Read the following information carefully to answer these questions. The…
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Read the following information carefully to answer these questions. The conditions for selecting candidates for interview for recruitment of Medical Representative for a company:
The candidate must :
A. Be a graduate in science with Chemistry and Botany and/or Zoology.
B. Have 60% and above at SSC and 50% and above at graduation
C. Not be more than 25 years of age as on 1st Jan, 1997
D. Have at least represented school/college in any inter school/college competitions
E. Have passed the selection test with 55% and above marks
F. Enclose recommendation of two persons who are not his/her relatives.
However, in the case of a candidate who fulfills all other criteria except:
I. A above, but has passed MSc in Chemistry with 60% or above marks, should be considered for waiting list for interview
II. B above, should be referred to Manager Administration
III. F above, should be called to meet Manager HRD.
Based on these criteria and information provided below, decide the course of action in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data provided is not adequate to decide the course of action, your answer will be data inadequate. These cases are given to you as on 1st Dec, 1996.
Gaurav Sheth has represented his school and college in Cricket and Chess. He has passed his BSc with Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics at the age of 20 years in 1994. He came 2nd in the merit list in the selection test with 78% marks and has enclosed two recommendations. He has scored 62% and 65% in SSC and BSc, respectively.
- A.
Refer to manager
- B.
Not Refer to manager
- C.
To be called for interview
- D.
Not to be called for interview
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a selection decision-table, a candidate must satisfy every primary criterion (A–F). When exactly one primary criterion is unmet, only the specific exception clause tied to that criterion can override the rejection — and only if the candidate also meets that exception's own substitute condition. Failing a criterion without meeting its exception's substitute condition leaves rejection as the only available course of action.
Application: Check each primary criterion against Gaurav Sheth's profile.
Criterion D (extra-curricular): satisfied — he represented both his school and college, in cricket and chess.
Criterion C (age): satisfied — he was 20 years old in 1994, so he is about 22–23 as on 1 Jan 1997, well within the 25-year limit.
Criterion B (marks): satisfied — 62% at SSC (≥60% required) and 65% at graduation (≥50% required).
Criterion E (selection test): satisfied — 78% marks (≥55% required).
Criterion F (recommendations): satisfied — two recommendations enclosed.
Criterion A (subject combination): NOT satisfied — his BSc combination is Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, which does not include Botany or Zoology as required.
Cross-check: Criterion A is the only one unmet, so exception I is the only clause that could still help him: a candidate failing A is considered only if he holds an MSc in Chemistry with 60% or above marks. Gaurav holds a BSc, not an MSc, so this substitute condition is not met, and exception I does not apply.
Result: With criterion A unmet and its only exception unavailable to him, no course of action other than rejection applies — Gaurav Sheth is not to be called for interview.