Question : Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:
Once upon a time, a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the typical "glass half empty or glass half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked, "How heavy is this glass of water I'm holding?" Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple of pounds. She replied, "From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesn't matter. It all depends on how long I hold it.

If I hold it for a minute or two, it's fairly light. If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the floor. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me." As the class shook their heads in agreement, she continued, "Your stresses and worries in life are very much like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed incapable of doing anything else until you drop them."

Question:
What is the moral of the passage?
 

Option 1: On days when you're stressed out and feeling overwhelmed, learn to embrace the inevitable and let go
 

Option 2: Friends come in all shapes and sizes
 

Option 3: Don't condemn someone for not doing something that you yourself are unable to do
 

Option 4: True friends do not distinguish between rich and poor

Question : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.

Once upon a time, there was a good Spirit who worked selflessly for his master and mistress. With time, he got very attached to them. He loved them so much that he decided to stay with them much longer. Jealous of him, the other spirits provoked their Chief against him. The mischievous Chief ordered the Spirit to go and serve in a house in far-off Norway. Before leaving, the Spirit spoke to his Master, "I do not know for what fault I am being sent away, but to leave this place is in my destiny. However, I can fulfill three wishes of yours before I go." Without losing any time, the Master wished for riches and wealth. It was promptly fulfilled. The wealth brought along the fear of thieves, beggars, and taxes by the King. The Master lost his peace and was always worried, ill-tempered, and unhealthy. He then made his second wish, to be a simple, ordinary man again. The Spirit made him ordinary, again. The Master finally made his last wish and asked for wisdom, peace of mind, and a life free of worries.

Question:

Why did the master again wished for "peace of mind and a life free of worries?"

Option 1: So that he can make another wish
 

Option 2: Because he understood that a peaceful life was better than having wealth
 

Option 3: He became a rich and wealthy man

Option 4: He wanted to live an ordinary life

Question : Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The science of climate change is more solid and widely agreed upon than you might think. But the scope of the topic, as well as rampant disinformation, can make it hard to separate fact from fiction. Here, we've done our best to present you with not only the most accurate scientific information but also an explanation of how we know it. Climate change is often cast as a prediction made by complicated computer models. But the scientific basis for climate change is much broader, and models are actually only one part of it (and, for what it's worth, they're surprisingly accurate).

For more than a century, scientists have understood the basic physics behind why greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide cause warming. These gases make up just a small fraction of the atmosphere but exert outsized control on Earth's climate by trapping some of the planet's heat before it escapes into space. This greenhouse effect is important: It's why a planet so far from the sun has liquid water and life! However, during the Industrial Revolution, people started burning coal and other fossil fuels to power factories, smelters and steam engines, which added more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Ever since human activities have been heating the planet.

Question:

What are the possible reasons for liberation of green house gases according to the passage?

Option 1: Industrial Revolution
 

Option 2: Burning of coal
 

Option 3: Burning of fossil fuels
 

Option 4: All of these

Question : On 1st Nov. 2018, VIVO lLtd. issued 40,000, 10% Debentures of Rs.100 each at a discount of 5%, redeemable at par after four years. The debentures were fully subscribed. It has a balance of Rs.80,000 in Capital Reserve and Rs.1,50,000 in Securities Premium Reserve which the company decided to use for writing off the discount on issue of debentures.

Question:- Statement of profit and loss account will be debited by ________.

Option 1: Rs. 1,50,000

Option 2: Rs. 2,00,000

Option 3: Rs. 1,20,000

Option 4: None of the above 

Question : Given below is a short passage followed by some items based on the passage. First, read the passage and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only.

More than eight months after the national lockdown was announced in late March, urban India is learning to live with the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, indicating a positive outlook for the future, many survey respondents in a recent survey say they plan to return to pre-lockdown levels of shopping, personal grooming, going to cinemas and socializing as pandemic fears continue to recede.
The survey findings highlight that the suppression of consumer demand because of fears of job losses and salary cuts could be coming to an end. Increasingly, urban Indians are showing increased confidence about the future of the economy. This could be an indicator of the possible 'pent-up demand' that several economists have been talking about - a demand that could be unleashed once a vaccine is developed and distributed, or when there are signs of the pandemic's spread reducing to negligible levels or vanishing totally.

Around 65 per cent of respondents said they had settled into new routines, or that they saw signs of the situation improving, or they had come to terms with the pandemic and were moving on with their lives. And since the survey was conducted before the news of the successful trials of the Pfizer vaccine for the coronavirus was announced, it is likely that the consumers are now even more positive in their outlook about the future.

Question:

What predications are made by the economist reagrding the consumer demand?

 

Option 1: People are settled in their routines 
 

Option 2: There will be further suppression in demand 
 

Option 3: Suppression of demand will be coming to an end 

Option 4: People still fear of the loss of jobs and salary cuts

Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.

I have been in Chennai since a week, but I am planning to return now.

Option 1: for

Option 2: from

Option 3: in

Option 4: No substitution required

Question : Which of the following about the impact of economic reforms of the businesses is incorrect?

Option 1: Firms used to follow production oriented approach.

Option 2: PSU have realised that they need to improve their performance otherwise it would leads to disinvestment.

Option 3: The market forces have become trubulent and enterprises have to continuously modified their operations and policies.

Option 4: All of the above are correct.

Question : Direction: Which one set of the letters when sequentially placed in the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?

aa_baa_aaa_ba_ba

Option 1: bbba

Option 2: abab

Option 3: abaa

Option 4: babb

Question : It is the process of obtaining and maintaining capable and competent people to fill all positions from top to bottom. Which management function is highlighted in the given statement?

Option 1: Planning

Option 2: Staffing

Option 3: Organising

Option 4: Directing

Question : Statement 1: A matrix organizational structure enhances cross-functional collaboration.

Statement 2: It involves a tall hierarchy with multiple layers of management.

Option 1: Statement 1 is true, and Statement 2 is false.

Option 2: Statement 1 is false, and Statement 2 is true.

Option 3: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.

Option 4: Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.