You Are On Multi Choice Question Bank SET 3480
174005. Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/ phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. “We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals. We now know that it is bad economies,” said American President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937 in the midst of the Great Depression. And the world has learnt that enlightened self-interest is good economics all over again after the Great Recession of 2009. Americans are entering a period of social change as they are recalibrating their sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or volunteering but also through commerce. There is a new dimension to civic duty that is growing among Americans – the idea that they can serve not only by spending time in communities and classrooms but by spending more responsibly. In short, Americans are beginning to put their money where their ideals are. In a recent poll most said they had consciously supported local or small neighbourhood businesses and 40 percent said that they had purchased a product because they liked the social or political values of the company that produced it. People were alarmed about ‘blood diamonds’ mined in war zones and used to finance conflict in Africa. They were also willing to pay $2000 more for a car that gets 35 miles per gallon than for one that gives less. though the former is more expensive but environment friendly. Of course consumers have done their own doing-well-by doing-good calculation -a more expensive car that gives. better mileage will save them money in the long run and makes them feel good about protecting the environment. Moreover since 1995, the number of socially responsible investment (SRI) mutual funds, which generally avoid buying shares of companies that profit from tobacco, oil or child labour haA grown from 55 to 260. SRI funds now manage approximately 11 percent of all the money invested in the US financial markets -an estimated S 2.7 trillion. This is evidence of a changing mindset in a nation whose most iconic economist Milton Friedman wrote in 1970 that a corporation’s only moral responsibility was to increase shareholder profits.At first the corporate stance was defensive: companies were punished by consumers for unethical behaviour such as discriminatory labour practices. Thu nexus of activist groups. con – sumers and government regulation could not merely tarnish a company but put it out of business. But corporate America quickly discerned that social responsibility attracts investment capital as well as customer loyalty. creating a virtuous circle. Some companies quickly embraced the new ethos that consumers boycotted prod ucts they considered unethical and others purchase products in part because their manufacturers were responsible. With global warming on t he minds oft many consumers lots of companies are racing to ‘outgreen’ each other. The most progressive companies are talking about a triple bottom line-profit, planet and people – that focuses on how to run a business while Irving io improve environmental anti worker conditions. This is a time when the only that has sunk lower than the Arnett can public’s opinion of Congress is its opinion of business, One burning question is how many of these Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives are just shrewd marketing to give companies a halo effect? After all only 8 per cent of the large American corporations go through the trouble of verifying their CSR reports. which many consumers don’t bother to read. And while social responsibility is uric way for companies to get back their reputations consumers too need to make ethical choices.Which of the following reparesnts the changc/s that has/ have occurred in the American outlook? (A) The perception that the government needs to invest resources in business rather than in education, (B) Loss of faith in American corporations as they do not dis burse their profits equitably among shareholders. (C) Americans have cut down on their expenditure drastically to invest only in socially ro sponsible mutual funds.
174006. Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the passage ? (A) The voter turnout during the 2009 American elections was high. (B) African diamonds are highly valued by the American public. (C) American firms have to spend vast amounts on advertising because activists cast aspersions on their images.
174007. To what does the author attribute the consumers’ willingness to purchase environment friendly vehicles ?
174008. Which of the following best describes the widespread view among Americans about big corporations “?
174009. What is the author trying to convey through the phrase ‘companies are racing to outgreen each other’ ?
174010. Which of the following factors has led to corporations adopting more socially responsible practices ?
174011. What can be inferred from the statistics mentioned about SRI mutual funds in the passage ? The percentage of child labourers has fallen since 1995. At present tobacco companies are making huge losses. The government needs to regulate SRI mutual funds as they handle vast amounts of funds.
174013. Which of the following cannot he said about small businesses ? (A) During the recession their profits have been higher than those made by big corporates. (B) They adopt fair labour practices and environment friendly methods of production. (C) They have managed to ac quire an investment of over 11 per cent of American capital.
174014.
Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.IDEALS
174015.
Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.EMBRACED
174016.
Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.ATTRACTS
174017.
Choose the word/phrase which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.ENLIGHTENED
174018.
Choose the word/phrase which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.HEEDLESS
174019. In each of these questions, two sentences (I) and (II) are given. Each sentence has a blank in it. Five words a:, b:, c:, d: and e: are suggested. Out of these, only one fits at both the places in the context of each sentence. Number of that word is the answer.I. He has now become a …………..to reckon with. II. It is better not to use…………. to prove one’s point.
174020. I. He tried his______best to scort istinction in this exam. II. It pays to keep a………….. head in an emergency.
174021. I. The system is working with ………….to getting things done. II. ………… must be s;erfrmanded and not demanded.
174022. I . There is a complaint against him that he the mistakes of his juniors. II. A good thing about this house is that it the sea.
174023. I. Out of the total loans by the bank, the largest share was for infrastructure. II. The trees throughout the area.
174024.
Which of the phrases a:, b:, c: and d: given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and No correction is required’, mark e: as the answer.To identify potential leaders, look for people who are constantly suggesting new arid better ways of doing things.
174026. No other Communities have played a greater role in building an ‘India of tomorrow” than the teaching community.
174029.
In each question below a sentence with tour printed in bold type is given. Th:-se are numbered as a:, b:, c: and 41. One of these four words print,: in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context or .he sentence. Find out the word. which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate. it The number of that word is you! swer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt caul also appropriate in the context of the SC111.(11C(-. ii ii k e: i.e. All Correct’ as your answer.Mental(a)/disordors (b)/ have become Europe’s largest health (c)/ challenge (d)/of the 21st century. All correct (e)
174030. By created (a)/the most precise (b)/ lunar gravity(c)/ map. scientists (d)/hope to find out what is beneath the lunar surface. All correct (e)
174031. The book is full (a )/ of updated (b)/ and contemparary (c)/ commentary.(d)/ All correct (e)
174032. Now electronic (a)/ mail is becoming the primary (b)/ oo1 for exchanging(c)/ messages. (d)/All correct (e)
174034.
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part with error as your answer. II (here is ‘No error, mark e:.The company plans ( a)/ to hire more workers (b)/ as there is many (c)/ orders during the festival season. (d)/ No error (e)
174035. The State government has ap proved (a)/ the proposal building (b) / a new metro system (c)/in the state capital. (d)/No error (e)
174036. Nearly four latch foreigners (a) visited India in August (b)/ which showt1 that its (c)/ advertising cal le paign is good.(d)/ No error (e)
174037. Reserve Bank of India has (a)/ printed sixteen million bank notes (b)/ this year but this is (c)/ less the total number required,(d)/No error (e)
174038. People had not (a)/ travel by ship because (b)/ it is very expensive (c)/ and the facilities are poor.(d)/No error (e)
174039. Science students can (a)/ attend their classes (b)/ on the weekend and (c)/ working during the week.(d)/ No error (e)
174040. According to the Labour Ministry (a)/ the money earned (b)/ by farmers is usually (c)/ spent on buying newly equipment.(d)/ No error (e)
174041. Every year India spends (a) / large sums of money (b) / from new education schemes (c)/ and foodgrain subsidies. (d)/ No error (e)
174042. You should purchase (a)/ this insurance policy (b)/ as the company (c)/ offers many benefits. (d)/ No error (e)
174043. You should purchase a:/ this insurance policy b:/ as the company c:/ offers many benefits. d:/ No error e:
174049. $$(6 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6)^{4} \times (6 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6)^{5} \div (6 \times 6)^{7} = (36)^{?}$$
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