Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. What needs to be set right is our approach to work? It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on…
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Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.
What needs to be set right is our approach to work? It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forget the ministers because they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The administration set up remains weak mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.
What needs to be set right is our approach to work? It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forget the ministers because they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The administration set up remains weak mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.
The employees in our country
- are quite punctual but not duty conscious
- are not punctual, but somehow manage to complete their work
- are somewhat lazy but good natured
- are not very highly qualified
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - are quite punctual but not duty conscious
The passage says employees report for duty on time but do little work, wasting it on gossip, tea, pan and cigarettes. So they are punctual but not duty conscious. The passage does not say they are unpunctual, good natured or poorly qualified.
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