While mulling over the offer, Rakesh consulted Manikandan, his trusted senior at SPCIL. Manikandan, who had friends in G&P, disclosed that it preferred government employees for its projects in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. “Once the project is completed, G&P may not need your skills,” observed Manikandan. Which of the following, if true, will BEST enable Rakesh to decide on the offer?

From the passage: A powerful, intelligent king Vanamali once ruled over an ancient kingd...

The village elders of the mountains had informed Vanamali about the presence of a precious metal in abundance under a large part of the forest. They pleaded with him to repeal his diktat and permit felling of trees for mining. Vanamali knew that the precious metal would make his…

From the passage: The Small Shop, selling computer peripherals, is the only one of its k...

An emerging brand offers a franchise to The Small Shop for repairing its products, on a condition that other brands are not to be repaired. Repairs currently account for 15% of its revenues. Which of the following, if true, will BEST help The Small Shop to decide on the franchise…

From the passage: A powerful, intelligent king Vanamali once ruled over an ancient kingd...

Vanamali, afraid of further deforestation, issued a diktat against felling of trees in the mountains. In due course, thanks to the booming agriculture, the king along with plains people began to prosper. However, mountain people became relatively poor, thanks to Vanamali’s diktat…

From the passage: A powerful, intelligent king Vanamali once ruled over an ancient kingd...

The increasing prosperity of the plains people tempted those in the mountains to divert forest land for agriculture. Vanamali was afraid that expansion of agriculture would result in deforestation of the mountains. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for Vanamali…

From the passage: The Small Shop, selling computer peripherals, is the only one of its k...

The Small Shop wants to increase the variety of products sold, including expensive ones. However, it is averse to accumulating unsold products, specifically of the expensive kind. Which of the following is the BEST option if The Small Shop wants to increase the variety of the pro…

From the passage: The Small Shop, selling computer peripherals, is the only one of its k...

The Small Shop which earlier recorded an annual increase of approximately 12% in revenues has been stagnating at 4% for the last three years, during which e-commerce sidelined brick and mortar outlets. The shop is struggling to increase profitability. In general, The Small Shop h…

From the passage: When Deepti opened the package, she was aghast. She received cotton pi...

After a few months, the sales head enquired, “In case you are using the cotton pillow covers and like them, kindly rate them on the e-commerce website. It will help us serve our customers better.” Later that evening, her father remarked, “You know, I really love these pillow cove…

From the passage: When Deepti opened the package, she was aghast. She received cotton pi...

In the feedback column, Deepti awarded 1-star out of the maximum 5 stars to the seller and described her negative experience. Later that evening, the sales head called and pleaded with her to retract her feedback and upgrade them to 5-star, as they had already fired the employee…