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Analyze the following information and answer the questions that follow:

Eight individuals hold different ranks, namely, Executive Director (ED), Senior Vice President (SVP), Vice President (VP), Senior Manager, Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Senior Executive, and Junior Executive in a corporation. The seniority order is in the same sequence as listed, where ED is the most senior position and Junior Executive is the most junior position.

Davis is junior to Senior Manager but senior to Senior Executive. Adams is senior to Davis, and there are two designations between them. Adams is not the Senior Vice President. Harris is junior to Davis. There are three designations between Harris and Baker. There are as many designations between Baker and Clark as between Baker and Green. Green is junior to Davis. Foster is junior to Evans.

Who among the following is four designations junior to Adams?

Options

A

Baker

B

Davis

C

Harris

D

Green

E

Foster

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Correct Answer :

Option D

Green

Solution :

The correct option is Green.

Let us arrange the eight designations in order of seniority from 1 (most senior) to 8 (most junior):
1. Executive Director (ED)
2. Senior Vice President (SVP)
3. Vice President (VP)
4. Senior Manager
5. Manager
6. Assistant Manager (AM)
7. Senior Executive
8. Junior Executive

Step-by-step logical deduction:

1. Position of Davis and Adams:
Davis is junior to Senior Manager (below position 4) but senior to Senior Executive (above position 7). Thus, Davis can be at position 5 (Manager) or position 6 (AM).
There are two designations between Adams and Davis, and Adams is senior to Davis.
If Davis is at position 5, Adams would be at position 2 (SVP). But the condition states that Adams is not the SVP.
Therefore, Davis must be at position 6 (AM), which places Adams at position 3 (VP).

2. Positions of Harris, Green, and Baker:
Green and Harris are both junior to Davis (position 6), meaning they occupy positions 7 and 8 in some order.
There are three designations between Harris and Baker. If Harris were at position 7, Baker would be at position 3 (which is already occupied by Adams). Thus, Harris must be at position 8 (Junior Executive).
Counting 3 designations above Harris places Baker at position 4 (Senior Manager).
Since Harris is at position 8, Green must be at position 7 (Senior Executive).

3. Positions of Clark, Evans, and Foster:
The number of designations between Baker (4) and Green (7) is 2 (positions 5 and 6). Therefore, the number of designations between Baker (4) and Clark must also be 2, placing Clark at position 1 (ED).
The remaining positions are 2 (SVP) and 5 (Manager). Since Foster is junior to Evans, Evans is at position 2 (SVP) and Foster is at position 5 (Manager).

Final Designation Mapping:

1. ED: Clark
2. SVP: Evans
3. VP: Adams
4. Senior Manager: Baker
5. Manager: Foster
6. AM: Davis
7. Senior Executive: Green
8. Junior Executive: Harris

To find the person who is four designations junior to Adams:
Adams is at position 3 (VP). Moving 4 designations down (3+4=7), we reach position 7 (Senior Executive), which is held by Green.

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