Dicision Making Test

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Question 1
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Kings Distillery Ltd. was a leading manufacturer of alcohol related beverages in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Over the past few years, it has seen a 40% erosion in its business, yet its stock prices have gone by around 30% in the same time period. A lot of analysts are baffled as they believe that the stock should have gone down as the sales have gone down for the company.

Which one of the following options explains this apparent dichotomy in the behavior of the company stock?

A
The company has taken to brand promotion with a new zeal and build a new ad campaign.

B
The company has managed to survive all these years and stock markets appreciate the company's determination to go on.

C
The manufacturing facilities for the company are spread over acres of prime land now, and the value of this land bank is now many times over the sales of the company.

D
The company has decided to diversify into non-alcoholic products as well.

E
both options 1 and 4

Question 2
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The sales managers of Gluco-pharmaceuticals face a peculiar problem. In the past, they were tasked with handling the sales, marketing and branding portions of the business. The sales managers had no role in the day to day operations of the company and were not involved in the logistics and transportation side of the business. But in the recent times, the management of the company has changed and now the new management wishes to introduce new cost cutting measures. The sales team has also been asked to handle the logistics and transportation side of the business, which essentially means the delivery of goods (once produced in the factories) to various vendors. The sales managers see this as additional burden and feel that their on the job performance will be impacted by these measures. The management, on the other hand, believes that these measures would improve the overall profitability of the company, and they have linked the performance bonus of the sales team with their efforts on ground. This has created a lot of tensions in the sales team as they feel they are unnecessarily being placed under pressure and are being forced to take up additional responsibilities.

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In the given situation, what should the sales managers do?

A
It is their job to complete the tasks assigned and they should do as told.

B
They should go on a strike and make sure their demands are met.

C
They should continue to only perform their sales related tasks and not take up additional responsibilities.

D
They should continue with their work and in the meantime, ask the management to set-up a review board wherein they can share their increased challenges and prove their point.

E
They should resign and search for better jobs.

Question 3
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The sales managers of Gluco-pharmaceuticals face a peculiar problem. In the past, they were tasked with handling the sales, marketing and branding portions of the business. The sales managers had no role in the day to day operations of the company and were not involved in the logistics and transportation side of the business. But in the recent times, the management of the company has changed and now the new management wishes to introduce new cost cutting measures. The sales team has also been asked to handle the logistics and transportation side of the business, which essentially means the delivery of goods (once produced in the factories) to various vendors. The sales managers see this as additional burden and feel that their on the job performance will be impacted by these measures. The management, on the other hand, believes that these measures would improve the overall profitability of the company, and they have linked the performance bonus of the sales team with their efforts on ground. This has created a lot of tensions in the sales team as they feel they are unnecessarily being placed under pressure and are being forced to take up additional responsibilities.

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The sales managers have to refused to take up their new responsibilities despite the repeated attempts of the management to make them understand their point of view. What should the management do in this case?

A
fire the sales team

B
hire a new sales team and then fire the existing sales team

C
cancel the performance incentives for this year

D
put the performance incentives on hold and ask the team to negotiate

E
fire the most vocal voice of the sales managers to set an example

Question 4
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According to recent report, the majority of jobs in the government sector in India do not have strong accountability clauses. For majority of the posts, the seniority in rank determines the pay of an individual and not the work done by that person. This means that there is no reason for the person to perform to the best of his abilities as his growth is already guaranteed by the number of years he puts in the job.

Which one of the following statements will disprove the claim made in the argument above?

A
a recent report shows that 2 out 5 individuals in government sector may be self-motivated.

B
all government departments have a report system wherein the senior officials files reports on the performance of the junior officer. Though not linked to salaries, a bad report can mean a loss of promotion or demotion, effectively having an impact on seniority.

C
all government officials are extremely scared of being reported for misdemeanor by the press or by citizens, and it is out of this fear that they perform their jobs.

D
most government departments are run on the basis of sycophancy and pleasing your senior official, and those who do so are the ones who receive their promotions the quickest.

E
most government jobs are obtained by paying a bribe and thus most individuals are not motivated enough to perform in such a scenario.

Question 5
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You are currently operating a project that has 6 teams in it. 3 out of those 6 teams are performing well and are working on schedule. The remaining 3 teams are not performing on time, and are in danger of impacting the overall project deadline. For the whole project to be completed on time, you need to make sure that all teams perform on time. Which, out of the following, should be taken up by you to make sure the project is completed on time?

