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Eligibility Test

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Eligibility Test – Sample Questions

Eligibility Test questions are commonly asked in Banking, SSC, Railway, Insurance, Defence, and aptitude examinations to evaluate logical decision-making, condition verification, data analysis, and analytical reasoning ability.

The following fully solved sample questions cover the most important Eligibility Test patterns including direct eligibility, referral cases, boundary conditions, age verification, data sufficiency, and exception-rule analysis.

Directions for Questions 1 to 4

A company recruits Management Trainees according to the following conditions:

The candidate must be between 21 and 28 years of age as on 1st July 2022.
The candidate must have secured at least 60% marks in graduation.
The candidate must have at least 2 years of work experience.
If the candidate has secured more than 75% marks in graduation but has less than 2 years experience, the case should be referred to the Director.
If any information is missing, the case should be marked as Data Insufficient.

Sample Question 1 – Direct Eligibility

Rohan is 25 years old as on 1st July 2022. He secured 68% marks in graduation and has 3 years of work experience.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer to Director
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age → 25 years ✓
Graduation Marks → 68% ✓
Experience → 3 years ✓
All mandatory conditions satisfied.

Answer: Eligible

Sample Question 2 – Referral Case

Priya is 24 years old as on 1st July 2022. She secured 79% marks in graduation and has 1 year of work experience.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer to Director
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age → 24 years ✓
Graduation Marks → 79% ✓
Experience → 1 year ✗
Special referral rule applicable because graduation marks exceed 75%.

Answer: Refer to Director

Sample Question 3 – Rejection Case

Ankit is 30 years old as on 1st July 2022. He secured 72% marks in graduation and has 4 years of work experience.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer to Director
Data Insufficient

Solution

Maximum allowed age → 28 years
Candidate age → 30 years ✗
Mandatory age condition violated.

Answer: Not Eligible

Sample Question 4 – Data Insufficient

Sneha is 23 years old as on 1st July 2022. She secured 66% marks in graduation, but her work experience is not mentioned.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer to Director
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age → Satisfied ✓
Graduation Marks → Satisfied ✓
Work experience → Not mentioned ✗
Essential information missing.

Answer: Data Insufficient

Sample Question 5 – Boundary Condition

A bank requires candidates to have “at least 60% marks” in graduation.

Rahul secured exactly 60% marks.

Is Rahul eligible regarding the marks condition?

Yes
No
Refer
Cannot Determine

Solution

“At least 60%” means 60% or more.
Rahul secured exactly 60%.

Answer: Yes

Sample Question 6 – Less Than Boundary Trap

An organization requires candidates to be “less than 30 years” old.

Vikas is exactly 30 years old.

What should be the decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer
Data Insufficient

Solution

“Less than 30 years” excludes age 30.
Vikas is exactly 30 years old.

Answer: Not Eligible

Sample Question 7 – Age Calculation

A company requires candidates to be not more than 28 years old as on 1st August 2022.

Aman was born on 15th September 1994.

What is Aman’s age as on 1st August 2022?

27 years
28 years
29 years
30 years

Solution

Aman’s birthday in 2022 has not occurred yet by 1st August.
Completed age = 27 years.

Answer: 27 years

Sample Question 8 – Qualification Verification

An institute requires candidates to possess a postgraduate degree.

Kunal has completed graduation but has not completed post-graduation.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer
Data Insufficient

Solution

Required qualification → Postgraduate degree
Kunal has only graduation qualification.
Mandatory qualification condition failed.

Answer: Not Eligible

Sample Question 9 – Referral Exception Logic

A company requires minimum experience of 5 years.

If the candidate has an MBA degree and at least 4 years of experience, the case should be referred to the HR Director.

Nisha has an MBA degree and 4 years of experience.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer to HR Director
Data Insufficient

Solution

Main experience condition failed.
Special referral condition satisfied.
MBA degree present ✓
Experience = 4 years ✓

Answer: Refer to HR Director

Sample Question 10 – Multiple Condition Failure

A candidate must:

Be between 22 and 30 years old
Have minimum 65% marks
Have at least 3 years experience

Ritesh is 32 years old, secured 58% marks, and has 2 years experience.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age condition failed ✗
Marks condition failed ✗
Experience condition failed ✗
Multiple mandatory conditions violated.

Answer: Not Eligible

Sample Question 11 – Missing Reference Date

A recruitment process has an age limit of 28 years, but the reference date for age calculation is not provided.

Candidate age details are available.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age calculation depends on the reference date.
Reference date is missing.
Final decision cannot be taken accurately.

Answer: Data Insufficient

Sample Question 12 – Smart Elimination Question

A candidate must satisfy:

Age below 27 years
Minimum 70% marks
At least 2 years experience

Pooja is 26 years old, secured 72% marks, but has only 1 year experience.

No referral rule exists.

What should be the final decision?

Eligible
Not Eligible
Refer
Data Insufficient

Solution

Age condition satisfied ✓
Marks condition satisfied ✓
Experience condition failed ✗
No referral rule available.

Answer: Not Eligible

Sample Question 13 – Full Eligibility Case Study

The following comprehensive case-study pattern is extremely important for Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railway, and Management aptitude examinations. These questions test complete eligibility-analysis ability using multiple conditions, referral rules, age verification, and data sufficiency logic.

