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 criteria for selecting team leader for the software company XYZ.The candidate should
(i) Have a work experience of at least four years - as an Associate Engineer.
(ii) Be fluent in English.
(iii) Have scored at least 90% in the interview.
(iv) Knows either Telugu or Hindi.
(v) Be at least 30 years - and not more than 40 years - as on 01 - 12 - 2013.
If the candidate satisfies all the above criteria, the candidate may be selected. If the candidate fulfills all the criteria except,
(a) criterion (i) but has a work experience of at least five years - as a Testing Engineer, then he/she is referred to Senior Software Engineer.
(b) criterion (v) but has a work experience of at least nine years - as a Software Engineer then he/she is referred to Manager.
Based on the above information and data given in each question, you have to decide the course of action. You are not to assume anything. The following information is provided as on 01 - 12 - 2013.
Now read the information provided in each question and mark your answer accordingly.
Question:
Bheem has scored 92% in the interview and he is fluent in English. He has six years - of work experience as an Associate Engineer and knows Hindi. He was born in 30th March 1981.
- A.
Data provided are inadequate to take a decision.
- B.
Candidate is not to be selected.
- C.
Candidate is to be selected.
- D.
Case is to be referred to Manager.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Concept: A selection decision-table problem is resolved by checking a candidate's data against every listed primary criterion. If all primary criteria hold, the candidate is selected. If exactly one primary criterion fails, check whether that specific failing criterion matches a listed exception clause; each exception clause substitutes an alternate role-and-experience condition, and if that alternate condition also holds, the candidate is routed to the named referral instead of being rejected. If a primary criterion fails and no exception clause covers it, the candidate is not selected. If any required data point is missing from the passage, the case cannot be decided at all.
Application: Check Bheem's stated data against each of the five primary criteria one by one.
Work experience: six years as an Associate Engineer, against the requirement of at least four years as an Associate Engineer — satisfied.
English fluency: he is stated to be fluent in English — satisfied.
Interview score: 92%, against the requirement of at least 90% — satisfied.
Second language: he knows Hindi, which meets the Telugu-or-Hindi requirement — satisfied.
Age as on 01-12-2013: born 30 March 1981, so his birthday for the year had already passed by 1 December 2013, giving a completed age of 32 years, which falls inside the 30-to-40 window — satisfied.
Cross-check: Since none of the five primary criteria fails, neither of the two exception clauses needs to be examined — both exceptions apply only when exactly one specific criterion is unmet, which is not the case here. Every data point required by the criteria (experience, language, score, second language, birth date) is explicitly present in the passage, so the case is fully decidable.
Result: Bheem satisfies every one of the five listed requirements, so the course of action is selection.