A
re-arrange the teams so that the good workers are distributed.

B
re-arrange the team leaders so that the bad teams have good team leaders.

C
remove the non-performing teams from the project.

D
ask the teams to work over time to complete the work.

E
assess individual members and processes of each team to establish the weak links.

Question 6
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Mahesh Industries is currently undergoing a change of guard. The company has been in the machine screw manufacturing business for the last 20 years, and was run by Mahesh Singhania. Last year, Mahesh Singhania's son Suresh joined the company business after completing his education from the United States. The last one year has been the year of upheavals for the company and Suresh has brought in a quite a few radical changes in the family run business. For starters, he changed the existing management processes of the company and installed a new computerized ERP program that took care of all inventory, accounts and operation management. What this ERP system effectively did was to reduce the manpower by half required for the management of these processes. The next step he took was the modernization of the plant and this has also meant that the manpower requirement of the plant has gone down considerably, and overall productivity has increased. Despite these positive changes, there have been a host of issues that have come up in the last one year. The most significant of these has been that overall 30% of the employees of Mahesh Industries stand to lose their jobs because of these changes. Since majority of these have been associated with the company for a fairly substantial period of time, Mahesh Singhania has found it very tough to let go of these people. Also, there is tremendous employee unrest in the company, and in the last three weeks, the productivity of the refurbished plant has gone down by more 50% as employees are refusing to take orders from Suresh Singhania. Also, they want all the old employees of the company should be offered job protection and security.

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In the given situation, the following options exist for Mahesh Singhania:

I. He should ask his son to take a back seat for some time and handle the company affairs for some time himself.

II. He should remove his son from active management and roll back the changes.

III. He should provide the old employees the job security they ask for.

IV. He should stop the modernization of the plant.

How many of the above options should Mahesh Singhania exercise?

A
0

B
1

C
2

D
3

E
4

Question 7
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Mahesh Industries is currently undergoing a change of guard. The company has been in the machine screw manufacturing business for the last 20 years, and was run by Mahesh Singhania. Last year, Mahesh Singhania's son Suresh joined the company business after completing his education from the United States. The last one year has been the year of upheavals for the company and Suresh has brought in a quite a few radical changes in the family run business. For starters, he changed the existing management processes of the company and installed a new computerized ERP program that took care of all inventory, accounts and operation management. What this ERP system effectively did was to reduce the manpower by half required for the management of these processes. The next step he took was the modernization of the plant and this has also meant that the manpower requirement of the plant has gone down considerably, and overall productivity has increased. Despite these positive changes, there have been a host of issues that have come up in the last one year. The most significant of these has been that overall 30% of the employees of Mahesh Industries stand to lose their jobs because of these changes. Since majority of these have been associated with the company for a fairly substantial period of time, Mahesh Singhania has found it very tough to let go of these people. Also, there is tremendous employee unrest in the company, and in the last three weeks, the productivity of the refurbished plant has gone down by more 50% as employees are refusing to take orders from Suresh Singhania. Also, they want all the old employees of the company should be offered job protection and security.

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In the given case, the Singhania's need to:

A
place the company profit above all else.

B
give primary importance to plant modernization.

C
portray themselves as strong individuals not willing to bow down to pressure.

D
be fair and strong at the same time

E
be cunning and clever.

Question 8
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Mahesh Industries is currently undergoing a change of guard. The company has been in the machine screw manufacturing business for the last 20 years, and was run by Mahesh Singhania. Last year, Mahesh Singhania's son Suresh joined the company business after completing his education from the United States. The last one year has been the year of upheavals for the company and Suresh has brought in a quite a few radical changes in the family run business. For starters, he changed the existing management processes of the company and installed a new computerized ERP program that took care of all inventory, accounts and operation management. What this ERP system effectively did was to reduce the manpower by half required for the management of these processes. The next step he took was the modernization of the plant and this has also meant that the manpower requirement of the plant has gone down considerably, and overall productivity has increased. Despite these positive changes, there have been a host of issues that have come up in the last one year. The most significant of these has been that overall 30% of the employees of Mahesh Industries stand to lose their jobs because of these changes. Since majority of these have been associated with the company for a fairly substantial period of time, Mahesh Singhania has found it very tough to let go of these people. Also, there is tremendous employee unrest in the company, and in the last three weeks, the productivity of the refurbished plant has gone down by more 50% as employees are refusing to take orders from Suresh Singhania. Also, they want all the old employees of the company should be offered job protection and security.

