Some causes of delay in coming to economic decisions in our country seem to lie in the __(1)__ realm. There is such a thing as the psychology of Power which motivates people: Power of control and patronage. power to delay an application, power to hold up a file, power to keep people __(2)__ in an ante room, all of which are consciously or subconsciously treated as symbols of __(3)__ and hallmarks of importance. A further psychological cause of __(4)__ is a combination of mistrust, of unwillingness to take responsibility, of a fear of being criticized and, of possibly being subjected to enforcement investigation. A large number of __(5)__ which ought to be taken by civil servants, and were so taken in the old days, now go up to the top to await the __(6)__ of the Minister. The Minister, in turn, is __(7)__ to take the responsibility for fear of criticism from Parliament or from within his own party and seeks __(8)__ in a Cabinet decision. The Cabinet, split on ideological grounds and under political and other pressures, is reluctant to reach a decision which is not __(9)__. Thus, the various layers of economic decision-making in government-civil servants, Ministers and Cabinet as a whole-all exercise the happy __(10)__ of postponing a decision.
1)
a) Scientific
b) Financial
c) Medical
d) Political
e) Psychological
2)
a) Wandering
b) Resisting
c) Gossiping
d) Waiting
e) Lingering
3)
a) Prestige
b) Control
c) Aggression
d) Affection
e) Proud
4)
a) Power
b) Control
c) Insecurity
d) Politicians
e) Delay
5)
a) Decisions
b) Assignments
c) Undertakings
d) Projects
e) Justifications
6)
a) Meeting
b) Opinion
c) Stamp
d) Appreciation
e) Approval
7)
a) Unfortunate
b) Uneasy
c) Proposed
d) Reluctant
e) Pushed
8)
a) Assistance
b) Safety
c) Monopoly
d) Autonomy
e) Place
9)
a) Comprehensive
b) Beneficial
c) Unanimous
d) Profitable
e) Successful
10)
a) Facility
b) Situation
c) Trick
d) Sanction
e) Prerogative
