. 656. The introductory price of the item must
have been
(1)
Rs. 800 (2) Rs.
820
(3) Rs 810
(4) none of above
34. Hari has three children.
The difference in age between his middle child and the eldest is exactly the
same as the
age of the middle child. The difference in age between the youngest and the
middle also is exactly the
same as his
youngest child. The sum of his children’s ages is 21 years. His middle child
Rama must be of age
(1) 2 (2 ) 4 (3) 3 (4) none of these
35. The product of two
integers is 24. How many values are possible for their sum?
(1)
3
(2) 4
(3)
8
(4) 14
36. If A x B means
‘B is the mother of A’, A + B means ‘B is the husband of A’, then which
of the following shows
‘M is
the son of N’ ?
(1) N x M + P (2) K + M x N (3) L + M x P + N (4) None of these
37. Ashish,
Bhaskar, Chaitanya and Damodar each play one of the following games: cricket,
hockey, football and badminton.
Each game in turn is played by exactly one of them. Ashish cannot play
cricket or badminton,
Bhaskar
cannot play cricket or football, Chaitanya cannot play football or hockey,
and Damodar cannot play
hockey
or badminton. The games played:
(1) Cannot be determined because the data is inconsistent. (2) Cannot be determined since two solutions are possible. (3) are as follows: Ashish – football, Bhaskar – hockey, Chaitanya – badminton, Damodar – cricket. (4) None of the above.
38. Samrat Ashok had ten
chiefs, each of whom had to pay obeisance to him. They were numbered from 1
to 10 and
the chief with number n had to give him n gold coins each weighing 10gms. The
total weight of all coins
received
turned out to be 532gms. Ashok’s Mantri suspected that one of the chiefs had
mixed brass with the
gold and
reduced the weight of each coin by a small amount, by 20%. The
possibility of more than one chief cheating
does not exist. Based on this information, we can conclude that
(1) It is
impossible to find who had cheated Ashok.
(2) Either Chief number 6 or Chief number 8 had cheated. (3) Chief number 9 had cheated. (4) No one had cheated and the Mantri was unnecessarily worried.
39. Both diagonals of a
four sided figure are equal. Therefore,
(1) The figure
is a square.
(2) The figure is either a square or a rhombus. (3) The figure is a rhombus. (4) None of the above.
40. Given two fixed
points,
(1) Exactly
one straight line and exactly one circle can pass through them.
(2) Many straight lines and exactly one circle can pass through them. (3) Exactly one straight line and many circles can pass through them. (4) None of the above.
41. The diagonal of an
isosceles right angled triangle is 10√2 cm. A circle with centre as the
vertex with the right
angle and
passing through the other two vertices is drawn.
(1) The area
of the circle is not known since many such circles can be drawn.
(2) The area of the triangle is slightly less than one sixth the area of the circle ( 50 vs 100 π ). (3) The area of the triangle is 100 and that of the circle is 200 π. (4) None of the above.
42. Abdul’s mother is
twice his age and his grandmother is thrice his age. He was born when his
mother was
more than
twenty but was not yet thirty. His grandmother is at most seventy eight.
Choose the best answer.
(1) Abdul is
25.
(2) To determine Abdul’s age you need to know how old his grandmother was when his mother was born. (3) Abdul is 26. (4) Abdul’s mother is 48. |
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Directions for questions 48 and 49: In
each question below two equations denoted by I & II aregiven. You
have to solve them and find out the relation between p and q.
Give answer if
(1) p < q
(2) p ≤ q (3) p > q (4) p ≥ q
48 . I. p2 +
4p = 12
II. q2 - 5q + 6 = 0
49. I. p2 + 3p + 2
= 0
II. q2
- 3q + 2 = 0
Directions for questions 50 and 52: In
each of these questions, a question followed by data in three statements I,
II and III is given. You have to study the question along with the data
in all the statements and decide which of the statement(s) contain(s)
information necessary to answer the question.
50 . What is the strength of the
school ?
I . Number of girls is 125% of the number of boys
�������� II. Number
of girls is more than the number of boys by 45
III. Number of boys and the girls are in the ratio of 4:5
respectively
(1) Only I & II (2) Only I & III (3) Only II & III Only I & II or only II & III 51. What is the volume of the cylindrical tank ? I. Height of the tank is twice the diameter of the base II Perimeter of the base is 44 cms III Perimeter of the base is more than the height of the tank by 16 cms
(1)
I & II only (2) I & III only (3) Any
two of the three (4) None of these
52. What was the length of the train
?
