Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions…

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Following are the alternative eligibility criteria for short-listing

Candidates for interview for entry-level job in a bank.

i. The candidate should have passed SSC with at least 80% marks.
ii. The candidate should have passed HSC with at least 75% marks.
iii. The candidate should be an Arts/Science/Commerce graduate with at least 60% marks.
iv. The candidate should be an engineer with at least 55% marks.
v. The candidate should be a post-graduate in any discipline with at least 50% marks.

Any candidate can be eligible under any one or more of the above criteria depending upon his/her academic pursuits. In each of the following questions details of one candidate are given. You have to find out under which of the above conditions the candidate is eligible and mark your answer accordingly based on the alternatives provided after each question.

MadanGiri is a mechanical engineer. He has secured 60% marks in his final degree examination. He has secured 65% marks in HSC. He has secured 55% marks in his post-graduation in mechanical engineering.

  1. A.

    Eligible under (i), (iv), (v) only

  2. B.

    Eligible under (ii), (iv), (v) only

  3. C.

    Eligible under (iii), (iv), (v) only

  4. D.

    Eligible under (iv) and (v) only

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Correct answer: D

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Concept: In an “eligible under any one or more criteria” question, each listed criterion is an independent alternative — a candidate qualifies under a criterion only if BOTH its attribute (stream/qualification) matches the candidate's profile AND the required percentage is met. A criterion whose supporting data is missing, or whose attribute doesn't match the candidate's field of study, can never be counted as satisfied; each criterion must be checked on its own terms.

Applying this to MadanGiri — Mechanical engineer; Degree 60%; HSC 65%; Post-graduation 55% (mechanical engineering):

  • Criterion i (SSC ≥ 80%): Not applicable — no SSC percentage is stated in the profile, so this criterion cannot be confirmed as met.

  • Criterion ii (HSC ≥ 75%): Not satisfied — the candidate scored 65% in HSC, below the 75% cut-off.

  • Criterion iii (Arts/Science/Commerce graduate ≥ 60%): Not applicable — the candidate's degree is in mechanical engineering, not Arts/Science/Commerce, so this stream-specific criterion does not apply regardless of the 60% score.

  • Criterion iv (Engineer ≥ 55%): Satisfied — the candidate is an engineer with 60% in the degree, which clears the 55% cut-off.

  • Criterion v (Post-graduate ≥ 50%): Satisfied — the candidate has a post-graduate qualification with 55%, which clears the 50% cut-off.

Why the other option combinations fail:

  • “Eligible under (i), (iv), (v) only” — fails because criterion (i) has no SSC data to confirm it is met.

  • “Eligible under (ii), (iv), (v) only” — fails because 65% in HSC is below the 75% criterion (ii) requires.

  • “Eligible under (iii), (iv), (v) only” — fails because criterion (iii) applies only to Arts/Science/Commerce graduates, and the candidate is an engineer.

Conclusion: Only criterion (iv) [engineer ≥ 55%] and criterion (v) [postgraduate ≥ 50%] are satisfied for MadanGiri, so he is eligible under (iv) and (v) only.

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