Correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex.Consider, for example, postal wokers : they are said to be more productive if more letters are delivered per postal worker. But is this really true ? What if more letters are lost or delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered ?
The objection implied above to the productivity measure is based on doubts about the truth of which of the following statements :-
1) Potal workers are representative of service workers in general.
2) The delivery of letters is the primary activity of the postal service.
3) Productivity should be ascribed to categories or workers, not to individuals.
4) The number of letters delivered is relevant to measuring the productivity of postal workers.
5) The quality of services rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity.
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Correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex.Consider, for example, postal wokers : they are said to be more productive if more letters are delivered per postal worker. But is this really true ? What if more letters are lost or delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered ?
The objection implied above to the productivity measure is based on doubts about the truth of which of the following statements :-
5) The quality of services rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity.
My take in Bold
since the Para talks about how Qualitative measures are more relevane rather than quantitative measures
correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex.consider, for example, postal wokers : They are said to be more productive if more letters are delivered per postal worker. But is this really true ? What if more letters are lost or delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered ?
The objection implied above to the productivity measure is based on doubts about the truth of which of the following statements :-
1) potal workers are representative of service workers in general.
2) the delivery of letters is the primary activity of the postal service.
3) productivity should be ascribed to categories or workers, not to individuals.
4) the number of letters delivered is relevant to measuring the productivity of postal workers.
5) the quality of services rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity.
imo e.....
Phirozz Saysimo e.....
Option E seems correct
Bishoo , OA?
Phirozz Saysimo e.....
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Correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex.Consider, for example, postal wokers : they are said to be more productive if more letters are delivered per postal worker. But is this really true ? What if more letters are lost or delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered ?
The objection implied above to the productivity measure is based on doubts about the truth of which of the following statements :-
1) Potal workers are representative of service workers in general.
2) The delivery of letters is the primary activity of the postal service.
3) Productivity should be ascribed to categories or workers, not to individuals.
4) The number of letters delivered is relevant to measuring the productivity of postal workers.
5) The quality of services rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity.
My take is E.
Approach: Look for the statement if false will support the argument presented.
Option E seems correct
Bishoo , OA?
Yup, its E 😃
A speedy and efficient administration system will prove to be a great boon for the government machinery. If the government offices emulate private companies and make a majority of manual processes electronic by using computers there will be an added advantage. The need for using paper for administrative tasks will be minimized and this will support the move towards a paperless society. However this will have a negative impact. The sale and consequently the manufacturing of paper will reduce considerably and this could lead to fall in the employment rate. Such a step therefore cannot be fully welcome till a strategy is developed to balance this effect.
Which one of the following represents the opinion of the speaker?
1) give up the idea of using computers in government offices
2) mimicking private companies is not the way as they thrive on idea of profit
3)Abandon hope for an efficient administrative system
4)maintain production and sale of paper by offering incentives
5)ensure that suitable steps are taken for those from paper industry
The G20 should identify those countries most at risk from global recession and ensure they are part of the solution. It should ensure that the voices of the poorest and the least powerful are heard and respected. Global recession should not be a pretext for global repression. The economic crisis will bring added pressure on governments from millions of newly unemployed people. There is already much talk of a difficult year for China, for example, as it faces a growing number of popular protests as economic growth slows.
The G20 should identify those countries most at risk from global recession and ensure they are part of the solution. It should ensure that the voices of the poorest and the least powerful are heard and respected. Global recession should not be a pretext for global repression. The economic crisis will bring added pressure on governments from millions of newly unemployed people. There is already much talk of a difficult year for China, for example, as it faces a growing number of popular protests as economic growth slows.
The author's argument assumes which one of the following?
1)Recession will invariably lead to growing poverty.
2)The increasing pressure on Governments might lead to desperate measures by the international community.
3)Some of the worst affected countries may witness public outrage and worsening law and order situation
4)Every year more and more people will be unemployed
5)Economic growth will continue to slow down.
Plz. give reasoning for choices
It has to be (E) or (5) in this case. That's most relevant and suitable answer as the last line clearly says such a step cannot be fully welcome till a strategy is developed to balance this effect. And it cannot be (4) because the author clearly suggests moving towards a paperless society.
a speedy and efficient administration system will prove to be a great boon for the government machinery. If the government offices emulate private companies and make a majority of manual processes electronic by using computers there will be an added advantage. The need for using paper for administrative tasks will be minimized and this will support the move towards a paperless society. However this will have a negative impact. The sale and consequently the manufacturing of paper will reduce considerably and this could lead to fall in the employment rate. Such a step therefore cannot be fully welcome till a strategy is developed to balance this effect.
