Unit Test 4

🤝 PART I — THE MAGIC OF TEAMWORK

By Sam Pitroda • 20 MCQs

1. Who is widely recognized as the “father of India's communication revolution”?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Saroj Raj Chaudhury

C) Sam Pitroda

D) Manoj Das

✅ Answer: C) Sam Pitroda

2. According to Sam Pitroda, what is the key problem affecting progress in India?

A) Lack of viable policies

B) Lack of educated workforce

C) Lack of implementation and teamwork

D) Lack of financial resources

✅ Answer: C) Lack of implementation and teamwork

3. What was the popular joke regarding Indian and Japanese workers during the Maruti Suzuki project?

A) 1 Indian was equal to 1 Japanese, but 10 Indians equaled 100 Japanese

B) 1 Indian was equal to 10 Japanese, but 10 Indians were equal to 1 Japanese

C) 10 Indians were equal to 10 Japanese in all aspects

D) Japanese workers lacked individual capability compared to Indians

✅ Answer: B) 1 Indian was equal to 10 Japanese, but 10 Indians were equal to 1 Japanese

4. The “crab mentality” in a group setting refers to:

A) Working together harmoniously to escape a problem

B) Blindly following a senior leader

C) Dragging down anyone who tries to climb higher and achieve success

D) Avoiding responsibility during group tasks

✅ Answer: C) Dragging down anyone who tries to climb higher and achieve success

5. Where does the root of the “crab mentality” and hierarchical mindset in India lie?

A) Modern western education

B) Feudal and hierarchical cultural background

C) Corporate policy structures

D) Technical training programmes

✅ Answer: B) Feudal and hierarchical cultural background

6. Why is the traditional hierarchical system inadequate in modern society?

A) Senior managers refuse to work

B) No single person can know everything in today's complex world

C) Oral wisdom is superior to written knowledge

D) Young workers do not respect company rules

✅ Answer: B) No single person can know everything in today's complex world

7. Where was the executive seminar held that Sam Pitroda attended in his younger days in the US?

A) C-DOT

B) Rockwell International

C) Maruti Suzuki

D) World-Tel Limited

✅ Answer: B) Rockwell International

8. In the workshop groups at Rockwell International, how were tasks like making coffee or cleaning the board handled?

A) The most junior employee was permanently assigned to make coffee

B) Servants were brought in to clean the board

C) Tasks were delegated and rotated among members without complaint

D) Tasks were assigned based on official company designation

✅ Answer: C) Tasks were delegated and rotated among members without complaint

9. What does true teamwork require regarding leadership?

A) Everyone must try to become the permanent boss

B) Members should only follow and never take initiative

C) Everyone needs to exercise leadership and accept leadership simultaneously

D) Leadership should strictly depend on age and seniority

✅ Answer: C) Everyone needs to exercise leadership and accept leadership simultaneously

10. According to Sam Pitroda, being a good team player implies:

A) Forcing total agreement on every issue before starting work

B) Respect for others, tolerance of different points of view, and willingness to give

C) Criticizing colleagues personally in public

D) Pleasing the boss through flattery

✅ Answer: B) Respect for others, tolerance of different points of view, and willingness to give

11. What phrase does the author use to describe resolving conflicts in a team?

A) Agree on everything

B) Agree to disagree

C) Demand complete submission

D) Hidden agenda

✅ Answer: B) Agree to disagree

12. What does Sam Pitroda refer to as the “snake that kills teamwork”?

A) Lack of funds

B) Technical errors

C) People's political and hidden agendas

D) Honest open criticism

✅ Answer: C) People's political and hidden agendas

13. What was the employee size of C-DOT when Sam Pitroda worked there?

A) 25 employees

B) 100 employees

C) 400 employees

D) 1000 employees

✅ Answer: C) 400 employees

14. What crucial lesson did Pitroda learn about the Indian mindset regarding criticism?

A) Indians welcome open criticism in large public gatherings

B) Indians do not differentiate between criticizing an idea and criticizing an individual

C) Indian bosses always accept criticism cheerfully from subordinates

D) Criticizing an idea leads to immediate team success in India

✅ Answer: B) Indians do not differentiate between criticizing an idea and criticizing an individual

15. What is a key prerequisite for a Chief Executive or boss to comfortably accept criticism from subordinates?

A) High salary

B) High self-esteem

C) Senior age

D) Political power

✅ Answer: B) High self-esteem

16. How did Sam Pitroda encourage his driver, Ram, to become a true team player?

A) By increasing his monthly salary

B) By asking him not to open car doors and involving him in office tasks like filing and answering calls

C) By making him the manager of the company

D) By sending him on a long vacation

✅ Answer: B) By asking him not to open car doors and involving him in office tasks like filing and answering calls

17. Why do good teams in India frequently fall apart according to the text?

A) Lack of diversity in the workplace

B) Nobody wants to be seen playing second fiddle and it is hard to find good losers

