Following are the criteria for hiring an HR Administrator. The applicant must:…
2025
Following are the criteria for hiring an HR Administrator. The applicant must:
Be a graduate from any field of arts, commerce, or science with a minimum of 70% marks.
Be above 28 years and below 32 years of age.
Have a post-graduation degree in the Human Resource field.
Have experience with HR software, like HRMS.
Have 2 years or more of experience as an HR.
However, if an applicant satisfies all the above criteria except one:
Except condition (a), but has secured 80% marks in HSC and has good in-person communication skills — refer to the senior General Manager of the company.
Except condition (d), but has 5 years or more of working experience as an HR administrator — refer to the Director.
Shreyansh is a science graduate with 72.5% marks. He is 33 years old and has completed his post-graduation in HR. He has 3 years of working experience as an HR manager and has used different HR software during his 3-year HR manager career.
- A.
The candidate is to be selected.
- B.
The candidate is to be referred to the General Manager.
- C.
The candidate is to be referred to the Director.
- D.
The candidate is not to be selected.
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Correct answer: D
In a decision-table selection question, a candidate is selected directly only if every listed condition is satisfied. A referral (exception) rule overrides exactly the one specific condition it names, substituting an alternative qualifying requirement — it cannot rescue a failure in any other condition. If the condition that fails is not named in any exception, the applicant is rejected outright, regardless of how well the remaining conditions are met.
Condition | Requirement | Shreyansh's status |
|---|---|---|
(a) | Graduation with 70% or more marks | Satisfied — science graduate with 72.5% |
(b) | Age above 28 and below 32 years | Not satisfied — 33 years old |
(c) | Post-graduation in HR | Satisfied |
(d) | Experience with HR software | Satisfied — has used different HR software |
(e) | 2 or more years of experience as HR | Satisfied — 3 years as HR manager |
The only condition that fails is (b), the age requirement.
Checking both referral rules against this specific failure: the General Manager referral overrides only a shortfall in condition (a) — not applicable, since (a) is satisfied anyway. The Director referral overrides only a shortfall in condition (d) — also not applicable, since (d) is satisfied. Neither exception names condition (b), so no referral path exists for an age failure.
Since Shreyansh fails condition (b) and no exception covers it, he cannot be selected and cannot be referred either — the applicant is not to be selected.