Post-UTME English Language 2017 Objective Past Questions
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[Passage: on hostility towards computers - discusses the fear of unemployment from computerization (e.g. the historic burning of Jacquard's punched-card looms by weavers), balanced against the jobs computers create (fewer, but more skilled and better-paid), activities (like bank cheque-clearing and weather forecasting) that could not function without computers, and the varying attitudes of trade unions to computers as both a threat and a source of greater efficiency.] The theme of the first paragraph of this passage is
A. hostility towards computers
B. burning of Jacquard's punched-cards-operated looms
C. unemployment resulting from computerized systems
D. computers and the fear they createCorrect
Explanation
The first paragraph broadly discusses the hostility towards computers rooted in the fear (of unemployment) that they create - option D best captures this overall theme.
[Passage: on hostility towards computers - discusses the fear of unemployment from computerization (e.g. the historic burning of Jacquard's punched-card looms by weavers), balanced against the jobs computers create (fewer, but more skilled and better-paid), activities (like bank cheque-clearing and weather forecasting) that could not function without computers, and the varying attitudes of trade unions to computers as both a threat and a source of greater efficiency.] According to the passage, the introduction of computers is
A. meant to create unemployment
B. a response to the growing complexity of modern business
C. to help provide jobs for few well-trained professionals
D. to facilitate cheque clearing and weather forecasting computerCorrect
Explanation
The passage specifically cites cheque-clearing systems of major banks and weather-forecasting as activities that could not continue in their present form without computers.
[Passage: on hostility towards computers - discusses the fear of unemployment from computerization (e.g. the historic burning of Jacquard's punched-card looms by weavers), balanced against the jobs computers create (fewer, but more skilled and better-paid), activities (like bank cheque-clearing and weather forecasting) that could not function without computers, and the varying attitudes of trade unions to computers as both a threat and a source of greater efficiency.] The advantage of computers is that they
A. make jobs readily available
B. makes all workers more professional
C. enhance productivity and efficiencyCorrect
D. make work more automated and complex
Explanation
The passage notes that trade unions who see computers as inevitable feel their contribution to greater efficiency and productivity will improve the whole economy.
[Passage: on hostility towards computers - discusses the fear of unemployment from computerization (e.g. the historic burning of Jacquard's punched-card looms by weavers), balanced against the jobs computers create (fewer, but more skilled and better-paid), activities (like bank cheque-clearing and weather forecasting) that could not function without computers, and the varying attitudes of trade unions to computers as both a threat and a source of greater efficiency.] According to the passage, in an organization without computers
A. all types of work are performed manuallyCorrect
B. less people are employed with more pay
C. more people are employed with more pay
D. there is considerable increase in its output
Explanation
By definition, an organization without computers would need to carry out all of its work manually, since computerized/automated processes are unavailable.
[Passage: on hostility towards computers - discusses the fear of unemployment from computerization (e.g. the historic burning of Jacquard's punched-card looms by weavers), balanced against the jobs computers create (fewer, but more skilled and better-paid), activities (like bank cheque-clearing and weather forecasting) that could not function without computers, and the varying attitudes of trade unions to computers as both a threat and a source of greater efficiency.] The attitudes of trade unions to computers vary because the computer
A. is complex
B. is a mixed blessingCorrect
C. has a negative impact
D. contributes to greater efficiency
Explanation
The passage shows trade unions both fear computers (job losses) and welcome them (efficiency gains) - i.e. computers are viewed as a mixed blessing.