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(#M40154630) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Vacations are a chance to take a break from work, see the world and enjoy time with family. But do they make you happier?
Researchers from the Netherlands set out to measure the effect that vacations have on overall happiness and how long it lasts.
They studied happiness levels among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation during the 32-week study period. The study, published in the journal Applied Research in Quality of Life, showed that the largest boost in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation. In the study, the effect of vacation anticipation boosted happiness for eight weeks.
After the vacation, happiness quickly dropped back to baseline levels for most people. How much stress or relaxation a traveler experienced on the trip appeared to influence post-vacation happiness. There was no post-trip happiness benefit for travelers who said the vacation was “neutral” or stressful.”
Surprisingly, even those travelers who described the trip as “relaxing” showed no additional jump in happiness after the trip. “They were no happier than people who had not been on holiday,” said the lead author, Jeroen Nawijn, tourism research lecturer at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
The only vacationers who experienced an increase in happiness after the trip were those who reported feeling “very relaxed” on their vacation. Among those people, the vacation happiness effect lasted for just two weeks after the trip before returning to baseline levels.
“Vacations do make people happy,” Mr. Nawijn said. “But we found people who are anticipating holiday trips show signs of increased happiness, and afterward there is hardly an effect.”
One reason vacations don’t boost happiness after the trip may have to do with the stress of returning to work. And for some travelers, the holiday itself was stressful.
“In comments from people, the thing they mentioned most referred to disagreements with a travel partner or being ill,” Mr. Nawijn said.
The research controlled for differences among the vacationers and those who hadn’t taken a trip, including income level, stress and education. However, Mr. Nawijn noted that questions remain about whether the time of year, type of trip and other factors may influence post-vacation happiness.
The study didn’t find any relationship between the length of the vacation and overall happiness. Since most of the happiness boost comes from planning and anticipating a vacation, the study suggests that people may get more out of several small trips a year than one big vacation, Mr. Nawijn said.
“The practical lesson for an individual is that you derive most of your happiness from anticipating the holiday trip,” he said. “What you can do is try to increase that by taking more trips per year. If you have a two week holiday you can split it up and have two one week holidays. You could try to increase the anticipation effect by talking about it more and maybe discussing it online.”
Mr. Nawijn said that while he expected the study results to show a prevacation happiness boost, he was surprised that the study showed that relaxed holidays didn’t affect post-trip happiness levels.
“People start working again,” he said. “They have to catch up. Usually there is a big pile of work for them when they get back from the holiday.”

QUE1: In which of the following cases is post-vacation happiness minimum?
a) People who thoroughly enjoyed their vacation.
b) There are pending issues to solve at home and workplace.
c) Vacations lasting longer than eight weeks.
d) Those who described the vacation as “Neutral”.

QUE2: What can be a suitable title for the passage?
a) Stress level higher during vacations.
b) Can vacation time make a person happy?
c) Beat the stress , stay away from vacations altogether.
d) Vacations being sidelined which increased stress at workplace.

QUE3: Why are numerous small trips recommended for people?
a) Shorter duration of trips leads to increase in enjoyment.
b) Exploring new places often gives more satisfaction.
c) There is lesser work pressure after short vacations.
d) Planning trips makes people happy.

QUE4: Which of the following affects post-vacation happiness?
a) An encounter with stressful situations such as losing luggage.
b) Unplanned vacations result in more happiness than planned ones.
c) Dealing with huge pile of work after returning from vacation.
d) Increase in level of anger and frustration.

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(#M40154615) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Two decades ago, a Thai gardener climbed into the palace of a Saudi prince through a second-story window, busted open a safe with a screwdriver and stole some 200 pounds of jewelry. The former Saudi charge d'affaires in Bangkok told the Washington Post the gardener stuffed "rubies the size of chicken eggs" in his vacuum cleaner bag, along with a huge, nearly flawless blue diamond, which at 50-carats would be one of the largest blue diamonds in the world. In January, five Thai policemen were arrested and charged for a murder allegedly connected to the case, raising hopes that some of the questions surrounding what has come to be known in Thailand as the Blue Diamond Affair would finally be answered. For Thailand, it could mean improved diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, potentially bringing back hundreds of thousands of jobs in the oil-rich nation to Thai migrant workers.After the 1989 jewel heist, the gardener, Kriangkrai Techamong, airmailed the loot to his home in northern Thailand and hightailed it back. Soon after, three Saudi diplomats in Bangkok were shot execution style in two different attacks on the same night. Despite the deaths, the police tried to return the gems that weren't yet sold by Kriangkrai in an official visit to Saudi Arabia, hoping this would end the scandal. It didn't take long, however, for Saudi Arabia to claim that most of the returned goods were imitation baubles. To add insult to injury, local press reported rumors of photos of the wives of bureaucrats wearing new diamond necklaces at a charity gala, ones awfully similar to ones taken from the Saudi royalty. Needless to say, Saudi Arabia was not amused. In June 1990, the country would stop renewing the visas of more than a quarter million Thai workers who were working in Saudi Arabia and would give out no further ones, cutting Thailand off from billions of dollars in remittances. Saudi Arabia also barred its citizens from traveling to Thailand as tourists.

