Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2006 JT English University - exam paper

13. The passage does NOT deal with:
a. Efficient time management in organizations
b. US Workers’ Survey
c. Time wasting in Indian organizations
d. Creative waste


14. The phrase “creative waste” refers to:
a. Wastage of time that is unproductive
b. Wastage of time that is productive
c. Time wasted during meetings
d. Answering queries of visitors



15. From the passage, it may be inferred that:
a. More than 5000 respondents admitted to having wasted time at work.
b. The conference hall is a more useful place than the meal canteen.
c. Men waste more time than women at work
d. On an average, more than 2 hours of a work day are wasted.


16. 1 of the most common time-wasting activities in Indian organizations is:
a. Answering telephone calls
b. Sitting alone in a corner
c. Holding official meetings
d. Surfing the Web


11. b choices (a) and (c) are close but the 1st stresses on the Indian situation whereas the 3rd shows
the reasons for wasting time which are not stressed on
12. c The odd 1 out is this statement as is it false and the remaining are actual.
13. a The remaining are mentioned at various places in the passage e.g. US workers’ survey and ‘creative
waste’ mentioned in 1st para
14. b The passage says in the very next line - not all wasted time is bad.
15. a Can be inferred from the data – 10,044 respondents – 33% wasted time because of 1 cause &
25% because of a different – adding up to more than 50% of 10,044
16. c Mentioned clearly that the most formally-sanctioned way of wasting time in the ‘Indian’ organization
is the office-meting

Directions: In ques. 17 – 21, select the choice that is nearly similar in meaning to the
capitalized word.

17. CONSISTENCY
a. congruity b. constancy c. compatibility d. conformity


18. DYSPEPTIC
a. dynamic b. dwarfish c. crotchety d. crafty


19. INVALIDATE
a. invariable b. nullify c. naught d. intractable


20. MISBEGOTTEN
a. misapprehension b. misconception c. purloined d. delusion

Earning:   Approval pending.