Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): While selecting an alternative, the manager’s experience, judgement and, at times, intuition play an important part.
Reason (R): The ideal plan would be the most feasible, profitable and with least negative consequences.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): While selecting an alternative, the manager’s experience, judgement and, at times, intuition play an important part. — True. Some choices cannot be worked out with numbers, so the manager’s own sense matters.
Reason (R): The ideal plan would be the most feasible, profitable and with least negative consequences. — True. This describes the best plan that the manager tries to choose.
Why R does not explain A?
R tells us what the best plan looks like. It does not say why judgement is needed to find it. So R does not cause A.
The correct reason for A is that most plans may not always be subjected to a mathematical analysis. In such cases, experience and judgement help the manager choose.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(v) Selecting an alternative: This is the real point of decision making. The best plan has to be adopted and implemented. The ideal plan, of course, would be the most feasible, profitable and with least negative consequences. Most plans may not always be subjected to a mathematical analysis. In such cases, subjectivity and the manager’s experience, judgement and at times, intuition play an important part in selecting the most viable alternative.” |