761 English Language and Comprehension • Antonyms English-only question. Refer to the English version. Select the most appropriate antonym of the word “EULOGY.” A. Panegyric Panegyric B. Tributary Tributary C. Castigation Castigation D. Pronunciation Pronunciation उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C English explanation is provided in the English version. A “eulogy” is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone. “Castigation,” meaning severe criticism or reprimand, is its most appropriate antonym.
762 English Language and Comprehension • Active and Passive Voice English-only question. Refer to the English version. Convert the following sentence from passive voice to active voice: It has been claimed that important data was being disclosed by employees within the firm. A. Someone has claimed that employees were disclosing important data within the firm. Someone has claimed that employees were disclosing important data within the firm. B. Important data had been disclosed by employees, it is claimed. Important data had been disclosed by employees, it is claimed. C. Employees have allegedly been disclosing important data within the firm. Employees have allegedly been disclosing important data within the firm. D. The firm was allegedly disclosing employee's data. The firm was allegedly disclosing employee's data. उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: A Correct Answer: A English explanation is provided in the English version. The impersonal passive “It has been claimed” becomes “Someone has claimed,” while “data was being disclosed by employees” becomes “employees were disclosing data.” Option A preserves both meanings and tenses.
763 English Language and Comprehension • Sentence Rearrangement English-only question. Refer to the English version. Rearrange the following sentences to form a logical passage: 1. The team examined the feedback results. 2. The findings were applied to enhance the customer journey. 3. A focused promotional campaign was designed. 4. The information was gathered through multiple sources. A. 1-4-3-2 1-4-3-2 B. 3-1-2-4 3-1-2-4 C. 4-3-1-2 4-3-1-2 D. 4-1-3-2 4-1-3-2 उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: D Correct Answer: D English explanation is provided in the English version. Information is first gathered from multiple sources, after which the team examines the feedback. A focused campaign is then designed, and the findings are ultimately applied to improve the customer journey. Thus, the order is 4-1-3-2.
764 English Language and Comprehension • Direct and Indirect Speech English-only question. Refer to the English version. Choose the option that most accurately converts the following sentence into direct speech: The manager told the staff that due dates must be met strictly. A. “Due dates must be met strictly,” said the manager. “Due dates must be met strictly,” said the manager. B. “You should meet the due dates strictly,” said the manager. “You should meet the due dates strictly,” said the manager. C. “Meet the due dates strictly,” the manager said. “Meet the due dates strictly,” the manager said. D. “Due dates are to be met,” said the manager. “Due dates are to be met,” said the manager. उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: A Correct Answer: A English explanation is provided in the English version. The reported statement contains the modal “must” and a passive construction. Option A retains both elements in direct speech: “Due dates must be met strictly.”
765 English Language and Comprehension • Homonyms English-only question. Refer to the English version. Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word “bailey”: The researcher cited a bailey in Norman defensive design. A. Bailey presented the findings on Norman fortifications at the seminar. Bailey presented the findings on Norman fortifications at the seminar. B. The outer bailey encircled the motte and was guarded by watchtowers. The outer bailey encircled the motte and was guarded by watchtowers. C. The soldiers retreated into the bailey when the main gate collapsed. The soldiers retreated into the bailey when the main gate collapsed. D. A wooden palisade was raised around the bailey for extra protection. A wooden palisade was raised around the bailey for extra protection. उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: A Correct Answer: A English explanation is provided in the English version. In Norman fortification, a “bailey” is an enclosed courtyard of a castle. In option A, “Bailey” is used as a person's proper name. The same form therefore carries a different meaning.
766 English Language and Comprehension • Reading Comprehension English-only question. Refer to the English version. Read the following passage and answer the question:A common pattern in group decision-making, widely known as groupthink, occurs when a team's desire for complete agreement becomes stronger than its willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically. Choices often become defective because disagreement is silently suppressed or discouraged through social consequences.Closely connected with groupthink is social conformity, the tendency to adjust one's opinions or actions to match the majority in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict. In closely bonded groups, individuals may suppress opposing ideas because they fear exclusion or damage to their reputation. This uniformity weakens creativity and increases the possibility of strategic errors. The Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster are commonly cited as examples of groupthink distorting judgement.Conformity is also connected to the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could threaten survival. Today, this instinct appears through peer pressure, workplace norms and online echo chambers. Digital platforms intensify conformity because algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs while filtering out conflicting perspectives.The remedy is to build dissent into the system. When teams welcome principled disagreement, it acts as a mental safeguard against tunnel vision. An environment where opposing views are valued rather than punished supports stronger, more balanced and resilient decisions. Real progress grows not from automatic loyalty to majority opinion but from critical examination and the courage to challenge comfortable assumptions.What is the main characteristic of groupthink as presented in the passage? A. Generating ideas through teamwork Generating ideas through teamwork B. Prioritising agreement over evaluation Prioritising agreement over evaluation C. Relying only on specialists Relying only on specialists D. Distributing authority across units Distributing authority across units उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B English explanation is provided in the English version. The passage describes groupthink as a situation in which the desire for agreement becomes stronger than the willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically.