I. Speed of the train was 60 kmph II. The train takes 30 secs to cross a 250 metres long platform III. The train takes 15 secs to cross a signal pole
(1) I & II only (2) I and III
only (3) All I,II & III
(4) Any two of the three
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Directions for questions 53 to 55. These
questions are based on the following information. Study the information
carefully and answer the questions.
The students of the ABC institute of Arts have an option
to do specialization in either English or Philosophy or both English and
Philosophy. Out of total 85 students boys and girls are in the ratio of
8:9 respectively. 45% of the boys have opted for only English.
40% of the total students have opted for only Philosophy. Out of
the total girls in the institute 20% have opted for both. Number of
boys opted for only Philosophy and both are in the ratio of 7:4
respectively.
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53. How many boys have
opted for only Philosophy ?
(1)
11
(2)
22
(3)
14
(4) None of these
54. How many
students have opted for both the subjects ?
(1)
34
(2)
19
(3)
21
(4) None of these
55. How many girls
have opted for English ?
(1)
20
(2)
25
(3)
18
(4)) None of these
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Directions for questions 56 to 58 : Use
the information given below to answer questions that follow:
In a football league with seven teams, 3 points
are awarded for a win and 1 point is awarded to each team in case of a tie.
However, each team plays each other twice during the season, and in the case
of a team winning both the games against a particular opponent, the winning
team receives an additional bonus point. In the last year’s league, the
champion team C won all its games and the worst team L lost all its; (only)
two teams, A and B, were tied for the second place and the teams D, E and F
were in a deadlock in terms of the total points.
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56. Which of the
following situations are possible?
a).
Other than the team C, no team received any bonus point during the season.
b). D, E and F did not loose any game except for their losses to Team C. (1) only a), but not b) (2) only b), but not a) (3) both a) and b) (4) neither a) nor b)
57. Which of the following is
not a possible array of total points by the seven teams?
(1)
42,
31,
31, 14,
14,
14, 0
(2) 42, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 0 (3) 42, 30, 30, 13, 13, 13, 0 (4) 42, 21, 21, 11, 11, 11, 0
58. What is
the minimum possible point earned by team E?
(1)
thirteen
(2) ten
(3)
eleven
(4) none of the above
Directions for questions 59 to 62: Read
the following information and answer the questions.
A,B,C and D are four consultants with four reputed
software companies viz., Atharva, Technotech, Infosoft and Vedic ( not
necessarily in that order). They have done pioneering software work in
the following languages: Java, Fortran, Pascal and Cobol which have
fetched them the top four prizes in a world famous software exhibition.
D has won neither the first nor the second prize.
A’s work is in Cobol.
Java software work bagged the second prize.
Technotech consultant has done work in Pascal.
C, the Atharva consultant won the fourth prize.
The Infosoft consultant won the first prize.
59. First prize is
won by –
(1) Consultant B (2) Consultant A (3) Java software work (4) Pascal software work
60 . ‘D’ is the
consultant of –
(1) Infosoft (2) Vedic (3) Technotech (4) Atharva
61 . Which of the
following statements correctly list(s) the descending order
of the prize-winning combination of
consultants/companies/language
work area ?
I Cobol, Technotech, B II Vedic, D, Pascal III B, Technotech, Fortran (1) III only (2) II only (3) I & II (4) I & III
62. Fortran work
was done by –
(1)
Vedic Consultant (2) Infosoft
Consultant
(3)
B
(4) None of these
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Directions for questions 63 to 66: Each
of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I
and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the
statements and –
Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I
alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II
alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (4) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. |
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CAUTION: Do NOT mark
your answer unless you consider both the statements
carefully.
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63. Who among A,B,C,D
& E is the shortest ?
I. B and C are taller than E. II. D is taller than A but shorter than E.
64. Which code stands
for “artificial” in a code language in which “Human” is denoted by “pi” ?
“Artificial Intelligence” is denoted by “di ti” in that
code language.
“Enormous Human Intelligence” is denoted by “mi di pi”
in that code language.
