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- Question
During the last six years, the number of practicing physicians has increased by about 20%. During the same time period, the number of healthcare managers has increased by more than 600%. These percentages mean that many doctors have lost the authority to make their own schedules, determine the fees that they charge, and decide on prescribed treatments.
This paragraph best supports the statement that doctors
Options- A. resent the interference of healthcare managers.
- B. no longer have adequate training.
- C. care a great deal about their patients.
- D. are less independent than they used to be.
- E. are making a lot less money than they used to make.
- Correct Answer
- are less independent than they used to be.
ExplanationThe author of this statement suggests that doctors are less independent. The author stresses that many doctors have lost authority. There is no support for the opinion that doctors resent the healthcare managers, however which rules out choice a. The doctors training is never mentioned (choice b). Doctors may care about their patients (choice c), but this information is not part of the paragraph. Choice e is not mentioned. - 1. In this company, 60 per cent of the employees are males, 40 per cent are females, 80 per cent of the employees are sincere and 40 per cent of the employees are from this city - Rawalpura.
Options- A. All male employees are from out station.
- B. All male employees are sincere.
- C. 20 per cent of female employees are not sincere.
- D. All female employees are from Rawalpura.
- E. None of these Discuss
- 2. Careful is to cautious as boastful is to
Options- A. arrogant
- B. humble
- C. joyful
- D. suspicious Discuss
- 3. Statement: It is necessary to adopt suitable measures to prevent repetition of bad debts by learning from the past experiences of mounting non-performing assets of banks.
Courses of Action:
- Before granting loan to customers their eligibility for loan should be evaluated strictly.
- To ensure the payment of instalments of loan, the work, for which loan was granted, should be supervised minutely on regular basis.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statement: A's advice to B - "Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route".
Assumptions:
- B wishes to go to Jammu.
- A gives advice to everybody.
Options- A. Only assumption I is implicit
- B. Only assumption II is implicit
- C. Either I or II is implicit
- D. Neither I nor II is implicit
- E. Both I and II are implicit Discuss
- 5. Statement: Should the prestigious people who have committed crime unknowingly, be met with special treatment?
Arguments:
- Yes. The prestigious people do not commit crime intentionally.
- No. It is our policy that everybody is equal before the law.
Options- A. Only argument I is strong
- B. Only argument II is strong
- C. Either I or II is strong
- D. Neither I nor II is strong
- E. Both I and II are strong Discuss
- 6. Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
hapllesh means cloudburst
srenchoch means pinball
resbosrench means ninepin
Which word could mean "cloud nine"?
Options- A. leshsrench
- B. ochhapl
- C. haploch
- D. haplresbo Discuss
- 7. Statement: The Central Bureau of Investigation receives the complaint of an officer taking bribe to do the duty he is supposed to.
Courses of Action:
- CBI should try to catch the officer red-handed and then take a strict action against him.
- CBI should wait for some more complaints about the officer to be sure about the matter.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 8. Which word does NOT belong with the others?
Options- A. leopard
- B. cougar
- C. elephant
- D. lion Discuss
- 9. Industrial exhibitions play a major role in a country's economy. Such exhibitions, now regularly held in Delhi, enable us to measure the extent of our own less advanced industrial progress and the mighty industrial power and progress of countries like the U.K., U.S.A. and Russia whose pavilions are the centres of the greatest attention and attractions.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial exhibitions -
Options- A. greatly tax the poor economies.
- B. are more useful for the developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand out superior to those of the developing countries.
- C. are not of much use to the countries who are industrially backward.
- D. boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's products with those of the developed countries. Discuss
- Option A - greatly tax the poor economies:
- The passage does not discuss the economic burden of industrial exhibitions on poor economies. Instead, it focuses on their role in measuring industrial progress and comparing it to more advanced countries.
- This option is not supported by the passage.
- Option B - are more useful for the developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand out superior to those of the developing countries:
- The passage does mention that the pavilions of the U.K., U.S.A., and Russia are centers of greatest attention, implying that their products are more advanced and attract more attention. However, it does not directly state that industrial exhibitions are more useful for developed countries.
- This option is partially supported, but it overemphasizes the benefit to developed countries at the expense of developing countries.
- Option C - are not of much use to the countries who are industrially backward:
- The passage does not suggest that industrial exhibitions are not useful for industrially backward countries. It discusses how such exhibitions enable these countries to measure their industrial progress and compare it with more advanced nations.
- This option is not supported by the passage.
- Option D - boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's products with those of the developed countries:
- The passage mentions that industrial exhibitions allow us to measure our own industrial progress in comparison with the industrial power of countries like the U.K., U.S.A., and Russia. This suggests that such exhibitions help in analyzing and comparing products, which could lead to improvements in production qualitatively and quantitatively.
- This option is strongly supported by the passage.
- Final Answer:
- The best supported statement by the passage is D. boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's products with those of the developed countries.
- 10. Statement: The Committee has criticized the Institute for its failure to implement a dozen of regular programmes despite an increase in the staff strength and not drawing up a firm action plan for studies and research.
Courses of Action:
- The broad objectives of the Institute should be redefined to implement a practical action plan.
- The Institute should give a report on reasons for not having implemented the planned programmes.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Neither I nor II follows
- E. Both I and II follow Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: None of these
Correct Answer: arrogant
Explanation:
Careful and cautious are synonyms (they mean the same thing). Boastful and arrogant are also synonyms. The answer is not (choice b) because humble means the opposite of boastful. The answer is not choice c or d because neither means the same as boastful.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
To ensure that debts taken are repaid promptly, the customer's requirements and future prospects ought to be studied and their work constantly checked. Thus, both the courses follow.
Correct Answer: Only assumption I is implicit
Explanation:
A has advised B the route to Jammu. This means that B wishes to go to Jammu. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions only A's advice to B. So, II is not implicit.
Correct Answer: Only argument II is strong
Explanation:
The Constitution of India has laid down the doctrine of 'equality before the law'. So, argument II holds strong. Also, we cannot judge the intentions of a person behind committing a crime, So, argument I is vague.
Correct Answer: haplresbo
Explanation:
Hapl means cloud;
lesh means burst;
srench means pin;
och means ball; and
resbo means nine.
Leshsrench (choice a) doesn't contain any of the words needed for cloud nine. We know that och means ball, so that rules out choices b and c. When you combine
hapl (cloud) with
resbo (nine), you get the correct answer
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
Clearly, one complaint is enough for a wrong doing. This should be confirmed by catching the guilty red-handed and then strict action taken against him. So, only course I follows.
Correct Answer: elephant
Explanation:
A leopard, cougar, and lion all belong to the cat family; an elephant does not.
Correct Answer: boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's products with those of the developed countries.
Explanation:
The passage discusses the role of industrial exhibitions in measuring the industrial progress of a country and compares the progress of less advanced countries with the industrial power of countries like the U.K., U.S.A., and Russia. Here's the analysis of the options based on the passage:
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow
Explanation:
The problem is that despite an increase in staff strength, the Institute has failed in its objective of implementing its plan. So, either there should be reasons for the lackening or the plans are a failure and must be revised for practical implementation. Thus, both the courses follow.
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