Directions: Study the following statements carefully and answer the given…
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Directions: Study the following statements carefully and answer the given question.
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 a Science background in class 12th — the candidate's case is to be referred to the department head of MBA.
At (v) above, but has secured at least 50% in Personal Interview — the candidate's case is to be referred to the admissions committee.
In each question below, details of one candidate are provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the conditions given above and the information provided, and mark the number of that course of action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided. All these cases are given to you as on 1 August 2017. Now read the information provided and mark your answer accordingly.
Pranav Sharma scored 65% in twelfth in the Commerce stream and 85% in the 10th class. He scored 65% in Personal Interview and 80% in Group Discussion. He was born on 29 August 1995.
- 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 department head of MBA.
Attempted by 3 students.
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In a Selection/Decision Table item, check the candidate one by one against every stated condition. If every condition is satisfied, select the candidate. If exactly one condition fails, look only at the specific exception attached to that same condition — the exception's own extra qualifying attribute must also match the candidate before its referral action applies. If that extra attribute does not match (or if more than one condition fails), the general rule takes over and the candidate is not selected.
Application:
Age on 1 August 2017 (must be not more than 25 years): born 29 August 1995, so he is 21 years old on the cut-off date — condition met.
Class 10th marks (must be at least 80%): scored 85% — condition met.
Class 12th marks, any discipline (must be at least 70%): scored 65% — condition NOT met.
Group Discussion score (must be at least 70%): scored 80% — condition met.
Personal Interview score (must be at least 60%): scored 65% — condition met.
Only the class 12th condition fails, so the exception tied to it must be checked next. That exception additionally requires a Science background in class 12th. Pranav's stream is Commerce, so the extra qualifying attribute of the exception is not met — the exception does not apply to him. The other exception is irrelevant here because the Personal Interview condition is already satisfied on its own. With exactly one un-excepted failing condition, the general rule applies and he cannot be selected.
Cross-check: If Pranav's stream had been Science instead of Commerce, with the same 65% in class 12th, the exception would have applied and the case would have gone for referral instead of rejection — confirming that it is the stream, not the percentage, that keeps the exception from applying here.