Directions (Questions 13 to 17)

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Following are the conditions for short-listing candidates for interview for Management Trainees in an organization.

The candidate must:

Be not less than 21 years and not more than 28 years as on 1st November 2017.
Have secured at least 60% marks in graduation.
Have secured at least 60% marks in the preliminary selection examination.
Have secured at least 55% marks in the final selection examination.
Be ready to join work immediately after the interview.

However:

If a candidate fulfills all conditions except condition (iv), but has secured more than 72% marks in the preliminary examination, the case should be referred to the Deputy General Manager.
If a candidate fulfills all conditions except condition (ii), but has secured at least 65% marks in post-graduation, the case should be referred to the General Manager.

You are not required to assume anything beyond the information provided in each question.

All cases are to be considered as on 1st November 2017.

Decision Codes:

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Quick Summary Table (Questions 13-17)

Candidate	Age	Graduation	Preliminary	Final	Ready to Join	Special Case	Decision
Neelam Srivastava	✓	60%	75%	65%	Yes	None	(a)
John D’Costa	✓	75%	75%	54%	Yes	Referral Rule A	(e)
Subhash Malhotra	✗	75%	75%	75%	Yes	Age Failure	(c)
Rahul Biswas	✓	70%	70%	70%	Yes	None	(a)
Sudha Nagpal	✓	75%	65%	Not Mentioned	Yes	Missing Final Marks	(d)

Sample Question 13

Neelam Srivastava secured 75% marks in the preliminary selection examination. She was 22 years old as on 5th December 2013. She secured 65% marks in the final selection examination and 60% marks in graduation. She is ready to join immediately after the interview.

Choose the correct decision code.

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Solution

Age → Within required limit ✓
Graduation Marks → 60% ✓
Preliminary Examination → 75% ✓
Final Examination → 65% ✓
Ready to join immediately ✓
All mandatory conditions satisfied.

Answer: (a) Candidate should be called for interview

Sample Question 14

John D’Costa secured 54% marks in the final selection examination. He secured 75% marks each in graduation and preliminary examination. He is ready to join work immediately after the interview. He was 22 years old as on 4th August 2014.

Choose the correct decision code.

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Solution

Age → Satisfied ✓
Graduation Marks → 75% ✓
Preliminary Examination → 75% ✓
Final Examination → 54% ✗
Preliminary marks exceed 72%.
Referral condition for Deputy General Manager applicable.

Answer: (e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Sample Question 15

Subhash Malhotra was 26 years old as on 9th September 2015. He secured 75% marks each in graduation, preliminary examination, and final selection examination. He is ready to join work immediately after the interview.

Choose the correct decision code.

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Solution

Age verification shows that the candidate exceeds the required age limit as on 1st November 2017.
Mandatory age condition violated.

Answer: (c) Candidate should not be called for interview

Sample Question 16

Rahul Biswas was born on 21st January 1990. He is ready to join work immediately after the interview. He secured 70% marks in graduation, preliminary examination, and final selection examination.

Choose the correct decision code.

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Solution

Age → Within required range ✓
Graduation Marks → 70% ✓
Preliminary Examination → 70% ✓
Final Examination → 70% ✓
Ready to join immediately ✓
All conditions satisfied.

Answer: (a) Candidate should be called for interview

Sample Question 17

Sudha Nagpal secured 75% marks in graduation and 65% marks in the preliminary selection examination. She is ready to join immediately after the interview. She stood 3rd in the final selection examination. She was born on 2nd July 1994.

Choose the correct decision code.

(a) Candidate should be called for interview
(b) Case should be referred to General Manager
(c) Candidate should not be called for interview
(d) Data insufficient to take decision
(e) Case should be referred to Deputy General Manager

Solution

Age condition satisfied ✓
Graduation marks satisfied ✓
Preliminary examination marks satisfied ✓
Exact final examination marks are not mentioned.
Position in examination does not indicate percentage marks.
Required data missing for final decision.

Answer: (d) Data insufficient to take decision

What This Case Study Teaches

Important Learning Areas:

• Sequential condition verification
• Referral-rule handling
• Boundary-condition analysis
• Age-calculation logic
• Data-sufficiency analysis
• Elimination-based decision-making
• Difference between “Eligible” and “Refer”

High-Speed Solving Strategy for Long Eligibility Sets

Underline all mandatory conditions first.
Separate referral rules mentally.
Check elimination conditions before detailed analysis.
Verify age carefully using the reference date.
Never assume missing values.
Use condition-marking symbols like ✓ ✗ R ?

Advanced Observation Tips

High-Scoring Strategies:

• Check elimination conditions first
• Underline numerical limits immediately
• Separate referral conditions mentally
• Watch boundary-condition keywords carefully
• Never assume missing information
• Use sequential verification consistently

Common Examination Trap Areas

Confusing “Eligible” with “Refer”.
Incorrect interpretation of “at least” and “less than”.
Ignoring one mandatory condition.
Making wrong age calculations.
Assuming missing information.
Applying referral rules incorrectly.

Final Takeaway

Eligibility Test questions become highly manageable when candidates apply systematic condition verification, sequential analysis, elimination logic, and smart decision-making strategies.

Regular practice of direct eligibility, referral, boundary-condition, and data-sufficiency questions significantly improves reasoning speed, analytical thinking, and competitive examination performance.

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