Reasoning Aptitude
MAKING DECISION OR JUDGMENTS MCQs
Judgment, Decision Making
though door-to-door solicitation is prohibited by local laws. Three residents have provided descriptions of individuals who have come to their door asking for money.Solicitor #1 is a white male, 20“25 years old, 5'9", 145 pounds, with very short brown hair. He was wearing a dark blue suit and carrying a brown leather briefcase.Solicitor #2 is a white male, 25“30 years old, 6'2", 200 pounds, with a shaved-head. He was wearing a red T-shirt and jeans.Solicitor #3 is a white male, approximately 23 years old, 5'10", slight build, with short brown hair. He was wearing a blue suit.Three days after the block association meeting, a resident noticed a man knocking on doors in the neighborhood and phoned the police to report the illegal activity. This solicitor was described as follows:Solicitor #4 is a white male, 22 years old, 140 pounds, about 5'10", with short brown hair. He was carrying a briefcase and wearing a dark suit.Based on this description, which of the three solicitations was also likely carried out by Solicitor #4?
The solicitor described as #2 has a shaved head and is much taller and heavier than the solicitors described as #1 and #3. Therefore, choices a and d, which include #2, can be ruled out. Solicitors #1, #3, and #4 have such similar descriptions that the correct answer is clearly choice c.
Here Options (A) and (C) are not appropriate as these are not valid on ethical grounds while option(B) is also not valid as you are the head of the office and you have to certain important tasks to accomplish in this case Option (D) would be the best course of action as there are certain officials for each work in every office. So one has to consult them.
asking some one to arrange an umbrella as mentioned in option (A) will not be appropriate while options(B) and (D) do not serve the purpose as it is mentioned that it is important and you cannot afford to postpone it. Here in this case continuing the address without bothering the rain as mentioned in option (C) will be the best course of action.
To get effective decision-making environment, Manager should encourage others to make decisions as well as should recognize the importance of quality information. The manager is also expected to try new things to improvise the outcome of a decision. So manager should encourage for the participative/ Democratic process of decision making rather relying solely up on himself/herself.
Heuristics are simple , efficient rules based on experiences which people often use to form judgements and make decisions. This usually involve focusing on one aspect of a complex problem and ignoring others. Although these rules work well under many circumstances they can lead to systematic deviation from logic or rationally resulting errors in decision making
The Delphi technique is used in structured communication technique to reach the correct response through consensus out of the box thinking generates unconventional ideas. Normal group technique is the decision-making process which prevents the domination of discussion by single person encourage the more passive group members to participate. In brain storming individuals work done and then groups were asked to brain storm a list of ideas using procedures that encouraged creativity and discouraged criticism and evaluation. The scores of the individuals who worked alone were combined averaged and compared with the scores of the groups. The results indicated that individuals not only produce more ideas when working alone, but they do this without scarifying quality, one possible explanation is that people fear they.
Since Eileen's husband does not enjoy fancy restaurants, choices a and c can be ruled out. Choice b, although casual, doesn't sound as though it would be the kind of special and memorable evening that Eileen is looking for. Choice d, which is owned by a former baseball star and is described as "charming" and "reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse", sounds perfect for Eileen's husband, who is described as a baseball fan and a man with simple tastes.
Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.
#1 : All of the men agree that the first three numbers are 995.
#2 : Three of them agree that the fourth number is 9.
#3 : Three agree that the fifth number is 2.
#4 : Three agree that the sixth number is 6; three others agree that the seventh number is also 6.
Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?
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. "Option A" is the best choice because it is made up of the numbers that most of the men agree they saw.
#1 : The four women seem to agree that the plate starts out with the letter J.
#2 : Three of them agree that the plate ends with 12L.
#3 : Three of them think that the second letter is X, and a different three think that the third letter is K.
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?
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 "Option A".