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Started on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:45 PM

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Completed on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 2:59 PM
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Question 1 When asked about Salil, his friend Sara said ‘Salil is always worried about
Complete something, whether it is the exam or the assignment. The assignment deadline
may be two weeks down the line and Salil would start panicking now. At the same
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time, he also plans meticulously for the submission. He
organizes the group meetings, identifies the tasks to be taken up by different
team members, and sets the goal for the submission.’ Based on this information,
which of these statements is most likely TRUE?

Select one:
a. Salil is more likely to score high on conscientiousness but low on
emotional stability.

b. Salil is more likely to score low on extraversion but high on emotional

stability

c. Salil is more likely to score low on conscientiousness but low on

agreeableness
d. Salil is more likely to be low on extraversion and conscientiousness

Question 2 Arti was a Board member at Infotech Consulting Firm. Other Board Members
Complete were not particularly fond of her as they felt she would always ask tough
questions in team meetings, and was always the only board member dissenting
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on major decision items. It seemed as if she did not give much value to getting
along at all. Based on the information, which of these statements is most likely
TRUE?

Select one:
a. Arti is more likely to score low on conscientiousness

b. Arti is more likely to score high on extraversion

c. Arti is more likely to score high on openness to change

d. Arti is more likely to score low on agreeableness

Question 3 Natasha was considered a tough sales manager by her subordinates. Her
Complete message to team members was ‘I do not care how you bring new sales orders for
our team. You can beg, borrow, or steal. As long as we get the order, that is the
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only thing that matters.’ Based on these sentences, what could be inferred about
Natasha’ personality traits (pick only one option):

Select one:
a. Natasha is likely to score high on Machiavellianism

b. Natasha is likely to score low on Conscientiousness

c. Natasha is likely to score low on Sadism

d. Natasha is likely to score low on Neuroticism

Question 4 Vikram and Betal often land into conflict at work. While both shared a cordial
Complete relationship with their supervisor, they would frequently get into arguments and
conflicts with each other, as well as with their other team members. Based on the
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scenario above, we can say that Vikram and Betal have

Select one:
a. High P-G fit, High P-S fit

b. High P-G fit, Low P-S fit

c. Low P-G fit, High P-S fit

d. Low P-G fit, Low P-S fit

Question 5 Kabir is the head of the CSR department at a technology firm. His coworkers
Complete describe him as charismatic, yet arrogant and entitled. He often ignores opinions
and suggestions by other team members and cares only about his own success
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and wellbeing. Which trait from the dark triad does
this information depict most closely?

Select one:
a. Sycophancy

b. Psychopathy

c. Machiavellianism

d. Narcissism
Question 6 Hermione faces dissatisfaction at workplace because of lack of opportunities. She
Complete initially tries to ignore it but, after a heated argument with Malfoy, decides to
discuss the issue with her team head, Dumbledore. Which strategy (ies) for
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handling workplace dissatisfaction did Hermione employ in this situation?

Select one:
a. Neglect and Loyalty

b. Neglect and Voice

c. Obliging and Loyalty

d. Integrating and Compromising

Question 7 Manish places an urgent short-term order for CoviProtect vaccines. Tushar, the
Complete seller, states the price to be Rs. 2000 per box. The price does not sit well with
Manish’s willingness to pay, and he offers Rs. 1600 per box initially. Tushar will
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not agree to any price less than Rs. 1750, while Manish cannot pay anything
above Rs. 1950. Knowing that he did not have many options and there was
urgency around a one-time deal, Manish agreed to close the deal at Rs.1950 per
box, which ends up helping Tushar more than Manish.
Based on the session on Negotiations, answer the three questions -
* What kind of negotiation is this between Manish and Tushar?
* What is the most likely way to refer to Manish’ negotiation strategy?
* What is the most likely way to refer to Tushar’ negotiation strategy?
(In the multiple-choice options below, the answers to these three questions will be
separated by a ' ; ' (semi-colon). Select the most likely option.)

