Question: While mulling over the offer, Rakesh consulted Manikandan, his trusted senior at SPCIL. Manikandan, who had friends in G&P, disclosed that it preferred government employees for its projects in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. “Once the project is completed, G&P may not need your skills,” observed Manikandan.
Since Rakesh will be working on a project in Dhanbad, the projects in Southern states do not affect him. Eliminate option 1. Rakesh finds his work at SPCIL monotonous with no growth opportunities and is hence looking for a change. However, if after a few years he is bound to a desk doing the same job at G&P, it will be the same situation as in SPCIL. Retain option 2. Options 3 and 4 do not have any bearing about Rakesh’s decision on the offer as having relations with former colleagues or the contact not working in G&P will not affect Rakesh’s decision. Option 5 talks about Manikandan, while the question is about what will affect Rakesh’s decision on the offer.