Question ID - 83956 | SaraNextGen Top Answer

Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.                                                                                 PASSAGE      The interview may be conducted by letter and by telephone, as well as in person. Letter and telephone interviews are less satisfactory. Direct contact with an individual and a face-to-face relationship often provide a stimulating situation for both interviewer and interviewer. Personal reaction and interaction aid not only a rapport but also in obtaining nuances and additional information by the reactions which are more fully observed in a face-to-face relationship.      Adequate preparation for the interview is a “must”. Careful planning saves not only time but also energy of both parties concerned. The interview is used to obtain facts or subjective data such as individual opinions, attitudes, and preferences. Interviews are used to check on questionnaires which may have been used to obtain data, or when a problem being investigated is complex, or when the information needed to solve it cannot be secured easily in any other way. People will often give information orally but will not put it in writing.
The intention of the writer of this passage is to
(a)	warn the readers against conducting interviews.	(b)	instruct people on the best means of conducting interviews.
(c)	tell people how to make friends with interviewers.	(d)	advise people on the use of letters and telephone.
According to the author the best way to conduct interviews is
(a)	to talk to the interviewees over telephone.	(b)	to write letters to the interviewees
(c)	to observe the interviewees from a distance.	(d)	to have a direct conversation with the interviewees.
If I want to interview someone,
(a)	all I need to do is to just drop in an have a talk with the person.	(b)	I ought to plan and prepare for the interview well in advance.
(c)	I have to ring up the person and ask him/her all the questions I want to.	(d)	establishing good rapport with the person will be enough.
Face-to-face interaction with the interviewees enables the interviewer to
(a)	understand shades of meaning not readily available in written responses.	(b)	observe the physical stature of the interviewee.
(c)	listen to the voice of the interviewee directly.	(d)	compel the interviewees to express their opinions inwriting.

The author used ‘individual opinions’, ‘attitudes’ and ‘preferences’ as examples of
(a)	objective data about the interviewees	(b)	abstract philosophical concepts irrelevant to the interview process.
(c)	psychological properties particular to a given interviewee.	(d)	likes and dislikes common to interviewers and interviewees.