CAT 2004 — DILR Question 13
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
The Dean’s office recently scanned student results into the central computer system. When their character reading software cannot read something, it leaves the space blank. The scanner output reads as follows:
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In the grading system, A, B, C, D, and F grades fetch 6, 4, 3, 2, and 0 grade points respectively. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the arithmetic mean of the grade points obtained in the five subjects.
For example Nisha's GPA is 3.6
Some additional facts are also known about the students’ grades. These are:
a. Vipul obtained the same grade in Marketing as Aparna obtained in Finance and Strategy.
b. Fazal obtained the same grade in Strategy as Utkarsh did in Marketing.
c. Tara received the same grade in exactly three courses.
In Operations, Tara could have received the same grade as ____________.
Answer & solution
- A
Ismet
- B
Hari
- C
Jagdeep
Manab
Tara’s total grade points = 2.4 × 5 = 12
She gets B ≡ 4 in Finance. As she gets the same grade in three courses, she would have got B in 3 subjects and F in 2. (Getting a D in 4 subjects would also give the correct GPA. However, this is not possible since it is stated that Tara received the same grade in exactly three courses.)
Thus, she would have got either B or F in Operations, but only B is provided in the options (i.e. Manab's grade).
Hence, option (d).