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XAT 2012 — Decision Making Question 2

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Answer the following questions on the basis of the following letter.

To the Chairman:
Dear Mr. Sailesh,
  
At the December 3, 2011 meeting, it was decided that no two officers would hold positions on the same committee. It has recently come to my attention that both Chaitanya Rao and Ajit Singh will be serving in some capacity on the Cultural Committee, and both have been nominated for officer status. As you know, this is in direct disregard for the rules as voted by the Members Council last December 3, 2011. I would hope that sufficient action be taken by the Disciplinary Committee (on which committee both of the above are members) so that this problem will be remedied.
  
Sincerely,
Arvind Singh

If both the nominations are confirmed, which of the following exhaustively and reasonably, describes actions that may occur in the near future?

Answer & solution

Correct answer: Either Rao or Ajit resigns his position from the Cultural Committee, and the other resigns his position on the Disciplinary Committee.

  • A

    Arvind resigns his membership.

  • B

    Either Rao or Ajit resigns his membership.

  • C

    Ajit resigns his committee post on the Cultural Committee.

  • D

    Rao resigns his position on the Cultural Committee

  • Either Rao or Ajit resigns his position from the Cultural Committee, and the other resigns his position on the Disciplinary Committee.

Solution

1, 3 and 4 are biased as they mention resignation for only one of the two employees. 2 also mentions an either/or condition. Option 5 clearly mentions that both have to resign from one or the other committee. 

Hence, the correct answer is option 5.

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