Select one:
a. Distributive negotiation; Competing; Accommodative

b. Distributive negotiation; Accommodative; Accommodative

c. Integrative negotiation; Accommodative; Competing

d. Distributive negotiation; Accommodative; Competing
Question 8 Asha was thinking about her best friends over the years and realized that her
Complete close friends were neither people from alike backgrounds, nor those who she
would meet with frequently in her vicinity. The common link she felt was that she
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had connected to all of them over events, engagements, or
issues which they felt strongly about and where they had some interdependency
with each other. Be it planning and setting up arts exhibition in the neighborhood,
planning festivals in her residential society, or the love for playing a common sport
together. Which networking principle is the most likely to explain
Asha’s connections with her close friends.

Select one:
a. Self-similarity principle

b. Shared activity principle

c. Relatability principle
d. Proximity principle

Question 9 Salman had always been a highly social and assertive individual. But ever since
Complete he became the sales head at Zomaggy, a food delivery platform, it seemed these
characteristics had become even more prominent in his behavior. The job role
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had further accentuated his sociable nature. Which theory, of the ones mentioned
below, provides the most likely explanation here -

Select one:
a. Trait activation theory

b. Proactive personality theory

c. High core self-evaluation theory

d. Avoidance-approach theory

Question 10 Thomas, the team lead, was extremely popular within his team members for
Not answered always providing opportunities to them for showcasing their skills and abilities to
higher ups in the organization. In fact, just last week when the team was
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presenting the details of their latest project to the senior managers, Tom asked
one of his subordinates if they would like to take up the presentation and discuss
the project details. The subordinate was elated at such exposure. Thomas
seemed to be most likely applying the position related currency of __________.

Select one:
a. Vision

b. Visibility

c. Cooperation
d. Gratitude
Question 11 While he had been working in the media industry for nearly a decade now, Anshu
Complete had also actively engaged in volunteer work with NGOs and nonprofits for years
now. This mix of different industries had put him in an enviable position where he
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could easily connect the young nonprofit entrepreneurs to his friends within media
who would then help promote the nonprofits work in various television channels.
What characteristic, from the ones mentioned below, of Anshu’ network, is more
likely to help him achieve this?

Select one:
a. Low degree centrality

b. High betweenness centrality

c. Low betweenness centrality
d. Presence of echo chambers

Question 12 Ira works as a management consultant. At her job, she has a declining
Complete satisfaction. She feels the need to take an active role in resolving the situation,
and, is willing to take a constructive stance on it. Which of the following behaviors
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is she most likely to exhibit, given this information?

Select one:
a. She will wait and hope things will improve.

b. She will look for options in other organizations

c. She will try to discuss her problems and seek help about her situation.
d. She will ignore the situation.
Question 13 Shreyas was a football fanatic and a die-hard fan of the Liverpool team in the
Complete English Premier League. Such was his obsession for the team, that he would
always end up not talking to friends who were fans of other teams and disliked
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Liverpool. The obsession came to such a point where the only friends he made
were those who liked his team. (This question has two parts as given below, the
multiple choices will have answers to these separated by a ' ; ' (semi-colon). Pick
the correct option which has answers to both the sub-parts).

* What can be the most likely principle driving Shreyas’ networking behavior?
* Of late, Shreyas started noticing that he and his friends always ended up
discussing the same stories, experiences, and events. Every conversation and
activity was in some way linked to the Liverpool team. There were no new ideas
or activities which he and his friends were part of. What is an apt phrase
to describe the characteristics of this group?

Select one:
a. Proximity principle; High Brokerage

b. Proximity principle; Echo chamber

c. Self-similarity principle; High Centrality

d. Self-similarity principle; Echo chamber

Question 14 Sanjay seems to score high on ______________, coming across as someone

Complete who is quick to adapt their behavior to external situational factors.

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Select one:
a. Avoidance focus
b. Narcissism

c. Self-monitor

d. Core-self evaluation

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