Passage Reading and English Comprehension

Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it

A multi - national firm wanted to engage a result- oriented bright young man in the top position of their sales department. In order to avoid personal bias and to ensure fairness, it was decided that all the applications would be screened by a computer and the applicant who was given the highest ranking by the computer was to be appointed.

As there was just one vacancy and three young men secured the identical highest score it was decided that the candidate coming up with the correct answer was to get the job. The question placed before the candidate was the same. "How much do two plus two make?"

The first candidate who belonged to the middle class gave a brief reply, "four", he said and stood respectfully. The second candidate came from the business community . He said shrewdly. "The answer can be either three or five. It depends on whether you are buying or selling." The third candidate was from the higher strata of the society. His suave reply was . "well gentlemen, the answer can be whatever you want it to be. I can make it anything from zero to infinity, according to your requirements."

It was difficult to guess who got the job.

952. 'Screened' in the context means

	(a) watched
	(b) worked
	(c) checked
	(d) separated

953. The first candidate's reply is

	(a) either three or five
	(b) none
	(c) four
	(d) zero to infinity

954. The third candidate belongs to

	(a) middle class
	(b) poor class
	(c) business community
	(d) the upper class

955. The passage is about

	(a) A multi - national firm
	(b) The final selection
	(c) A need of efficient and enterprizing young man
	(d) IQ Test

956. His suave reply was, means

	(a) confident, elegant and polite
	(b) logical, ideal and straight
	(c) overawed and bothered
	(d) confusing, wrong and careless

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