SNAP 2023 Actual Question Papers with Solutions, Slot-wise – Page 11
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Aditi, an HR executive, is asked by her cousin to 'put in a word' for his application to an opening in her company. He is reasonably qualified, but there are strong external applicants. Company policy allows employee referrals. What is the most appropriate action?
- Use the official referral channel, declare the link and stay out of his evaluation.
- Push his application ahead of the others, since referrals are allowed.
- Refuse to forward his application at all, so that nobody can suspect you of any bias in hiring.
- Share the likely interview questions with him so that he can prepare well.
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Answer: A. Use the official referral channel, declare the link and stay out of his evaluation.
You are an airline duty manager. The station head asks you to log a three-hour delay as 'ATC congestion', though it was caused by a crew-rostering error. The true cause would expose the airline to entitlement claims from 180 passengers, and your station has had three such delays this month. What should you do?
- Enter the delay as air traffic congestion, since several factors usually contribute to aviation delays anyway.
- Record the rostering error as the true cause, and offer to help management improve future crew scheduling.
- Log the true cause internally, but avoid telling the affected passengers about the entitlements they may claim.
- Report the station head directly to the aviation regulator for asking you to falsify official delay records.
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Answer: B. Record the rostering error as the true cause, and offer to help management improve future crew scheduling.
Ravi, a junior engineer at a construction firm building a district hospital, notices that the steel bars delivered to the site are of a lower grade than the design specifies. His site manager says the difference is 'only on paper' and tells him to keep quiet so the project stays on schedule. The firm has an ethics hotline. What should Ravi do?
- Stay quiet, since the site manager is more experienced and responsible.
- Post photos of the steel on social media to warn the public about the hospital.
- Record the facts and report them through the ethics hotline or to the project head.
- Resign from the project and leave the firm, without telling anyone else why he is leaving.
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Answer: C. Record the facts and report them through the ethics hotline or to the project head.
Take the statements below as true. Based only on these statements, decide which conclusion(s) necessarily follow. Do not assume anything about anyone's intent.
Statements:
1. Rule: Consultants on the hospital's rolls must disclose payments from device makers.
2. Dr Rao, a visiting surgeon who operates at the hospital every week but is not on its rolls, and Dr Iyer, an on-roll consultant, each received Rs 3 lakh from a device maker. Neither disclosed.
Conclusions:
I. Dr Iyer violated the rule.
II. Dr Rao violated the rule.
- Only I follows
- Only II follows
- Both I and II follow
- Neither follows
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Answer: A. Only I follows
A credit-rating analyst is rating the bonds of a company whose CEO is friendly, praises her work and hints that the company may bring more business to her agency. The company's debt has risen sharply and its cash flows are weak. Which approach best reflects objectivity?
- Give a slightly better rating, since good relations with the client help the agency.
- Give a slightly lower rating, so that no one can say she was influenced.
- Ask the CEO which rating would be acceptable before finalising it.
- Rate strictly on the evidence and method, and report the CEO's hint.
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Answer: D. Rate strictly on the evidence and method, and report the CEO's hint.