Reasoning Quiz: Decision Making Problems

Directions(Qs.1-5): Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below: Following are the eligibility criteria for
becoming member of an exclusive club:

(i) The applicant should have
annual income of at least ₹5 lakhs and should be able to pay one-time
membership fee of ₹1 lakh.

(ii) The annual income and
one-time membership fee is relaxed up to 50% for former defence personnel.

(iii) For the sons and daughters
of the existing members the criterion of annual income is reduced to ₹ 3 lakhs
and membership fee to ₹ 70 thousand.

(iv) Serving court judges are
offered membership free and also the stipulation of annual income is waived.

(v) A national level sports
personnel is eligible to become a member by paying ₹ 20 thousand as membership
fee irrespective of annual income.

Below in each question,
data/information about an individual is given. You have to decide, based on the
information provided, under which criterion/criteria the individual is eligible
to obtain membership. Please note that an individual can be eligible under more
than one criteria. You are not to assume anything other than the information
provided in each question.

1. Ashok Malhotra has been
working in a Private Airlines Company as a pilot. His annual income is ₹ 10
lakhs. He is ready to pay ₹ 50 thousand as one-time membership fee. His father
is a retired army officer.

(a) Not eligible

(b) Eligible under (ii) and (iii)
only

(c) Eligible under (ii) only

(d) Eligible under (iv) only

(e) None of these

2. Navin Singh can pay ₹70
thousand as membership fee. He has been playing in the national football team
and he works in a major public sector bank in the country. His father is a member
of the club.

(a) Not eligible

(b) Eligible under (v) only

(c) Eligible under (iii) and (v)
only

(d) Eligible under (iv) only

(e) None of these

3. Prabhu Sharma’s annual income
is ₹ 6 lakhs. He is a retired judge of the supreme court. He can pay ₹ I lakh
as the membership fee. He played cricket for his home state.

(a) Not eligible

(b) Eligible under (i) and (v)
only

(c) Eligible under (i) only

(d) Eligible under (i) and (iii)
only

(e) None of these

4. Meena Jaswani is daughter of
an existing member of the club. Her annual income is ₹ 4 lakh. She can pay ₹ 80
thousand as membership fee. She works in Indian Navy.

(a) Eligible under (i) and (iii)
only

(b) Eligible under (i) and (iv)
only

(c) Eligible under (iii) only

(d) Eligible under (iv) only

(e) Eligible under (iii) and (iv)
only

5. Shobha Patil works in a bank.
She represents National Badminton team. Her father is retired judge of the
local high court. Her annual income is ₹ 6 lakhs. She can pay ₹ 1 lakhs as
membership fee.

(a) Eligible under (i) only

(b) Eligible under (v) only

(c) Eligible under (i) and (ii)
only

(d) Eligible under (i) and (v)
only

(e) None of these

Directions (Qs. 6-10): Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below: Following are the criteria for granting
admission to the candidates in the Post-Graduate course in Software Technology:

The candidate must:

(A) have engineering degree with
65% marks.

(B) not be more than 28 years of
age as on 1.12.2010.

(C) have obtained at least 50%
marks in the entrance test.

(D) pay a sum of ₹ 1,00,000 at
the time of admission as course fee.

However, if a candidate fulfils
all the criteria except:

(i) D above, but can pay the fee
in two installments, the case may be referred to the Director of the Institute.

(ii) B above, but he/she has
passed post-graduation exam in science with 75% marks, his/her case may be
referred to the Admission Coordinator.

Based on the above criteria and
information provided against each candidate take a decision in each case. You
are not to assume anything. If the data given are not adequate to take a
decision mark your answer ‘Data inadequate’. The following cases are given to
you as on 1.12.2010.

Give answer:

(a) if the candidate is to be
admitted

(b) if the candidate is not to be
admitted

(c) if the case is to be referred
to the director

(d) if the case is to be referred
to the admission coordinator

(e) if data are inadequate

6. Sneha was 26 years old as on
3rd March, 2010. She has secured 75% marks in post-graduation in chemistry and
she is ready to pay ₹ 1,00,000 at the time of admission. She has secured 72%
marks in graduation in engineering and the entrance test.

7. Ashutosh has secured 62% and
68% marks in the entrance test and graduation in engineering respectively. He
was 27 years old as on 1 April, 2010. He can pay ₹ 1,00,000 at the time of
admission.

8. Rishikant was 26 years old as
on 22 January. 2007. He has secured 65% marks in graduation in engineering and
83% marks in post-graduation in physics. He has secured 60% marks in the
entrance test. He is ready to pay ₹ 1,00,000 at the time of admission.

9. Damodar was born on 19 May,
1985. He has secured 60% and 73% marks in the entrance test and post-graduation
respectively. He is ready to pay ₹ 1,00,000 at the time of admission.

10. Khemchand has secured 69% and
65% marks in graduation in engineering and the entrance test respectively. He
was born on 10 November, 1983. He is ready to pay ₹ 75,000 at the time of
admission and the rest ₹ 25,000 after three months.