XAT 2019 — Decision Making Question 4
Read the following caselet and answer the questions that follow.
Thakur Raja, a young cabinet minister, glanced through the notes of his secretary regarding the recent controversies on ‘Racket’, the most popular game of the country. While International Racket Association (IRA) has agreed to implement Drug Testing Code (DTC), the Racket Club which controls the entire Racket related activities had some reservations regarding the initiative. A majority of the citizens eagerly awaited their country's participation and performance at the international competitions during the Champions Trophy. Due to the popularity of the game, 70% of the total revenue associated with the game originates from the country. Hence, the Racket Club has earned high bargaining power with the IRA and can influence decisions not aligned with its interests. Three of the most popular and senior players of the Club, including the captain, are against the imposition of DTC citing security reasons. A decision against the interests of these players might result in law and order problems throughout the country. Other players support the decision of their senior colleagues and if the Racket Club refuses, players may support the rebel Counter Racket Club, a new national level initiative. The Counter Racket Club can challenge the monopoly of the Racket Club, if it succeeds in attracting some popular players.
Raja was a great soccer player and has major reservations against racket. According to him, racket has negative influence on the country’s youth and distracts them from productive work. He also considers drug testing as an essential feature of any sports and games across the world. As the new cabinet minister for Youth and Sports, he needs to take some important decisions on this contentious issue.
If Thakur Raja wants to create a lasting impact, the most reasonable option for him is to:
Answer & solution
Enforce drug testing while providing adequate security to all players.
- B
Align with Counter Racket Club and reinforce their initiatives.
- C
Ban Racket as a sport, citing its negative influence on youth.
- D
Get popular Racket players to endorse Soccer.
- E
Force the Racket Club to accept all regulations relating to drug testing.
Racket is the most popular game of the country. 70% of the total revenue associated with the game originates from the country. Since the International Racket Association (IRA) has agreed to implement Drug Testing Code (DTC), the Racket Club has no choice but to implement the same. However, some players have reservations against this. The best thing for Thakur Raja would be to implement drug testing while also considering the demands of the senior players. Thus [1] is the correct choice of action. [2], [3] and [4] reek of personal vendetta. They are not appropriate for a person who is the Sports Minister. Moreover, they do not solve the problem at hand. [5] does not take into account the problems of the senior players.
Hence, [1] is the best course of action.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.