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MAKING DECISION OR JUDGMENTS MCQs

Judgment, Decision Making

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Question 181. Nitin Narang was born on 25th August, 1975. He has secured 60% and 50% marks in graduation and in the written test, respectively. He has been working in an organisation as Officer for the last four years.
  1.    be a graduate with at least 50 % marks.
  2.    have secured atleast 40 % marks in the written test.
  3.    not be less than 24 years and more than 29 years as on 10th October, 1997.
  4.    should have work experience of at least two years as an officer.
  5.    fulfils all other criteria except at (4) above but has a diploma in Marketing Management, his/her case is to be referred to General Manager, Marketing.
  6.    fulfils all other criteria except at (3) above but has worked as Maketting Officer at least for three years, his/her case is to be referred to Director, Marketing.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> fulfils all other criteria except at (4) above but has a diploma in Marketing Management, his/her case is to be referred to General Manager, Marketing.


The candidate satisfies condition (6) instead of condition (3).

Question 182. 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?
  1.    Bring the matter to the knowledge of your immediate superior officer and do as be verbally directs.
  2.    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.
  3.    Examine the profile of all ten candidates and take decision on merits even. If it means that the candidate Y is eventually selected.
  4.    See to it that the candidates Y is not selected at all by placing him down in the preference
  5.    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
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Examine the profile of all ten candidates and take decision on merits even. If it means that the candidate Y is eventually selected.


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).

Question 183. You are a team manager, you find that your employee's performance is inappropriate that induces /creates a stress for you. You should:
  1.    Explore the reason of inappropriate performance and report to the higher authorities.
  2.    Start an incentive mechanism for better Performance.
  3.    Create an organizational culture in which the employees feel to be concerned
  4.    Implement special Human resource training for the employees
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Create an organizational culture in which the employees feel to be concerned


Reporting the reasons to the higher authorities as mentioned on option (A) shows your inability to tackle the problem while options(B) and (D) do not serve the purpose effectively. For improving employees performance team managers should create an Organisational culture in which the employees feel to be concerned as mentioned in option(C). So, Option (C) is the best possible solution to this problem.

Question 184. You Just go to know that your friend has met with an accident and hearing this you immediately leave for the accident and hearing stop along with one more friend. In a hurry, you forget to take your license and helmet. You were flagged down to stop at the traffic intersection by the traffic constable. You will?
  1.    Dodge the policeman
  2.    Stop and pay Fime
  3.    Stop and reason it out with about the policeman
  4.    Stop and use references
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Stop and pay Fime


(B) The policeman is doing his duty. So he won't understand your reason. Also, that could be a wastage of time. So option(C) is eliminated. Dodging the policeman is making a crime hence it is also not ethical. Using references is again not an ethical behaviour. Hence the most appropriate option is (B) as you have done mistake so you have to pay fine for it.

Question 185. You are competing with your batch mate for a prestigious award to be decided based on an oral presentation. Ten minutes are allowed for each presentation. You have been asked by the committee to finish on time. Your friend however is allowed more than the stipulated time period you would.
  1.    Lodge a complaint to the chairperson against the discrimination
  2.    Not listen to any justification from the committee
  3.    Ask for withdrawal of your name
  4.    Protest and leave the place.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lodge a complaint to the chairperson against the discrimination


option (B) Would not be moral as everyone has the right to given justification while option.(C) is an escapist attitude, protesting is correct, but lodging a complaint to the concerned authority will give the result. Do option (A) Is the best course of action.

Question 186. As a citizen, you have some work with a government department. The officials call you again and again and without directly asking you sends out feelers for a bribe. You want to get your work done you would.
  1.    Give a bribe.
  2.    Behaves as, If you have not understood the feelers and persist with your application.
  3.    Go to the higher officer for help and verbally complaining about feelers.
  4.    Send in a format complaint
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Go to the higher officer for help and verbally complaining about feelers.


Option (A) is not correct and ethically not permitted. Option (B) will not solve your problem giving a written complaint about the feeler as mentioned in Option(D) is logically not correct. So best course of action is to go to the higher officer for help and verbally Complaining about feelers.

Question 187. The film director wants an actress for the lead role of Lucy who perfectly fits the description that appears in the original screenplay. He is not willing to consider actresses who do not resemble the character as she is described in the screenplay, no matter how talented they are. The screenplay describes Lucy as an average-sized, forty something redhead, with deep brown eyes, very fair skin, and a brilliant smile. The casting agent has four actresses in mind.Actress #1 is a stunning red-haired beauty who is 5'9" and in her mid-twenties. Her eyes are brown and she has an olive complexion.Actress #2 has red hair, big brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is in her mid-forties and is 5'5".Actress #3 is 5'4" and of medium build. She has red hair, brown eyes, and is in her early forties.Actress #4 is a blue-eyed redhead in her early thirties. She's of very slight build and stands at 5'.Which two actresses should the casting agent send to meet the director?
  1.    1, 2
  2.    2, 3
  3.    1, 4
  4.    2, 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2, 3


Actresses #2 and #3 possess most of the
required traits. They both have red hair and
brown eyes, are average-sized, and are in their forties. Actress #1 is very tall and is only in her mid-twenties. She also has an olive complexion. Actress #4 is of very slight build and is in her early thirties. She also has blue eyes.

Question 188. Zachary has invited his three buddies over to watch the basketball game on his wide-screen television. They are all hungry, but no one wants to leave to get food. Just as they are arguing about who should make the food run, a commercial comes on for a local pizzeria that delivers. The phone number flashes on the screen briefly and they all try to remember it. By the time Zachary grabs a pen and paper, each of them recollects a different number. Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?
  1.    995-9266
  2.    995-9336
  3.    995-9268
  4.    995-8266
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 995-9266


All of the men agree that the first three numbers are 995. Three of them agree that the fourth number is 9. Three agree that the fifth number is 2. Three agree that the sixth number is 6; three others agree that the seventh number is also 6. Choice a is the best choice because it is made up of the numbers that most of the men agree they saw.

Question 189. Mrs. Carson took a taxi to meet her three friends for lunch. They were waiting for her outside the restaurant when she pulled up in the car. She was so excited to see her friends that she left her tote bag in the taxi. As the taxi pulled away, she and her friends took notice of the license plate number so they would be able to identify the car when they called the taxi company. The four license plate numbers below represent what each of the four women thinks she saw.Which one is most likely the license plate number of the taxi?
  1.    JXK 12L
  2.    JYK 12L
  3.    JXK 12I
  4.    JXX 12L
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> JXK 12L


The four women seem to agree that the plate
starts out with the letter J. Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12L. Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter is K. The plate description that has all of these common elements is a.

Question 190. Rita, an accomplished pastry chef who is well known for her artistic and exquisite wedding cakes, opened a bakery one year ago and is surprised that business has been so slow. A consultant she hired to conduct market research has reported that the local population doesn't think of her shop as one they would visit on a daily basis but rather a place they'd visit if they were celebrating a special occasion. Which of the following strategies should Rita employ to increase her daily business?
  1.    making coupons available that entitle the coupon holder to receive a 25% discount on wedding, anniversary, or birthday cakes
  2.    exhibiting at the next Bridal Expo and having pieces of one of her wedding cakes available for tasting
  3.    placing a series of ads in the local newspaper that advertise the wide array of breads, muffins, and cookies offered at her shop
  4.    moving the bakery to the other side of town
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> placing a series of ads in the local newspaper that advertise the wide array of breads, muffins, and cookies offered at her shop


This is the only option that would encourage
people to think of the bakery as a shop they
would visit regularly and not just on special
occasions.

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