65. What is Raju’s
rank from the last if he is 19th from the top ?
There are 85 students in his class.
Dilip who ranks 20th in Raju’s class is 66th from the
last.
66. What is the area of
a square field ?
The perimeter of the field is twice the sum of its two
sides.
The cost of fencing around the field is Rs.4,000/- @
Re.1 per foot.
Directions for questions 67 to 72. In
the following questions the symbols @, *, #, £ and $ are used with the
following meaning:
A @ B means A is smaller than B
A * B means A is greater than B A # B means A is either greater than or equal to B A £ B means A is either smaller than or equal to B A $ B means A is equal to B
Now in each of the following questions assuming the
given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I & II
given below them is/are definitely true ?
Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true Give answer (4) if both the Conclusions I and II are true
67.
Statement : D #
P, Q @ R, P * R
Conclusions : I. Q @ P II D * R
68.
Statement :
Y @ Q, R * T, Q # R
Conclusions : I. Y $ R II Q * T
69.
Statement
: N $ Y, Y @ Z, R * Y
Conclusions : I. R $ Z II. Y @ R
70
Statement
: W * K, M @ L, K * M
Conclusions : I. L * K II. M @ W
71.
Statement :
U * E, G @ F, F $ E
Conclusions : I. G @ U II. E @ G
72.
Statement :
V * P, R @ P, Q @ R
Conclusions : I. Q @ V II. P * Q |
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Directions for questions 73 to 75: Six
students A,B,C,D, E & F have secured different marks in a competitive
examination. A’s marks are not more than E’s. C, who has more
marks than F, is fifth in the ascending order of marks. E has
more marks than D, but not as high as F & B. D’s marks are less
than A.
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73. Who amongst them has
secured maximum marks ?
(1) B (2) F (3) Cannot be determined (4) None of these
74. Which of the
following represents them in the descending order of their marks?
(1) DAEFCB (2) FCBEAD (3) DAEBCF (4) BCFEAD
75. Which of the
following is true?
(1) F secured more marks than B (2) C secured more marks than B (3)F stands 4th when all are arranged in the descending order of their marks (4)D has secured least marks |
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Section III
Number of Questions: 25
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Directions for questions 76 to 100: Read
the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below
each. Certain words are underlined to help you to locate them
while answering some of the questions
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For more than a century, the Industrial Gases Division
of BC, a huge British conglomerate, had joined the march of industrial
progress across the British Empire. Its 35,000 people worked in fifteen
countries around the globe to produce and deliver oxygen, nitrogen helium,
and a wide variety of industrial gases to manufacturers of products ranging
from steel and food to microchips.
Industrial Gases maintained a steady, if remarkable,
course until 1993. Then, in a sharp break with its staid British
traditions the company elevated C K Chow to its top post. Chow, head of
Industrial Gases’ Hong Kong subsidiary, was an aggressive entrepreneur with a
strong belief that the sluggish giant had lost touch with
the competitive realities of the late twentieth century.
As he settled into the corporate headquarters outside
London and surveyed the worldwide operation, Chow’s concern only grew
deeper. He saw an organization resistant to new ideas, focused on
internal concerns rather than on customer needs, and fixated on geographic
boundaries that discouraged collaboration. While the operation
faced no imminent crisis, it was clearly an underperformer, seemingly content
to pursue business as usual in a world where markets and technology were
constantly changing. He came to believe that two particular problems,
if left unresolved, might soon become critical.
First, Industrial Gases was slow to develop new
technology and slow to diffuse it throughout the company. A new
manufacturing or delivery process developed by the company’s Australian
subsidiary might take years to show up at the other Industrial Gases
operations. In the meantime, competitors were copying the Australian
break-throughs and using them to gain advantage over Industrial Gases
subsidiaries in other countries.
Second, from a historical standpoint, the industrial
gases business had been intensely local; plants were located right next to
steel mills, for instance, and few customers had global operations. By
the early 1990s, that was changing. Major microchip producers, such as
Intel and IBM, had little patience for dealing separately with BOC in a dozen
different counties; they wanted to streamline their relationships and have
just one BOC contact – and if they couldn’t they were more than willing to
take their business elsewhere.
