Multiple choice

You are in a hurry to reach your office and jump a traffic light when it is red. The traffic policeman stops you and asks you to pay a fine (challan) of Rs. 500. You would

  1. intimate the policeman that you are a senior government servant and you were in a hurry to go to the office to attend an urgent meeting and therefore, be excused

  2. call a friend in the police department and ask him to request the policeman to spare you

  3. try to argue that the light was yellow when you crossed it and save yourself from the fine, although you know that the light had turned red

  4. pay the fine
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rationale/ Reasoning  Paying the fine and accepting your mistake is the best course of action (where you realise that you indeed have committed a mistake).  Seeking excuse on grounds of urgency is only a next best course of action.  Trying to put pressure or blatant lying are most inappropriate. Principle/ Value Tested Respect for law and readiness to accept one’s mistake.

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