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CAT 2002 — VARC Question 42

Word UsageEasy
Passage / Data

Fill the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

In a large company, ______1______ people is about as common as using a gun or a switch-blade to ______2_______ an argument. As a result, most managers have little or no experience of firing people, and they find it emotionally automatic, as result, they often delay the act interminably, much as an unhappy spouse will prolong a bad marriage. And when the firing is done, it's often done clumsily, with far worse side effects than are necessary.

Do the world-class software organizations have a different way of firing people? No. But they do the deed swiftly, humanely, and professionally.

The key point here is to view the fired employee as a "failed product" and to ask how the process ______3_______ such a phenomenon in the first place.

For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A,B,C,D) with their corresponding usage on the right (E,F,G,H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages most closely matched.

BOUND

Dictionary Definition Usage
A Obliged, constrained E Dinesh felt bound to walk out when the discussion turned to kickbacks.
B Limiting, value F Bulleted by contradictory forces he was bound to lose his mind.
C Move in a specified direction G Vidya's story strains the bounds of
D Destined or certain to be H Bound for a career in law, Jyoti was reluctant to study Milton.

 

Answer & solution

  • A

    A-F, B-G, C-E, D-H,

  • A-E, B-G, C-H, D-F

  • C

    A-E, B-F, C-G, D-H

  • D

    A-F, B-H, C-E, D-G

Solution

In sentence (E) Dinesh felt obliged (A) to walk out…, hence, A relates to E. With that, options 1 and 4 can be eliminated.
In sentence F, ‘bound to’ indicates certainty. Therefore, D relates to sentence F.
In sentence G, ‘the bounds of credulity’ refers to ‘the limits of credulity’ (B).
In sentence (H), ‘bound for a career in law’ means that Jyoti was ‘moving towards’ (C) a career in law.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Note: Option has been altered to validate correct answer.

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