C) Too many young CEOs leading older executives

D) Over-reliance on physical labour

✅ Answer: B) Nobody wants to be seen playing second fiddle and it is hard to find good losers

18. In a modern corporate environment, what determines whether someone becomes a CEO or VP?

A) Age and family status

B) Capability and expertise

C) Seniority in years of service

D) Gender and cultural background

✅ Answer: B) Capability and expertise

19. Why do Asian or Indian workers in US corporate environments often need extra encouragement and pampering?

A) They do not understand the English language well

B) They tend to feel they are not getting recognition and begin with lower self-esteem

C) They refuse to participate in strategic discussions

D) They demand higher positions without experience

✅ Answer: B) They tend to feel they are not getting recognition and begin with lower self-esteem

20. What metaphor does Sam Pitroda use at the conclusion of the essay to describe the positive effect of work pressure?

A) Pressure turns a seed into a giant tree

B) Pressure is what turns a lump of coal into a diamond

C) Pressure turns water into steam power

D) Pressure turns a crab into a fighter

✅ Answer: B) Pressure is what turns a lump of coal into a diamond

🐒 PART II — THE MONKEY'S PAW

By W. W. Jacobs • 20 MCQs

1. Who is the author of the story “The Monkey's Paw”?

A) O. Henry

B) W. W. Jacobs

C) Saki

D) Leo Tolstoy

✅ Answer: B) W. W. Jacobs

2. What is the setting for Scene 1 of the play “The Monkey's Paw”?

A) A military camp in Bombay

B) The cozy living room of the White family's home on a dark and stormy winter night

C) A factory floor at Maw and Meggins

D) A quiet churchyard in London

✅ Answer: B) The cozy living room of the White family's home on a dark and stormy winter night

3. How old is Herbert, the son of Mr. and Mrs. White?

A) Sixteen years old

B) Nineteen years old

C) Twenty-one years old

D) Twenty-five years old

✅ Answer: B) Nineteen years old

4. How long did Sergeant Major Morris serve with the British Army in India?

A) Ten years

B) Fifteen years

C) Twenty-one years

D) Thirty years

✅ Answer: C) Twenty-one years

5. What were Mr. White and Herbert doing at the beginning of Scene 1 while Mrs. White knitted by the fire?

A) Reading newspapers

B) Playing chess

C) Sorting mail

D) Fixing tea

✅ Answer: B) Playing chess

6. Who originally put a magic spell on the mummified monkey's paw?

A) Sergeant Major Morris

B) An old holy man in India

C) An ancient magician

D) A factory owner

✅ Answer: B) An old holy man in India

7. What did the old holy man want to demonstrate by placing a spell on the monkey's paw?

A) That magic can bring unlimited wealth

B) That fate ruled people's lives, and interfering with fate brought sorrow

C) That human wishes are always granted safely

D) That soldiers in India possessed miraculous powers

✅ Answer: B) That fate ruled people's lives, and interfering with fate brought sorrow

8. How many wishes could each of the three owners have from the monkey's paw?

A) One wish

B) Three wishes

C) Five wishes

D) Seven wishes

✅ Answer: B) Three wishes

9. What was the third wish of the first owner of the monkey's paw?

A) For a fortune in gold

B) For death

C) For eternal youth

D) For a new house

✅ Answer: B) For death

10. What did Sergeant Major Morris do with the monkey's paw before Mr. White rescued it?

A) He sold it to Herbert

B) He threw it into the fire

C) He buried it in the yard

D) He gave it to Mrs. White

✅ Answer: B) He threw it into the fire

11. According to Morris, how must one make a wish using the monkey's paw?

A) Rub the paw three times

B) Hold it in the right hand and wish out loud

C) Place it under a pillow overnight

D) Burn a piece of paper with the wish written on it

✅ Answer: B) Hold it in the right hand and wish out loud

12. What specific sum of money did Herbert suggest his father wish for to pay off the mortgage?

A) Fifty pounds

B) One hundred pounds

C) Two hundred pounds

D) Five hundred pounds

✅ Answer: C) Two hundred pounds

13. What disturbing movement did Mr. White feel as he uttered his first wish?

A) The paw grew hot in his palm

B) The paw twisted in his hand like a snake

C) Sparks flew from the paw

D) The paw turned into gold

✅ Answer: B) The paw twisted in his hand like a snake

14. Where was Herbert employed during the day?

A) At a local bank

B) At a factory (Maw and Meggins)

C) At a warehouse in Bombay

D) At a post office

✅ Answer: B) At a factory (Maw and Meggins)

