AMCAT English Paper All questions are Multiple-Choice-Questions with only one option as the correct answer.

In the following question select the word which is OPPO ITE in the !eaning of the gi"en word. Q#. I$%I C&EET a. relia'le '. honest c. prudent d. stupid Q(. O)ICIT*%E a. insouciance '. ingenuity c. propriety d. austerity Q+. In the sentence there is a 'old word or phrase. One of the words or phrases gi"en in the options con"eys al!ost the sa!e !eaning as the 'old word or phrase in the sentence. elect that option which is nearest in !eaning. It is preposterous on your part to loo, for a -o' without first co!pleting your education. a. .ise '. I!perati"e c. Ad"isa'le d. Most ad!ira'le e. /ery a'surd In the following questiones0 fill in the 'lan, space. Q1. The success that he has gained0 though stri,ing enough0 does not0 howe"er0 co!!ensurate . . . . the efforts !ade 'y hi!. a. A'out '. 2ro! c. .ith d. 3eside e. O"er Q4. /inod too, his !eals after he . . . .

a. 5ad co!pleted his wor, '. 5ad 'een co!pleting his wor, c. .as co!pleting his wor, d. 5ad 'een co!pleted his wor, e. 5ad got co!pleted his wor, In the following questions0 select the word or phrase that is si!ilar in !eaning to the gi"en word. Q6. $onchalance a. $eutrality '. Indifference c. All-,nowing d. Ignorance e. *nti!eliness Q7. Conceal a. 5ide '. eal c. Ceiling d. 5orrifying Q8. &ead the sentence to find out whether there is any gra!!atical error in it. The error0 if any0 will 'e in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error0 the answer is 9%9. :Ignore - the errors of punctuation0if any; :A; The whole thing !o"es< :3; around the concept of 'uilding a s!all dyna!ic<:C; organisation into a larger one.<:%; $o error. a. :A; '. :3; c. :C ; d. :%; Q=. In the question a part of the sentence is italicised. Alternati"es to the italicised part is gi"en which !ay i!pro"e the sentence. Choose the correct alternati"e. In case no i!pro"e!ent is needed. Option 9%9 is the answer. he ga"e !ost of her ti!e to !usic. a. spent '. lent c. de"oted

d. $o i!pro"e!ent Q#>. The gi"en sentences when properly sequenced0 for! a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is la'elled with a nu!'er. Choose the !ost logical order of sentences fro! a!ong the four gi"en choices to construct a coherent paragraph. #. 5e was so 'usy with the! that he did not get ti!e to eat. (. Thousands of people ca!e to hi! and as,ed different types of questions. +. $o one cared to see that he had his food or rest that night. 1. wa!i /i"e,anand once stayed in a s!all "illage. a. (+1# '. +(#1 c. 1(#+ d. 1(+# Answer the question 'ased on the gi"en passage Manage!ent is a set of processes that can ,eep a co!plicated syste! of people and technology running s!oothly. The !ost i!portant aspects of !anage!ent include planning0'udgeting0 organising0 staffing0 controlling0 and pro'le!-sol"ing. )eadership is a set ofprocesses that creates organisations in the first place or adapts the! to significantly changingcircu!stances. )eadership defines what the future should loo, li,e0 aligns people with that"ision0 and inspires the! to !a,e it happen despite the o'stacles. This distinction is a'solutely crucial for our purposes here? uccessful transfor!ation is 7> to => per cent leadership and only #> to +> percent !anage!ent. @et for historical reasons0 !any organisations today don9t ha"e !uch leadership. And al!ost e"eryone thin,s a'out the pro'le! here as one of !anaging change. 2or !ost of this country0 as we created thousands and thousands of large organisations for the first ti!e in hu!an history0 we didn9t ha"e enough good !anagers to ,eep all those 'ureaucracies functioning. o !any co!panies and uni"ersities de"eloped !anage!ent progra!s and hundreds and thousands of people were encouraged to learn !anage!ent on the -o'. And they did. 3ut0 people were taught little a'out leadership. To so!e degree0 !anage!ent was e!phasised 'ecause it9s easier to teach than leadership. 3ut e"en !ore so0 !anage!ent was the !ain ite! on the twentiethcentury agenda 'ecause that9s what was needed. 2or e"ery entrepreneur or 'usiness 'uilder who was a leader0 we needed hundreds of !anagers to run their e"er-growing enterprises.

*nfortunately for us today0 this e!phasis on !anage!ent has often 'een institutionalised in corporate cultures that discourage e!ployees fro! learning how to lead. Ironically0 past success is usually the ,ey ingredient in producing this outco!e. The syndro!e0 as I ha"e o'ser"ed it on !any occasions0 goes li,e this? success creates so!e degree of !ar,ed do!inance which in turn produces !uch growth. After a while ,eeping the e"er-larger organisation under control 'eco!es the pri!ary challenge. o attention turns inward and !anagerial co!petencies are nurtured. .ith a strong e!phasis on !anage!ent 'ut not leadership0 'ureaucracy and an inward focus ta,eo"er. 3ut with continued success0 the result !ostly of !ar,et do!inance0 the pro'le! often goes unaddressed and an unhealthy arrogance 'egins to e"ol"e. All of these characteristics then !a,e any transfor!ation effort !uch !ore difficult. Arrogant !anagers can o"er-e"aluate their current perfor!ance and co!petiti"e position0 listen poorly and learn slowly. Inwardly focused e!ployees can ha"e difficulty seeing the "ery forces that present threats and opportunities. 3ureaucratic cultures can s!other those who want to respond to shifting conditions. And the lac, of leadership lea"es no force inside these organisations to 'rea, out of the !orass. Q##. .hy did co!panies and uni"ersities de"elop progra!!es to prepare !anagers in such a large nu!'erA a. :A; Co!panies and uni"ersities wanted to generate funds through these progra!!es '. :3; The large nu!'er of organisations were created as they needed !anagers in good nu!'er c. :C; Organisations did not want to spend their scarce resources in training !anagers d. :%; Organisations wanted to create co!!unication networ, through trained !anagers Q#(. 5ow has the author defined !anage!entA a. It is the process of adapting organisations to changing circu!stances. '. It is the syste! of aligning people with the direction it has ta,en. c. It refers to creating a "ision to help direct the change effecti"ely. d. Creating 'etter perfor!ance through custo!er orientation. Q#+. .hat is the historical reason for !any organisations not ha"ing leadershipA a. A "iew that leaders are 'orn0 they are not !ade '. )eaders lac, !anagerial s,ills and organisations need !anagers c. )eaders are wea, in carrying out traditional functions of !anage!ent d. )eaders allow too !uch co!placency in organisations Q#1. .hich of the following characteristics help organisations in their transfor!ation

effortsA a. E!phasis on leadership 'ut not !anage!ent '. A strong and dog!atic culture c. 3ureaucratic and inward loo,ing approach d. 2ailing to ac,nowledge the "alue of custo!ers and shareholders Q#4. .hich of the following is si!ilar in !eaning of the word 9s!other9 as used in the passageA a. uppress '. Encourage c. Instigate d. Criticise