Analytical Decision Making

Analytical Decision Making is based on a

(ii) have minimum 4 years of experience of
set of relationships laid out, generally arbitrarily, full-time practice in rural areas.
from which new information can be deduced. This
(iii) be ready to execute a bond of 3
years of involves two steps-first of analysis and second of service.
reasoning.
(iv ) hav e good knowledge of the local
Analytical decision making deals with language.
questions in which you have to decide upon the
In case of the applicant who satisfies all
other course of action taken upon a candidate who criteria except---has applied for a post or membership to an
(a) at (ii) above, but has 4 years of full-time
institution keeping in mind the essential requisites
experience of either urban or semiurban
and the data given for the candidate. We can
area
and spent at least 5 years in rural area
cl assi f y suc h quest ions i nto a f ew m aj or
any
time during his life, be referred to Secretary
categories.
of
the Trust.
Category I
(b) at (iv) above, but has working
In this type a vacancy is being declared.
knowledge of The necessary qualifications required by the
Hindi, be referred to Assistant
Trust.
Secretary of the recruiting agencies are giv en with certain
exceptions. The qualifications and the merits of
(c) at (i) above, but has minimum 45% of
marks the candidates are mentioned. The decision about
at MBBS and has done MS or
each candidate has to be made from amongst
MD with
minim um 50%, be ref erred to
the five choices given, which state the courses of
the Chief
Medical Officer
action to be taken as per the candidates potential.
(CMO).
Category II
25,000

(d) at (iii) above, but is ready to give Rs.

as security money, be referred to the

Here the eligibility conditions for joining
of the Trust.
President a course or availing certain benefits etc are given
as against the vacancies mentioned in the former
Based o n t h ese cri t eri a an d
t h e category. The qualifications of the candidates are
information provided below,
also
m
entioned.
The
decision
about
each
decide the
course of action in each case.
You are not to candidate is to be made from amongst the five
assume anything. If the data
provided is not
answer choices given.
adequate to decide the given course of
action, your answer will be data
inadequate. All
cases
given
to
you
fulfil
criterion
of age and
PRACTICE TEST
therefore no details of age are provided. The
Directions (Q. 1- 7) : A public charitable trust cases are given to you today.

language and working knowledge of Hindi.

He is ready to execute 3 years bond of
service. He has done MS with 53% marks.
1) To be selected

2.
local

2) Data inadequate

these
3) Refer to the CMO 4) Not to be selected
5.
d) Refer to the Secretary
of
Mangesh has secured 47% marks at MBBS

1) Refer to the President

2) To be selected
3) Not to be selected
4) Data inadequate
5) None of
Jenifer did her MD after doing her MBBS.
She is ready to execute three years bond
service. She has good command over

and has done his MD with 62% marks. He

language as well as Hindi. She has
has 5 years of experience of running a
practised for 5 years in a remote village
dispensary in a village and can read, write
out of her love for social service. She has
obtained 77%, 88%, 47% and 56% at
and speak the local language. He is ready
HSC, MBBS, and MD respectively.
SSC, to give a bond of only two years of service
and is unable to give security money as he
1) Refer to Assistant
2) Data inadequae
Secretary wants to start a rural hospital afterwards in
3)
To
be
selected
Andhra Pradesh.
4) Not to be
1) Data inadequate
2) To be selected
selected
5) None of these
3) Not to be selected
6. Iquabal Kureshi, son of a local politician,
4) Refer to the President of the Trust
has been born and brought up in a village
till SSC.
5) Refer to the CMO
Afterwards he has studied in a big city
and
3. Romila is born and brought up in a big urban
did his MBBS with 69% of marks
followed
city. Her father is an industrialist. She has
by MS with 57% marks. He is ready to
secured 87%, 56% and 48% at HSC, MBBS
execute a bond of service for 3 years
only. and MD respectively. She is willing to give a
He has very good knowledge of
bond of 3 years of service. She has worked
the local
language. He has done 4
for 5 years in a rural hospital but can hardly
years practice
in the urban areas. He
speak the local language. However, she has
plans to start a rural
hospital after this
experience.
working knowledge of Hindi. Af ter this
1) Refer to the
experience she plans to settle abroad.
Secretary
2) Refer to the CMO
1) Refer to Asst. Secretary
3) Data inadequate
2) Refer to President
4) To be
selected
3) To be selected
5) Not to be selected
4) Not to be selected
7.
Durga,
after obtaining her MBBS and MS,
5) Data inadequate
decided to practice in her native village for
4. Dr. Murthy has stood first at MBBS after
five years. She knows the local language
very having obtained 78% marks. He has also
well. Her dispensary and small hospital
completed
MS with distinction. As he is
were
very popular in the nearby villages. She
planning to go abroad he is unwilling to give
plans

1) Refer to CMO
be
2) Not to be selected

Mark Answer : 1) if the candidate is not to

selected.
2) if the candidate is to be

3) Data inadequate
selected.

