December 30, 2019
Placement Written test paper for MNC || English questions and answers Part –9
| Ques 241 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What do you infer from the sentence in context of the passage-‘India lives in several centuries at the same time.’? | ||||
| Option 1 : We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others. | Option 2 : People from different countries are living in India. | Option 3 : India has a diverse culture. | Option 4 : Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach. | |
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| Ques 242 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What do you infer from the following lines-‘In the lane behind my house, every night I walk past road gangs of emaciated labourers digging a trench to lay fiber-optic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter cold, they work by the light of a few candles.’ ? | ||||
| Option 1 : India has a balanced mixture of both traditional and modern people. | Option 2 : Progress is unbalanced. | Option 3 : Digital revolution is very important for our economic growth. | Option 4 : There is shortage of electricity in India. | |
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| Ques 243 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What does the phrase “cultural insult” imply? | ||||
| Option 1 : People from one culture do not respect people from the other cultures. | Option 2 : Disrespect of British towards Indian Culture. | Option 3 : White people’s definition for us. | Option 4 : Ill-treatment at hands of British | |
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| Ques 244 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| Why does the response towards ‘Globalisation in India’ differs in different parts of India? | ||||
| Option 1 : Due to different literacy levels. | Option 2 : Due to religious diversity in India. | Option 3 : It will not benefit all sections of the society. | Option 4 : It may not have all the answers to India’s current problems. | |
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| Ques 245 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the phrase ‘Sacrificing merit’ referring to? | ||||
| Option 1 : Killing merit. | Option 2 : Selection on basis of merit. | Option 3 : Encouraging reservation | Option 4 : None of these | |
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| Ques 246 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What do you mean by the word ‘Egalitarian’? | ||||
| Option 1 : Characterized by belief in the equality of all people. | Option 2 : Characterized by belief in the inequality of all people. | Option 3 : Another word for reservations. | Option 4 : Growth | |
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| Ques 247 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What does the statement- and not to convert it into a fetish of ‘political correctness’ in the passage imply? | ||||
| Option 1 : Reservation issue should not be converted into a political propaganda. | Option 2 : Reservation issue should not be based on caste alone. | Option 3 : Reservation issue should be left to the ruling government. | Option 4 : None of these. | |
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| Ques 248 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the author most likely to agree with? | ||||
| Option 1 : Caste-based reservation is the answer to India’s problems. | Option 2 : Gender-based reservation is the answer to India’s problems. | Option 3 : There is no solution to bridge the gap between privileged and under-privileged. | Option 4 : None of these. | |
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| Ques 249 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What do you mean by the word ‘Votaries’? | ||||
| Option 1 : Advocates | Option 2 : Types | Option 3 : Demerits | Option 4 : People | |
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| Ques 250 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What do you infer from the sentence ‘ The idea of caste-based reservations is justified by the logic of social justice’ ? | ||||
| Option 1 : Caste-based reservation will help in providing opportunities to the socially backward classes. | Option 2 : Caste-based reservation will lead to social equality amongst all classes. | Option 3 : Caste-based reservation will help backward classes actualise their potential. | Option 4 : All of these | |
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| Ques 251 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| Why does caste-bases reservation system needs to be assessed and audited from time to time? | ||||
| Option 1 : To measure its economic advantage to the Nation. | Option 2 : To make sure that it achieves social justice for all. | Option 3 : To do a cost analysis. | Option 4 : None of these. | |
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| Ques 252 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the tone of the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Neutral | Option 2 : Biased | Option 3 : Celebratory | Option 4 : Critical | |
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| Ques 253 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| From the passage, what can we conclude about the view of the author about Lord Mountbatten? | ||||
| Option 1 : Appreciative | Option 2 : Sarcastic | Option 3 : Neutral | Option 4 : Speculative | |
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| Ques 254 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the author likely to agree to as the reason for the chaos in the sub-continent in 1947? | ||||
| Option 1 : Because Gandhi was assassinated | Option 2 : Because the British left the sub-continent in haste. | Option 3 : Because the Hindus and Muslims could not live in peace. | Option 4 : Because Lord Mountbatten was watching a movie on 14th August 1947. | |
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| Ques 255 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What could possibly “grandiloquence” mean as inferred from the context in which it has been used in the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Grand Party | Option 2 : Celebrations | Option 3 : Lofty speech | Option 4 : Destiny | |
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| Ques 256 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the author primarily talking about in the article? | ||||
