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A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its price by

A) 3.50% B) 15%
C) 2.50% D) 2.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.40%

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

"My train will reach by noon," he explained.

 

A) He explained that his train will reach by noon. B) He explained that his train would reach by noon.
C) He explained that his train will have reached by noon. D) He explained that his train would have had reached by noon.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He explained that his train would reach by noon.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase

to cry wolf

 

A) to keep complaining over small issues B) to raise a false alarm
C) to act as if one feels sorry for the other person D) to report to a higher authority the mistakes committed by others
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to raise a false alarm

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Indian corporates are _______________ influenced by the American style of management, including ______________ practices. The recent episodes in a couple of big and reputed corporates in India are prompting many to re-think the kind of compensation strategy that would be __________ for Indian corporates. Should it be more socialistic, as prevalent in Scandinavian, some European and Japanese companies? _______________ there be some law to govern the salary differentials? __________should different functions such as Finance be remunerated substantially higher for equivalent educational degree holders and similar efforts by individuals in other functions?

 

salary differentials? __________ should different

 

A) What B) Where
C) Why D) Whom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Why

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

 

A) revarberate B) reverberate  
C) reverberete D) revarberete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reverberate  

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The path runs ______ forests and mountains.

 

A) in B) on
C) to D) towards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) towards

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite.

 

A) exploitative B) decent
C) ethical D) fair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) exploitative

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

But we expect them (to performs) better than all others.

 

 

A) to performing B) perform
C) to perform D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to perform

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