BPO Operator Shift and College Scheduling

XAT 2010 · DM · Hard · Analytical Reasoning

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A BPO has assigned duty to nine operators - Abdulla, Ballal, Chandan, Dogra, Eshita, Falguni, Ganguli, Henri and Indra - on Monday, January 05, 2009 from 00:00 hours. Each operator commences duty at any of the following hours: 00:00 hrs, 04:00 hrs, 08:00 hrs, 12:00 hrs, 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs. At any point in time, at least one operator is required, to take clients' calls. Each operator works continuously for eight hours. All operators located at any single location start work simultaneously. The operators took training in five different colleges - Abhiman College, Sutanama College, Gutakal College, Barala College and Khatanama College. These colleges are located in the cities Jamshedpur, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad and Mangalore, not necessarily in that order. The operators operate from the cities where their respective colleges are located.

  • Indra operates alone from a city other than Mangalore and Jamshedpur.
  • Operator(s) trained in Abhiman College will start working at 12:00 hrs.
  • Only Dogra and Falguni operate from Pune, but they are not trained in Gutakal College.
  • Three of the operators took training from Sutanama College, and they operate from Noida.
  • The operator(s) from Jamshedpur will start working at 0:00 hrs.
  • Abdulla and Henri operate together as a two member team from a single location. They do not operate from Mangalore.
  • No operator(s) will join at 20:00 hrs.
  • Ballal, who alone operates from his location, was not trained in Barala College, and will commence his duty four hours after the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College.
  • The operator(s) trained in Barala College operate from Hyderabad.
  • The number of operator(s) trained in Khatanama College is same as the number of operator(s) trained in Barala College.

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following statements must be true?

  1. A.

    Dogra and Henri took training from Khatanama College

  2. B.

    Indra took training from Barala College

  3. C.

    Dogra and Falguni took training from Barala College

  4. D.

    Indra took training from Ahiman College

  5. E.

    Ballal took training from Abhiman College

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following can be true for the operators operating from 20:00 hrs (of January 05, 2009) to 00:00 hrs (of January 06, 2009)?

  1. A.

    Operators took training from Khatanama College and operate from Mangalore.

  2. B.

    Operators took training from Barala College and operate from Pune.

  3. C.

    Operators took training from Sutanama College and operate from Noida.

  4. D.

    Operators took training from Gutakal College and operate from Mangalore.

  5. E.

    Operators took training from Abhiman College and operate from Pune.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following statements must be true for the operator(s) trained in Gutakal College?

  1. A.

    They are Abdulla and Henri, and work from Jamshedpur.

  2. B.

    They are Dogra and Falguni, and work from Pune.

  3. C.

    She is Eshita, and works from Mangalore.

  4. D.

    She is Indra, and works from Pune.

  5. E.

    They are Chandan and Ganguli, and work from Jamshedpur.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following is not definitely true?

  1. A.

    At least three operators will be working between 04:00 hrs to 08:00 hrs.

  2. B.

    At most five operators will be working between 04:00 hrs to 08:00 hrs.

  3. C.

    At most five operators will be working between 12:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs.

  4. D.

    At most six operators will be working between 16:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs.

  5. E.

    At least three operators will be working between 16:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs.

Question 5 of 5

If five operators are working between 16:00 hrs and 20:00 hrs, which of the following must be true?

  1. A.

    The only operator working between 8:00 hrs and 12:00 hrs is Ballal.

  2. B.

    The operators working between 12:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs are Ballal, Dogra and Falguni.

  3. C.

    The operators working between 12:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs are Dogra, Henri and Falguni.

  4. D.

    The operators working between 16:00 hrs and 0:00 hrs are Indra, Dogra, Falguni, Chandan and Ganguli.

  5. E.

    The operators working between 20:00 hrs and 0:00 hrs are Chandan Ganguli and Eshita.

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