PREVIOUS YEAR REASONING QUESTIONS | 26.06.2017

It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in Reasoning Ability, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Following are the conditions for selecting Manager- Accounts in an organisation.

The Candidate must:

i. be at least 28 years and not more than 33 years as on 01.06.2010.

ii. be a graduate with at least 55 percent marks.

iii. be a post graduate dergee/ diploma holder in financial management with atleast 60 percent marks.
iv. have post qualification work experience of atleast seven years in the Finance department of an organisation.

v. have secured 40 percent marks in the personal interview.

In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the conditions EXCEPT:

A) at (iii) above but has completed CA/ICWA/CFA after his/ her graduation, the case is to be referred to Executive Director- Finance.

B) at (v) above but has secured atleast 35 percent marks in the personal interview and at least 65 percent marks in graduation. The case is to be referred to General Manager - Finance.

In each question below are given details of one candidate. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and sub- conditions are given above and mark the number of that course of action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other that the information provided in each question. All These cases are given to your as on 01.06.2010.

Mark Answer (1) if the case is to be referred to Executive Director - Finance.

Mark answer (2) if the case is to be referred to General Manager- Finance.

Mark answer (3) if the candidate is to be selected.

Mark answer (4) if the candidate is not to be selected.

Mark answer (5) if the data provided are not adequate to take a decision

1. Subodh Saha has been working in the finance department of an organisation for the past seven years after completing his post Graduate degree in Financial Management with 60 percent marks. He has secured 53 percent marks in the personal interview. He was born on 8th may 1984.

2. Abhiram Gupta was born on 8th July 1980. He has been working in the Finance department of an organisation for the past nine years after completing his post graduation degree in Financial Management with 68 percent marks. He has secured 37 percent marks in personal interview and 70 percent marks in graduation.

3. Suchitra Kulkarni has been working in the finance department of an organisation for the past eight years. She was born on 12th April 1979. She has secured 65 percent marks in both graduation and post graduate diploma in financial management. She has also secured 50 percent marks personal interview.

4. Atul Sangma was born on 24th March 1980. He has secured 45 percent marks in the personal interview and 60 percent marks in graduation. He has been working organisation for th past seven yeas after completing his post graduate degree  in Financial Management with 65 percent marks.

5. Neha Juneja was born on 4th September 1981. She has been working in the Finance department of an organisation for the past eight years after completing her ICWA after obtaining 58 percent marks in graduation. she has secured 48 percent marks in the personal Interview.

SOLUTION -

1-4;        2-2;            3-3;           4-3;                5-1;