Bank English – Test 8

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.</br> One leg of an IITian is in India, the other in Air India, went a popular. <strong>wisecrack</strong> in the late 1980s and early '90s. Every year hundreds of freshly minted engineers from these highly rated institutes would fly westward. This time, the template followed by several graduating classes was <strong>disrupted</strong> as many turned down international job offers. Not even 200 of the approximate 10000 students from the Indian Institutes of Technology took up positions outside India last year. Fifty students, who make up the largest contingent, will be leaving from IIT-Bombay, followed by 40 from Delhi, 25 from Kharagpur, 19 from Kanpur, 13 from Madras, 17 from Roorkee and five from Guwahati. In 2012, 84 IIT-B candidates had accepted international job offers. Compared to 20 years ago, a very small percentage of students go abroad today .This is contrary to the general perception, says IIT-Delhi director V Ramgopal Rao. Twenty years ago, 80% of the B Tech class used to go abroad. Now these numbers are insignificant. The count was larger last year, though not dramatically different. While the first phase of placements have concluded, the ensuing edition is unlikely to have international companies flying down to campuses. When we asked companies why they were coming to campus with fewer offers, they said that their requirement was lower and profiles too had changed, said professor Kaustubha Mohanty, convenor of the All-IIT Placement Committee.</br> But that may not be the entire story. Deepak Phatak, chair professor at IIT-Bombay, said that the real question is how many IITians applied for international jobs. A large number of our students are not seeking jobs outside India. In fact, Phatak was concerned about the quality of graduates when international offers started dwindling a few years ago. So I conducted exit interviews and found that students <strong>perceive</strong> that the land of opportunity is here. Moreover, with global companies setting up offices in India, students can join Google in Bennigana Halli in Bengaluru instead of Mountain View, California. In the early 90s, the out flow of computer science graduates to the US was so high that the World Bank, in a report, had suggested that an exit tax be imposed on IITians and other professionals leaving the country--this, it said, could earn the government over $1 billion (about Rs 4,400 crore then) per annum. This year, the US, which used to attract most candidates, has been pipped by Japan. For instance, 35 students from IIT-B are headed to the Far East as compared to 10 who are going to the USA. The concern that state-subsidised educated talent was flying off to the West to build a foreign economy and driving innovation and entrepreneurship there, gave birth to the aching term--brain drain. The turn of events has led to a new expression, the <strong>euphonious</strong> “brain circulation”. A small percentage (less than 15% of a graduating batch) of students goes abroad for higher studies. Others stay back, said IIT-Guwahati director Gautam Biswas. Many graduates keep moving between countries abroad and India. Indeed, brain drain is a myth now; one may call the paradigm brain circulation.</br>

Which of the following is false according to the passage? I. The author says that brain drain is a serious issue now. II. Earlier only 20% students used to go to the abroad. III. International Monetary Fund suggested that an exit should be levied on IITians

