Thursday 31 March 2016

amcat english preparation 27

Ques 227 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. Why does the author call Lotus Connections a social software platform?
Option 1 : Because it is used for knowledge management.
Option 2 : It has a feature to allow employees to interact and cooperate with each other.
Option 3 : Because IBM developed it.
Option 4 : Because the service team can get in touch with the right engineers using it.


Ques 228 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What are the hurdles that social networking has to overcome in order to benefit the business world?
Option 1 : Issue of confidentiality.
Option 2 : Misalignment of interests.
Option 3 : Misalignment of interests and confidentiality. 
Option 4 : None of these


Ques 229 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What is the author likely to agree to in the following? Option 1 : Some cultures suffer corruptions while others do not. Option 2 : Social factors incline a society towards corruption. Option 3 : Bribery is not a cultural phenomena. Option 4 : None of these


Ques 230 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. Which of the following the author does not identify as linguistic manifestation of corruption? Option 1 : Asking for a favour. Option 2 : Use of double meanings. Option 3 : Use of quasi-official terminology. Option 4 : Relate to food item.


Ques 231 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What is bribe generally called in China? Option 1 : Handover Option 2 : Refresco Option 3 : Envelopes Option 4 : Baksheesh


Ques 232 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. In summary what does the passage primarily suggest and provide evidence for? Option 1 : Corruption is always concealed in some way, both linguistically and in the process. Option 2 : Corruption exists only in developing economies. Option 3 : Corruption is an unethical practice. Option 4 : Corruption slows down GDP growth.



Ques 233 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What could be the meaning of the word dissimulation, as can be inferred from the context it is used in first line of the passage? Option 1 : Hypocrisy Option 2 : Clarity Option 3 : Frankness Option 4 : Insult


Ques 234 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What best represents the author's attitude towards the rich people in the West?
Option 1 : Appreciative
Option 2 : Mildly critical 
Option 3 : Heavily critical
Option 4 : Mildly appreciative


Ques 235 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What is the author most likely to agree to?
Option 1 : People generally do not try to hide money taken as bribe.
Option 2 : People hide money taken as bribe primarily to avoid detection.
Option 3 : People hide money taken as bribe from view even if detection possibility is low.
Option 4 : None of these


Ques 236 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What could be the meaning of the word 'obscurantist' as inferred from the passage?
Option 1 : Clear
Option 2 : Unclear 
Option 3 : Nasty Option 4 : Polite


Ques 237 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. Why does the author calls 'progress' as peculiar?  Option 1 : Because Modern is good and traditional is bad. Option 2 : Because of its unbalanced nature. Option 3 : Because it differs politically and personally. Option 4 : None of these.


Ques 238 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What do you infer from the sentence -'For some of us, life in …...but emotionally and intellectually'? Option 1 : A person has one leg in one truck and the other in the second truck. Option 2 : A person meets with an accident. Option 3 : The nation is moving in two different directions. Option 4 : The nation is suffering from many road accidents


Ques 239 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
How does the author feel about 'Globalisation' in India? Option 1 : Curious Option 2 : Hopeless Option 3 : Enthusiastic Option 4 : Speculative


Ques 240 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What does the sentence "We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.' implies?
Option 1 : Indian people are barbaric in nature.
Option 2 : We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others. 
Option 3 : India has a diverse culture.
Option 4 : Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.


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.


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.


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 : Illtreatment at hands of British


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.


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


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


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.


Ques 248 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage. What is the author most likely to agree with?
Option 1 : Castebased 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.   


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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