Making Judgments— Concepts, Formulas & Shortcuts
- Base the judgment only on the facts stated in the situation.
- Identify the stated priority — safety, cost, fairness, speed — and let it decide.
- Reject options requiring information the passage never supplies.
- Moderate, proportionate responses beat extreme ones.
- Watch for options that solve a different problem from the one described.
- If two options are reasonable, choose the one addressing the root cause.
Making Judgments Practice Questions with Answers
Attempt each question first, then open the explanation. All 10 questions below are free to read and require no signup.
Q1.A bridge shows cracks. Traffic is heavy and an engineer's report is two weeks away. The most reasonable immediate action is:
Moderate- AIgnore it until the report arrives
- BRestrict heavy vehicles and inspect urgently
- CDemolish the bridge at once
- DIncrease the toll
Making Judgments question 1 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Restrict heavy vehicles and inspect urgently
Explanation: Safety is the stated concern, and restricting load while inspecting is proportionate — neither negligent nor drastic.
Q2.A new employee makes a minor data-entry error in his first week. The best response by the manager is:
Easy- ATerminate his employment
- BExplain the correct procedure and monitor his next entries
- CIgnore it entirely
- DAnnounce the error to the whole team
Making Judgments question 2 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Explain the correct procedure and monitor his next entries
Explanation: A minor first error calls for correction and guidance, not dismissal or public embarrassment.
Q3.A company's sales fall for three consecutive quarters. The most reasonable first step is:
Moderate- AHalve all salaries
- BAnalyse the causes of the decline
- CDouble the advertising budget immediately
- DClose the business
Making Judgments question 3 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Analyse the causes of the decline
Explanation: Diagnosis must precede treatment; the other options act before the cause is known.
Q4.A student consistently scores well in tests but poorly in practicals. The best advice is:
Easy- AStop attending theory classes
- BIncrease hands-on laboratory practice
- CChange the subject entirely
- DIgnore the practical marks
Making Judgments question 4 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Increase hands-on laboratory practice
Explanation: The judgment should address the specific weakness identified rather than the strength.
Q5.A city faces water shortage every summer but has heavy monsoon rain. The most reasonable long-term measure is:
Moderate- ABan all water use in summer
- BInvest in rainwater harvesting and storage
- CImport bottled water permanently
- DIgnore the problem
Making Judgments question 5 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Invest in rainwater harvesting and storage
Explanation: Storing the abundant monsoon rainfall addresses the root cause of the seasonal shortage.
Q6.An employee requests leave during the busiest week of the year for a family emergency. The best judgment is:
Moderate- ARefuse outright
- BGrant the leave and arrange temporary cover
- CGrant it without informing the team
- DAsk him to resign
Making Judgments question 6 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Grant the leave and arrange temporary cover
Explanation: It balances the genuine emergency against the business need through cover arrangements.
Q7.A product receives repeated complaints about one specific feature. The most reasonable response is:
Easy- ADiscontinue the whole product
- BInvestigate and redesign that feature
- CDismiss the complaints as rare
- DRaise the price
Making Judgments question 7 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Investigate and redesign that feature
Explanation: The problem is localised to one feature, so the proportionate response is to fix that feature.
Q8.Two equally qualified candidates apply for one post; one is the manager's cousin. The fairest judgment is:
Moderate- AAppoint the cousin
- BUse an objective additional assessment to decide
- CAppoint neither
- DLet the manager decide alone
Making Judgments question 8 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Use an objective additional assessment to decide
Explanation: An objective tie-breaker removes the conflict of interest while still filling the post.
Q9.A school notices attendance drops sharply on rainy days. The most reasonable measure is:
Moderate- APunish absent students
- BArrange safer transport during the monsoon
- CClose the school for the season
- DIgnore the pattern
Making Judgments question 9 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Arrange safer transport during the monsoon
Explanation: The cause is access during rain, so improving transport addresses it directly.
Q10.A report contains one factual error but its conclusions are otherwise well supported. The best judgment is:
Difficult- AReject the whole report
- BCorrect the error and reassess whether the conclusions still hold
- CPublish it unchanged
- DDiscard the conclusions only
Making Judgments question 10 of 10+Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: B. Correct the error and reassess whether the conclusions still hold
Explanation: Proportionate handling means fixing the error and then testing whether it affected the conclusions.
Making Judgments — Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose between two sensible-looking options?+
Return to the priority the situation states. If safety is named as the concern, the safest option wins even if another is cheaper or faster.
Why are extreme options usually wrong?+
Because judgment questions test proportionality. An option that fires an employee for a first minor error is disproportionate to the facts and therefore not the best judgment.
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