XAT 2018 Question Paper

We need to find the option where we can say that the senior employees are misguiding Sudarshan, which is best explained in option B. The senior employees were given respected positions that means they were being valued which contradicts the senior person's claims. The other options can be eliminated.

The leakage of information should be prevented. Sudharsan Lal is supposed to know the proceedings of the company but it should be through a formal communication channel.

We can eliminate option B since it proposes an immature course of action. 
Option C can be eliminated as well since it proposes no step to curb the leak of information.
We can eliminate option D since it does not propose any course of action.
Option E can be eliminated as well since it spoils the relationship between him and the business heads. Also, it fails to find out the person responsible for leaking the information and even if someone is fired, there is no way to know whether Chhaganlal has fired the right person. 

Chaganlal should request Sudharsan to be patient till he gives out the information. This will ensure that Sudharsan will not have the need to depend on second-hand information and hence, will address the root cause of the issue. Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Emily and Rose together are more powerful than Jonathan. By attacking Jonathan they will be able to engage him in war and delay by diverting his resources towards war. Thus option D would delay Jonathan's plan.

Rose and Emily would not help Jonathan in annexing K as it may make him stronger. Hence, neither option A nor B can be the answer. It is not indicated if Rose and Emily have any intentions of attacking Jonathan. Even if a rift is created between Emily and Rose, they would realise the intentions of Jonathan when he attempts to annex K. Thus, Jonathan should secretly double his army so that neither Emily nor Rose would know about it. Hence, option D is the best option.

Eliminating the tribes is not a viable option as it will further aggravate the problem so option B can be eliminated. Option A cannot be the answer as Jonathan may become a threat in future. Option D further aggravates the problem. Option E does not help in controlling the tribes. Option C is the best option for King Summer Sault to focus on economic development.

The goal is to find a solution that will immediately stem the falling stock prices.

Here, the options A, D and E will not help and can even exacerbate the problem and hence are eliminated.

Option B could help, but the committee’s investigation might take a considerable time, and we want an immediate solution.

Option C will show the consumers that the company prioritises quality. Their openness to letting people scrutinise the relevant documents will show that the company has nothing to hide.

Hence, this option has the best chance of solving the problem and is the answer.

We need a solution that will show all the employees that the decision to exonerate Bhushan was based on facts and his merit and not nepotism.

Options A, C and D, will have the opposite effect, as doing nothing and sacking the employees will increase the people’s suspicions and give rise to even more rumours.

Option B suggests forcing Bhushan to resign temporarily, but doing so will show that Ava does not have confidence in the committee’s decision.

Option E is the best among these. A town hall meeting, open to all employees, will show that the committee and Ava are not afraid to answer any questions that may arise and demonstrates their willingness to be transparent about their decision, with their employees.

Hence, option E is the answer.

Here we require actions that show that some action is being taken against the accused and that someone takes responsibility for letting the wrongdoings happen.

Response 3’s suggestion of denying all the financial irregularities will cause suspicions to rise among the employees regarding the morals of Ava and the presumed nepotism that led to Bhushan’s appointment and promotion.

Response 4 tries to avoid blame by stating the good financial performance of the company.

Thus, these two options will be eliminated.

Responses 1(taking responsibility), 2(taking action against the accused) and 5(reason for Bhushan's appointment and promotion) are the most appropriate actions.

Thus option A, containing all these responses, is the correct answer.

Let’s consider the case where the employee takes the T102 train.

(S)He leaves the Jamshedpur station at 7:30 and arrives at Kharagpur station at 9:05. It takes them 40+10+40 = 90mins to deliver the package and returns to the station at 10:35.

(S)He then takes the T202 train from the Kharagpur station and arrives at the Jamshedpur station at 12:35.

Thus, the total journey takes place between 7:30 and 12:35, i.e., 5 hours and 5 minutes.

Hence, option B is the answer.

T201: Howrah station to Kharagpur station (6:30 - 8:15) --> Delivery (8:16 - 9:45) --> Kharagpur to Jamshedpur via T202 (10:40 - 12:35) --> Delivery (12:35 - 13:25). Thus, a total of 6hr 55mins.

T202: Howrah station to Kharagpur station (8:30 - 10:45) --> Delivery (10:46 - 12:10) --> Kharagpur to Jamshedpur via T203 (12:15 - 1400) --> Delivery (14:01 - 14:50). Thus, a total of 6hr 20mins.

T204: Howrah station to Kharagpur station (14:30 - 16:15) --> Delivery (16:16 - 17:45) --> Kharagpur to Jamshedpur via T205 (17:55 - 20:00) --> Delivery (20:01 - 20:50). Thus, a total of 6hr 20mins.

Thus, T202 and T204 require the least amount of time.

Hence, option E is the answer.