(Sample Material) CSAT Online Coaching : General Mental Ability "Eligibility Test"

Sample Material of Our Online Coaching Programme

Subject: General Mental Ability

Topic: Eligibility Test

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to Q. 5) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below Following are the conditions for selecting Personnel Manager an organization The candidate must

(i) be a graduate with at least 50% marks.
(ii) have a postgraduate degree/diploma in Personnel Management/HR with at least 60 per cent marks.
(iii) not be more than 35 yr as on 1.6.2009.
(iv) have post-qualification work experience of at least five years in the Personnel/HR Division of an organisation.
(v) have secured at least 45 per cent marks in the selection process.

In ‘the case of a candidate who satisfies all the conditions except
(A) at (iii) above, but has post-qualification work experience of at least ten years, the case is to be referred to the Director-Personnel.
(B) at (iv) above, but has post-qualification work experience as Deputy Personnel Manager of at least three years, the case is to be referred to President-Personnel.

In each questions below are given details of one candidate. You have to take one of the following courses of action bases on the information provided and the conditions and sub-conditions given above and mark the number of that course of action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 1.6.2009.

Mark answer (a)     if the candidate is to be selected.
Mark answer (b)     if the candidate is not to be selected.
Mark answer (c)     if the information provides is inadequate to take a decision.
Mark answer (d)     if the case is to be referred to the Director- Personnel.

1. Meena Srivastava was born on 6th March 1978. She has been working as Deputy Personnel Manager in an organization for the past five years after completing her postgraduate diploma in HR with 68% marks. She has secured 50% marks in both graduation and selection process.

2. Ketan Desai was born on 5th January 1979. He has been working for the past five years in the personnel deptt of an organisation after completing his postgraduate diploma in Personnel Management with 64% marks. He has secured 40% marks in the selection process and 52% marks in graduation.

3. Anant Joshi has been working in the personnel department of an organisation for the past six years. He was born on 7th November 1977. He has secured 60% marks in postgraduate degree in Personnel Management. He has also secured 55% marks in both graduation and selection process.

4. Mohan Bajpai was born on 10th April 1975. He has secured 55% marks in graduation and 65% marks in postgraduate diploma in Personnel Management. He has been working in the HR Deptt, of an organisation for the past six years after completing his postgraduate diploma.