Which one of the following represents the opinion of the speaker?
1) give up the idea of using computers in government offices. out of scope
2) mimicking private companies is not the way as they thrive on idea of profit. nothing has been mentioned about why private industries adopted the same
3)abandon hope for an efficient administrative system. author is against it
4)maintain production and sale of paper by offering incentives. author is not talkign about any strategy but to find a strategy
5)ensure that suitable steps are taken for those from paper industry. this is my answer which can be inferred from last sentence of the psg
the g20 should identify those countries most at risk from global recession and ensure they are part of the solution. It should ensure that the voices of the poorest and the least powerful are heard and respected. Global recession should not be a pretext for global repression. The economic crisis will bring added pressure on governments from millions of newly unemployed people. There is already much talk of a difficult year for china, for example, as it faces a growing number of popular protests as economic growth slows.
The authors argument assumes which one of the following?
1)recession will invariably lead to growing poverty.
2)the increasing pressure on governments might lead to desperate measures by the international community. Based on this assumption it has been said that govt need to ensure poorest...
3)some of the worst affected countries may witness public outrage and worsening law and order situation
4)every year more and more people will be unemployed
5)economic growth will continue to slow down.
plz. Give reasoning for choices
1. E 2. B
Phirozz Says1. E 2. B
in 2nd CR except option (E) all are close , plz. elaborate and justify ur answer
AA speedy and efficient administration system will prove to be a great boon for the government machinery. If the government offices emulate private companies and make a majority of manual processes electronic by using computers there will be an added advantage. The need for using paper for administrative tasks will be minimized and this will support the move towards a paperless society. However this will have a negative impact. The sale and consequently the manufacturing of paper will reduce considerably and this could lead to fall in the employment rate. Such a step therefore cannot be fully welcome till a strategy is developed to balance this effect.
Which one of the following represents the opinion of the speaker?
1) give up the idea of using computers in govt offices- Clearly not the opinion acc to 2nd line
2) mimicking private companies is not the way as they thrive on idea of profit-Out of Scope
3) Abandon hope for an efficient administrative system-Clearly not the opinion acc to 1st line
4) maintain production and sale of paper by offering incentives-Close but see the line in RED
5) ensure that suitable steps are taken for those from paper industry-Correct Answer Acc to me
The G20 should identify those countries most at risk from global recession and ensure they are part of the solution. It should ensure that the voices of the poorest and the least powerful are heard and respected. Global recession should not be a pretext for global repression. The economic crisis will bring added pressure on governments from millions of newly unemployed people. There is already much talk of a difficult year for China, for example, as it faces a growing number of popular protests as economic growth slows.
The authors argument assumes which one of the following?
1)Recession will invariably lead to growing poverty.
2)The increasing pressure on Governments might lead to desperate measures by the international community.-Correct Ans Acc to me Dont know y but I feel this is correct
3)Some of the worst affected countries may witness public outrage and worsening law and order situation
4)Every year more and more people will be unemployed
5)Economic growth will continue to slow down.
My take Highlighted & in Bold
in 2nd CR except option (E) all are close , plz. elaborate and justify ur answer
The G20 should identify those countries most at risk from global recession and ensure they are part of the solution. It should ensure that the voices of the poorest and the least powerful are heard and respected. Global recession should not be a pretext for global repression. The economic crisis will bring added pressure on governments from millions of newly unemployed people. There is already much talk of a difficult year for China, for example, as it faces a growing number of popular protests as economic growth slows.
The author's argument assumes which one of the following?
1)Recession will invariably lead to growing poverty.
2)The increasing pressure on Governments might lead to desperate measures by the international community.
3)Some of the worst affected countries may witness public outrage and worsening law and order situation
4)Every year more and more people will be unemployed
5)Economic growth will continue to slow down.
let me paraphrase: There is recession prevailing in the world and G20 should support those countries who are in risks and it should also ensure that poorest and least powerful countries are given attention. The crisis is going to bring pressure on govts and china is the example.
what can be the reason for mentioning bold part. From the first sentence it is clear that support should be given to those countries who are in trouble and poor & least powerful countries are a part of it, then whats the need of mentioning about poor and least powerful nations again ?? this is because author feels that increasing pressure may lead the international community to take desperate decisions and small countries may left out. So its B
By elimination also we can solve this
A. Its too extreme and it can be an inference or conclusion rather than assumption.
B. Bingo !!
C. Its a fact which is mentioned in passage and not an assumption. If its an assumption then giving priority to small countries has nothing to do with it because it may result in any country.
