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 the 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.
Dipti Navalakhha, who has been recommended by two actresses working in TV serials, is 23 years with Master's degree in Chemistry. She has won prizes in acting in inter-university drama competitions. She has obtained more than 70% marks in SSC, BSc (Chemistry, Botany) and the selection test.
- A.
To be called for interview
- B.
Not to be called for interview
- C.
Refer to manager-HRD
- D.
None of these
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: In a selection-decision-table question, a candidate is checked against every stated eligibility rule one by one. When every rule is satisfied directly, the case gets the standard verdict of being called for interview. A rule that is violated is escalated only if a specific numbered exception exists for that exact rule - each exception reroutes the case to its own distinct outcome (a waiting list, a referral to a named manager, etc.), never back to the standard interview call. A violation with no matching exception - or missing data needed to judge a rule - sends the case to 'not called' or 'data inadequate' respectively.
Application:
Educational qualification: she holds a BSc with Chemistry and Botany (her additional MSc in Chemistry is extra qualification, not a requirement) - this rule is met directly.
Marks at SSC and graduation: she scored above 70% at both, comfortably above the 60% (SSC) and 50% (graduation) floors - met.
Age limit: she is 23 years old as the case stands (1 Dec 1996); even allowing for a birthday before 1 Jan 1997 she cannot reach 25 - met.
Participation requirement: she has represented her institute in an inter-institutional (inter-university) competition, the same category of participation this rule asks for - met.
Selection-test score: she scored above 70%, above the 55% floor - met.
Recommendations: her two recommenders are described only by their profession (actresses working in TV serials), not as family members - the case gives no fact suggesting a family tie, so, consistent with how this rule is judged across every case built on this passage, the recommendation requirement is read as satisfied rather than left unresolved. Met.
Cross-check: Five of the six rules (A-E) are satisfied directly from the stated facts, and the sixth (F) is satisfied under the standard reading that a recommender identified only by profession, with nothing suggesting a family tie, is not a relative. Because all six are satisfied, none of the three numbered exceptions - which only activate on a specific failure of the education, marks, or recommendation rule - comes into play, and there is no genuine data-inadequate gap either.
Result: she qualifies on every count, so the case is to be called for interview.