CAT 2002 — VARC Question 49
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 every word a sentence is given, you have to find out the option which represents the similar meaning to the given word.
RESTIVE - The waiting public started getting restive when the leader got late for the speech.
Answer & solution
- A
Angry
- B
Violent
Restless
- D
Distressed
It is necessary to eliminate the ‘extreme-ended’ arguments or words. The waiting public most likely got restless than angry or violent. Even distressed- to say that they suffered greatly would be an exaggeration. Restless, therefore is the most appropriate word.
Hence, the correct answer is option 3.