Questions 36 to 38.

SECTION A : ANALYTICAL REASONING & DECISION MAKING

Go through the table that follows and pick up the best alternative to answer questions Question no. 36 to 38.

Teams A, B, C and D are participating in a cricket tournament. Team A has to pick up five batsmen out of the ten available. All batsmen have played 100 matches each in the past. Past data indicates that C beats A 8 out of 10 times. B beats A 5 out of 10 times and D beats A 1 out of 10 times. The conditions for series are likely to be normal and bowling strength of all teams is same. Manager of Team A, based on his past experience, feels that team should take high risk against stronger opponents and low risk against weaker opponents for maximizing chances of wining the game.

The average score of the top 10 batsmen of team A is provided in the table given below.

Name of the batsmen	Average of batsmen based on past performance	Number of times dismissed below 20	Number of times dismissed around average	Number of times scores more than a century
RD	40	20	70	3
ST	44	20	60	10
SG	41	25	50	10
VS	31	50	20	15
RU	28	55	25	12
YS	35	40	40	10
VV	35	35	50	5
Mk	30	30	45	5
MT	36	45	30	10
MD	45	30	50	10

The average scores of the top 5 batsmen for each team playing in the tournament are: C (270); B (215); D (180) and A (215).

36. Team A is playing its first match with team C. Based on the statistics above, whom should be manager choose so that the team has maximum chances of winning?

(A) RD, ST, SG, MD, YS

(B) VS, YS, RU, MD, MT

(C)RD, ST, SG, VS, MD

(D) YS, RU, VS, MK, MD

(E) ST, VS, RU, MD, SG

Solution:

From the given data we know that C is stronger than A and D is weaker than A. B is as strong as A.

A should take high risk against C. Hence, the batsmen who scored more number of centuries with good average should be selected. Hence, (E) gives the required group. Choice (E)

37. Team A would play the second match with D. Based on the statistics above, whom should the manager choose so that A has maximum chances of winning?

(A) RD, ST, MD, VS, YS

(B) RD, ST, SG, VS, MD

(D) SG, RU, YS, MK, MD

(E) ST, RD, MK, MD, SG

Solution:

From the given data we know that C is stronger than A and D is weaker than A. B is as strong as A.

A should take low risk against D. Hence, the batsman who got out less number of times below 20 with good average should be selected. Hence RD, ST, SG and MD must be selected. To decide a batsman among MK and VV, let us consider the batsman who dismissed more number of times around average. Clearly VV got dismissed around average more than MK did, thus VV must be selected. Choice (C)

38. Team A would play the third match with B. Based on the statistics above, whom should be manager choose so that A has maximum chances of winning?

(A) RD, RU, MK, VS, YS

(B) RD, VS, MT, RU, YS

(D) ST, RD, MK, MD, SG

(E) SG, RU, YS, MK, VV

Solution:

From the given data we know that C is stronger than A and D is weaker than A. B is as strong as A.

Since teams A and B are on equal footing A should select batsman who are consistent. i.e., who dismissed more number of times around the average and have good average. Hence (D) gives the required group. Choice (D)