| Option 1 : Mountbatten’s association with India. | Option 2 : Nehru’s speech | Option 3 : Gandhi’s assassination | Option 4 : The aftermath of the partition. | |
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| Ques 257 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| In the view of the author, What does the Nehru’s phrase “tryst with destiny” symbolise today? | ||||
| Option 1 : A celebration of Indian Independence | Option 2 : An inspirational quote | Option 3 : A reminder of Gandhi’s assassination | Option 4 : A symbol of the ills of the partition | |
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| Ques 258 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| The author persists on talking about the ” Bob Hope movie” in the article. Why? | ||||
| Option 1 : Because the movie was a classic of 1947 | Option 2 : He thinks it caused the partition of the sub-continent. | Option 3 : He uses it to show the apathy of the Britishers towards the sub-continent | Option 4 : It was Mountbatten’s favourite movie. | |
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| Ques 259 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What does the author imply about the future of the Pakistan? | ||||
| Option 1 : It becomes a secular country. | Option 2 : It becomes unsecular. | Option 3 : It is unprosperous. | Option 4 : It becomes a rogue state. | |
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| Ques 260 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| Why was Gandhi assassinated? | ||||
| Option 1 : Because he was favouring the Muslims. | Option 2 : His assassin thought he was partial to the Muslims. | Option 3 : He got killed in the violence after partition. | Option 4 : None of these | |
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| Ques 261 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| Which of these could you infer according to the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Wages in the Developing countries are less as compared to wages in the developed countries | Option 2 : Wages in the Developing countries are more as compared to wages in the developed countries | Option 3 : Wages in the Developing countries are same as wages in the developed countries | Option 4 : None of these | |
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| Ques 262 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What does “American jobs” in the last line of the first paragraph of the passage imply? | ||||
| Option 1 : Jobs provided by American companies | Option 2 : Jobs held (or to be held) by American people | Option 3 : Jobs open to only American citizens | Option 4 : Jobs provided by the American government | |
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| Ques 263 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| According to the passage, why India does not have enough skilled labour? | ||||
| Option 1 : The total amount of young population is low | Option 2 : The total number of colleges are insufficient | Option 3 : Students do not want to study | Option 4 : Maximum universities and colleges do not match global standards. | |
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| Ques 264 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What can you infer as the meaning of ‘stifling’ from the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Democratic | Option 2 : Liberal | Option 3 : Impeding | Option 4 : Undemocratic | |
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| Ques 265 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is an appropriate title to the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Growing Indian Economy | Option 2 : Higher education in India | Option 3 : India’s Skill Shortage | Option 4 : Entrepreneurship in India | |
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| Ques 266 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| In the third sentence of the third paragraph of the passage, the phrase “closer to community colleges ” is used. What does it imply? | ||||
| Option 1 : Near to community colleges | Option 2 : Like community colleges | Option 3 : Close association to community colleges | Option 4 : None of these | |
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| Ques 267 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| According to the passage, what is the paradox of the Indian economy today? | ||||
| Option 1 : The economic progress is impressive, but the poor (earning one dollar per day) are not benefited. | Option 2 : The economic progress is impressive disallowing the government to take tough decisions. | Option 3 : There is not enough skilled workforce and the government does not realize this. | Option 4 : Government is not ready to invest in setting up new universities. | |
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| Ques 268 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| Why are salaries for skilled workers rising? | ||||
| Option 1 : Companies are paying hire to lure skilled people to jobs. | Option 2 : American companies are ready to pay higher to skilled workers. | Option 3 : Entrepreneurship is growing in India. | Option 4 : There is not enough skilled workers, while the demand for them is high. | |
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| Ques 269 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the experimental approach being discussed in the first paragraph? | ||||
| Option 1 : Word of mouth Marketing | Option 2 : Selling of video-game consoles, bottled water and electric toothbrushes | Option 3 : Traditional Advertising | Option 4 : None of these | |
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| Ques 270 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What is the tone of the passage? | ||||
| Option 1 : Neutral | Option 2 : Biased | Option 3 : Celebratory | Option 4 : Critical | |
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| Ques 271 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. | ||||
| What can we infer from Walter Carl’s statement? | ||||
| Option 1 : Amway and Tupperware are products where word of mouth marketing could be used. | Option 2 : Amway and Tupperware are consumers who appreciated word of mouth marketing. | Option 3 : Amway and Tupperware are companies who use word of mouth marketing. | Option 4 : None of these | |
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