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.

How many persons are junior to Baker?

Correct Option: Four

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Understand the Seniority Order:

The positions in decreasing order of seniority (from 1st to 8th) are:

1. Executive Director (ED) [Most Senior]
2. Senior Vice President (SVP)
3. Vice President (VP)
4. Senior Manager
5. Manager
6. Assistant Manager (AM)
7. Senior Executive
8. Junior Executive [Most Junior]

2. Analyze the Given Clues:

• Davis: Davis is junior to Senior Manager (positions 5, 6, 7, 8) but senior to Senior Executive (positions 1 to 6). Thus, Davis must be either Manager (position 5) or Assistant Manager (position 6).

• Adams: Adams is senior to Davis, with exactly two designations between them. Adams is not SVP (position 2).

- If Davis is Assistant Manager (6th), then two positions above Davis would make Adams position 3 (VP).
- If Davis is Manager (5th), then two positions above Davis would make Adams position 2 (SVP), which is explicitly forbidden by the clue. Thus, Davis must be the Assistant Manager (6th) and Adams must be the Vice President (3rd).

• Harris: Harris is junior to Davis (positions 7 or 8).

• Baker & Harris: There are three designations between Harris and Baker.

- If Harris is 8th (Junior Executive), three designations above Harris (7th, 6th, 5th) places Baker at 4th (Senior Manager).
- If Harris is 7th (Senior Executive), three designations above Harris (6th, 5th, 4th) places Baker at 3rd (VP). But position 3 is already occupied by Adams! Thus, Harris must be Junior Executive (8th) and Baker must be Senior Manager (4th).

• Green & Clark: Green is junior to Davis. Since Davis is 6th and Harris is 8th, Green must be Senior Executive (7th).
• The number of designations between Baker (4th) and Clark is equal to the number of designations between Baker (4th) and Green (7th).
- The designations between Baker (4th) and Green (7th) are two (5th and 6th).
- Therefore, there must be two designations between Baker (4th) and Clark, which places Clark at Executive Director (1st).

• Evans & Foster: Foster is junior to Evans. The remaining positions are 2nd (SVP) and 5th (Manager). Thus, Evans is Senior Vice President (2nd) and Foster is Manager (5th).

3. Final Arrangement:

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

4. Answer to the Question:

Baker is Senior Manager (4th position). The persons junior to Baker are Foster (5th), Davis (6th), Green (7th), and Harris (8th).

Therefore, there are exactly 4 persons junior to Baker.