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SSC CGL Tier1 English Language Reading Comprehension Test 4

Mahatma Gandhi believed that industrialisation was no answer to the problems that plague the mass of India's poor and that villagers should be taught to be self-sufficient in food, weave their own cloth from cotton and eschew the glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers. Such an idyllic and rural paradise did not appear to those who inherited the reins of political power.

37796.The meaning of glittering prizes that the 20th century so temptingly offers is
pursuit of a commercialised material culture
replacement of rural by urban interests
complete removal of poverty
absence of violence and corruption
37797.The basis of an idyllic and rural paradise is
rapid industrialisation of villages
self sufficiency in food clothes and simplicity of the lifestyle
bringing to the villages the glittering prizes of the 20th century
supporting those holdings powerful political positions
37798.Which one of the following best illustrates the relationship between the phrases:
(i) eschew the glittering prizes and
(ii) idyllic and rural paradise?
unless you do (i), you cannot have (ii)
(i) and (ii) are identical in meaning
first of all you must have (ii) in order to do (i)
the meaning of (i) is directly opposite to (ii)
37799.Mahatma Gandhis views opposed industrialisation of villages because
it would help the poor and not the rich
it would take away the skill of the villagers
it would affect the culture of the Indians
it would undermine self-sufficiency and destroy the beauty of life of the villager
37800.Mahatma Gandhis dream of an idyllic and rural paradise was not shared by
those who did not believe in the industrialisation of the country
those who called him the Father of Nation
those who inherited political powers after independence
those who believed that villages should be self-sufficient in food and cloth

Organisations are institutions in which members compete for status and power. They compete for resource of the organisation, for example finance to expand their own departments, for career advancement and for power to control the activities of others. In pursuit of these aims, grouped are formed and sectional interests emerge. As a result, policy decisions may serve the ends of political and career systems rather than those of the concern. In this way, the goals of the organisation may be displaced in favour of sectional interests and individual ambition. These preoccupations sometimes prevent the emergence of organic systems. Many of the electronic firms in the study had recently created research and development departments employing highly qualified and well paid scientists and technicians. Their high pay and expert knowledge were sometimes seen as a threat to the established order of rank, power and privilege. Many senior managers had little knowledge of technicality and possibilities of new developments and electronics. Some felt that close cooperation with the experts in an organic system would reveal their ignorance and show their experience was now redundant.

37801.The theme of the passage is
groupism in organizations
individual ambitions in organizations
frustration of senior managers
emergence of sectional interests in organizations
37802."Organic system" as related to the organization implies its
growth with the help of expert knowledge
growth with input from science and technology
steady all around development
natural and unimpeded growth
37803.Policy decision in organization would involve
cooperation at all levels in the organization
modernization of the organization
attracting highly qualified personnel
keeping in view the larger objectives of the organizations
37804.The author makes out a case for
organic system
Research and Development in organisations
an understanding between senior and middle level executives
a refresher course for senior managers
37805.The author tends to the senior managers as
ignorant and incompetent
a little out of step with their work environment
jealous of their younger colleagues
robbed of their rank, power and privilege
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