GATE CSE 2012 | Question: 61

Question

Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass, must be available for Day, Evening and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed.

Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?

• A. Gender-discriminatory
• B. Xenophobic
• C. Not designed to make the post attractive
• D. Not gender-discriminatory

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@ritiksri8,

What is the significance of your comment ?

All the information already available in the answers on this question.

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Xenophobic (adjective) describes a deep-rooted fear, hatred, or prejudice against people from other countries, cultures, or ethnic backgrounds.

rest self explanatory why (D) is right

Answer 1

D. Not gender_discriminatory.  The post mentions "persons" meaning any gender.

Xenophobic means having or showing an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries, so does not apply.

C and A do not apply.

Answer 2

A-- No gender specific words like male  or female .. So this is wrong.

B-- xeno phobic: "having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries"

No requirements of nationality were given. Like Nationality: Indian... Hence this is wrong..

C-- words like Transportation paid, expenses paid are used to make post attractive.. Hence this option is wrong.

Hence option D is answer.

Also by the logic given to eliminate option A, we can answer this..

Answer 3

Xenophobic (adjective) describes a deep-rooted fear, hatred, or prejudice against people from other countries, cultures, or ethnic backgrounds.

rest self explanatory why (D) is right