आप और आपके मित्र ने एक प्रतिष्ठित शैक्षणिक छात्रवृत्ति के लिए आवेदन किया है। आप दोनों को केवल एक प्राप्तकर्ता का चयन करने के लिए अंतिम साक्षात्कार के लिए आमंत्रित किया गया है। यह छात्रवृत्ति आपकी शैक्षणिक क्षमताओं का संकेत है। आपका मित्र भी समान रूप से सक्षम है। वह एक वंचित वर्ग से आती है और उसने तथा उसके परिवार ने इस मुकाम तक पहुँचने के लिए बहुत कड़ी मेहनत की है। उसे इस छात्रवृत्ति की सख्त जरूरत है और केवल तभी वह अपनी पढ़ाई जारी रख सकती है। ऐसी स्थिति में आप क्या करेंगे?

You are the head of an office. The office secretariat is in charge of allotting a limited number of official staff quarters located near the premises. Allotment is done strictly as per guidelines laid down by the higher authority. Your distant relative, working as a senior assistant, requested priority allotment citing her ailing in-laws. Another junior staff member also requested an allotment to take care of his ailing wife. Adhering to the rules, the secretariat allotted the house to the junior staff member based on the nature of his duties. Now, your relative is pressuring you to overturn the decision, and you wish to avoid personal conflict. You will:

You are heading a research team in a biotechnology company. You initiated a proposal for special hands-on training in a renowned foreign laboratory. In an official order passed by your immediate supervisor, three of your team members were recommended for this training, but your name was excluded. You suspect that it is deliberate on the part of your boss, with whom you recently had differences of opinion regarding another project. As your first point of action, you would: