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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given:
Diverse teams are more likely to constantly re-examine facts and remain objective. They may also encourage greater scrutiny of each member’s actions, keeping their joint cognitive resources sharp and ____(1). By breaking up workplace homogeneity, you can allow your employees to become more aware of their own potential biases entrenched ways off thinking (2) that can otherwise blind them to key information and even lead them to make errors in decision-making processes.
Greater diversity may also change the way that entire teams digest information needed to make the best decisions. In a study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Katherine Phillips of North-western University and her team divided sorority or fraternity members into four-member groups, (3) each of which had ____ (I) read interviews _________ (II) by a detective investigating a murder. Three people in every group, referred to as “old-timers” in the study, came from the same ____ (4) or fraternity, whereas the fourth, the so-called “newcomer,” was either a member of the same fraternity or a different one. The three old-timers in each group gathered to decide who was the most likely murder suspect. Five minutes into their discussion, the newcomer joined the deliberation and expressed their opinion as to who the ____ (5) was.
It turned out (6) that although groups with out-group newcomers felt less confident about the accuracy of their joint decisions, they were more likely to guess who the correct (7) suspect was then those with newcomers who belonged to the same group.
1.Choose the correct option for (1)
01. austerely
02. vigilant
03. mild
04. homogenous
05. cantankerous
2.Improve the highlighted phrase if required for (2)
01. of there own potential biases entrenched ways of thinking
02. of their own potential biases entrenched ways of thinking
03. of their own potential biases entrench ways of thinking
04. of their own potentially biases entrenched ways of thinking
05. No correction required.
3 .Fill both the blanks through table given for (3)
(3). Each of which had ____ (I) read interviews _________ (II) by a detective investigating a murder.
Column 1 Column 2
A. at D. conducted
B. by E. infant
C. to F. proposed
01. A-B
02. B-C
03. A-D
04. C-E
05. C-D
4.Choose the correct option for (4)
01. affinity
02. adversely
03. sorority
04. consecutively
05. separately
5.Choose the correct option for (5)
01. guilty
02. intent
03. heir
04. suspect
05. heist
6.Choose the odd one out for (6)
A. Proved to be the case
B. Emerged
C. Play
01. Only A
02. Only B
03. Only C
04. Only A and C
05. All A, B and C
7.Improve the highlighted phrase if required for (7)
01. suspect was than those with newcomers who belonged
02. suspect were than those with newcomers who belonged
03. suspect was than those on newcomers who belonged
04. suspect was than those with newcomers which belong
05. No correction required
8.In the following question 1st and 6th sentence are fixed. In between four sentences (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C) and (D) in the proper order to form a meaningful paragraph.
(1) River Payaswini at the northern end in Kasaragod is nowadays not the majestic river that, inspires awe in everyone who sees her from far or near.
A. has fallen so precariously that the Kerala Water Authority has imposed stern
B. curbs on water supply, to two hours every four days.
C. She is just water trapped here and there among rocks.
D. Down south, the water level in Sasthamcotta Lake, which provides drinking water to lakhs of people in Kollam district,
(6) In Kottayam, the groundwater level has depleted from 1.5 metres to 20 m on an average, forcing the district administration to ban installation of tube wells.
01. ABCD
02. ACBD
03. CDAB
04. CBDA
05. BCDA
9.In the following question 1st and 6th sentences are fixed. In between four sentences (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C) and (D) in the proper order to form a meaningful paragraph.
(1) The root cause of decline in the Khejri cover is its excessive lopping,
A. Which all farm owners do annually to procure its fruit, pods, leaves, branches and twigs.
B. And its decay gets expedited. Scientists at jodhpur-based arid forest research institute (afri) have
C. Assessed that khejri mortality ranged from “18.08 per cent to 22.67 per cent with an average mortality of 20.93 per cent”
D. Indiscriminate cutting of branches takes its toll on the tree
(6) in Jodhpur, Nagaur, Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Jalore districts.
01. ABCD
02. ACBD
03. ADBC
04. CBDA
05. BCDA
10.In the following question, you have to identify the incorrect sentence/s. For the given question three options (A), (B) and (C) are given find the sentence/s that are incorrect and mark your answer.
A. The main source of man-made carbon pollution is the burning of fossil fuels.
B. These species are among the seven new ‘Night Frogs’ discovered by a team of researchers.
C. The herd are usually kept inside a circular ring like formation made from locally available material.
01. Only A
02. Only B
03. Only C
04. Both A and B
05. All are correct
Answers:-
Q.1 (2)
Q.2 (2)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (3)
Q.5 (1)
Q.6 (3)
Q.7 (1)
Q.8 (3)
Q.9 (3)
Q.10 (3)
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