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XAT 2022 — Decision Making Question 2

Reading ComprehensionEasy
Passage / Data

Read the following scenario and answer the THREE questions that follow.
Raghubir, a reputed doctor, practices medicine in a tier-three city. He owns an importedSUV which he bought 10 years ago, using his hard- earned savings of nearly 5 years.Initially, he used to take it for long rides, but for the last 6-7 years, he only commutes to hisclinic, a 10-minute drive from his home.
The SUV has been his proud possession but it demands high maintenance. Also, thediesel-guzzling SUV does not comply with the new emission norms being introduced in thetier-one and tier-two cities. Of late, a few newspapers reported that the new emission normsmay be introduced in tier-three cities as well. This news has worried Raghubir.

Anya, Raghubir’s daughter, works in a metro city. She is concerned about privatetransport emissions and is unhappy with her father’s diesel-guzzling SUV. Thoughshe wants her father to be more environmentally responsible, she is aware that anydrastic suggestion might attract strong resistance.

Hence, she wants a solution,acceptable to Raghubir, that gently dissuades him from using his SUV on a dailybasis.
Which of the following actions by Anya will BEST dissuade Raghubir from using hisSUV on a daily basis?

Answer & solution

  • A

    Request Raghubir to use public transport for his daily commute, and use the SUVsparingly

  • B

    Ask his mechanic to explore if the SUV can be retrofitted with a CNG kit

  • C

    Take away Raghubir’s SUV to the metro city and gift him a new SUV

  • D

    Gift Raghubir a small petrol car and convince him to sell his SUV

  • Ask Raghubir’s secretary to ferry him to the clinic daily in her car, except for the weekends

Solution

Options C and D can be eliminated as Raghubir is emotionally attached to his SUV also taking the SUV to a metro city is not viable so option C is eliminated. Asking Raghubir to take public transport might also involve drastic change, so Option A is also eliminated. Retrofitting the SUV with CNG is not viable, so option B is also eliminated. Therefore option E is the best option in this case.