The central idea of the passage is best expressed by option 2: "The employees must change their outlook towards work."
The passage argues that the current behavior of employees, spending minimal time on actual work and engaging in activities like gossiping and tea breaks, is a problem.
The passage emphasizes the need for a shift in the employees' approach to work, highlighting the prevalent issue of time wastage on non-productive activities.
It suggests that the weak administration setup is a result of employees lacking proper examples and being more concerned about pleasing their bosses than focusing on actual work.
Therefore, the passage advocates for a change in the employees' attitude towards work for a more effective and productive work culture.
Complete question:
Directions: Analyze the content of the passage and then answer the questions that follow the passage.
What needs to be set right is our approach to work. It is a common sight in our country of employees reporting for duty on time and at the same time doing little work. If an assessment is made of time they spent in gossiping, drinking tea, eating "pan" and smoking cigarettes, it will be shocking to know that the time devoted to actual work is negligible. The problem is the standard which the leadership in administration sets for the staff. Forget the ministers because they mix politics and administration. What do top bureaucrats do? What do the below down officials do? The administration setup remains weak mainly because the employees do not have the right example to follow and they are more concerned about being in the good books of the bosses than doing work.
The central idea of the passage could be best expressed by the following
1. The employees outlook towards work is justified
2. The employees must change their outlook towards work
3. The employees would never change their work culture
4. The employer-employee relationship is far from healthy