15. Which company did the well-dressed stranger represent when he visited the White residence?

A) Rockwell International

B) Maw and Meggins

C) C-DOT

D) Lawley & Sons

✅ Answer: B) Maw and Meggins

16. What tragic accident befell Herbert at his workplace?

A) He fell from a high roof

B) He was mangled in the machinery

C) He was crushed by heavy cargo

D) He caught a sudden fever

✅ Answer: B) He was mangled in the machinery

17. What sum did Maw and Meggins offer the Whites as compensation without admitting liability?

A) One hundred pounds

B) Two hundred pounds

C) Three hundred pounds

D) Five hundred pounds

✅ Answer: B) Two hundred pounds

18. What was the Whites' second wish, demanded hysterically by Mrs. White?

A) To receive another two hundred pounds

B) To wish their son Herbert alive again

C) To move away from the English suburb

D) To destroy the monkey's paw forever

✅ Answer: B) To wish their son Herbert alive again

19. Why was Mr. White terrified of seeing Herbert returned to life after ten days?

A) Herbert had been buried in another town

B) Herbert was so terribly mangled that he could only be recognized by his clothes

C) Herbert was angry with his parents

D) Mr. White did not want to share his house

✅ Answer: B) Herbert was so terribly mangled that he could only be recognized by his clothes

20. What happened immediately after Mr. White made his third wish while Mrs. White struggled to unlock the door?

A) Herbert walked in unharmed

B) The thunderous knocking stopped, and the door opened to reveal an empty road

C) The house collapsed in a thunderstorm

D) Sergeant Major Morris returned for the paw

✅ Answer: B) The thunderous knocking stopped, and the door opened to reveal an empty road

📺 PART III — TELEVISION

By Roald Dahl • 15 MCQs

1. What is the most important advice the poet gives regarding children and television?

A) Allow children to watch TV for only an hour a day

B) Never let them near the television set, or better still, don't install it at all

C) Only let them watch educational cartoons

D) Make them watch TV together with their parents

✅ Answer: B) Never let them near the television set, or better still, don't install it at all

2. How does the poet describe the television set in the opening lines?

A) A marvelous invention

B) An idiotic thing

C) A magical box

D) A noisy screen

✅ Answer: B) An idiotic thing

3. In almost every house visited, what did the poet observe children doing?

A) Playing games on the lawn

B) Reading storybooks

C) Gaping at the screen

D) Fighting with each other

✅ Answer: C) Gaping at the screen

4. What extreme exaggeration does the poet use to describe children staring at the TV?

A) Their heads turning into stone

B) Seeing a dozen eyeballs on the floor

C) Tears streaming down their faces

D) Glasses lying broken on the carpet

✅ Answer: B) Seeing a dozen eyeballs on the floor

5. Children sit and stare at the television until they are hypnotised and “absolutely drunk” with:

A) Sweet beverages

B) Magical stories

C) All that shocking ghastly junk

D) Loud music

✅ Answer: C) All that shocking ghastly junk

6. Why do parents often allow their children to watch TV, according to the poem?

A) To make them smarter and well-informed

B) It keeps them still and leaves parents free to cook lunch and wash dishes

C) To help them pass their school examinations

D) It helps children fall asleep faster

✅ Answer: B) It keeps them still and leaves parents free to cook lunch and wash dishes

7. Which of the following is mentioned as a nuisance children avoid while watching TV?

A) Doing their homework

B) Eating their snacks properly

C) Climbing out the window sill, fighting, kicking, or punching

D) Reading comic books

✅ Answer: C) Climbing out the window sill, fighting, kicking, or punching

8. What word does the poet use to refer to a beloved child when asking parents what TV does to them?

A) Kid

B) Tot

C) Angel

D) Darling

✅ Answer: B) Tot

9. According to the poem, what does television do to the sense in a child's head?

A) Sharpens it

B) Rots it

C) Polishes it

D) Awakens it

✅ Answer: B) Rots it

10. What effect does television have on a child's imagination?

A) It grows wider

B) It kills imagination dead

C) It becomes colourful

D) It turns into poetry

✅ Answer: B) It kills imagination dead

11. What does watching television do to the mind of a child?

A) Fills it with valuable knowledge

B) Clogs and clutters it up

C) Makes it fast and sharp

D) Keeps it calm and peaceful

✅ Answer: B) Clogs and clutters it up

12. Because of watching television, a child becomes so dull and blind that he can no longer understand:

A) Science and Mathematics

B) A fantasy, a fairyland

C) History and Geography

D) Moral principles

✅ Answer: B) A fantasy, a fairyland

13. To what does the poet compare a child's brain after watching too much television?

A) As soft as butter

B) As soft as cheese

C) As dark as night

D) As hard as stone

✅ Answer: B) As soft as cheese

14. What happens to a child's powers of thinking due to television watching?

A) They improve with practice

B) They rust and freeze

C) They turn into art

D) They become faster

✅ Answer: B) They rust and freeze

15. What is the final conclusion drawn about a TV-addicted child in the last line of the poem?

A) He cannot hear — he only speaks

B) He cannot think — he only sees

C) He cannot read — he only dreams

D) He cannot act — he only sleeps

✅ Answer: B) He cannot think — he only sees

💡 EXAM TIP: Learn the characters, important events, central ideas, literary devices, important expressions and key facts from each lesson. These areas are frequently useful for objective-type questions.