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CHAPTER 14
Eligibility Test
These questions contain the necessary qualifications required to be fulfilled by a candidate who is applying
for certain job/promotion/facility, along with the bio-data. You are supposed to assess the candidates eligibility or
potential for the same and decide upon the further course of action to be taken from among the given alternatives.
Example 1: Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below
The criteria for granting the admission to a MBA course is as follows.
A candidate must
(i) be at least a graduate with first class.
(ii) not be more than 25 yr as on August 15, 2010.
(iii) secure minimum 50% marks in the Entrance Test.
(iv) be fluent in Hindi and English.
However, If a candidate
(A) fulfils all other criteria except (ii) above but is less than 30 yr and also belongs to back ward class, should be
given admission.
(B) fulfills all other criteria except (i) above, but is a postgraduate with minimum 55% marks, should be referred
to chairman-Admissions.
Based on the above criteria and the information given in each of the following questions, you have to take
the decision in regard to each case. You are not to assume anything. These cases are given to you as on 15-8-2010.
Mark your answer as
(a) If admission is to be given
(b) If to be referred to chairman-Admissions
(c) If data given is not sufficient to take decision
(d) If not to be admitted
1. Jayant Sharma who belongs to back ward class, is fluent in Hindi & English. He is a graduate with 1st class
and has got 58% marks in the Entrance Test. His date of birth is 1-6-1982.
2. Rakhi Sharma whose date of birth is 11-1-1987 is a backward class candidate. She has passed her graduation
with 1st class this year. She secured 44% marks in the Entrance Test. She is fluent in Hindi & English.
3. Anil Singh has got 80% marks in the Entrance Test. He is 20 yr old and has 54% marks in his post graduation
and 54% marks in his graduation.
4. Vikas Pathak is a graduate with 1st class. He has secured 60% marks in the Entrance Test. He is fluent in
Hindi & English.
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5. 24 years old, Deepak Pratap is a graduate with 75% marks and obtained 60% marks in the Entrance Test.
He is fluent in Hindi & English.
Solutions for (Q. Nos. 1 to 5)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(a) Jayant Sharma fulfills all the requirements, so, should be admitted.
(d) Rakhi Sharma has got less marks in Entrance Test. So, she should not be admitted.
(c) We do not know the fluency of Anil Singh in Hindi & English. So, data is not sufficient to take decision.
(c) We do not know the age of Vikas Pathak, So, we cannot take decision.
(a) Deepak Pratap fulfills all the requirements, So, he should be admitted.
Example 2: Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below
The criteria for taking membership of Delhi Entertainment club are as follows
The aspirant should
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
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6. (a)
7. (a)
8. (d)
9. (b)
10. (b)
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