Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question…
2025
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
Following are the conditions for selecting Manager - Finance in an organization.
The candidate must
(i) be at least 30 years and not more than 35 years as on 1. 11. 2009.
(ii) be a graduate in any discipline with at least 55% marks.
(iii) be a post graduate degree/diploma holder in Management with Finance specialization with at least 60% marks.
(iv) have post - qualification work experience of at least six years in the finance department of an organisation.
(v) have secured at least 50% marks in the preliminary interview.
(vi) have secured at least 40% marks in the final interview.
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the above conditions
EXCEPT
(a) at (iv) above, but has post-qualification work experience of at least three years as Deputy Finance Manager in an organization, his/her case is to be referred to VP – Finance.
(b) at (vi) above, but has obtained at least 60% marks in the preliminary interview, his/her candidature is to be considered under ‘wait list’.
In each question below, details of one candidate are given. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub – conditions given above and mark the number of that course of action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 1. 11. 2009.
Navin Shukla has secured 60% marks in graduation and 64% marks in postgraduate diploma in Finance Management. He has been working in the Finance department of a company for the past six years after completing his post-graduate diploma. He has secured 56% marks in the preliminary interview and 45% in the final interview. He was born on 28th May 1976.
- A.
if the candidate is to be selected
- B.
if the candidate is not to be selected
- C.
if the candidate is to be kept on waiting list
- D.
if the case is to be referred to VP - Finance
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: In a selection decision-table question, a fixed rule decides the course of action from the candidate's data — if every baseline condition is individually satisfied, the outcome is direct selection; if exactly one condition is unmet and it matches one of the specifically listed exceptions, the outcome is that exception's redirected action (wait-list or referral); if a condition is unmet with no matching exception, the outcome is non-selection. No condition may be waived and no exception may be applied unless its own stated trigger is met.
Application: Checking Navin Shukla's data against each of the six baseline conditions:
(i) Age 30–35 as on 1.11.2009 — born 28 May 1976, so he turned 33 in May 2009; by 1 Nov 2009 he is 33, which is within the 30–35 window. Met.
(ii) Graduation with at least 55% — he has 60%, which clears the threshold. Met.
(iii) Post-graduate diploma in Finance Management with at least 60% — he has 64%, which clears the threshold. Met.
(iv) At least six years of post-qualification finance-department experience — he has worked in the finance department for six years, meeting the "at least six years" requirement exactly. Met.
(v) At least 50% in the preliminary interview — he has 56%, which clears the threshold. Met.
(vi) At least 40% in the final interview — he has 45%, which clears the threshold. Met.
Condition | Requirement | Navin's Data | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
(i) | Age 30–35 (as on 1.11.2009) | Born 28 May 1976 → 33 years | Met |
(ii) | Graduation ≥55% | 60% | Met |
(iii) | PG diploma (Finance Mgmt) ≥60% | 64% | Met |
(iv) | Experience ≥6 years (finance dept) | 6 years | Met |
(v) | Preliminary interview ≥50% | 56% | Met |
(vi) | Final interview ≥40% | 45% | Met |
Cross-check: Since all six baseline conditions are individually met, there is no shortfall to invoke either listed exception — exception (a) only fires on a shortfall specifically at condition (iv), and exception (b) only fires on a shortfall specifically at condition (vi). With no unmet condition, neither exception applies, so the rule's default outcome takes over directly.
Result: the fixed rule directs a straightforward course of action for this candidate — if the candidate is to be selected.