Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions…

2023

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Following are the conditions for selecting a Librarian in a well-known Institute:

The candidate must–

i) Be at least 30 years and not more than 40 years old as on 31.01.2018.

ii) Have completed Bachelor Degree in Library & Information Science (BLIS) with at least 60% aggregate marks. Any Diploma or Certificate holders will not be considered.

iii) Have completed Masters in Library & Information Science (MLIS) with at least 55% marks. Any Diploma or Certificate holders will not be considered

iv) Have post qualification work experience of at least 4years as Librarian in any educational organisation.

In the case of candidate who fulfils all the conditions except:

a) At i) above, but if candidate is not more than 55 years & has a work experience of 15 years & above as Librarian, his / her case is to be referred to Librarian Head.

b) At ii) above, but if candidate has secured at least 55% in BLIS and at least 60% in MLIS, his / her case is to be referred to Deputy Librarian.

All these cases are given to you as on 31.01.2018

Now read the information provided in each question and mark your answer accordingly.

Sandhya Gupta was born on 3rd November 1987. She has been working as a Librarian in a well-Known Institute for the past seven years after completing BLIS with 69%. She has also completed her Post Graduation with 58.2% through distance learning.

  1. A.

    Data provided are inadequate to take a decision.

  2. B.

    Candidate is not to be selected.

  3. C.

    Candidate is to be selected.

  4. D.

    Case is to be referred to Librarian Head.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

A selection-decision-table question is solved by checking the candidate's data against every stated condition (i to iv) one at a time, then applying only the exception clauses that explicitly override a specific failed condition. If any condition can neither be confirmed as met nor as failed from the given data, and no exception clause covers that gap, the correct verdict is 'Data Inadequate' - a decision cannot be forced from incomplete information.

  1. Condition (i) - age: Born 3 November 1987; as on 31.01.2018 she is about 30 years and 3 months old, within the required 30-40 year band. Condition (i) is satisfied, so exception (a) (age referral to Librarian Head) never comes into play.

  2. Condition (ii) - BLIS: She completed BLIS with 69% marks, above the required 60%. Condition (ii) is satisfied, so exception (b) (Deputy Librarian referral) is also irrelevant.

  3. Condition (iii) - MLIS: She has completed 'Post Graduation' with 58.2% marks through distance learning, but the subject of this Post Graduation is never stated as Library & Information Science. Condition (iii) specifically demands an MLIS, so this cannot be confirmed as met.

  4. Condition (iv) - experience: She has worked as a Librarian for seven years, comfortably above the required 4 years. Condition (iv) is satisfied.

Only conditions (i) and (ii) have exception clauses, and both are unnecessary here since she meets those conditions outright. No exception exists for an unconfirmed subject under condition (iii), and every other condition is independently satisfied, so the single unresolved fact - whether her Post Graduation was in Library Science - is exactly what blocks a definite 'select' or 'reject' verdict. The data is therefore inadequate to decide.

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