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 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.
Anirban Chowdhury was born on 8th March 1978. He has secured 65% marks in B.Sc and 62% marks in postgraduate degree in Finance Management. He has been working in the Finance department of a company for the past seven years after completing his post-graduation. He has secured 50% marks in the final interview and 40% marks in the preliminary 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: B
Concept
A selection decision table checks a candidate against every primary condition. Outright selection needs ALL conditions satisfied. If exactly one condition is not met, the rule set is checked for an exception clause written specifically for that condition — an exception written for one condition can never rescue a shortfall in a different condition. A failed condition with no matching exception clause means rejection, however well every other condition was met.
Application
Checking Anirban Chowdhury's profile against each condition, as on 1.11.2009:
Condition (i) — age between 30 and 35: born 8 March 1978, so he turns 31 in March 2009 and is still 31 as on 1.11.2009 — satisfied.
Condition (ii) — graduate with at least 55% marks: 65% in B.Sc — satisfied.
Condition (iii) — postgraduate in Management with Finance specialisation, at least 60% marks: 62% — satisfied.
Condition (iv) — at least six years' post-qualification experience in a finance department: seven years — satisfied.
Condition (v) — at least 50% marks in the preliminary interview: 40% scored — NOT satisfied.
Condition (vi) — at least 40% marks in the final interview: 50% scored — satisfied.
Every condition is met except condition (v), where the preliminary-interview score falls short of the required 50% bar:
Candidate | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv)/(a) | (v) | (vi)/(b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anirban | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Cross-check
The rule set attaches an exception to only two specific shortfalls: exception (a) rescues a shortfall in condition (iv) when the candidate has at least three years as Deputy Finance Manager, and exception (b) rescues a shortfall in condition (vi) when the candidate scores at least 60% in the preliminary interview. Neither exception is written for condition (v), and an exception tied to one condition cannot be applied to a different one — so the shortfall in condition (v) is not covered by any exception.
Result
With exactly one primary condition unmet and no applicable exception, Anirban Chowdhury's profile is not to be selected.