D. Its looking like an assumption but can be eliminated from many grounds. it can be eliminated with the same reason as C. Again if the employment is going to rise every year(indefinite period of time), then there is no solution at all to recession and it ll invalidate the entire argument.
E. Its same as A and D.
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope.
Which of the following, if true , most help to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums?
A. In cities that have both zoos and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo.
B. Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums.
C. Over the last ten years , newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one.
D. People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo.
E. The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby.
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope.
Which of the following, if true , most help to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums?
A. In cities that have both zoos and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo.----doesn't talk about vacationers.
B. Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums.----even if there are more zoos, if peopl have interest they can visit all zoos.
C. Over the last ten years , newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one.-----doesn't explain why people visit pure ones more often.
E. The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby.-----irrelavant
Is it D ?
D. People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo.
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope.
Which of the following, if true , most help to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums?
A. In cities that have both zoos and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo.-Does not Help to Account for Difference
B. Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums.-Out of context
C. Over the last ten years , newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one.-My Answer
D. People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo.- Does not Help to Account for Difference
E. The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby- Out of Scope.
My take Highlighted in Bold along with reasons
In the United States, vacationers account for more than half of all visitors to what are technically called "pure aquariums" but for fewer than one quarter of all visitors to zoos, which usually include a "zoo aquarium" of relatively modest scope.
Which of the following, if true , most help to account for the difference described above between visitors to zoos and visitors to pure aquariums?
A. In cities that have both zoos and a pure aquarium, local residents are twice as likely to visit the aquarium as they are to visit the zoo.
B. Virtually all large metropolitan areas have zoos, whereas only a few large metropolitan areas have pure aquariums.
C. Over the last ten years , newly constructed pure aquariums have outnumbered newly established zoos by a factor of two to one.
D. People who visit a zoo in a given year are two times more likely to visit a pure aquarium that year than are people who do not visit a zoo.
E. The zoo aquariums of zoos that are in the same city as a pure aquarium tend to be smaller than the aquariums of zoos that have no pure aquarium nearby.
IMO D. other options do not talk about visitors or vacationers.
OA for my CRs EC
For 2nd CR option C seems to be given but
Option (a) is already mentioned in the paragraph. It is the theme of para(b) cannot be an assumption because the argument as it is calls for measures from G20 countries.I mean that is what author is urging us throughout the paragraph it can be interpreted as "Increase in pressure should lead to measures by G20 like to help the poorest , prevent repression etc." (c) is an assumption because as per the argument if these countries are not involved the situation can deteriorate, impacting the functioning of governments and deteriorating law and order situation.An example is not necessarily a fact always it is to highlight the intensity of recession and after effects but the assumption implicit is the situation will worsen further and so measures from G20 are a must which author is urging (d) this is more of a speculation than assumption (e) can be eliminated easily
I marked (A) for this one and this is what I interpreted after getting the OA as (C) your are inputs invited but lets not make the discussion more complicated, ans is (C)
The dominant modern belief is that the soundest foundation of peace would be universal prosperity. One may look in vain for historical evidence that the rich have regularly been more peaceful than the poor, but then it can be argued that they have never felt secure against the poor; that their aggressiveness stemmed from fear; and that the situation would be quite different if everybody were rich.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
1)a lot of aggression in the world stems from the desire of the haves to defend themselves against the have-nots.
2)universal prosperity as a foolproof measure of peace can no longer be accepted
3)Both (a) and (b)
4)Neither (a) nor (b)
5)Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need and greed.
From Cochin to Shimla, the new culture vultures are tearing down acres of India's architectural treasures. Ancestral owners are often fobbed off with a few hundred rupees for an exquisitely carved door or window, which fetches fifty times that much from foreign dealers, and yet more from the drawing room sophisticates of Europe and the US. The reason for such shameless rape of the Indian architectural wealth can perhaps, not wrongly, be attributed to the unfortunate blend of activist disunity and the local indifference.
It can be inferred from the above passage that
1)the environment created by the meeting between activist disunity and local indifference is ideal for antique dealers to thrive in India
2)only Indians are not proud of their cultural heritage and are hungry for the foreign currency that is easily available in return of artifacts
3)most Indian families have heirlooms which can be sold at high prices to Europeans and Americans
4)India provides a rich market for unscrupulous antique dealers
5)There is great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order and law
give reasoning for the choices