Convinced that the company’s plodding performance
was rooted in fundamental organizational problems, Chow secluded himself with
the dozen members of his senior team near the ancient village of
Runnymede. There, they spent days thrashing out the company’s problems
with regard to organizational structure and processes and hammering out a new
vision for the future. They resolved that in order to be truly
competitive in a full range of local and worldwide markets, they would have
to become “the most customer-focused” company in the industrial gases business
“through innovation and service created by working together around the
globe.”
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76. What did Chow
realize after taking over the top post at Industrial Gases ?
The organization was open to new ideas.
It served its customers well.
It was focused on internal concerns.
It faced great crisis.
77. Which of the
following statements about C K Chow is NOT correct ?
He was an aggressive entrepreneur.
He believed that industrial gases was not in touch with
ground realities.
He belonged to the Australian subsidiary.
He was stationed at the corporate headquarters.
78. What was Chow’s
diagnosis about the Company’s poor performance ?
Basic problems related to organization structure and
processes.
Constantly changing markets and technology.
Better performance of its competitors.
None of these
79. What was
decided by Chow and his colleagues at Runnymede ?
Make the company as productive as possible.
Give a strong push to performance.
Make the operations of Company more competitive.
Lay maximum focus on customer needs and expectations.
80. Which of the
following problems was considered to be critical by Chow ?
Underperformance of Industrial Gases.
Smooth adoption of technology.
Resistance to new ideas.
Strong local nature of business.
81. Which of the
following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
Industrial Gases had headquarters in Australia
Runnymede is an ancient suburb of London.
Chow was head of Industrial Gases’ Hongkong subsidiary.
Industrial Gases manufacture products which are
poisonous and having health hazards.
82. What did Chow
do with his colleagues at Runnymede ?
He defined and decided the functions of management at
Industrial gases.
Identified the problems of Industrial Gases with
solutions.
Decided to develop new technology for Company’s
progress.
None of these
83. Which of the
following statements is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage ?
Industrial Gases was neither technologically innovative
nor customer focused.
At Runnymade Chow hammered out a new vision for
Industrial Gases.
Industrial Gases had an edge over its competitors in
the market
Industrial Gases was in existence for more than 100
years.
84 Which of
the following words is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘sluggish’ as
used in the passage ?
(1)
fast-moving
(2) inactive
(3)
strong (4)
durable
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Passage 2
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Over the years, there has been pressure for increased
productivity and higher earnings for workers in industry. Employee
earning can be increased by raising the selling price of the firm’s products
and services, reducing profits or costs of raw materials, or augmenting
labour productivity. However, increasing employee earnings by means
other than increased labour productivity jeopardizes the
firm’s competitive strength in the market. Higher prices usually mean
fewer customers, reduced profit means less capital investment, and low-cost
materials mean poor product quality. But, increasing labour
productivity by enhancing skills and motivation creates an almost unlimited
resource. The development of economic resources, human as well as
nonhuman, is the product of human effort, and the quality of human effort in
large part depends on human motivation.
Motivating employees with traditional authority and
financial incentives has become increasingly difficult as employees become
economically secure and their dependency on any one particular organization
decreases. According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to
work increases when an employee feels his performance is an instrument for
obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many organizations today employees
are entitled to organizational rewards just by being employed. Unions,
governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases
prevent management from relating financial rewards to performance.
People may be attracted to join and remain in organizations to receive
organizational rewards, but being motivated to join an organization is not
the same as being motivated to exert effort in an organization. The
challenge to management is to find and administer alternative forms of incentives
which will induce employees to improve work
performance. Such alternative forms of reinforcement will require
increased understanding of motivational theories and programmes.
85. Which of the
following factors create unlimited resources for organizations ?
Satisfying employees with financial incentives.
Increasing labour productivity by enhancing skills and
motivation.
Encouraging employees to spend greater physical energy.
Inducing employees to improve work performance and
control their demands.
86. Which of the
following does not contribute to the increased employee earnings, in
the context of the passage ?
Increasing the selling price of company’s products
Reducing profits in favour of employees
Providing incentives and fringe benefits
Augmenting labour productivity
87. Which of the
following statements is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
Development of economic resources is the product of
market conditions
Employee earnings can be increased by lowering the
selling price of company’s products.
Employees can be best motivated by providing financial
incentives.
