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READING COMPREHENSION MCQs
Comprehension, Verbal Comprehension Passage
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own. In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing new clients and hiring local talent. Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession. This shift is being driven by a global economy in which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth. India's IT powers rose to prominence largely on the decisions made by American executives, who were quick to capitalize on the cost savings to be gained by outsourcing noncore operations, such as systems programming and call centres, to specialists overseas.
Revenues in India's IT sector surged from $4 billion in 1998 to $59 billion last fiscal, But with the recession NASSCOM forecasts that the growth rate of India's exports of IT and other business services to the US and Europe will drop to at most 7% in the current fiscal year, down from 16% last year and 29% in 2007-08.
Factors other than the crisis are driving India's IT firms into the emerging world. Although the US still accounts for 60% of the export revenue of India's IT sector, emerging markets are growing faster. Tapping these more dynamic economies won't be easy, however. The goal of Indian IT firms for the past 30 years has been to woo clients outside India and transfer as much of the actual work as possible back home, where lower wages for highly skilled programmers allowed them to offer significant cost savings. With costs in other emerging economies equally low, Indian firms can't compete on price alone.
To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals. Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits. In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing. If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
What do the NASSCOM statistics about Indian IT exports indicate?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own. In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing new clients and hiring local talent. Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession. This shift is being driven by a global economy in which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth. India's IT powers rose to prominence largely on the decisions made by American executives, who were quick to capitalize on the cost savings to be gained by outsourcing noncore operations, such as systems programming and call centres, to specialists overseas.
Revenues in India's IT sector surged from $4 billion in 1998 to $59 billion last fiscal, But with the recession NASSCOM forecasts that the growth rate of India's exports of IT and other business services to the US and Europe will drop to at most 7% in the current fiscal year, down from 16% last year and 29% in 2007-08.
Factors other than the crisis are driving India's IT firms into the emerging world. Although the US still accounts for 60% of the export revenue of India's IT sector, emerging markets are growing faster. Tapping these more dynamic economies won't be easy, however. The goal of Indian IT firms for the past 30 years has been to woo clients outside India and transfer as much of the actual work as possible back home, where lower wages for highly skilled programmers allowed them to offer significant cost savings. With costs in other emerging economies equally low, Indian firms can't compete on price alone.
To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals. Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits. In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing. If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a difficulty that Indian IT firms will face in emerging markets?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own. In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing new clients and hiring local talent. Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession. This shift is being driven by a global economy in which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth. India's IT powers rose to prominence largely on the decisions made by American executives, who were quick to capitalize on the cost savings to be gained by outsourcing noncore operations, such as systems programming and call centres, to specialists overseas.
Revenues in India's IT sector surged from $4 billion in 1998 to $59 billion last fiscal, But with the recession NASSCOM forecasts that the growth rate of India's exports of IT and other business services to the US and Europe will drop to at most 7% in the current fiscal year, down from 16% last year and 29% in 2007-08.
Factors other than the crisis are driving India's IT firms into the emerging world. Although the US still accounts for 60% of the export revenue of India's IT sector, emerging markets are growing faster. Tapping these more dynamic economies won't be easy, however. The goal of Indian IT firms for the past 30 years has been to woo clients outside India and transfer as much of the actual work as possible back home, where lower wages for highly skilled programmers allowed them to offer significant cost savings. With costs in other emerging economies equally low, Indian firms can't compete on price alone.
To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals. Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits. In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing. If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the Passage?
(A) The recession severely impacted the US but not India.
(B) India is trying to depend less on the US as a source of growth.
(C) The future success of Indian IT firms depends on emerging markets.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own. In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing new clients and hiring local talent. Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession. This shift is being driven by a global economy in which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth. India's IT powers rose to prominence largely on the decisions made by American executives, who were quick to capitalize on the cost savings to be gained by outsourcing noncore operations, such as systems programming and call centres, to specialists overseas.
