English - Verbal - 8

ENGLISH – VERBAL - 8

COMPREHENSION

Passage A

What needs to be set right is our approach to work? It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forgot the ministers because, they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The administration set up remains week mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.

1.       According to the writer, the administration in India

A. is by and large effective                           B. is very strict and firm

C. is affected by red tape                             D. is more or less ineffective   (Ans)

               

     2.       The central idea of passage could be best expressed by the following

A. The employee outlook towards work is justified

B. The employee must change their outlook towards work   (Ans)

C. The employees would never change their work culture

D. The employer-employee relationship is far from healthy 

                .

     3.    The employees in our country

A. are quite punctual but not duty conscious   (Ans)

B. are not punctual, but somehow manage to complete their work

C. are somewhat lazy but good natured

D. are not very highly qualified  

     4.   The leadership in administration

A. sets a fine example to the employees

B. is of a reasonably high standard    

C. is composed of idealists

D. is of a very poor standard   (Ans)

     5.   The word 'assessment' means

A. enquiry           B. report              C. evaluation    (Ans)            D. summary

.

Passage B

Modern economies do not differentiate between renewable and non-renewable materials, as its method is to measures everything by means of a money price. Thus, taking various alternatives fuels, like coal, oil, wood or water power: the only difference between them recognized by modern economics is relative cost per equivalent unit. The cheapest is automatically the one to be preferred, as to do otherwise would be irrational and 'uneconomic'. From a Buddhist point of view of course this will not do, the essential difference between non-renewable fuels like coal and oil on the one hand and renewable fuels like wood and water power on the other cannot be simply overlooked. Non-renewable goods must be used only if they are indispensable, and then only with the greatest care and the highest concern for conservation. To use them carelessly or extravagantly is an act of violence, and while complete non-violence may not be possible on earth, it is nonetheless the duty of man to aim at deal of non-violence in all he does.

6. The Buddhist economist's attitude implies that fuels like coal and oil must be used only if

A. there is a plentiful supply

B. wood and water can be dispensed with

C. the relative cost of each is less than of wood and water

D. there is no alternative fuel available     (Ans)

                .              

7.  According to the passage, Buddhist economists are not in favour of

A. measuring everything in terms of money  (Ans)

B. using non-renewable sources        

C. economic development

D. applying non-violence to every sphere of life

               

8.  In this passage the author is trying to

A. differentiate between renewable and non-renewable materials    (Ans)

B. show that the modern economist is only concerned with costs

C. underline the need for conserving natural resources

D. difference between two economic philosophies 

9.   Which of the following statements may be assumed to be false from the information    in the passage?

1.            The writer finds the attitude of modern economists towards natural resources to be    uneconomic.

2.            Buddhist economists are in different to the cost of fuels

3.            To use oil on non-essentials is contrary to the Buddhist economic philosophy

4.            To fell a tree is an act of violence not permitted by Buddhist economists

Of the above statements

A. 1 and 2 are false                          B. 1, 2 and 4 are false  

C. 3 and 4 are false                          D. All 1, 2, 3, and 4 are false     (Ans)

                                 

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pair of phrases:

10.   The passage suggests that while a modern economist, considers it uneconomic to use ...... form of fuel, a Buddhist economist considers it uneconomic to use ...... form of fuel

A. a cheap, a renewable                                               B. an irrational, an essential

C. an expensive, a non-renewable   (Ans)             D. a rational, an unessential

SYNONYMS

Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the bold lettered word.

1. SURMOUNT a. Discount b. Surround c. Overcome     (Ans) d. Capture	6. TRANSPARENT a. Verbose b. Involved c. witty d. Lucid       (Ans)
2. TORPID a. Insipid b. Stupid c. Sensitive d. Inactive         (Ans)	7. SELECTION a. Denial b. Preference     (Ans) c. Refusal d. Display
3. COMMAND a. Lead           (Ans) b. Instruct c. Manage d. Supervise	8. OSTENTATION a. Pomp          (Ans) b. Pretence c. abundance d. Plenty
4. GNOME a. Giant b. Dwarf     (Ans) c. Native d. Alien	9. CONVICT a. Adventurer b. Fugitive c. Criminal      (Ans) d. Imposter
5. ABLUTION a. Censure b. Forgiveness c. Absolution d. Washing      (Ans)	10. ITINERANT a. frequent use of the word `it’ b. anything involving repetition c. plan for a proposed journey d. traveling from place to place.     (Ans)

ANTONYMS

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given bold lettered word

1. CANDID a. Cunning b. Diplomatic     (Ans) c. Doubtful d. Impertinent	6. CURTAIL a. Arrive b. Continue       (Ans) c. Resume d. Start
2. PRECISE a. Indecent b. Vague          (Ans) c. Icorrect d. Indistinct	7. AFFLUENCE a. Misery          b. Stagnation c. Neglect d. Poverty         (Ans)
3. PRUDENT a. Silly b. Unwise      (Ans) c. Idiotic d. Poor	8. AGREEMENT a. Dislocation b. Discord        (Ans) c. Turbulence d. Fragmentation
4. CONCISE a. Extended b. Lengthy      (Ans) c. Protracted d. Elongated	9. AGONY a. Pleasure       (Ans) b. Laughter c.  Bliss d. Ecstasy
5. AFFIRMATION a. Denial      (Ans) b. Refusal c. Opposition d. Obstruction	10. RETICENT a. Forward b. Developed c. Sophisticated d. Communicative      (Ans)