3) if the case is to be referred to Fr. De

4) To be selected
Brawer,
Directions (Q. 8-12) : Read the following
information carefully and answer the questions
given below it.

Ex HOD of Physics
4) if the case is to be referred to Principal, St.
Xaviers College

Following are the conditions for selecting a

5) if the case is to be referred to the
HOD, lecturer for St. Xaviers College in the department
Physics.
of Physics. The candidate must
8. Saurav Kumar is a post-graduate with
67% a) be a post-graduate in Physics with 60%
marks from IIT, Kharagpur. He was
marks.
33 years
old as on 1.1.99. He is fluent in both
English
and Hindi. He has been working in DPS,
b) have PhD degree.
Ranchi as a teacher for the last five
c) have teaching experience of at least 5 years.
He knows computer fundamentals.
years. d) not be more than 37 years old as on 1.1.
9. Dr. Prabhat Kumar Roy has done his PG
2004.
and PhD from Moscow state univ
e) have fluency in English and Hindi.
During his PhD, he used to take
ersity. f) have a knowledge of computer fundamentals.
classes in
the univ ersity. So he has a teaching
g) The case of candidate not fulfilling the
experience of 5 years. Candidates getting
conditions at (a) above but having postfor graduate degree in Physics with more than
our
55% marks will be referred to Fr. De Brawer,
and
Ex-HOD of Physics.
h) In the case of a candidate who acquired his
PG degree in Physics from IIT, the
condition
at (b) above may be waived but the case will
his
have to be referred to the Principal, St.
Xaviers College.

less than 60% in their PG are not eligible

doing P hD there.He is f luent in f
languages: Russian, English, Hindi
Angika. He has working knowledge of
computers. He will be 38 on Feb 28, 2006.
10. 31- year-old Joy Choudhary has passed
PG from Delhi University with 60% marks.
He completed his PhD last year. But after

his PG in Physics, he started taking

i) class
The case of a candidate not fulfilling only the
on daily wages at Marwari
conditions
College.
He is at (c) above will be referred to HOD,
fluent in English and Hindi
Physics, St. Xaviers College.
and knows about
computers.
j) Incomplete application of the candidate will
11. Raman Das got married in Feb 2000
be rejected and will not be selected even if it
when
he was 33 years old. After PG with 69%
satisfies all the other conditions.
he
Now read the information provided in the
marriage.
case of each candidate in each of the
and
also questions given below and decide on the
teaching
basis of the information provided and on

had completed his PhD before his

He is fluent in English and Hindi
knows computers. He has got
experience of five years.

and Hindi equally well. Physics being his 14. 25-year -old Meghraj has done his
subject
in PG, he has knowledge of both
graduation
with 50% marks from St. Columbas
computers
and electronics.
College,
Hazaribagh. He had done his
schooling in Directions : (13 - 17) : Following are the criteria
Don Bosco, Patna. He has
a computer
for selecting a medical rep. by a pharma company.
knowledge and speaks very good
English.
The candidate must
15. Manish Gupta has been working as a
sales A) be a graduate in Biology, Microbiology,
executive for the last five years.
He had Chemistry, Biochemistry or Pharmacy with
passed his matriculation in 1990
from
at least 50% marks.
Kendriya Vidyalaya. He can speak Bangla,
B) not be less than 24 years and more than
Hindi and English. He has done his
29 years as on 25th August, 1999.
graduation with Biology as one of the
C) have work experience of at least two years
subjects with 55% marks. He was 16
years as a medical representative.
old when he passed his
matriculation. He
knows computer fundamentals.
D) be fluent in English.
16.
E) have the knowledge of computers.
BHV, However, if the candidate fulfils all other
He has
criteria except
less than five

