Question
The CEO's decision to downsize the workforce was considered myopic because it sacrificed long-term stability to accommodate short-term gains.
Select the most appropriate option that can replace the word "myopic" without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- B
- From
- Official GATE 2025 answer key
Solution
Determine the meaning of 'myopic' from both standard vocabulary and the contextual clue ('sacrificed long-term stability to accommodate short-term gains').
The word myopic literally means nearsighted and figuratively means lacking foresight or shortsighted. The clause that follows ('because it sacrificed long-term stability to accommodate short-term gains') directly defines this lack of long-term vision. Options (A), (C), and (D) all have positive, forward-looking connotations opposite to 'myopic'.
Option (B)
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2025 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 1 (CS1)
- Question
- 2 of 65
- Section
- General Aptitude
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