TYPE A

The U.P.S.E had been engaged in running primary schools in different parts of the country since
1950s. While attending a conference on employee selection, Mr. Khan, senior member of the society
learned that a leading school had recently employed a psychologist to perform employment functions,
i.e., recruitment and selection of teachers. Within two months of his return, Mr. Khan contacted a
reputed university and employed a graduating psychologist; Mr. A. Sarkar was employed by U.P.S.E.
with the single directive that he was to contribute to the selection of teachers. This task had previously
been the prerogative of principals of each school. Mr. A. Sarkar immediately notified each principal
that in the future he was to be notified of the personnel needs and in return he would recruit, screen
and select the teachers.

At the end of his first year, with U.P.S.E., Mr. A. Sarkar realized that his efforts had resulted in failure.
During his first few months he encountered much opposition from several principals who had been
managing schools for ten or more years. They did not believe in newer psychological techniques and
preferred selecting people based on their own assessment. Other principals frequently refused to
accept the teachers selected by Mr.A.Sarkar.Finally; Mr. A. Sarkar began to notice fewer and fewer
principals notifying him of vacancies in their schools. Realizing that he was not making any effective
contribution, Mr. A. Sarkar submitted the suggestion to the society members that support and co-
operation of the school principals should be a matter of executive order, or else his resignation should
be considered.

For each question, an answer (A) and a reason (R) have been given. Base your analysis on the
information presented in the passage. Mark
A. if both A and R are based on information given in the passage and R is the correct explanation of A
B. if both A and R are based on information given in the passage but R is not the correct explanation
ofA.
C. if A is based on information given in the passage but R is not based on the facts given.
D. if A is not based on information given in the passage but R is based on the information given in the
passage.
E. if both A and R are not based on information given in the passage.

1. What responsibilities were shouldered by Mr. A. Sarkar in his first year of employment?
A: Mr. A. Sarkar had the responsibility of contributing his expertise to recruitment and selection of
teachers.
B: The board members wanted to systematize the recruitment and selection of the entire organization.

2. “At the end of his first year with U.P.S.E., Mr. A. Sarkar realized that his efforts had resulted in
failure.” Was
Mr. A.Sarkar’s self-assessment justified?
A: Yes, since the selection of teachers continued to be done as it was being done earlier.
R: He was placed in a situation where the concerned persons refused to consult him regarding his
expertise. Hence his impact was dependent on co-operation by others.

3. How were the changes in the recruitment and selection process received by the principals?
A: The principals rejected the new process in its entirely from the day it was introduced.
R: The principals were cynical of the abilities of the psychologists as far as recruitment and selection
of teachers were concerned.

4. What was the flaw in the decision of selecting a psychologist for selecting teachers that led to the
final situation?
A: Mr. Khan’s decision was predominantly driven by the information about another school that had
enlisted the services of a psychologist for recruitment and selection.
R: Both the administration of the school and managing teachers have been primary responsibilities
of the principal of the school.
 TYPE-B
Read the statements and select the best option as the answer.

1.I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for 40 years and I still find men
unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of theirs
which I never thought them capable of or by the discovery of some trait which exhibit a
side of themselves that I never even suspected.

The idea in this sentence can be best summarised as

(A) Men are inconsistent and therefore one should not be confident even about one’s closest friends.
(B) Men are unpredictable, one can never tell what they will do next; hence, one should
be very careful in one’s dealings.
(C) no matter how closely you know somebody there still exists an unknown facet of his personality.
(D) None of these

2.Three airlines — IA, JA and SA — operate on the Delhi- Mumbai route. To increase the number of
seats sold, SA reduced its fares and this was emulated by IA and JA immediately. The general belief
was that the volume of air travel between Delhi and Mumbai would increase as a result.

Which of the following, if true, would add credence to the general belief?

(A) Increase in profitability of the three airlines.

(B) Extension of the discount scheme to other routes.
(C) A study that shows that air travellers in India are price-conscious.
(D) A study that shows that as much as 80 per cent of air travel in India is company sponsored

3. Developed countries have made adequate provisions for social security for senior citizens. State
insurers (as well as private ones) offer medicare and pension benefits to people who can no longer
earn. In India, with the collapse of the joint family system, the traditional shelter of the elderly has
disappeared. And the state faced with a financial crunch is not in a position to provide social security.
So, it is advisable that the working population give serious thought to building a financial base for
itself.

Which one of the following, if it were to happen, weakens the conclusions drawn in the above
passage the most?

(A) The investible income of the working population, as a proportion of its total income, will grow in the
future.
(B) The insurance sector is underdeveloped and trends indicate that it will been extensively privatized
in the future.
(C) India is on a path of development that will take it to a developed country status, with all its positive
and negative implications.
(D) If the working population builds a stronger financial base, there will be a revival of
the joint family system.