UPSC Prelims 2012 · CSAT
Question 78: Decision Making and Interpersonal Skills
You are handling a priority project and have been meeting all the deadlines and are therefore planning your leave during the project. Your immediate boss does not grant your leave citing the urgency of the project. You would...
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c) or (d).
UPSC's key accepts (c) and (d). You have met your deadlines, so your request is reasonable, and the proper response to a refusal is to use legitimate means: put your case to the boss and say why you think the refusal is not justified (d), or ask a higher authority to reconsider (c). Going on leave without sanction (a) is indiscipline, and feigning sickness (b) is dishonest.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Not accepted. Taking leave without sanction is indiscipline.
- (b) Not accepted. Pretending to be sick is dishonest.
- (c) Accepted. Approaching a higher authority is a legitimate way to seek reconsideration.
- (d) Accepted. Stating your case to the boss directly is a legitimate first step, if put politely.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2012, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.