[scorpionsudhir]

11. Which of the following would best support the author’s contention, as gathered from the passage ?
(1) Competitive spirit motivates the successful competitor to forge ahead in varied fields of human endeavour.
(2) Competition has led to a spectacular growth of sports and athletics.
(3) Competition has contributed greatly to the improvement of technology.
(4) All of the above.
12. All of the following are true with respect to the passage, except that :
(1) the progress of a man is ascribed more to competition than to cooperation.
(2) academic standards have been raised on account of competition.
(3) sports and athletics have shown a spectacular growth due to the cooperative spirit.
(4) market forces of demand and supply are constantly influenced by competition.
13. According to the passage, man’s self esteem is enhanced by :
(1) rigorous self-development. (2) surpassing others in performance.
(3) the way others project the person. (4) doing smart work.
14. As per the passage, competition :
(1) has raised the performance standards enormously.
(2) breaks the spirit of many who do not make it to the top.
(3) is the law of nature.
(4) All of the above.

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/db2admin/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/06/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]15. Which of the following would negate the author’s stand, as stated in the passage ?
(1) Man has tremendous potential for growth and development.
(2) Many of the sports stars have made the youth go astray, through their immodest and immoral living.
(3) Man has evolved to fierce competition among the species in a struggle for survival of the fittest.
(4) Competition inspires a person to realise his potential by measuring his intellectual and physical capacities against those
of a rival competitor.
16. Which of the following is out of place, with respect to the passage ?
(1) For every successful person in competition, there are many who fail, and after having failed, stop making efforts to
develop themselves.
(2) Competition motivates a person to greater efforts to improve himself.
(3) Competitive spirit is an unmixed blessing.
(4) Improvement in technology was a fall out of the stiff competition.
17. The passage is an excerpt of :
(1) an essay highlighting the various facets of competition.
(2) a critical viewpoint denigrating the damage caused by being competitive.
(3) a market analysis of how cooperation helps in overall benefit.
(4) a warning by a psychologist of the behavioural change and social imbalance arising out of being competitive.
18. A suitable title for the passage could be :
(1) Competition Results In A Person’s Arrogance.
(2) Ignorance Is Best Driven By Competition.
(3) Competition Is The Driving Force For Individuals And Industries.
(4) Competition Is The Mother Of Rivalry.
19. The passage is handled in a manner which is :
(1) rhetoric. (2) rationalistic.
(3) religious. (4) ridiculous.
20. The passage relates to :
(1) trade tactics. (2) business strategies.
(3) philosophy. (4) behavioural science.

[prateek7563]

OA FOR PASSAGE 13 NOT RC 13 , DONT GET CONFUSE

1. c
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b

[barclays_boss]

hey ppl..im new to PG..this is amit from lucknow
my answers

RC 13
11-4
12-3
13-2
14-4
15-2
16-4
17-1
18-4
19-2
20-4
..waiting for rest to come up with thier answers....

[barclays_boss]

hi everybody this is amit..aka barclays_boss..frm lucknow...
my answers
11-4
12-3
13-2
14-415-2
16-4
17-1
18-4
19-2
20-4
waitn for the rest to come up with their answers...

[godseyes]

My take: Answers in bold.

Originally Posted by scorpionsudhir

11. Which of the following would best support the author’s contention, as gathered from the passage ?
(1) Competitive spirit motivates the successful competitor to forge ahead in varied fields of human endeavour.
(2) Competition has led to a spectacular growth of sports and athletics.
(3) Competition has contributed greatly to the improvement of technology.
(4) All of the above.
12. All of the following are true with respect to the passage, except that :
(1) the progress of a man is ascribed more to competition than to cooperation.
(2) academic standards have been raised on account of competition.
(3) sports and athletics have shown a spectacular growth due to the cooperative spirit.
(4) market forces of demand and supply are constantly influenced by competition.
13. According to the passage, man’s self esteem is enhanced by :
(1) rigorous self-development. (2) surpassing others in performance.
(3) the way others project the person. (4) doing smart work.
14. As per the passage, competition :
(1) has raised the performance standards enormously.
(2) breaks the spirit of many who do not make it to the top.
(3) is the law of nature.
(4) All of the above.

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/db2admin/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/06/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]15. Which of the following would negate the author’s stand, as stated in the passage ?
(1) Man has tremendous potential for growth and development.
(2) Many of the sports stars have made the youth go astray, through their immodest and immoral living.
(3) Man has evolved to fierce competition among the species in a struggle for survival of the fittest.
(4) Competition inspires a person to realise his potential by measuring his intellectual and physical capacities against those
of a rival competitor.
16. Which of the following is out of place, with respect to the passage ?
(1) For every successful person in competition, there are many who fail, and after having failed, stop making efforts to
develop themselves.
(2) Competition motivates a person to greater efforts to improve himself.
(3) Competitive spirit is an unmixed blessing.
(4) Improvement in technology was a fall out of the stiff competition.
17. The passage is an excerpt of :
(1) an essay highlighting the various facets of competition.
(2) a critical viewpoint denigrating the damage caused by being competitive.
(3) a market analysis of how cooperation helps in overall benefit.
(4) a warning by a psychologist of the behavioural change and social imbalance arising out of being competitive.
18. A suitable title for the passage could be :
(1) Competition Results In A Person’s Arrogance.
(2) Ignorance Is Best Driven By Competition.
(3) Competition Is The Driving Force For Individuals And Industries.
(4) Competition Is The Mother Of Rivalry.
19. The passage is handled in a manner which is :
(1) rhetoric. (2) rationalistic.
(3) religious. (4) ridiculous.
20. The passage relates to :
(1) trade tactics. (2) business strategies.
(3) philosophy. (4) behavioural science.

[@bhii]

Originally Posted by scorpionsudhir

RC-13:

The progress of man from a cave-dweller to a cosmonaut owes as much to competition among men as to cooperation.......

answers:
1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4
5. 2
6. 3
7. 1
8. 3
9. 2
10. 4

quite easy

[scorpionsudhir]

Originally Posted by prateek7563

OA FOR PASSAGE 13 NOT RC 13 , DONT GET CONFUSE

1. c
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b

I disagree with 6th answer..cn somebody pls explain..??

[vinoth_ceg]

Originally Posted by scorpionsudhir

I disagree with 6th answer..cn somebody pls explain..??

A) not possible since it says in the first para that he assumed the leadership of the brotherhood.... so he dint initiate it....

C) the restrictions wud only eventually be found unconstitutional...... not because he influenced it....


D)But it was only in the early 1930’s that federal legislation prohibiting a company from maintaining its own unions with company money eventually allowed the Brotherhood to become recognized as the porters’ representative.(lst but one para) so it is clear he had no influence in passin this legislation


E) this just gives what happened eventually....


but since we r talking about the entire passage as a whole, it talks about the various struggles by him to project the brotherhood as a major union........

[Ankurb]

RC-13:

11.4
12.3
13.2
14.4
15.2
16.3
17.1
18.3
19.2
20.4

10 minutes

[subash_r]

Originally Posted by scorpionsudhir

RC-13:

My take.....

11.4
12.3
13.2
14.4
15.2
16.1
17.1
18.3
19.2
20.4