You are a Deputy secretary in a ministry of the government of India where you are dealing with the appointment of 'Technical Assistants' on the basis of a written examination.10 candidates have been shortlisted for the two posts. Based on their educational and previous work experience you have to make your recommendation in order to preference. A senior official in the ministry. Who is known to you asks you to recommend the name of a candidate amongst the first two choices. What will you do? Options: A . &nbspBring the matter to the knowledge of your immediate superior officer and do as be verbally directs. B . &nbspCompany to the request of the senior officer. Who approached you and recommend the name of his candidate in the top two despite knowing that he is not among the best two. C . &nbspExamine the profile of all ten candidates and take decision on merits even. If it means that the candidate Y is eventually selected. D . &nbspSee to it that the candidates Y is not selected at all by placing him down in the preference E . &nbspFor selecting Best alternative in these type of circumstances you are required to adopt virtue approach as in these circumstances you must be loyal to take ethical and moral decision

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You are a Deputy secretary in a ministry of the government of India where you are dealing with the appointment of 'Technical Assistants' on the basis of a written examination.10 candidates have been shortlisted for the two posts. Based on their educational and previous work experience you have to make your recommendation in order to preference. A senior official in the ministry. Who is known to you asks you to recommend the name of a candidate amongst the first two choices. What will you do?

Options:

A . Bring the matter to the knowledge of your immediate superior officer and do as be verbally directs.

B . Company to the request of the senior officer. Who approached you and recommend the name of his candidate in the top two despite knowing that he is not among the best two.

C . Examine the profile of all ten candidates and take decision on merits even. If it means that the candidate Y is eventually selected.

D . See to it that the candidates Y is not selected at all by placing him down in the preference

E . For selecting Best alternative in these type of circumstances you are required to adopt virtue approach as in these circumstances you must be loyal to take ethical and moral decision

Answer: Option C

Selecting option.(A)would harm your relationship with the senior official while option.(B) is complete negation of ethics and morality of an officer. Selecting option(D) is also not ethics and so in this case the best option is to examine the profile of all the candidates and to take decision on the basis of merit. Thus the correct answer is option (C).

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