UN | MCQs

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wet blanket. A person who discourages enjoyment or enthusiasm, as in don’t be such a wet blanket

A wet blanket بدمزگی پھیلانے والا

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Passage

Unemployment is a key index of economic slack and lost output. But it is not distributed in proportion to people’s ability to face it. It affects painfully the young, women, the unskilled as well as semiskilled, the black person, the older people, and underemployed people in rural areas. The unemployment among specific groups means greater costs to society that can be calculated easily in hours of idleness or dollars of income lost. The other costs include disturbance of the careers and increased juvenile delinquency. There is another cost of unemployment. For labors, continuous unemployment results in “share-the-work” pressures for shorter hours and escalate resistance to technological advances. On business side, the shortcomings of markets results in attempts to raise prices to cover increased costs and to pressures for protection against buying products from abroad.

Question 1: Unemployment is an index of (A) the employment rate (B) economic slack and lost output (C) diminished resources (D) over utilization of capacity Question 2: According to the passage, the unemployment falls most heavily upon all except the (A) unskilled worker (B) semiskilled worker (C) black people (D) white middle class Question 3: The cost to society of unemployment can be measured by all except (A) disruption of careers (B) idleness (C) the death rate (D) lost incomes

Question 4: Serious unemployment results in labor groups to demand

(A) more jobs with shorter hours

(B) “no fire” policies

(C) higher wages to those employed

(D) cost-cutting solutions

Question 5: A normal business reaction to a recession is to press for

(A) restrictive business practices

(B) protection against imports

(C) government action

(D) higher unemployment insurance

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یہ ادارہ پنجاب یونیورسٹی سے الحاق ہے۔
"This institution is affiliated with Punjab University."

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"Everything in the world decays, comes to an end, and dies inevitably."

This succinctly expresses the natural process of deterioration and eventual cessation of all things.

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Universalistic Ethical Hedonism is also known as Utilitarianism.

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The most influential contributor to Universal ethical hedonism is John Stuart Mill.

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An unconscious intention refers to a motive or purpose behind an action that the agent is not consciously aware of or does not explicitly acknowledge.

It may drive behavior without the individual's conscious recognition, yet still influences their actions.

Understanding unconscious intentions can provide insight into subconscious motivations and behaviors.

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A gift is void if the donee has not given his acceptance. 

A gift made to unborn person is void. A gift cannot be made by an unborn person because he is not even a minor! A person who can give a gift must be an adult.

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The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council.