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.</br> One leg of an IITian is in India, the other in Air India, went a popular. <strong>wisecrack</strong> in the late 1980s and early '90s. Every year hundreds of freshly minted engineers from these highly rated institutes would fly westward. This time, the template followed by several graduating classes was <strong>disrupted</strong> as many turned down international job offers. Not even 200 of the approximate 10000 students from the Indian Institutes of Technology took up positions outside India last year. Fifty students, who make up the largest contingent, will be leaving from IIT-Bombay, followed by 40 from Delhi, 25 from Kharagpur, 19 from Kanpur, 13 from Madras, 17 from Roorkee and five from Guwahati. In 2012, 84 IIT-B candidates had accepted international job offers. Compared to 20 years ago, a very small percentage of students go abroad today .This is contrary to the general perception, says IIT-Delhi director V Ramgopal Rao. Twenty years ago, 80% of the B Tech class used to go abroad. Now these numbers are insignificant. The count was larger last year, though not dramatically different. While the first phase of placements have concluded, the ensuing edition is unlikely to have international companies flying down to campuses. When we asked companies why they were coming to campus with fewer offers, they said that their requirement was lower and profiles too had changed, said professor Kaustubha Mohanty, convenor of the All-IIT Placement Committee.</br> But that may not be the entire story. Deepak Phatak, chair professor at IIT-Bombay, said that the real question is how many IITians applied for international jobs. A large number of our students are not seeking jobs outside India. In fact, Phatak was concerned about the quality of graduates when international offers started dwindling a few years ago. So I conducted exit interviews and found that students <strong>perceive</strong> that the land of opportunity is here. Moreover, with global companies setting up offices in India, students can join Google in Bennigana Halli in Bengaluru instead of Mountain View, California. In the early 90s, the out flow of computer science graduates to the US was so high that the World Bank, in a report, had suggested that an exit tax be imposed on IITians and other professionals leaving the country--this, it said, could earn the government over $1 billion (about Rs 4,400 crore then) per annum. This year, the US, which used to attract most candidates, has been pipped by Japan. For instance, 35 students from IIT-B are headed to the Far East as compared to 10 who are going to the USA. The concern that state-subsidised educated talent was flying off to the West to build a foreign economy and driving innovation and entrepreneurship there, gave birth to the aching term--brain drain. The turn of events has led to a new expression, the <strong>euphonious</strong> “brain circulation”. A small percentage (less than 15% of a graduating batch) of students goes abroad for higher studies. Others stay back, said IIT-Guwahati director Gautam Biswas. Many graduates keep moving between countries abroad and India. Indeed, brain drain is a myth now; one may call the paradigm brain circulation.</br>

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.</br> One leg of an IITian is in India, the other in Air India, went a popular. <strong>wisecrack</strong> in the late 1980s and early '90s. Every year hundreds of freshly minted engineers from these highly rated institutes would fly westward. This time, the template followed by several graduating classes was <strong>disrupted</strong> as many turned down international job offers. Not even 200 of the approximate 10000 students from the Indian Institutes of Technology took up positions outside India last year. Fifty students, who make up the largest contingent, will be leaving from IIT-Bombay, followed by 40 from Delhi, 25 from Kharagpur, 19 from Kanpur, 13 from Madras, 17 from Roorkee and five from Guwahati. In 2012, 84 IIT-B candidates had accepted international job offers. Compared to 20 years ago, a very small percentage of students go abroad today .This is contrary to the general perception, says IIT-Delhi director V Ramgopal Rao. Twenty years ago, 80% of the B Tech class used to go abroad. Now these numbers are insignificant. The count was larger last year, though not dramatically different. While the first phase of placements have concluded, the ensuing edition is unlikely to have international companies flying down to campuses. When we asked companies why they were coming to campus with fewer offers, they said that their requirement was lower and profiles too had changed, said professor Kaustubha Mohanty, convenor of the All-IIT Placement Committee.</br> But that may not be the entire story. Deepak Phatak, chair professor at IIT-Bombay, said that the real question is how many IITians applied for international jobs. A large number of our students are not seeking jobs outside India. In fact, Phatak was concerned about the quality of graduates when international offers started dwindling a few years ago. So I conducted exit interviews and found that students <strong>perceive</strong> that the land of opportunity is here. Moreover, with global companies setting up offices in India, students can join Google in Bennigana Halli in Bengaluru instead of Mountain View, California. In the early 90s, the out flow of computer science graduates to the US was so high that the World Bank, in a report, had suggested that an exit tax be imposed on IITians and other professionals leaving the country--this, it said, could earn the government over $1 billion (about Rs 4,400 crore then) per annum. This year, the US, which used to attract most candidates, has been pipped by Japan. For instance, 35 students from IIT-B are headed to the Far East as compared to 10 who are going to the USA. The concern that state-subsidised educated talent was flying off to the West to build a foreign economy and driving innovation and entrepreneurship there, gave birth to the aching term--brain drain. The turn of events has led to a new expression, the <strong>euphonious</strong> “brain circulation”. A small percentage (less than 15% of a graduating batch) of students goes abroad for higher studies. Others stay back, said IIT-Guwahati director Gautam Biswas. Many graduates keep moving between countries abroad and India. Indeed, brain drain is a myth now; one may call the paradigm brain circulation.</br>

What is the writing style used by the author in this passage?