Krishna Yadav has done his BA from

Var anasi wi t h 48% m ar k s.
experience of marketing for not

y ear s. B ec ause of c onv ent sc

(a) hool
condition (A) but has a convent background
background he is fluent in English.
in his schooling and at least 45% marks in
computer fundamentals. He
He knows graduation with any subject, his/her case
was 16 years may be referred to Director.
old as on 7.09.1991.
17.
Md.
Farooque
Azam has done his
(b) condition (C), but has experience of at least
schooling four years in marketing in any other field,
from Prabhat Tara, a convent
school. He has his/her case may be referred to PRO, WEpassed his graduation
with 53% marks. DOC Pharmaceuticals.
History was one of the
favourite subjects in On the basis of the above conditions and
his graduation. He is
25 years old and fluent
in English-speaking. He has three years
the information provided about each of the
candidates in the questions below, you have
experience as a medical representative
and
to decide which of the following courses of
he knows computer very
well.
ac tion shoul d be taken against each Directions (Q. 18 - 25): Read the following
candidate. Please note that you do not
information carefully and then answer the
assume anything regarding any candidate. questions
given below.
The decision should be based only on the
A
multinational
corporation is looking for
information provided.
professionals in its marketing division. The
Give answer :
ideal candidate would have to possess
the
following
1) Can be selected
qualifications:
2) Cannot be selected
1) A science graduate with a minimum of
60%
marks or an arts graduate with a
3) May be referred to Director
minimum
of 50% marks.
4) May be referred to PRO
2)
At least 5 years experience in FMCG
5) Data inadequate

However, if the candidate fulfils all the above

45%
criteria except.
FMCG

20.

Vishal Narang is an arts graduate with

marks. He has 3 years experience in

a) (1), then his/her case may be referred to

the HRD manager of the company.

m ark et ing. He c an gi v e 3 lett er s

of
ev ri ec
ousom m endat i on f r om hi s pr
employers and has also got a diploma

in
b) (2), but has at least three years work
experience in FMCG marketing, then his
case may be referred to the Administrative
rejected

sales management with 65% marks. He

should be
1)
2) referred to HRD

Officer of the company.

Manager

3) referred to Ad. Officer

c) ( 3) , but has at l east one l et t er of
4) data inadequate
recomm endation from any one of his
5) referred to Senior
GM
previous employers, then his case may be 21. R. Saran is a science graduate with 60%
m arks. He has 7 years ex perience in
referred to the Deputy Manager of the
industrial marketing. He can give 5 letters
company.
of
m endat i on f r om hi s pr ev i
ous d) (4), but has been an MT with a company for r ec omemployers.
He has been an MT for
2 years
at least two years, then his case may be
in a reputed company. He should be
referred to the Senior GM of the company.
1) selected
18.

Ajit Goel has a first-class degree in science.

GM He has worked for three years in an FMCG
Officer
marketing company but can give 4 letters
of recommendation from his prev ious
22.
em ployers. He also has a m arketing
m anagem ent degree f rom a prem ier
letters
institute in which he scored 65% marks.
He should be
1) selected
2) referred to Ad. Officer

2) referred to Senior
3) referred to Ad.
4) rejected
5) referred to Deputy Manager
Anil Kashyap is a science graduate with
75% marks. He has 5 years experience in
FMCG marketing. He can produce 5
of recomm endation from his prev ious
employers and has also got a diploma in
sales management with 70% marks. He
should be
1) referred to the Ad.

Officer
3) referred to Senior GM

19.

Manager
4) rejected
Manager
5) referred to HRD Manager
GM
Ishita Dang is an economics graduate with
23.
55% marks from Delhi University. She has
51% been working for the past 6 years in the
in an
field of FMCG marketing. She also has a

2) referred to the Deputy

3) referred to the HRD
4) referred to the Senior
5) selected
Shrimati Shukla is an arts graduate with
marks. She has work experience
FMCG company for 5 years, can