Revenues in India's IT sector surged from $4 billion in 1998 to $59 billion last fiscal, But with the recession NASSCOM forecasts that the growth rate of India's exports of IT and other business services to the US and Europe will drop to at most 7% in the current fiscal year, down from 16% last year and 29% in 2007-08.
Factors other than the crisis are driving India's IT firms into the emerging world. Although the US still accounts for 60% of the export revenue of India's IT sector, emerging markets are growing faster. Tapping these more dynamic economies won't be easy, however. The goal of Indian IT firms for the past 30 years has been to woo clients outside India and transfer as much of the actual work as possible back home, where lower wages for highly skilled programmers allowed them to offer significant cost savings. With costs in other emerging economies equally low, Indian firms can't compete on price alone.
To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals. Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits. In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing. If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word 'CHASING' as used in the passage?
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Born out of the forces of globalisation, India's IT sector is undertaking some globalisation of its own. In search of new sources of rapid growth, the country's outsourcing giants are aggressively expanding beyond their usual stomping grounds into the developing world; setting up programming centres, chasing new clients and hiring local talent. Through geographic diversification, Indian companies hope to regain some momentum after the recession. This shift is being driven by a global economy in which the US is no longer the undisputed engine of growth. India's IT powers rose to prominence largely on the decisions made by American executives, who were quick to capitalize on the cost savings to be gained by outsourcing noncore operations, such as systems programming and call centres, to specialists overseas.
Revenues in India's IT sector surged from $4 billion in 1998 to $59 billion last fiscal, But with the recession NASSCOM forecasts that the growth rate of India's exports of IT and other business services to the US and Europe will drop to at most 7% in the current fiscal year, down from 16% last year and 29% in 2007-08.
Factors other than the crisis are driving India's IT firms into the emerging world. Although the US still accounts for 60% of the export revenue of India's IT sector, emerging markets are growing faster. Tapping these more dynamic economies won't be easy, however. The goal of Indian IT firms for the past 30 years has been to woo clients outside India and transfer as much of the actual work as possible back home, where lower wages for highly skilled programmers allowed them to offer significant cost savings. With costs in other emerging economies equally low, Indian firms can't compete on price alone.
To adapt, Indian companies which are relatively unknown in these emerging nations are establishing major local operations around the world, in the process hiring thousands of locals. Cultural conflicts arise at times while training new recruits. In addition, IT firms also have to work extra hard to woo business from emerging-market companies still unaccustomed to the concept of outsourcing. If successful, the future of India's outsourcing sector could prove as bright as its past.
Which of the following words is most opposite in meaning to the word 'UNDISPUTED' as used in the passage?
Rearrange the given six sentences A, B,C, D, E and F in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a signficant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, la study by PWcC, and accountacy firm, shows that on aberage companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s Social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1% of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
Rearrange the given six sentences A, B,C, D, E and F in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a signficant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, la study by PWcC, and accountacy firm, shows that on aberage companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s Social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1% of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
Rearrange the given six sentences A, B,C, D, E and F in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a signficant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, la study by PWcC, and accountacy firm, shows that on aberage companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s Social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1% of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of hte following should be the FIFTH sentence after teh rearrangement?
Rearrange the given six sentences A, B,C, D, E and F in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a signficant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, la study by PWcC, and accountacy firm, shows that on aberage companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s Social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1% of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
Rearrange the given six sentences A, B,C, D, E and F in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.
(A) The study also shows that firms also contribute a signficant amount to property taxes, sales taxes, environmental taxes and so on.
(B) In fact, la study by PWcC, and accountacy firm, shows that on aberage companies pay more tax on labour such as employer’s Social security contributions, than on profits.
(C) This widely held belief is wrong.
(D) The only tax paid by businesses is the one levied on their profits.
(E) Accordingly their analysis of data shows that the average global company pays some 43.1% of its commercial profits in tax, of which 16.3 percentage points is labour related, 16.1 profit related and 10.7 others.
(F) But with the challenging face of business, this traditional distribution of taxation needs a second look.
Which of the following should be t SIXTH (LAST) sentence afeter the rearrangement?