Question

You are the officer-in-charge of a village administering distribution of vaccine in an isolated epidemic hit village, and you are left with only one vaccine. There is a requirement of that vaccine from the Gram Pradhan and also a poor villager. You are being pressurised by the Gram Pradhan to issue the vaccine to him. You would

(a) initiate the procedure to expedite the next supply without issuing the vaccine to either.

(b) arrange vaccine for the poor villager from the distributor of another area.

(c) ask both to approach a doctor and get an input about the urgency.

(d) arrange vaccine for the Gram Pradhan from the distributor of another area.

Answer 1

(c) [TIP: In this type of question a positive, optimistic, empathetic and unselfish approach is required especially since it involves someone with whom you are interacting on a everyday]

(a) Not issuing a vaccine to either means incurring the wrath of the Gram Pradhan and the curse of the poor villager.

(b) This would mean that you are being partial to the Gram Pradhan just because he is a VIP.

(c) This would ensure that you are not partial to either of them.

(d) Your indealism is not going to work with the Gram Pradhan who is after all a human being. His ego will not be able to tolerate for you so called highhandedness.