767 English Language and Comprehension • Reading Comprehension English-only question. Refer to the English version. Read the following passage and answer the question:A common pattern in group decision-making, widely known as groupthink, occurs when a team's desire for complete agreement becomes stronger than its willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically. Choices often become defective because disagreement is silently suppressed or discouraged through social consequences.Closely connected with groupthink is social conformity, the tendency to adjust one's opinions or actions to match the majority in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict. In closely bonded groups, individuals may suppress opposing ideas because they fear exclusion or damage to their reputation. This uniformity weakens creativity and increases the possibility of strategic errors. The Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster are commonly cited as examples of groupthink distorting judgement.Conformity is also connected to the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could threaten survival. Today, this instinct appears through peer pressure, workplace norms and online echo chambers. Digital platforms intensify conformity because algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs while filtering out conflicting perspectives.The remedy is to build dissent into the system. When teams welcome principled disagreement, it acts as a mental safeguard against tunnel vision. An environment where opposing views are valued rather than punished supports stronger, more balanced and resilient decisions. Real progress grows not from automatic loyalty to majority opinion but from critical examination and the courage to challenge comfortable assumptions.According to the passage, which evolutionary tendency fuels social conformity? A. Craving for control Craving for control B. Urge for quick success Urge for quick success C. Instinct for tribal belonging and safety Instinct for tribal belonging and safety D. Desire for comfort and luxury Desire for comfort and luxury उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C English explanation is provided in the English version. The passage connects conformity with the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could create a threat to survival.
768 English Language and Comprehension • Reading Comprehension English-only question. Refer to the English version. Read the following passage and answer the question:A common pattern in group decision-making, widely known as groupthink, occurs when a team's desire for complete agreement becomes stronger than its willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically. Choices often become defective because disagreement is silently suppressed or discouraged through social consequences.Closely connected with groupthink is social conformity, the tendency to adjust one's opinions or actions to match the majority in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict. In closely bonded groups, individuals may suppress opposing ideas because they fear exclusion or damage to their reputation. This uniformity weakens creativity and increases the possibility of strategic errors. The Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster are commonly cited as examples of groupthink distorting judgement.Conformity is also connected to the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could threaten survival. Today, this instinct appears through peer pressure, workplace norms and online echo chambers. Digital platforms intensify conformity because algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs while filtering out conflicting perspectives.The remedy is to build dissent into the system. When teams welcome principled disagreement, it acts as a mental safeguard against tunnel vision. An environment where opposing views are valued rather than punished supports stronger, more balanced and resilient decisions. Real progress grows not from automatic loyalty to majority opinion but from critical examination and the courage to challenge comfortable assumptions.Which incident is mentioned as a real-life outcome associated with groupthink? A. A major peace treaty of the Cold War A major peace treaty of the Cold War B. The Challenger space-shuttle disaster The Challenger space-shuttle disaster C. A national referendum outcome A national referendum outcome D. A stock-market technology collapse A stock-market technology collapse उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: B Correct Answer: B English explanation is provided in the English version. The passage names the Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster as well-known cases in which groupthink distorted judgement.
769 English Language and Comprehension • Reading Comprehension English-only question. Refer to the English version. Read the following passage and answer the question:A common pattern in group decision-making, widely known as groupthink, occurs when a team's desire for complete agreement becomes stronger than its willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically. Choices often become defective because disagreement is silently suppressed or discouraged through social consequences.Closely connected with groupthink is social conformity, the tendency to adjust one's opinions or actions to match the majority in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict. In closely bonded groups, individuals may suppress opposing ideas because they fear exclusion or damage to their reputation. This uniformity weakens creativity and increases the possibility of strategic errors. The Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster are commonly cited as examples of groupthink distorting judgement.Conformity is also connected to the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could threaten survival. Today, this instinct appears through peer pressure, workplace norms and online echo chambers. Digital platforms intensify conformity because algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs while filtering out conflicting perspectives.The remedy is to build dissent into the system. When teams welcome principled disagreement, it acts as a mental safeguard against tunnel vision. An environment where opposing views are valued rather than punished supports stronger, more balanced and resilient decisions. Real progress grows not from automatic loyalty to majority opinion but from critical examination and the courage to challenge comfortable assumptions.How does the passage say digital platforms strengthen conformity? A. By banning sensitive debates By banning sensitive debates B. By summarising facts through visuals By summarising facts through visuals C. By creating curated echo chambers By creating curated echo chambers D. By allowing hidden identities By allowing hidden identities उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C English explanation is provided in the English version. Digital-platform algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs and filter out conflicting perspectives. These curated echo chambers intensify conformity.
770 English Language and Comprehension • Reading Comprehension English-only question. Refer to the English version. Read the following passage and answer the question:A common pattern in group decision-making, widely known as groupthink, occurs when a team's desire for complete agreement becomes stronger than its willingness to examine alternative viewpoints critically. Choices often become defective because disagreement is silently suppressed or discouraged through social consequences.Closely connected with groupthink is social conformity, the tendency to adjust one's opinions or actions to match the majority in order to gain acceptance or avoid conflict. In closely bonded groups, individuals may suppress opposing ideas because they fear exclusion or damage to their reputation. This uniformity weakens creativity and increases the possibility of strategic errors. The Bay of Pigs episode and the Challenger space-shuttle disaster are commonly cited as examples of groupthink distorting judgement.Conformity is also connected to the evolutionary instinct for tribal belonging, when separation from the group could threaten survival. Today, this instinct appears through peer pressure, workplace norms and online echo chambers. Digital platforms intensify conformity because algorithms create personalised bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs while filtering out conflicting perspectives.The remedy is to build dissent into the system. When teams welcome principled disagreement, it acts as a mental safeguard against tunnel vision. An environment where opposing views are valued rather than punished supports stronger, more balanced and resilient decisions. Real progress grows not from automatic loyalty to majority opinion but from critical examination and the courage to challenge comfortable assumptions.What remedy does the passage recommend for groupthink and conformity? A. Appointing more experienced seniors Appointing more experienced seniors B. Enforcing strict compliance Enforcing strict compliance C. Encouraging constructive dissent Encouraging constructive dissent D. Increasing online reach and connections Increasing online reach and connections उत्तर और व्याख्या देखें Show answer and explanation सही उत्तर: C Correct Answer: C English explanation is provided in the English version. The passage recommends building dissent into decision-making systems and creating an environment in which principled disagreement and opposing views are welcomed.