The Disciplinary Committee of Nation Political Party (NPP) is meeting today to…
XAT 2015 · Decision Making · 4 questions
The Disciplinary Committee of Nation Political Party (NPP) is meeting today to decide on the future of two of their party members, Mr. Loyal and his son Mr. Prodigal. Mr. Prodigal is the prime accused in the brutal murder of Mr. Victim, an opposition party leader. Mr. Prodigal is in police custody and his appeal for bail has got rejected. Mr. Loyal claims that his son is innocent and Mr. Victim's death was the result of internal rivalry in the opposition party. Though Mr. Loyal is not accused in this case, his weakness for his son is well known. The media is blaming him for influencing key witnesses to protect his son. Severe criticism of this father-son duo, both by the media and some social activists, is damaging the image of the party. However, Mr. Loyal has significant followers within the party and is considered an asset to the party. Any harsh decision against Mr. Loyal would adversely affect the future of NPP and could even lead to a split in the party. This would benefit the opposition.
Question 1
Which of the following actions would adversely affect both NPP and Mr. Loyal, the most?
A. Take no action against Mr. Loyal.
B. Suspend Mr. Prodigal from the party with immediate effect.
C. Expel Mr. Loyal from the party with immediate effect.
D. Ban Mr. Loyal from entering party premises till completion of court proceedings.
E. Initiate an internal inquiry to find the truth.
At the Disciplinary Committee meeting, members came up with the following suggestions. Which of the following suggestions would harm the party, the least?
A. Maintain status-quo
B. Expel Mr. Prodigal from the party with immediate effect to maintain party's clean image
C. Initiate an internal inquiry to find the truth.
D. Suspend Mr. Prodigal from the party with immediate effect but announce that he will be taken back if the court declares him innocent.
E. Suspend both Mr. Loyal and Mr. Prodigal from the party with immediate effect.
Mr. Opportunist, a veteran member of NPP, stakes his claims to be nominated as an NPP candidate in the upcoming election. Mr. Opportunist presented the following arguments in favour of his candidature to the NPP Executive Committee.
I. Mr. Loyal's candidature in the upcoming election will adversely impact NPP's chances. Hence, the party should not nominate him.
II. The party should call a press conference to disown Mr. Loyal. This would enhance the party's image.
III. The party would not be able to take any strong disciplinary action against Mr. Loyal, if he gets re-elected.
IV. I have a lot of goodwill and significant followers in the constituency.
V. None of my close relatives are into active politics.
Which of the following combinations would best strengthen the claim of Mr. Opportunist?
The Disciplinary Committee has decided to suspend Mr. Loyal from the party because they felt he was influencing the judicial process. However, Mr. Loyal feels that the committee is biased and he is being framed. Now, election has been announced. The last time, Mr. Loyal had won with a majority on account of his good work.
Which of the following options is most likely to resurrect Mr. Loyal's immediate political career?
A. The main opposition party has invited Mr. Loyal to join the party and contest the election. Chance of winning is high.
B. Not participating in the campaign and instructing his followers to stay away from the campaigning process.
C. Ask his followers to support the NPP nominated candidate and display his loyalty to NPP.
D. Mr. Loyal should contest as an independent candidate. But because of a split in votes, his chances of winning would be low.
E. Influence the nomination process through his followers within NPP, to get one of his close associates nominated.
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