Comprehension

On the basis of the following letter.

To the Chairman:
Dear Mr. Sailesh,

At the December 3, 2011 meeting, it was decided that no two officers would hold positions on the same committee. It has recently come to my attention that both Chaitanya Rao and Ajit Singh will be serving in some capacity on the Cultural Committee, and both have been nominated for officer status. As you know, this is in direct disregard for the rules as voted by the Members Council last December 3, 2011. I would hope that sufficient action be taken by the Disciplinary Committee (on which committee both of the above are members) so that this problem will be remedied.

Sincerely,
Arvind Singh

Question: 1

Which of the following is an essential flaw that the writer of the letter overlooked?

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- Always check whether the condition for a rule’s violation has actually been met.
- Sometimes the flaw lies in assuming a “future possibility” is already a “present fact.”
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  • Rao and Ajit are already serving together on the Disciplinary Committee.
  • The Chairman has no power in the matter.
  • The Members Council cannot pass rules limiting members.
  • Rao and Ajit are yet to be confirmed as officers.
  • Cultural Committee is only active during the annual festival.
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: The letter complains that both Rao and Ajit will violate the rule against two officers serving on the same committee.
Step 2: However, the key oversight is that Rao and Ajit are not yet confirmed as officers. Until their officer status is official, there is no violation of the rule.
Step 3: Other options are irrelevant:
- (A) Even if they are already on the Disciplinary Committee, that is not the issue raised in the letter.
- (B) The Chairman’s power is not questioned here.
- (C) The Members Council has already passed such a rule, so this is not in doubt.
- (E) Committee activity is irrelevant to the officer-status rule.
Hence, the essential flaw is correctly identified in Option (D).
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Question: 2

If both the nominations are confirmed, which of the following exhaustively and reasonably, describes actions that may occur in the near future?

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- In rule-based questions, trace \textbf{all overlapping memberships} carefully.
- Exhaustive solutions must satisfy \textbf{all conditions}, not just one violation.
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  • Arvind resigns his membership.
  • Either Rao or Ajit resigns his membership.
  • Ajit resigns his committee post on the Cultural Committee.
  • Rao resigns his position on the Cultural Committee.
  • Either Rao or Ajit resigns his position from the Cultural Committee, and the other resigns his position on the Disciplinary Committee.
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The Correct Option is

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Once their nominations are confirmed, Rao and Ajit would both be officers. The rule says no two officers may serve on the same committee.
Step 2: Since both Rao and Ajit are on the Cultural Committee, one of them must resign from it.
Step 3: But both are also members of the Disciplinary Committee. To comply with the rule, one of them must resign from that committee as well.
Step 4: Thus, the only reasonable and exhaustive solution is that one resigns from the Cultural Committee and the other resigns from the Disciplinary Committee. This ensures no two officers remain on the same committee.
Hence, option (E) is correct.
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