Strategy question

You are the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The proposal is to have 3 capital cities for the State. What are the pros and cons and what is your recommendation?

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What this question tests

Structured decision making under a public policy scenario, weighing stakeholder trade offs and forming a clear recommendation.

Clarify the goal of the proposal, likely balancing administrative decentralization, regional development, and cost efficiency.
List the pros, such as regional economic development, reduced congestion in one capital, and political balance across regions.
List the cons, such as coordination inefficiency, higher administrative costs, and slower governance across three locations.
Weigh the trade offs against the state's actual priorities, such as equitable development versus governance efficiency.
Give a clear recommendation with reasoning, such as a phased approach or a single capital with decentralized regional offices instead.

Weighs both sides with specific, plausible impacts rather than a generic list of pros and cons.
Reaches a clear recommendation, for example favoring decentralized functional offices over three full capitals, and explains the reasoning.
Considers implementation cost and coordination complexity as a deciding factor, not just political optics.

Listing pros and cons without ever committing to a recommendation.
Ignoring implementation cost and administrative complexity of running three capitals.

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