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MBA entrance examination comprises two types of problems: formula-based problems and application-based problems. From the analysis of past data, Interesting School of Management (ISM) observes that students good at solving application-based problems are entrepreneurial in…

ISM wants more students with entrepreneurial mind-set in the next batch. To achieve this, ISM is considering following proposals: I. Preparing a question paper of two parts, Part A and Part B of duration of one hour each. Part A and Part B would consist of formula-based problems and application-based problems, respectively. After taking away Part A, Part B would be distributed. The qualifying cut-off percentile would be calculated on the combined scores of two parts. II. Preparing a question paper comprising Part A and Part B. While Part A would comprise formula-based problems, Part B would comprise application-based problems, each having a separate qualifying cut-off percentile. III. Assigning one mark for formula-based problems and two marks for application based problems as an incentive for attempting application-based problems. IV. Allotting one mark for formula-based problems and three marks for application-based problems, without mentioning this in the question paper. Which of the following proposal (or combination of proposals) is likely to identify students with best entrepreneurial mind-set?

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