Following are the criteria for selecting a meritorious student to give the…

2024

Following are the criteria for selecting a meritorious student to give the scholarship for further studies by an educational foundation. The applicant must:

  1. (a) As on 1.12.2018 he/she must not be more than 26 years and less than 21 years old.

  2. (b) Be a graduate and have scored - for B.Com. students 62%, for B.A. students 56%, and for B.Sc. student 66% marks.

  3. (c) Have received at least one award in extra-curricular activity.

  4. (d) Have family income not more than Rs. 3,00,000 annually.

  5. (e) Be a resident of India for 15 years or above.

Reductions:

In case of SC/ST applicants, a reduction in percentage up to 5% can be given.

However, in case an applicant satisfies all the above conditions,

  • Except (c), should be referred to the Secretary of the educational foundation.

  • Except (d), should be referred to the Chairman of the educational foundation.

Read the information given above carefully and give your answer accordingly.

Geeta, 22 years old, a daughter of a scheduled caste man, has been living in Amritsar for the last two decades, and passed B.Com. with 71% marks. She got the 1st prize in the state-level debate competition. Her father's annual income is Rs. 3,80,000.

  1. A.

    To be referred to the Chairman of the educational foundation.

  2. B.

    Not to be selected for scholarship.

  3. C.

    To be referred to the Secretary of the educational foundation.

  4. D.

    Data insufficient.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

Concept: In a selection decision-table question, check the applicant's given facts against every numbered eligibility condition one by one. Follow a special referral rule only when the passage itself defines one for a lone-condition failure (here, exceptions for condition (c) or condition (d)) — don't default to a plain accept/reject.

Application — checking Geeta against each condition:

  1. Age: she is 22 years old as on 1.12.2018, which is between 21 and 26 — condition (1)/(a) is met.

  2. Qualification: she is a B.Com. graduate with 71% marks, well above the required 62% (she clears it even before any SC/ST reduction is applied) — condition (2)/(b) is met.

  3. Extra-curricular award: she won the 1st prize in the state-level debate competition — condition (3)/(c) is met.

  4. Family income: her father's annual income is Rs. 3,80,000, which is above the Rs. 3,00,000 ceiling — condition (4)/(d) is NOT met.

  5. Residency: she has lived in Amritsar for the last two decades, well above the 15-year requirement — condition (5)/(e) is met.

Cross-check: only condition (4)/(d) fails and every other condition is satisfied. That is exactly the case the passage assigns to the Chairman's referral rule ("except (d), should be referred to the Chairman"), not the Secretary's rule (which covers a lone failure of condition (c)), and not an outright rejection.

Result: Geeta's case is to be referred to the Chairman of the educational foundation.

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