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Question 1

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

What is the central theme of the passage?

I. How North American employees are striving to perform better in their jobs by not taking breaks during work.

II. How important it is for employers to break the myth of working 24*7 and start taking lunch breaks seriously.

III. How vital it is for the employees to take lunch break during work, reenergize themselves and resume work with enhanced productivity.

Question 2

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given passage?

I. Managers give the impression that the employees who take breaks are non-serious in their work and are always looked down at workplace.

II. Working hard is an ineffective and unhealthy practice which employees must shun instantly.

III. Lunch breaks are essential to destress, encourage healthy habits and recommence work energetically.

Question 3

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

As per the passage which of the following statements can be inferred with respect to taking lunch break?

I. Employees who take a lunch break are more likely to be satisfied with their job and possess higher level of loyalty towards the organization.

II. Employers tend to benefit from employees who take breaks.

III. Employers know that the breaks are for slackers at the workplace.

Question 4

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

The author’s intention when he mentions the given statement, is most suitably represented by which of the following alternatives?

This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy.

I. It is because working continuously without break decreases an employee’s overall performance at work.

II. It is because employers don’t want overworked employees running their business.

III. Over worked employees are more likely to face continuing stress issues leading to physical or emotional exhaustion.

Question 5

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Which of the following statements can aptly come in place of the blank labelled (I) keeping the logical structure of the passage intact?

Question 6

Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.
A school-age child has trouble concentrating in the classroom because she is _________ by the hustle and bustle.

Question 7

Direction: A sentence with one blank is given, indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the blank appropriately.
To understand the ____________ rate of development in export industries such as textiles and other domestic industries over the last decade, students need to examine the factors responsible for it.
I. Plummeting
II. Sluggish
III. Galloping

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, a statement has been divided into five segments, each of which is denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Rearrange all the segments to form a coherent statement.

A) arrived the man had died.
B) ambulance, which reached
C) Police called up another
D) but by the time it
E) the spot after 45 minutes,

Question 9

Direction: In the given question, there are five sentences A, B, C, D and E, which when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

A) Earlier, the government encouraged doddu rakam as it used to be supplied to the poor through Public Distribution System.

B) Farmers are also afraid of raising sanna rakam variety of paddy which is a long duration crop and highly prone to pests.

C) Authorities have already started the campaign asking farmers not to raise maize and if they want to plant it only as an intercrop to turmeric.

D) Moreover, the variety has no MSP and the government would not procure it whereas the doddu rakam has MSP and is procured by the government.

E) Under its compulsive cropping policy, the government is suggesting growing soya bean, cotton and red gram in monsoon in the district which is basically known as a rice bowl and commercial crops such as turmeric and maize.

Question 10

Direction: In the question given below, three sentences have been given and in each of the sentences, four words have been highlighted. The spelling or the context of the highlighted words may or may not be correct. From the given alternatives, choose the one which indicates the incorrect word in each statement. If all the words in all the sentences are correct, choose option E i.e. ‘All are correct’ as your answer.

A. Most of the congregassion (1) at Drayton would certainly (2) welcome their Minister-in-Charge becoming (3) a vicar (4).

B. In a modern army, cavalary (1) regiments (2) use armoured (3) vehicles and ride horses only on special public occasions (4).
C. Less personal remenisence (1) might allow greater clarity (2) about the grubby (3) political reality (4) of Indira's Congress.

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