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GATE 2020 EC – Question 4

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Reading Comprehension and Reasoning · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The Canadian constitution requires that equal importance be given to English and French. Last year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit, and had to pay a six-figure fine to a French-speaking couple after they filed complaints about formal in-flight announcements in English lasting 15 seconds, as opposed to informal 5 second messages in French.

The French-speaking couple were upset at ________.

  1. the in-flight announcements being made in English.
  2. the English announcements being clearer than the French ones.
  3. the English announcements being longer than the French ones.
  4. equal importance being given to English and French.

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Correct answer: (C) the English announcements being longer than the French ones.

Explanation

The complaint was that the English announcements were formal and lasted 15 seconds, while the French ones were informal and only 5 seconds. So the couple were upset that the English announcements were longer than the French ones.