Dev Raj, CEO of a construction company, recently escaped a potentially fatal accident. Dev had failed to notice a red light while driving his car and attending to his phone calls. His well-wishers advised him to get a suitable replacement for the previous driver Ram Singh, who had resigned three months back. Ram singh was not just a driver but also a trusted lieutenant for Dev Raj for the last 5 yrs. Ram used to interact with other drivers and gathered crucial information that helped Dev in successfully bidding for different contracts. His inputs also help Dev to identify some dishonest employees and to retain crucial employees who were considering attractive offers from his competitors. Some of the senior employees did not like the informal influence of Ram and made it difficult for him to continue in the firm Dev provided him an alternative job with one of his relatives. During the last 3 months Dev has considered different candidates for the post. The backgrounds of the candidates are given the table below. Dev is primarily looking for a stable and trustworthy driver, who can be a suitable replacement for Ram. His family members do not want Dev to appoint a young driver, as most of them are inexperienced. Dev’s driver is an employee of the firm and hence appointment has to be routed through the HR. manager of the firm. The HR. manager prefers to maintain parity among all employees of the firm. He also need to ensure that the selection of a new driver does not lead to discontent among the senior employees of the firm       Name Age Educational Qualifications Experience Expected salary (in Rs.) Per month Remarks Sunder 32 PG 7 yrs. of driving experience 18000 Ex-employees are highly satisfies. Their only concern is about his tendency to switch jobs but tends to lose interest after 6 months. Not willing to come for any more than 6 months Manu 23 Studied upto IX 1 yr 8000 Claims to have more than 1 yr of experience. But cannot provide any certificate or substantial it he has received Rs. 22000 per month on account of his good performance as driver Chohan 44 Graduate 20 yr 20000 Working as driver for last 1 yr after losing his previous job of a stenographer. He has been forced to take up the job as driver Bala singh 40 Literate More than 20 yr 15000 Cousin of Ram singh, substituted Ram as Dev’s driver whenever Ram was on leave. Currently working as driver with Dev’s in-laws. Strongly recommended by Ram. His knowledge and contacts in the firm is as good as Ram’s Chetan 38 Std XII 10 yr 12000 Working as a temporary driver with Dev’s major competitor for the last 3 yrs. the competitor has offered Chetan’s service to Dev as a temporary basis. Chetan has also expressed his willingness to work on a long term basis, provided be is given an annual increment of Rs. 500, which is reasonable as per the market condition. In order to resolve the conflicting preferences, one of Dev’s friends suggested Dev, his family members and the HR. manager to identify their most and the least preferred candidates without considering the concerns of other stakeholders I. Dev’s most and least preferred candidates : Bala Singh, Chetan II. Family members most and least preferred candidates: Bala singh and Chohan III. HR. manager’s most and least preferred candidates : Chetan and Bala singh Which of the above 3 statements is/are in conformity with the information provided in the passage?
(a)	Only I	(b)	Only II
(c)	I and II	(d)	II and III

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Dev Raj, CEO of a construction company, recently escaped a potentially fatal accident. Dev had failed to notice a red light while driving his car and attending to his phone calls. His well-wishers advised him to get a suitable replacement for the previous driver Ram Singh, who had resigned three months back. Ram singh was not just a driver but also a trusted lieutenant for Dev Raj for the last 5 yrs. Ram used to interact with other drivers and gathered crucial information that helped Dev in successfully bidding for different contracts. His inputs also help Dev to identify some dishonest employees and to retain crucial employees who were considering attractive offers from his competitors. Some of the senior employees did not like the informal influence of Ram and made it difficult for him to continue in the firm Dev provided him an alternative job with one of his relatives. During the last 3 months Dev has considered different candidates for the post. The backgrounds of the candidates are given the table below. Dev is primarily looking for a stable and trustworthy driver, who can be a suitable replacement for Ram. His family members do not want Dev to appoint a young driver, as most of them are inexperienced. Dev’s driver is an employee of the firm and hence appointment has to be routed through the HR. manager of the firm. The HR. manager prefers to maintain parity among all employees of the firm. He also need to ensure that the selection of a new driver does not lead to discontent among the senior employees of the firm       Name Age Educational Qualifications Experience Expected salary (in Rs.) Per month Remarks Sunder 32 PG 7 yrs. of driving experience 18000 Ex-employees are highly satisfies. Their only concern is about his tendency to switch jobs but tends to lose interest after 6 months. Not willing to come for any more than 6 months Manu 23 Studied upto IX 1 yr 8000 Claims to have more than 1 yr of experience. But cannot provide any certificate or substantial it he has received Rs. 22000 per month on account of his good performance as driver Chohan 44 Graduate 20 yr 20000 Working as driver for last 1 yr after losing his previous job of a stenographer. He has been forced to take up the job as driver Bala singh 40 Literate More than 20 yr 15000 Cousin of Ram singh, substituted Ram as Dev’s driver whenever Ram was on leave. Currently working as driver with Dev’s in-laws. Strongly recommended by Ram. His knowledge and contacts in the firm is as good as Ram’s Chetan 38 Std XII 10 yr 12000 Working as a temporary driver with Dev’s major competitor for the last 3 yrs. the competitor has offered Chetan’s service to Dev as a temporary basis. Chetan has also expressed his willingness to work on a long term basis, provided be is given an annual increment of Rs. 500, which is reasonable as per the market condition. In order to resolve the conflicting preferences, one of Dev’s friends suggested Dev, his family members and the HR. manager to identify their most and the least preferred candidates without considering the concerns of other stakeholders I. Dev’s most and least preferred candidates : Bala Singh, Chetan II. Family members most and least preferred candidates: Bala singh and Chohan III. HR. manager’s most and least preferred candidates : Chetan and Bala singh Which of the above 3 statements is/are in conformity with the information provided in the passage?
(a)	Only I	(b)	Only II
(c)	I and II	(d)	II and III