24. Udit Karan is a science graduate with 58%

(b) condition (4), but has a Permanent
marks. He has 5 years work experience in
Account Number (PAN), his/ her case
may m arketing in an FMCG company, can
be referred to Chartered Accountant
(CA), produce 6 letters of recommendation from
Times Bank.
his previous employers and has a diploma
On the basis of the above conditions
in marketing management with 65% marks.
the information provided about each
and He should be
of theto
aspirants in the question below, you
have
1) referred to the HRD Manager
decide which of the following courses of
2) selected
act i o n sh o u l d b e t aken ag ai n st
each
3) referred to the Ad. Officer
candidate. Please note that you do not
4) referred to the Deputy Manager
assume anything regarding any candidate.
5) referred to the Senior GM
The decision should be based only on the
25. Amal Kumar is a science graduate with 65% information provided.
marks. He has worked in FMCG marketing
Give
for over 10 years and can produce at least 6
answer:
1) Can be
letters of recommendation from his previous
selected
2) May be referred to CA, Times
employers. He was an MT for 3 years in a
Bank reputed company before he entered the
3) May be referred to CS, Times
Bank
4) Cant be selected
marketing job. He should be
5)
Data inadequate
1) rejected
26. Dr. P.K. Roy, HOD of agriculture physics
2) to the HRD Manager
in
Pusa institute, had done the Phd from
3) referred to the Senior GM
Moscow state university. He had
4) referred to the Deputy Manager
been
sponsored by Government of India under
5) selected
m i ni st r y of hum an r esour c es
andDirections (Q. 26-31) : Read the following
development for his doctorate. Later,
information carefully and then answer the
he
started his career Ethiopia and then
questions given below :
shifted to the present job. He goes to office by his
Times Bank has announced to issue credit
research cards for customers in Delhi only. Those who want car. Presently, he is engaged in a
work also,for which he is
to hold Times credit card should follow these
using his own criteria:
computer. He has PAN but
LIC policy he succeeds to
because
of his
save
1) the
He/tax
sheinspite
must be an Indian citizen.
of his good salary, Rs. 15000 per month.
2) He/she should be an employee in any 27. Anand Prakash, an advocate, runs his own
Government /Private Ltd/ Public Sector
consultancy Inspite of large donations, for
Organisations.
which tax is exempted, he couldnt save
the
3) His/her income should not be less than
tax because of his big turnov er of Rs.
Rs. 60, 000 per annum.
18,00,000 per annum . He has an airconditioned house and consultancy in
4) He/she should be tax payee.
Delhi
where he lives with his family. His phone
5) He/she should possess at least two of the
calls following things. :house in Delhi, car,
are first receiv ed by his assistant
transferred to him. He is a member of
then
telephone
connection,
mobile
phone,
air
the
Bar Association of India.
condition, computer.
However, if the aspirant fulfills all other criteria 28. Virendra Parasher, Finance Manager in
Phoel
industries Pv t. Ltd., possesses
except
his own
house in Model Town, Delhi. His
(a) condition (2), but has his/her own
own Rs 3 lakh per annum. He
income is business of a turnover of Rs.10, 00, 000, his/

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION

Q: (1 - 7)
1
2
3
4
5

i/(c)

ii/(a) iii/(d)

iv/(b)

i + ii + iii + iv = Selected
(c) + ii + iii + iv = referred to CMO
i + (a) + iii + iv = referred to Secretary
i + ii + (d) + iv = referred to President
i + ii + iii + (b) = referred to Assistant Secretary
Any other combination = not to be selected
herself. Anything missing = Data inadequate
1. (2) :
Marks in his MBBS is not given.
2. (3)
3. (1) 4. (3)
5. (5): referred to CMO
6. (1) 7. (2)
Q: ( 8 - 12)
a/(g) b/(h)
8
9
10
11
12

a+b+c+d+e+f 2
g+b+c+d+e+f 3
a+h+c+d+e+f 4
a+b+d+e+f 5
Any other combinations 1
8. (4) 9. (2) 10. (5) 11. (1) 12. (1)
Q: ( 13 - 17)
A/(a)

C/(b)

13
14
15

( )

()

16

()

()

17

()

A + B + C + D + E = option 1
a+ B + C+ D+ E = option 3
A + B + b + D + E = option 4
a + B + b + D + E = option 2
Anything missing = option 5
13. (1).
14. (5) : The schools, run by nuns are convent
schools. Since nothing is given about
experience, hence data inadequate.
15. (4)
16. (2)
17. (3)
18. (2) : Ev en though Goel does not m eet
condition 2, he meets condition(b).
19. (3) : Nothing is said about Ishitas ability to
obtain recommendations for
20. (2) : Does not meet condition 1.
21. (4) : The candidate should have experience
in FMCG marketing.
22. (5)
23. (5) : Nothing is said about what Shukla
worked as in her company; she may
not be in the marketing deptt.
24. (1) : Inability to meet condition 1.
25. (3) : Doesnt meet condition 4, but meets
condition d.
Q: ( 26 - 32)
26
27
28

2/(a)

4 (b)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 (1)
1 + (a) + 3 + 4 + 5 C.S. Times Bank (2)
1 + 2 + 3 + (b) + 5 C. A. Times Bank (3)
1 + (a) + 3 + (b) + 5 (4)
Anything missing ; Data inadequate (5)
26. (3)
27. (2)
28. (5) : Things other than car are not mentioned