Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET July 2016 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): Decision-making is a process of selection and the aim is to select the best alternative.
Reason (R): Reason (R): Decision-making involves rationality.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option A.
Explanation
★Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option A.
★Decision-making is the process of choosing one course of action from among alternatives, so the assertion is true.
★Herbert Simon described it in three stages: intelligence, design and choice, in 'Administrative Behavior' (1947).
★The reason is also true: selecting the best alternative requires weighing options by reason, which is rationality.
★Because the aim of choosing the best option can only be met through rational comparison, rationality underlies the selection.
★So the rational nature of the process is exactly what makes decision-making a search for the best alternative.
★Hence both statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A, giving option A.
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