Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

• A. exercise
• B. undertake
• C. empower
• D. perform
• E. assume
• A. affect
• B. succeed
• C. compete
• D. profess
• J. dominate
• A. traditional
• B. charismatic
• C. masculine
• D. benevolent
• O. authoritarian
• A. outlive
• B. outcast
• C. outwork
• D. outstand
• T. outdo
• A. employees
• B. subordinates
• C. managers
• D. counterparts
• Y. superiors
• A. minimal
• B. distinct
• C. unique
• D. similar
• ^. constant
• A. employment
• B. culture
• C. gender
• D. class
• c. category
• A. variations
• B. discriminations
• C. resemblances
• D. distortions
• h. central
• A. needy
• B. desperate
• C. preliminary
• D. trivial
• m. central
• A. contradictory
• B. corresponding
• C. discrimination
• D. analogical
• r. identical

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: Choose word based on
collocation and meaning.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do?''} \]
Step 2: Check usage.

• ``exercise leadership'' \checkmark (standard phrase)
• ``undertake leadership'' $\times$
• ``empower leadership'' $\times$
• ``perform leadership'' $\times$
• ``assume leadership'' (possible but less suitable here)

Step 3: Best fit.

• ``exercise leadership'' = correct expression \checkmark

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (A).

Answer 2

Concept: Meaning-based selection (context flow).
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not?''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• The idea is about performing better or achieving success where others fail

Step 3: Option analysis.

• (A) affect → wrong meaning $\times$
• (B) succeed → correct fit \checkmark
• (C) compete → incomplete meaning $\times$
• (D) profess → irrelevant $\times$
• (E) dominate → not suitable $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (B).

Answer 3

Concept: Contextual contrast in sentence.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``will feminine leadership succeed where ...(3)... leadership does not?''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Feminine leadership is being contrasted with its opposite

Step 3: Find opposite.

• Opposite of feminine → masculine \checkmark

Step 4: Option analysis.

• (A) Not direct contrast $\times$
• (B) Irrelevant $\times$
• (C) Correct \checkmark
• (D) Irrelevant $\times$
• (E) Not exact opposite $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (C).

Answer 4

Concept: Context-based verb selection.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)...''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Meaning: female managers perform better than males

Step 3: Check options.

• (A) outlive → irrelevant $\times$
• (B) outcast → incorrect $\times$
• (C) outwork → possible but not best fit $\times$
• (D) outstand → incorrect usage $\times$
• (E) outdo → best fit (perform better than) \checkmark

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (E).

Answer 5

Concept: Contextual meaning + logical pairing.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``female managers outdo their male ...(5)...''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Comparison is between similar roles (female vs male managers)

Step 3: Check options.

• (A) employees → wrong level $\times$
• (B) subordinates → incorrect relation $\times$
• (C) managers → incomplete phrasing $\times$
• (D) counterparts → correct (same position) \checkmark
• (E) superiors → incorrect $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (D).

Answer 6

Concept: Context-based meaning.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)...''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Comparison between male and female managers
• Suggests they perform similarly when traits are alike

Step 3: Check options.

• (A) minimal → incorrect $\times$
• (B) distinct → opposite meaning $\times$
• (C) unique → incorrect $\times$
• (D) similar → correct \checkmark
• (E) constant → irrelevant $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (D).

Answer 7

Concept: Contextual relevance.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)...''} \]
Step 2: Context.

• Passage compares men and women in leadership

Step 3: Identify type of bias.

• Bias related to men vs women → gender bias \checkmark

Step 4: Option analysis.

• (A) Not relevant $\times$
• (B) Not specific $\times$
• (C) Correct \checkmark
• (D) Not contextually correct $\times$
• (E) Too vague $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (C).

Answer 8

Concept: Logical continuation + collocation.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``stamping out gender bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)...''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Bias leads to unfair treatment
• Removing bias removes unfair treatment

Step 3: Best fit.

• Gender bias → discrimination \checkmark

Step 4: Option analysis.

• (A) variations → incorrect $\times$
• (B) discriminations → correct \checkmark
• (C) resemblances → opposite $\times$
• (D) distortions → not exact $\times$
• (E) central → irrelevant $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (B).

Answer 9

Concept: Context-based adjective selection.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives''} \]
Step 2: Interpret.

• Work is considered very important in men's lives

Step 3: Check options.

• (A) needy → incorrect $\times$
• (B) desperate → incorrect $\times$
• (C) preliminary → irrelevant $\times$
• (D) trivial → opposite $\times$
• (E) central → correct \checkmark

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (E).

Answer 10

Concept: Logical contrast.
Step 1: Understand sentence.
\[ \text{``These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears...''} \]
Step 2: Context.

• Two theories (structuralist vs socialization) are being discussed
• They present opposing views

Step 3: Best fit.

• Opposing ideas → contradictory \checkmark

Step 4: Option analysis.

• (A) Correct \checkmark
• (B) Not opposite $\times$
• (C) Incorrect form $\times$
• (D) Irrelevant $\times$
• (E) Opposite meaning $\times$

Conclusion:
Thus, the correct answer is
Option (A).