1) What is highlighted in the passage?
a) The story of disappearanc of Blue Diamond.
b) The conflict of the ownership of jewels
c) The consequence and outcome of stealing the blue Diamond
d) Saudi Arabia in talks with Thailand to solve existing issues



2) What is known as the the Blue Diamond Affair?
a) Precious jewelry was stolen from the vault in the basement of the palace.
b) A blue diamond was stolen from the safe, along with other precious stones.
c) A gaardener stole rubies abd blue diamond with the help of insiders in the palace.
d) 200 pounds of jewelry were stolen in Thailand by a gardener

3) What action did Saudi Arabia take against this insult?
a) Citizens of saudi arabia were not allowed to interact with Thai people
b) Thai tourists were barred from entering Saudi Arabia
c) Thailand was cut off from revenues generated by oil-rich countries
d) Visas of Thai workers were not renewed

4) Why did the gems returned by Thailand fail to impress Saudi Arabia?
a) The gems did not resemble the ones that were Stolen
b) The gems were fake, and people were spotted wearing similar jewelry
c) The gems were substitutes, and the original were still with thai Police.
d) All the stones expect the blue diamond were returned to Saudi royalty.

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(#M40154613) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Que2: What will beused torenovate a house with 2 small kichens and 4 bedrooms:
a) Wood and stone
b) Wood and tile
c) Tile or stone
d) Tile and stone

Que3: What type of material will be used for 2 bedrooms house with 2 small kitchens?
a) Wood and stone
b) Stone
c) Tile and stone
d) Wood
Que4: What can be used for a house with a bedroom and a big kitchen?
a) Stone
b) Wood or tile
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above

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(#M40154612) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Three types of flooring materials can be used for renovation – wood, stone and tile.
Rules for choosing the mterialare as follows:
Wood flooring is used for houses with 2 or more bedrooms.
Stone flooring is used for 1 or 2 bedroom houses.
Tile flooring may be used along with wood flooring in houses with more than 4 bedrooms.
More than 1 small kitchen must have tile flooring.
Houses with a big and small kitchen require stone flooring.
A big kitchen can either have tile or wood flooring.
Que1: Which flooring materials will be used for a house with 3 bedrooms and a big kitchen?
a) Tile
b) Wood or Stone
c) Stone
d) Wood

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(#M40154607) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Que: A) we all know that Shakespeare is B) the better novelist C) than poet
A) B) C) D)no improvement

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(#M40154605) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Que:
A) The study did not said B) how the countries would C) implement the plan.
Opt: A) B) C) D)NO error

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(#M40154604) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Que:
It is sad , the way she has ……………….. a ‘once a lifetime ‘ opportunity.
Opt: A) Utilized
B) Squandered
C) Developed
D) Extended

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(#M40154603) AMCAT QUESTION Keep an EYE

Que:
The car is in such terrible state ……………… it can cause serious damage.
Opt:
A) Thus
B) Since
C) That
D) so

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(#M40154602) AMCAT QUESTION sentense Keep an EYE

QUE:
S1: He is a famous novelist.
S6: But I doubt he would ever stop writing novels , as he makes tremendous profit of these.
P: I think he would be more successful as a columnist.
Q: I prefer reading his magazines editorials.
R: however I am not fond of his books.
S: All his books have been completely sold out.
Opt: A) PQRS B) SQPR C) PSRQ SRQP

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(#M40040250) MATHS QUESTION square root Keep an EYE

sqrt(x+2sqrt(x+2sqrt(x+2sqrt(3x))))=x

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