In this part of the question paper there are 15 questions based on Decision Making. In each question there is given a situation. Read the given circumstances carefully and mark the option which is most appropriate action can be taken to the best of your knowledge. There is no penalty for the wrong answer to these 15 questions.
Q66. You are district magistrate (DM) of a district which is prone to break-down of law and order due to communal sensitivity. Your child is hospitalized with a severe case of typhoid and you are on leave, stationed at your district head-quarter. The SP of the district is also on leave and has gone to his home town in another state. A fresh IPS officer who is posted as ASP is in-charge SP and a fresh IAS officer who is posted as SDM is in-charge DM. during this period there is breakdown of law and order situation in a town of the district (100 kilometres from the headquarter). You will
In this part of the question paper there are 15 questions based on Decision Making. In each question there is given a situation. Read the given circumstances carefully and mark the option which is most appropriate action can be taken to the best of your knowledge. There is no penalty for the wrong answer to these 15 questions.
Q66. You are district magistrate (DM) of a district which is prone to break-down of law and order due to communal sensitivity. Your child is hospitalized with a severe case of typhoid and you are on leave, stationed at your district head-quarter. The SP of the district is also on leave and has gone to his home town in another state. A fresh IPS officer who is posted as ASP is in-charge SP and a fresh IAS officer who is posted as SDM is in-charge DM. during this period there is breakdown of law and order situation in a town of the district (100 kilometres from the headquarter). You will
The correct option is B b) After discussing the situation with the doctor, put your trusted friend or relative in charge of your child and join back to supervise handling of the law and order situation.
Answer choice (a) does no attempt a balance between family responsibility and work. With proper medical care typhoid can be cured easily. It is not necessary to be continuously on leave to facilitate treatment. This deserves 0.25 score.
Answer choice (b) secures a fine balance between the competing demands of family and work. This response would get perfect score.
Answer (c) SP is also the head of an important department in the district. Government should be requested to call SP back. If DM orders in such tone it may end up spoiling harmonious relations. Moreover, without setting an examply himself DM’s posturing would not go well with other officials. This would get score of 0.25.
Answer choice (d) implies a passive approach. It is not easy to such request may be to cancel leave of DM. this response would get zero score.
Hence (b).
Answer choice (a) does no attempt a balance between family responsibility and work. With proper medical care typhoid can be cured easily. It is not necessary to be continuously on leave to facilitate treatment. This deserves 0.25 score.
Answer choice (b) secures a fine balance between the competing demands of family and work. This response would get perfect score.
Answer (c) SP is also the head of an important department in the district. Government should be requested to call SP back. If DM orders in such tone it may end up spoiling harmonious relations. Moreover, without setting an examply himself DM’s posturing would not go well with other officials. This would get score of 0.25.
Answer choice (d) implies a passive approach. It is not easy to such request may be to cancel leave of DM. this response would get zero score.
Hence (b).