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One possible solution that can be adopted by the Singhania's is:

A
they can set up a new plant and ask the extra workforce to shift there.

B
they can raise the salaries of the people they wish to retain to make them happy and force the others out.

C
they can offer a voluntary retirement scheme with an attractive payout option that makes it easier for the employees to leave.

D
they can put a stop on the hiring process and ask the old employees to carry out extra work.

E
none of the above.

Question 9
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You are an office in the police force and are an acting DSP, Traffic Police, Chandigarh. Recently, you have been surrounded by controversies. It all started when you 'challan-ed' a High Court Judge. Three days after the challan, you were transferred from your post to another department. The local media has picked up on the news and is highlighting it significantly in the local newspapers. What should you do in the given situation?

A
You should lay low and join your new department

B
You should not join the new department and resign from your job.

C
You should call a press conference and provide your side of the story.

D
You should file a case in High Court against the erring Judge.

E
You should join the new department and at the same time, lodge a complaint with the department highlighting the injustice meted out to you.

Question 10
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In your housing society, some people of a certain community were celebrating their festival in a noisy manner. Some people of other communities objected to this style of celebrations and wanted the members of the particular community to tone down their celebrations. The community objected quoting that they never objected to the celebrations of others. This lead to a heated discussion between the two communities, and in the middle of this, someone threw some stones on the members of the particular community. The situation has grown very tense and physical violence including a riot can be expected in the given situation. You are observing this situation develop from your balcony. What should you do?

A
try to identify and catch the person who threw stone.

B
go down the scene and try to settle down the two parties.

C
contact the press immediately and try to get the incident covered.

D
contact the local law authorities immediately.

E
do not get involved in any way as you might be harmed.

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Question 1

The company has taken to brand promotion with a new zeal and build a new ad campaign.

The company has managed to survive all these years and stock markets appreciate the company's determination to go on.

The manufacturing facilities for the company are spread over acres of prime land now, and the value of this land bank is now many times over the sales of the company.

The company has decided to diversify into non-alcoholic products as well.

both options 1 and 4

Question 2

It is their job to complete the tasks assigned and they should do as told.

They should go on a strike and make sure their demands are met.

They should continue to only perform their sales related tasks and not take up additional responsibilities.

They should continue with their work and in the meantime, ask the management to set-up a review board wherein they can share their increased challenges and prove their point.

They should resign and search for better jobs.

Question 3

fire the sales team

hire a new sales team and then fire the existing sales team

cancel the performance incentives for this year

put the performance incentives on hold and ask the team to negotiate

fire the most vocal voice of the sales managers to set an example

Question 4

a recent report shows that 2 out 5 individuals in government sector may be self-motivated.

all government departments have a report system wherein the senior officials files reports on the performance of the junior officer. Though not linked to salaries, a bad report can mean a loss of promotion or demotion, effectively having an impact on seniority.

all government officials are extremely scared of being reported for misdemeanor by the press or by citizens, and it is out of this fear that they perform their jobs.

most government departments are run on the basis of sycophancy and pleasing your senior official, and those who do so are the ones who receive their promotions the quickest.

most government jobs are obtained by paying a bribe and thus most individuals are not motivated enough to perform in such a scenario.

Question 5

re-arrange the teams so that the good workers are distributed.

re-arrange the team leaders so that the bad teams have good team leaders.

remove the non-performing teams from the project.

ask the teams to work over time to complete the work.

assess individual members and processes of each team to establish the weak links.

Question 6

0

1

2

3

4

Question 7

place the company profit above all else.

give primary importance to plant modernization.

portray themselves as strong individuals not willing to bow down to pressure.

be fair and strong at the same time

be cunning and clever.

Question 8

they can set up a new plant and ask the extra workforce to shift there.

they can raise the salaries of the people they wish to retain to make them happy and force the others out.

they can offer a voluntary retirement scheme with an attractive payout option that makes it easier for the employees to leave.

they can put a stop on the hiring process and ask the old employees to carry out extra work.

none of the above.

Question 9

You should lay low and join your new department

You should not join the new department and resign from your job.

You should call a press conference and provide your side of the story.

You should file a case in High Court against the erring Judge.

You should join the new department and at the same time, lodge a complaint with the department highlighting the injustice meted out to you.

Question 10

try to identify and catch the person who threw stone.

go down the scene and try to settle down the two parties.

contact the press immediately and try to get the incident covered.

contact the local law authorities immediately.

do not get involved in any way as you might be harmed.

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