Comprehension: Directions: Study the given information carefully to answer the…
2024
Comprehension: Directions: Study the given information carefully to answer the questions that follow:A reputed educational foundation is to select meritorious students for the award scholarships for higher studies abroad who fulfill the following criteria: Age – More than 22 years but less than 27 years as on 1.4.2017 Minimum percentage of marks – B.Sc. with 65% or B.A. with 55% or B.Com. with 60%. Prizes/ Awards – Should have one at least in Essay, Debate or Sports. Annual family income – Not be more than Rs. 2, 50, 000 Domicile – Must be staying in India for the last 15 years or above as on 1.4.2017 Concessions: One has to fulfill the above conditions. However, certain concessions are available to the following categories: 1. Wards of Farmers – Relaxation in the maximum age limit up to five years. 2. SC/ST applicants – Relaxation in percentage of marks up to 5%. Considerations: 3. Not fulfilling 3 criteria - the case may be referred to the Secretary of the Foundation. 4. Not fulfilling 4. above - the case may be referred to Chairperson of the foundation. You have to study the information provided for a candidate in each of the following questions and decide the course of action. Geeta, a daughter of a farmer, has been staying in Haryana since birth, passed B.A. with 51% marks. She had got a 2nd prize in the district level Taekwando championship. Her date of birth is 4. 9. 1991 and her father’s annual income is Rs. 1,80,000.
- A.
candidate is to be selected
- B.
case is to be referred to Secretary.
- C.
case is to be referred to the Chairman.
- D.
candidate is not to be selected.
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Correct answer: D
Concept
In a Selection Decision Table item, a candidate is selected only if every stated criterion is met. The 'Considerations' define two specific referral pathways — to the Secretary when the Awards/Prizes criterion fails, and to the Chairperson when the Income criterion fails. A concession removes only the exact gap it names (the farmers' concession relaxes only age, and the SC/ST concession relaxes only marks) — never any other criterion. If a candidate fails a criterion that has no referral pathway and no applicable concession, the outcome is straightforward rejection, not a referral.
Application
Age: Geeta's date of birth is 4 September 1991; on 1 April 2017 she has not yet turned 26 (her birthday falls in September), so her age is 25 years — within the required 'more than 22 but less than 27' window even without invoking the farmer's age concession.
Marks: She passed B.A. with 51%, while the requirement for B.A. is 55%. She is not SC/ST, so the 5% marks relaxation does not apply to her, and the farmer's concession only relaxes age, never marks — so the marks criterion is unmet.
Awards: A 2nd prize at a district-level Taekwondo championship counts as a Sports prize, satisfying the Awards/Prizes criterion.
Income: Her father's annual income is Rs 1,80,000, below the Rs 2,50,000 ceiling, satisfying the Income criterion.
Domicile: She has resided in Haryana (India) since birth (25 years), well beyond the 15-year requirement, satisfying the Domicile criterion.
Cross-check
Since Awards and Income — the only two criteria the Considerations attach a referral to — are both satisfied, neither the Secretary nor the Chairperson referral is triggered. The single unmet criterion (marks) has no concession that covers it and no referral pathway of its own. With no route to selection or to a referral, rejection is the only outcome consistent with the rules.