Following are the conditions for selecting a management trainee at public…
2023
Following are the conditions for selecting a management trainee at public sector undertakings. The applicant must:
a) Have a post-graduate degree in commerce with 65% marks, or he/she must be a C.A.
b) As on 31.12.2018, he/she must not be more than 28 years and not less than 22 years old.
c) Speak English.
d) Deposit the amount of Rs 15,000 to the company before the training.
e) Sign the contract to work for at least 2 years with the company.
f) Have secured 60% marks in the trainee entrance exam.
However, if an applicant satisfies all the above conditions except condition (a), he/she should be referred to the General Manager of the company.
If an applicant satisfies all the above conditions except condition (d), he/she should be referred to the Director of the company.
Read the information given above carefully and answer the question given below accordingly.
Rama Nath is 24 years old and has completed his post-graduate degree in commerce with 70% marks. He can speak only Hindi and his mother tongue, Tamil. He can pay Rs 15,000 as deposit and is ready to sign a 2-year contract with the company. He has successfully passed the entrance test with 65% marks.
What should be done in the case of Rama Nath?
- A.
To be selected for management trainee
- B.
Not to be selected for management trainee
- C.
To be referred to the General Manager of the company
- D.
To be referred to the Director of the company
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: In a selection or decision-table reasoning puzzle, a candidate must satisfy every stated condition to be selected outright. When the passage explicitly grants a referral exception for failing one particular condition, failing ONLY that condition sends the case to the named referral authority instead of an outright rejection. Failing any condition for which no referral exception is stated means the candidate is simply not selected, regardless of how many other conditions are met.
Condition (a) - qualification: Rama Nath holds a post-graduate degree in commerce with 70% marks, above the required 65%, so condition (a) is satisfied.
Condition (b) - age: He is 24 years old, which lies within the permitted 22-28 year range, so condition (b) is satisfied.
Condition (c) - English: He speaks only Hindi and Tamil, not English, so condition (c) is NOT satisfied.
Condition (d) - deposit: He is able to pay the Rs 15,000 deposit, so condition (d) is satisfied.
Condition (e) - contract: He is willing to sign the 2-year contract, so condition (e) is satisfied.
Condition (f) - entrance exam: He scored 65% in the entrance test, above the required 60%, so condition (f) is satisfied.
Cross-check against the referral clauses: the passage grants a referral to the General Manager ONLY for failing condition (a), and a referral to the Director ONLY for failing condition (d). Rama Nath satisfies both (a) and (d) - the condition he fails is (c), for which no referral exception exists.
Result: Since Rama Nath fails a condition for which the passage provides no referral route, he cannot be selected and cannot be referred either. He is not to be selected for the management trainee position.
