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Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

01.

Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have come to stay. They will not go, come what may. However, what is now required is that strong efforts should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these youngsters.

The passage best supports the statement that:

A.	fashion is the need of the day.	B.	the excessive craze for fashion is detrimental to one's personality.
C.	the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constructive development.	D.	work and other activities should be valued more than the outward appearance.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constructive development.

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The prevention of accidents makes it necessary not only that safety devices be used to guard exposed machinery but also that mechanics be instructed in safety rules which they must follow for their own protection, and that lighting in the plant be adequate.

The passage best supports the statement that industrial accidents -

A.	are always avoidable;	B.	may be due to ignorance.
C.	cannot be entirely overcome.	D.	can be eliminated with the help of safety rules.
E.	usually result from inadequate machinery.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: can be eliminated with the help of safety rules.

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The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even higher degree than in former times for, through the modern development of economy, the family as bearer of tradition and education has become weakened.

This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from one generation to the next -
The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It should not be afraid of criticising the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the formation of a healthy public opinion.

The passage best supports the statement that

A.	press has a great role to play in a democracy.	B.	the press is the only means to project to the masses the policies of the government.
C.	the freedom of press is essential for the proper functioning of democracy.	D.	the press can be used by the governments as an effective media for the upliftment of the backward sections of society.
E.	all the information given by the press should be well-articulated so as to gain a good opinion towards the ruling party.

Answer and Explanation

Answer: the freedom of press is essential for the proper functioning of democracy.

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There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The increase in service-sector will require the managers to work more with people rather than with objects and things from the assembly line.

This passage best supports the statement that:

A.	managers should have a balanced mind.	B.	assembly line will exist in service organisations.
C.	interpersonal skills will become more important in the future work place.	D.	manufacturing organisations ignore importance of people.
E.	service organisations will not deal with objects and things.

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Answer: interpersonal skills will become more important in the future work place.

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Satisfaction with co-workers, promotion opportunities, the nature of work, and pay goes with high performance among those with strong growth needs. Among those with weak growth needs, no such relationship is present - and, in fact, satisfaction with promotion opportunities goes with low performance.

This passage best supports the statement that:

A.	satisfaction is an inevitable organisational variable.	B.	job satisfaction and performance are directly and closely related.
C.	relationship between job satisfaction and performance is moderated by growth need.	D.	every organisation has few employees having weak growth need.
E.	high performance is essential for organisational effectiveness.

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Answer: relationship between job satisfaction and performance is moderated by growth need.

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