Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions…
2025
Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Following are the criteria for selecting team leader for the software company XYZ.The candidate should (i) Have a work experience of at least four years - as an Associate Engineer. (ii) Be fluent in English. (iii) Have scored at least 90% in the interview. (iv) Knows either Telugu or Hindi. (v) Be at least 30 years - and not more than 40 years - as on 01 - 12 - 2013. If the candidate satisfies all the above criteria, the candidate may be selected. If the candidate fulfills all the criteria except, (a) criterion (i) but has a work experience of at least five years - as a Testing Engineer, then he/she is referred to Senior Software Engineer. (b) criterion (v) but has a work experience of at least nine years - as a Software Engineer then he/she is referred to Manager. Based on the above information and data given in each question, you have to decide the course of action. You are not to assume anything. The following information is provided as on 01 - 12 - 2013. Now read the information provided in each question and mark your answer accordingly. Seema was born in 1979 and she knows both Telugu and Hindi. She has three years - of work experience as an Associate Engineer. She scored 90% in the interview and speaks English fluently. She also has six years - of work experience as a Testing Engineer.
- A.
Data provided are inadequate to take a decision.
- B.
Candidate is not to be selected.
- C.
Candidate is to be selected.
- D.
Case is to be referred to Senior Software Engineer.
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In a selection decision table, check the candidate against every stated criterion (i)-(v). If all five hold, the candidate is selected outright. If exactly one criterion fails, look at the exception written specifically for that criterion — exception (a) covers a shortfall on criterion (i) provided the candidate has at least five years as a Testing Engineer, and exception (b) covers a shortfall on criterion (v) provided the candidate has at least nine years as a Software Engineer. When the matching exception is satisfied, the case is referred to that exception's named role; when it is not satisfied (or more than one criterion fails, or a needed fact is missing), a different one of the four outcomes applies.
Application: Seema's profile (as of 01-12-2013) checked against each criterion:
Criterion | Requirement | Seema's data | Met? |
|---|---|---|---|
(i) | At least 4 years as Associate Engineer | 3 years as Associate Engineer | No |
(ii) | Fluent in English | Speaks English fluently | Yes |
(iii) | At least 90% in the interview | Scored 90% | Yes |
(iv) | Knows Telugu or Hindi | Knows both Telugu and Hindi | Yes |
(v) | Age 30 to 40 as on 01-12-2013 | Born 1979 (34 years old) | Yes |
Only criterion (i) fails, so exception (a) is the one to check: it requires at least five years of experience as a Testing Engineer. Seema has six years as a Testing Engineer, which clears that threshold, so exception (a) is satisfied.
Cross-check: exception (b) is not relevant here since criterion (v) is met, not failed, so a referral to Manager is ruled out. Since exactly one criterion fails and its matching exception is satisfied, the candidate is neither selected outright (criterion (i) fails), nor rejected (an exception covers the shortfall), nor short of data (every fact needed for all five criteria is stated).
Result: the case is referred to Senior Software Engineer.
