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MAKING DECISION OR JUDGMENTS MCQs

Judgment, Decision Making

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Question 191. The neighborhood block association has received many complaints about people knocking on doors and soliciting money for an unknown charity organization even
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?
  1.    #1, #2, and #3
  2.    #1, but not #2 and #3
  3.    #1 and #3, but not #2
  4.    #1 and #2, but not #3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> #1 and #3, but not #2


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.


Question 192. You are head of your office. Some media people come to your office and request you brief them about the pension plan of your office you will
  1.    Ask the media people to come some other day
  2.    Immediately accept the offer and brief them
  3.    Get them turned out of your office
  4.    Ask them to wait and to consult the officials concerned
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Ask them to wait and to consult the officials concerned


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.


Question 193. While addressing people in an open ground it begins to rain your address is important and you cannot afford to postpone it what will you do? You Would
  1.    Ask some one to arrange on umbrella
  2.    Stop your address for a while
  3.    Continue the address without bothering the rain
  4.    Postpone it for day
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Continue the address without bothering the rain


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.

Question 194. All except one of the following are important strategies that a manager can use to create a more effective decision-making environment, Which one is not?
  1.    Encourage others to make Decisions
  2.    Be ready to try new things
  3.    Relying solely upon himself/herself
  4.    Recognize the importance of quality information
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Relying solely upon himself/herself


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.


Question 195. Errors in decision making occur because we use decision-making heuristics
  1.    In an Unplanned Manner
  2.    Haphazardly
  3.    Beyond the range for which they are intended
  4.    Without taking care of other aspects
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Without taking care of other aspects


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


Question 196. A group effort of generating alternative ideas that can help a manager to solve a problem is called
  1.    The Delphi Technique
  2.    Out of the box thinking
  3.    The normal group technique
  4.    Brain Storming
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The Delphi Technique


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.


Question 197. Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband's 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose?
  1.    Alfredo's offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan decor. Patrons will feel as though they've spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.
  2.    Pancho's Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town.
  3.    The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Dilbert Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.
  4.    Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner,Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner,Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
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.
Question 198. The school principal has received complaints from parents about bullying in the school yard during recess. He wants to investigate and end this situation as soon as possible, so he has asked the recess aides to watch closely. Which situation should the recess aides report to the principal?
  1.    A girl is sitting glumly on a bench reading a book and not interacting with her peers.
  2.    Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
  3.    Two boys are playing a one-on-one game of basketball and are arguing over the last basket scored.
  4.    Three boys are huddled over a handheld video game, which isn't supposed to be on school grounds.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Four girls are surrounding another girl and seem to have possession of her backpack.
Seeing four girls surrounding another girl, while in possession of her backpack, is the most suspicious of the incidents described.
Question 199. 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 pizze-ria 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.
#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?
  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. "Option A" is the best choice because it is made up of the numbers that most of the men agree they saw.
Question 200. 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.
#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?
  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 "Option A".

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