1). In his second book Manage yourself, Dishu explained how the expectancy theory convinced managers and employees that managing the individual works better than treating everyone the same. 2). Earlier on, Dishu had applied his expectancy theory in a step by step process used mainly as a one-on-one approach between the manager and the employees. 3). Everyone was flabbergasted by his success. 4). Nevertheless, Dishu organized a team and implemented, tested and gathered data to measure results in the corporate environment. 5). It was not designed for the entire organizations.
1). In the US about 12 million people are homeless, one-third of the people cannot afford primary healthcare, 20 percent of the children live below the poverty line, and about 23 percent of the people are illiterate with no security of either job or life. 2). In capitalism, wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. 3). In the West, men are only capable of seeing the external aspects of things. 4). The resultant deprivations are variable even in the developed countries. 5). The domination of the capitalist class today is justified in the name of economic growth and population efficiency.
Answer: D 25 and 41 are mandatory pairs with focus on 'capitalism' and 'developed US'.
Q. No. 9:
1). The credit rating agencies use legions of high trained analyst with access to top management. 2). Their meticulous reports giving ratings for corporate bonds are designed to give an accurate picture of the bonds riskiness and ultimately the probability of default. 3). Lately, the credit-rating agencies have struggled to keep up. 4). It seems a bond rating tells you even less about the price that investors are willing to pay. 5). In 1999 two-third of the debt rated triple B by standard and poor was priced within 20 basis points of the average bond with the same rating.
Answer: C 12 is a mandatory pair with 'agencies-their'. 34 follows with the negative impact.
Q. No. 10:
1). Despite posting healthy profits, Volkswagen shares trade at a discount to peers due to bad reputation among investors. 2). A disastrous capital hike, an expensive foray into truck business and uncertainty about the reason for a share buyback have in recent years left investors bewildered. 3). The main problem with Volkswagen is the past. 4). Many investors have been disappointed and frightened away. 5). Volkswagen shares trade at about nine times the 2002 estimated earnings, compared to BMW's 19 and are the second cheapest in the sector.
Answer: B 12 talks about the recent past and 34 the distant past.
Q. No. 11:
P). A major breakthrough on the question of mechanisation in Indian banks came with a significant decision given by the National Industrial Tribunal in 1981. 1). Computers, however, were allowed only for clearing operations, interbranch reconciliation, remittances, foreign exchange dealings, investment management, personnel inventory, payrolls, provident fund, merchant banking and management information systems on credit, budgetory data and annual control returns. 2).The settlements specified that only accounting machines with attached memory modules and not computers, may be used in banks for the purpose of current accounts, deposit accounts, general ledger accounts, and cash credit and loan accounts only in urban and metropolitan areas. 3). Subsequently, in 1983, the Indian Banks Association (IBA) reached an agreement with the staff unions under which electronic ledger posting/accounting machines were allowed to be installed to support specified functional areas in branches, zonal offices, etc. 4). The tribunal gave unequivocal award in favour of the use of computers and other sophisticated machines with the proviso that it should not cause displacement of more than 10 percent of staff. Q). The Reserve Bank of India took a major lead in coordinating the work related to mechanisation in various banks and even helped them in deciding the vendors, software required etc.
Answer: B 'The Tribunal' of 4 continues from P '........in 1983' of 3 leads in on the development. 'The settlement' of 2 follow up the promise of 3 and 'however' of 1 provides the exclusion hinted at in 2.
Q. No. 12:
P). Just as with adults, pessimistic ways of interpreting defeats seem to feed the sense of helplessness and hopelessness at the heart of children's depression. 1). That people who are already depressed think in these ways has long been known. 2). What has only recently emerged, though, is that children's beliefs about their own ability to control what happens in their lives. 3). One line of evidence comes from studies of children's belief about their own ability to control what happens in their lives- for example, being able to change things for the better. 4). This insight suggests a window of opportunity for inoculating them against depression before it strikes. Q). This assessed by children's rating of themselves in such term as : 'when I have problems at home I'm better than most kids at helping to solve problems' and 'When I work hard, I get good grades'.
Answer: C 'Think in these ways' connects 1 to P. 'Thought' of 2 links it to 1. 'This insight' makes 4 logically to follow 2. One line of evidence comes from 3 connects to 'suggests' of 4 and, in turn to Q.