Directions: Study the following statements carefully and answer the given…
2025
Directions: Study the following statements carefully and answer the given questions.
Following are the conditions for selecting a candidate for MBA in a top college. The candidate must:
Be not more than 25 years of age on 1 August 2017.
Be a 10th pass with a minimum of 80% marks.
Be a 12th pass in any discipline with a minimum of 70% marks.
Have secured a minimum of 70% in Group Discussion.
Have secured a minimum of 60% in Personal Interview.
In the case of a candidate who fulfils all the conditions except:
At (iii) above, but has secured at least 60% in Class 12th and had Science in Class 12th — the case is to be referred to the department head of MBA.
At (v) above, but has secured at least 50% in the Personal Interview — the case is to be referred to the admissions committee.
In each question below, details of one candidate are provided. Based on the conditions above and the information given, choose the correct course of action. Do not assume anything beyond the information provided. All cases are given as on 1 August 2017.
Now read the candidate's details below and answer accordingly:
Nilakshi Totla scored 75% in 12th in the Arts stream and 95% in 10th class. She scored 55% in the Personal Interview and 76% in Group Discussion. She was born on 19th November 1993.
- A.
Case is to be referred to admissions committee.
- B.
Candidate is to be selected.
- C.
Case is to be referred to department head of MBA.
- D.
Data provided are inadequate to take a decision.
Attempted by 5 students.
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Correct answer: A
This is a Selection Decision Table question: check the candidate's data against all five stated conditions. If every condition is met, select the candidate. If exactly one condition fails, look at the specific exception clause attached to that condition — if the candidate clears the exception's own (lower) threshold, follow the exception's referral instruction instead of an outright rejection.
Age: born 19 November 1993, so on 1 August 2017 she is 23 years old — within the 25-year limit, so condition (i) is met.
10th class: 95% is above the 80% requirement, so condition (ii) is met.
12th class: 75% in the Arts stream clears the 70% requirement for any discipline, so condition (iii) is met outright — the Science-stream exception is not needed here.
Group Discussion: 76% is above the 70% requirement, so condition (iv) is met.
Personal Interview: 55% is below the 60% requirement, so condition (v) is the only condition that fails.
Exception check: condition (v) carries its own exception — a candidate who scores at least 50% in the Personal Interview has the case referred to the admissions committee. Since 55% is at least 50%, that exception applies.
Only condition (v) fails, and its own exception is satisfied, so no other course of action fits: an outright selection would ignore the failed Personal Interview cut-off, the department-head referral is tied to a different condition (the 12th-class Science-stream case, which does not apply here), and every data point needed for the decision — age, 10th, 12th, Group Discussion, and Personal Interview scores — is present, so 'data inadequate' does not apply either. The case is referred to the admissions committee.