Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question…
2023
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 condition
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 1.1.2009.
Abhishek Saha was born on 8th October 1978. He has been working in the Finance department of an organization for the past six years after completing his post-graduate diploma in management with 68% marks. He has secured 63% marks in B.Sc. He has also secured 60% marks in both preliminary and final interview.
- 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:
A selection-decision-table item states a fixed set of numbered eligibility conditions plus one or two named exception sub-clauses. Check the candidate's given facts against every numbered condition in turn. If all conditions are satisfied, the outcome is "select". If exactly one condition is unmet, look at whether its own exception sub-clause is satisfied — each exception names the one condition it excuses and the substitute qualification required — and only then does that exception's outcome apply; otherwise (an unmet condition with no matching exception, or more than one unmet condition) the outcome is "not selected".
Application:
Condition (i) — age 30 to 35 as on 1.11.2009: born 8 October 1978, Abhishek turns 31 on 8 October 2009, so on 1 November 2009 he is 31 years old — within range.
Condition (ii) — graduate with at least 55% marks: he has 63% in B.Sc. — clears the threshold.
Condition (iii) — post-graduate degree/diploma in Management with Finance specialization, at least 60% marks: he holds a post-graduate diploma in management with 68% marks. As with condition (ii) (a plain B.Sc. satisfies "graduate in any discipline" without restating "any discipline"), a diploma stated simply as "in management" is read as meeting this requirement here, since nothing in his profile indicates a different specialization — clears the threshold.
Condition (iv) — at least six years' post-qualification finance-department experience: he has worked in the finance department for six years after completing the diploma — meets the "at least six years" requirement directly.
Condition (v) — at least 50% in the preliminary interview: he scored 60% — clears the threshold.
Condition (vi) — at least 40% in the final interview: he scored 60% — clears the threshold.
Cross-check:
All six numbered conditions clear their stated thresholds, so neither exception sub-clause (a) — which excuses only condition (iv) — nor sub-clause (b) — which excuses only condition (vi) — needs to be invoked. A quick tally confirms every condition is met:
Candidate | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv)/(a) | (v) | (vi)/(b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abhishek | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Since all six conditions are met, Abhishek Saha's candidature is to be selected.