Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

The passage highlights one very important aspect that

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

According to the passage, a nation cannot progress to economic independence if

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

Most of the people are poor and are struggling in debt because,

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

The reference “how can I afford it” in the passage

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

According to the author, to build wealth

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

The core learning one can gain from the above passage is best highlighted by the statement below:

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Scholastic

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home and not at school. Most of us learn about money from our parents. Schools focus on scholastic and professional skills. This explains how smart bankers, doctors and accountants, who earned excellent grades in school, may still struggle financially all their lives. Our staggering national debt is due in large part to politicians and government officials making financial decisions with little or no training on the subject of money. I often look ahead to the new millennium and what will happen when we have millions of people who will need financial and medical assistance. Because I had two influential fathers, I learned from both of them. I had to think about each dad’s advice and in doing so I gained valuable insight into the power and effect of one’s thoughts on one’s life. For example, one dad had a habit of saying, “I can’t afford it.” The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say “How can I afford it?” He did not mean you to buy everything you wanted. He was fanatical about exercising your brain, the most powerful computer in the world. He believed that automatically saying “I can’t afford it” was a sign of mental laziness.
Although both dads worked hard, I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters and the other had a habit of exercising his brain. The long term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker. It is not much different from a person who goes to gymnasium to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chance for health, and proper mental exercise increases your chance for wealth. Laziness of both decreases health and wealth.
Money is one form of power. But what is more powerful is financial education. Money comes and goes, but if you have the education about how money works, you gain power over it and can begin building wealth. The reason why positive thinking alone does not work is because most people went to school and never learned how money works, so they spent their lives working for money.

Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Forbade

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

It can be inferred from the passage that

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

According to the passage

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

Which of the following alternatives is closest in meaning to “communication style”?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

According to the passage, it is required

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Since time immemorial people have been communicating with each other verbally or nonverbally. No one can live in society without communicating. It may be in the form of silence. There are some expressions of emoting, like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger which are considered to be universal.
In today’s competitive world, it has become essential that one must have skills in more than one area. A person might possess a number of good qualities necessary for dealing with various problems of daily lives, but lack of effective communication might make the task difficult. Whether it is a corporate world or academic world or social world, the ability to communicate effectively has become a need today. Communication can make or break a relationship, begin or end a war. Perhaps, this is the most important thing, we do in our lives. It is said that motivation is very important, if a person wants to achieve something in life. How can people be motivated? It’s again through communication only. A person might achieve in life many things, if he/ she knows the art and science of communication.
In this context, it is said that culture has a great impact on communication. In fact, culture is communication and communication is culture. When we talk about Indian culture, it is observed that people are very context sensitive. One has to be very cautious about the time and the context of communication, in order to make communication more effective.
Gender and communication is another important area, which has drawn the attention of scholars. Whereas many scholars are of the opinion that men and women differ in their communication styles, some scholars have found no significant difference. Are women better communicators than men? It is a question of debate. Perhaps, it may be due to the biology or socialization process or both. The researchers will strive to find out a suitable answer to this.
Who does not like a smiling face and friendly and warm communication? Whether it is boss or subordinate, teacher or student, husband or wife, father or son, everyone needs to develop skills in communication. This will not only help in getting accomplishment of difficult task done, but also will give a peace of mind which ultimately may lead to a successful and meaningful life.

According to the passage, it can be inferred that

In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate pair of words in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement. Both the pairs must fill the blank.
Americans and much of the west in particular are ____________( 131) uncomfortable with the idea of real production. The latest __________(132) coming into political and social influence, the millenials, is a perfect example. _________(133) show American millenials more than any other generation lack basic workplace ______________(134) and skills, including ______(135) low on arithmetic and reading comprehension. Often portrayed as “tech savvy” in popular culture and the media, millenials are quite _________(136) when it comes to core skills that fuel strong business and _________(137), which is part of the reason why the U.S. is falling into the shadow of foreign ________(138).
Millenials in the West also exhibit ___________(139) technical skills in international testing and lag far behind foreign _________(140). This has come as a surprise to many mainstream economists and social analysts, primarily because millenials are also considered the “most educated” generation ever.