Employees are entitled to organizational rewards just
by being employed
88. Which of the
following factors, according to the passage, imperils the
organization’s competitive strength ?
Ability of making performance contingent on rewards.
Anti-productivity and anti-management activities of
labour unions
Motivating employees with traditional authority.
Increasing employee earnings regardless of their
productivity.
89. Which of the
following factors determine the quality of human efforts ?
Desire and willingness of an individual to excel in
whatever he undertakes.
Economic resources available with the organization.
Readiness of an individual to experiment with new ideas
and his innovativeness.
Higher wages, fringe benefits and job security.
90 Employees
feel motivated to work when they –
experience good working conditions in the organization.
decide to produce goods and services as a result of
team work
think that performance is a tool for obtaining rewards.
relate rewards to material prosperity
91. Which of the
following words is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word “jeopardize” as used
in the passage ?
(1)
safeguard
(2)
endanger
(3) project (4)
devalue
92. In the context
of the passage, company’s competitive strength in the market is affected
mainly because of –
slump in the international market.
faulty company policies and procedures.
poor inter-departmental coordination
lack of improvement in labour productivity
93. Which of the
following statements is/are NOT TRUE in the context of the passage ?
Human effort is the cause of development of economic
resource.
Management is free to relate financial rewards to
performance.
Employees can be easily motivated with traditional
authority.
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(1) A and B
only (2) C
only
(3) A and C only (4) B
and C only
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Passage3
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Man’s growth from barbarism into civilization is
supposed to be the theme of history but sometimes, looking at great stretches
of history, it is difficult to believe that this ideal has made such progress
or that we are very much civilized or advanced. There is enough of want
of cooperation today, of one country or people selfishly attacking or
oppressing another, of one man exploiting another.
It is well to remember that man in many ways has not
made very great progress from other animals. It may be that in certain
ways some animals are superior to him. Still we look down upon the
insects as almost the lowest of living things, and yet the tiny bees and ants
have learnt the art of cooperation and of sacrifice for the common good far
better than man. If mutual cooperation and sacrifice for the good of
society are the test of civilization we may say that the bees and ants are in
this respect superior to man. In one of our old Sanskrit books there is
a verse which may be translated as follows: “For family, sacrifice the
individual, for community, the family, for the country, the community,
and for the soul, the whole world”. What a soul is, few of us can know
or tell, and each one of us can interpret it in a different way, but the
lesson this Sanskrit Verse teaches us is the same lesson of cooperation and
sacrifice for the larger good. We in India had forgotten this sovereign
path of real greatness for many a day. But again we seem to have
glimpses of it and all the country is astir. How wonderful it is to see
men and women, and boys and girls, smilingly going ahead in India’s cause and
caring about any pain or suffering ! Well, may they smile and be glad
for the joy of serving a great cause is also great. They will also be
fortunate enough to get the joy of sacrifice.
94. What is
the theme of history ?
The rise and fall of empires.
Man’s moral and spiritual development.
Man’s search for truth.
The process of man becoming civilized.
95. In what
respects are some animals superior to man ?
Physical strength
Having no worries in their lives
Having greater instinct for cooperation and sacrifice
Not oppressing or exploiting one another.
96. What does the
soul signify ?
A divine essence in all of us.
Different things for different people
Self-righteousness
The element of life
97. What lesson
does the Sanskrit Verse in question teach us ?
To inculcate spirit of cooperation and self-sacrifice
for the large good of the society.
To behave well with one another.
To help each other in difficulties.
To work constantly.
98. We say that man
is not yet civilized because -
there are colossal disparities between the rich and the
poor.
most of us are illiterate.
we ill-behave with one another.
most of us oppress and exploit others and lack the
spirit of cooperation.
99. We should not
look down upon the insects as almost the lowest of living
things because -
they are of immense use to mankind.
they can cause harm to us out of proportion to their
size.
they have a sense of sacrifice and cooperation.
small size does not necessarily make anything low.
100. What does the sentence “All the
country is astir” mean in the passage ?
The whole country is up in revolt.
A wave of zeal and vivacity, vigour and dynamism is
perceptible in the whole country.
There is an upsurge of political and economic fervour
in the whole country.
The whole country is flooded with lofty ideas and
thoughts.
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