Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions…
2024
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Following are the conditions for selecting Branch Manager for Asha Software Limited.
The candidate must-
1. Have work experience of at least three years as Assistant Manager.
2. Be fluent in English.
3. Have scored at least 80% in interview.
4. Be at least 28 years old and not more than 38 years old as on 1.12.2016.
5. Have a graduate degree with at least 60% marks.
If the candidate satisfies all conditions except-
a. Condition (i), but has relevant work experience of at least five years as software engineer then his case will be referred to Assistant Recruitment Director.
b. Condition (iv), but has work experience of at least ten years as senior trainee then his case will be referred to Managing Director.
Question:
Kareena graduated with 79% marks. She was born on 13 December, 1977. She has three years of work experience as Assistant Manager. She is fluent in English. She scored 78% in interview.
- A.
Data provided are inadequate to take the decision
- B.
Candidate is not to be selected
- C.
Candidate is to be selected
- D.
Case is to be referred to Assistant Recruitment Director
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: In a selection decision-table question, check the candidate's given facts against every numbered condition, one at a time. If all conditions are satisfied, the candidate is selected. If the candidate fails exactly one condition and that specific condition carries a referral exception (an alternate qualifying route), the case is referred to the named authority. If the failed condition has no referral exception attached to it, the candidate is rejected outright.
Experience as Assistant Manager (needs at least three years): Kareena has three years — condition met.
Fluency in English: she is fluent — condition met.
Interview score (needs at least 80%): she scored 78% — condition NOT met.
Age as on 1.12.2016 (needs 28 to 38 years): born 13 December 1977, so on 1 December 2016 her 39th birthday has not yet occurred and she is still 38 — condition met.
Graduation marks (needs at least 60%): she scored 79% — condition met.
Cross-check: Kareena fails exactly one condition — the interview-score requirement. The two referral exceptions listed apply only to a candidate who fails the experience condition (with at least five years as a software engineer) or the age condition (with at least ten years as a senior trainee). Neither exception is attached to the interview-score condition, and she meets both the experience and age conditions on which those exceptions depend, so no referral route is available.
Since a mandatory condition is unmet with no applicable exception, the direct-rejection rule applies.
