RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 09.11.2019(Part-III)

From the questions (11-15)
Almost every job seeker has, at some point, either applied to or interviewed for a position only to be met by radio silence. Follow-up emails go unanswered, and the once-promising opportunity vanishes into the void. A few years ago, this was simply a part of the job hunt. Today, this act is referred to as "ghosting" and it's a practice that is becoming more prevalent. Now the tables have turned. It is employees who more often are ghosting employers. With the unemployment rate at a low 3.5%, job seekers are optimistic about the job market, so much so that 28% of job seekers have backed out of an offer after accepting it, with 44% of those doing so for another, more attractive proposition, according to a study. If multiple companies are pursuing one candidate, he or she may accept the first offer, set a start date and then receive and accept a second offer without letting the first company know. A research study found that out of the 83% of employers who reported having been ghosted, 65% say the candidate accepted their offer but failed to show up on day one. Some 27% ceased communication after getting a counter offer from their current employer and 19% did so after hearing negative feedback about the company, job seekers are not only ghosting employers after accepting an offer, some are also bailing on interviews, while others are completing several rounds of interviews before shutting down the lines of communication. How can employers avoid this fate? An expert advises that companies stay in constant communication with candidates to minimize the likelihood of them being a no-show. Once they accept. hiring managers should continue correspondence, whether through emails, texts, phone calls or even in-person meetings. At the end of the day, though, it's really up to the candidates. The study also found that most of job seekers who have ghosted say that they themselves have not experienced many, if any. negative repercussions, though experts believe it's only a matter of time before their actions catch up to them. Once job seekers ghost, they burn bridges, ones that can be challenging to repair, and with every future job search will come the chance of running into someone from their post. The candidates who are no longer interested in pursuing opportunities should inform about the same to the managers, whether in the form of an email, call or any other communication method because the cost-per-hire is $4,425, the sooner, the better.
Which of the following is/are
(a) way/s through which employers can avoid the fate mentioned in the passage?

Which of the following is/are true in the context of the passage?

Which of the following can be concluded from the statistics mentioned in the passage?
(A) Candidates are calling the shots with respect to job offers in the current job market.
(B) Negative feedback about the company is the only reason for ghosting.
(C) Ghosting is more prevalent among the current generation of employers i.e. they are more likely to engage in ghosting than the previous one.

Which of the following can be said from the sentences given in italics?
(A) Timely communication by candidates turning down job offers is important due to its financial implications for employers.
(B) Lack of communication and networking affects an employer more than a potential candidate.
(C) The practice of ghosting has an adverse impact on both employers as well as job seeking candidates.

Which of the following can replace vanishes into the void given in bold in the passage both grammatically and contextually without changing the meaning?

From the questions (16-20)
In the given questions a sentence is given with a blank indicating that a part of the sentence has been omitted. Below the sentence three options (A), (B) and (C) have been given. Select the option(s) which can come in place of the blank in the context of the sentence and make the sentence both grammatically correct and meaningful.
Some 80,000 years ago, hunters and gatherers ate fruit sporadically, since these were _____
(A) not widely available
(B) not good hunting
(C) competes with birds

The objective of financial inclusion is ______ for inculcating the habit of savings and giving access to formal and organised credit to all sections of society.
(A) to make an exceptions
(B) to create a platform
(C) to provide an opportunity

More energy intake than energy expenditure will, in the long term, lead to fat deposition, insulin resistance and a fatty liver, ______ diet composition.
(A) regardless of the
(B) despite having a proper
(C) though a different

______ cloud-based block chain services on various platforms from start-ups to large platforms, experimentation is getting easier with time.
(A) In the rise of
(B) Due to the emergence of
(C) With the use of

Though we are progressing at a fast pace technologically, ______ from the widespread adoption of smart contracts.
(A) we are decades away
(B) it does not mean that
(C) we cannot restrict the accessing