In order to resolve the conflicting preferences, one of Dev’s friends suggested Dev, his family members and the HR manager to identify their most and the least preferred candidates without considering the concerns of other stakeholders. Dev’s most and least preferred candidates: Bal Singh and Chetan respectively Family members’ most and least preferred candidates: Bal Singh and Chintan respectively HR manager’s most and least preferred candidates: Chethan and Bal Singh respectively Which of the above three statements is/are in conformity with the information provided in the passage?
Explanation:
Looking at the solution to the earlier question, Bal Singh would be Dev Anand’s most preferred driver. Also, as explained earlier, Sunder and Chintan would not be suitable as they not stable; Mani would not be suitable as he is not trustworthy (claims to have more than one year of experience but cannot substantiate it) and Chethan would not be suitable as he is neither stable (he is coming over on a temporary basis) nor trustworthy (the competitor is offering the services which could be a ploy). So, Chethan would be the least preferred driver.
Thus, Statement I is in conformance with the given information.
The family members want a driver who is not young. Chintan who is the eldest among the candidates (44 years) has been mentioned as the least preferred driver. Based on the given information, the least preferred driver for the family should have been Mani.
Thus, Statement II is not in conformance with the given information.
The HR manager would not prefer Bal Singh as he has a profile very similar to Ram Singh and that created discontent among senior employees. The HR manager wants to avoid that. So, Bal Singh will be his least preferred choice. Among the other four drivers, there is no information available to identify the driver who would be the most preferred.
Thus, Statement III is not in conformance with the given information.
Hence, option (a).
Note: Once statement II is identified as not in conformance, the answer straightaway becomes option 1 as all the other options mention statement II as one of the statements. Also, if you are confused in statement III, note that there is no option that has only statements I and III.
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