SSC CGL & MTS Quiz : English Language | 18-09-2021

Dear Readers,

As SSC CGL & MTS notification is out and candidates have started their preparation for this exam. Mahendras also has started special quizzes for this examination. This series of quizzes are based on the latest pattern of the SSC CGL & MTS examination. Regular practice of the questions included in the quizzes will boost up your preparations and it will be very helpful in scoring good marks in the examination.

Q1-5 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Many present day board now recognise the need for careful succesion planning. The Chief Executive Officer's succession plans are commonly part of his annual performance review, and most boards now devote several meetings a year to the subject. One crucial decision that boards face is whether to select one of their own or an outsider.

Unsurpri singly, firms in trouble are much more likely to look for fresh blood. When the business is running smoothly, directors are more than happy to pick an experienced insider, who will continue along the present path. Whereas promissing senior executives will after abandon a struggling, company, successful company appoints an outsider who can introduce some particular expertise. Many utility companies seek outside. Chief Executive Officers to shepherd them through the complexities of deregulation. Many boards do consider outsiders even when the existing chief executive officer is planning a normal retirement.

Q1 Consider the following statements.

(1) The companies are too complacent and do not address the problem of succession of their Chief Executive Officers.

(2) Even successful companies do not have enough talent in their ranks to pick incumbent to the post of Chief Executive Officers.

Which the statement given is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q2 What is the main issue in this passage?

A. Leadership traits of Chief Exective Officers.

B. Compensation package of Chief Executive Officers.

C. Discipline to be inculcated by Chief Executive Officers.

D. Planning the succession of Chief Executive Officers.

Q3 Successful companies sometimes appoint Chief Exective Officer's from outside because:

A. Their existing executives are complacent

B. Distance lends enchantment

C. They wish to input their expertise

D. They wish to be better placed then their competitors.

Q4 Successful companies prefer to promote an inside executive as chief executive officer for reasons of:

A. Statbility of operations

B. Higher profits

C. Market compulsions

D. Diversification

Q5 The passage conveys that an ailing firm cannot be revived by the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer who is an:

A. Out side expert

B. Experienced insider

C. Expert in deregulation

D. Experienced shepherd

Q6-10 In the following question four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark your answer.

Q6 Bury in the hatchet

A. to help each other

B. to avoid each other

C. to make peace

D. to become partners

Q7 To be fair and square

A. Considerate

B. Upright

C. Careful

D. Polite

Q8 In the blues

A. Unwell

B. Lonely

C. Penniless

D. Depressed

Q9 To mince matters

A. Cut short

B. Keep secret

C. Tell with frankness

D. Not to tell the whole truth

Q10 At a discount

A. Discouraged

B. Rare

C. Undervalued

D. Unknown

Answers:-

Q.1 (D)

Q.2 (D)

Q.3 (C)

Q.4 (A)

Q.5 (B)

Q.6 (C)

Q.7 (B)

Q.8 (D)

Q.9 (B)

Q.10 (C)