Directions for Q: Study the following information to answer the questions. The…
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Directions for Q:
Study the following information to answer the questions.
The following are the criteria for organizing the Training Programme of an Institute in different hotels. The organize the programme in Hotel Taj, the following criteria must be fulfilled.
A. The programme coordinator should be of the rank of Deputy Director or Joint Director
B. The programme should be in one of these areas – HRD, Advertising, Computers or Statistics
C. The duration of a programme should not be more than 7 days
D. The fee per participant should be not less than Rs.5,000
E. The number of participants should be at least 50
If all other criteria are fulfilled except
I. (C)the duration of the course is more than 7 days the programme is to be organized in Hotel Ritz
II. (A)the programme coordinator is of the rank of Assistant Director, but the fee per participant is more than Rs.7,000, the programme will be organized in Hotel Taj.
III.(E) the number of participants being less than 50 but more than 30, the programme will be organized in Hotel Sideways
IV.(D)the fee per participant is less than Rs.5,000 but more than Rs.3,500, the programme should be organized in Hotel Sausy
V.the programme is in other than the area mentioned in B above, but the programme coordinator is of the Joint Director level, the programme should be organized in Hotel Sideways.
A training programme on Advertising is to be organized for 45 participants, fee per participant being Rs.6,000 and the duration of course is 6 days
- A.
If the programme is to be organized in Hotel Taj
- B.
If the programme is to be organized in Hotel Sideways
- C.
If the programme is to be organized in Hotel Ritz
- D.
If the data is inadequate
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Correct answer: D
Final conclusion: Data is inadequate.
Check of given programme details against base criteria:
Area: Advertising — meets the allowed areas.
Duration: 6 days — within the maximum of 7 days.
Fee: Rs.6,000 — meets the minimum fee requirement of Rs.5,000.
Number of participants: 45 — below the base requirement of at least 50, but within the special-case range (31–49).
Coordinator rank: not specified — base criterion requires Deputy Director or Joint Director and this cannot be confirmed.
Apply the special-case rules:
Hotel Sideways rule: If the only base-criterion failure is participant count (31–49) and all other criteria are satisfied, the programme is placed in Hotel Sideways. Although participants = 45 fits this numeric condition and area, duration and fee are satisfied, the rule also requires the coordinator criterion to be met. Because coordinator rank is unknown, this rule cannot be applied with certainty.
Hotel Ritz rule: Applies only when duration > 7 days. Duration is 6 days, so this does not apply.
Hotel Taj special-case rule: An Assistant Director coordinator plus fee > Rs.7,000 would allow Hotel Taj. Coordinator rank is unknown and fee is Rs.6,000, so this does not apply.
Hotel Sausy rule: Applies when fee is between Rs.3,500 and Rs.5,000. Fee is Rs.6,000, so this does not apply.
Conclusion and reasoning:
Key point: The coordinator rank is the missing piece of required information. Without confirmation that the coordinator is Deputy Director or Joint Director (or an allowed assistant-director exception with higher fee), none of the placement rules can be applied decisively.
Therefore the available data is inadequate to determine which hotel will host the programme.