Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight professionals—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—are seated in a straight line facing North. Each of them holds a different position in a corporation, namely Director, Vice President, General Manager, Senior Analyst, Consultant, Associate, Specialist, and Executive.

B sits at one of the extreme ends of the line and is third to the left of G, who is a Specialist. Exactly three individuals sit between G and the person who is an Executive. D is adjacent to G and sits second to the right of A. A total of five persons sit between A and H, who is the General Manager. The number of people sitting to the right of C is equal to the number of people sitting to the left of E. C is not an Executive. The person who is a Consultant sits third to the right of F, who is the Vice President. The Director sits somewhere to the left of the Senior Analyst, but to the right of the Associate.

Who among the following sits third to the left of C?

The correct answer is A.

Let us solve the seating arrangement step-by-step based on the given clues.
Assume the 8 positions in a straight line facing North are numbered from 1 to 8 from left to right:

[ Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 | Position 6 | Position 7 | Position 8 ]

Step 1: Determine the positions of B and G
- B sits at one of the extreme ends of the line and is third to the left of G.
- Since B is to the left of G, B must sit at the extreme left end, which is Position 1.
- G sits third to the right of B. Therefore, the position of G is:
$1+3=4$
So, G is at Position 4, and G's profession is Specialist.

Step 2: Determine the position of the Executive
- Exactly three individuals sit between G (Position 4) and the person who is an Executive.
- Moving three seats to the right of Position 4 gives the Executive's position:
$4+3+1=8$
Thus, the Executive sits at Position 8.

Step 3: Determine the positions of D and A
- D is adjacent to G (Position 4), meaning D can sit at Position 3 or Position 5.
- D sits second to the right of A.
- If D were at Position 3, A would be at Position 1 (since 3 - 2 = 1), which is already occupied by B. Hence, D cannot be at Position 3.
- Therefore, D sits at Position 5.
- Since D (Position 5) sits second to the right of A, the position of A is:
$5-2=3$
So, A is at Position 3 and D is at Position 5.

Step 4: Determine the position of H
- A total of five persons sit between A (Position 3) and H (General Manager).
- Counting five seats to the right of A puts H at Position 8.
- Thus, H is the General Manager sitting at Position 8.

Step 5: Determine the positions of F and the Consultant
- F is the Vice President, and the Consultant sits third to the right of F.
- The only available seat for F such that a seat exists three positions to his right is Position 2.
- The position third to the right of Position 2 is:
$2+3=5$
Thus, F (Vice President) sits at Position 2, and D (Position 5) is the Consultant.

Step 6: Place C and E
- The remaining vacant seats are Position 6 and Position 7.
- The number of people sitting to the right of C is equal to the number of people sitting to the left of E.
- Placing C at Position 6 leaves 2 people to his right (Positions 7 and 8).
- Placing E at Position 7 aligns with the condition.
- Thus, C is at Position 6, and E is at Position 7.

Final Seating Order from Left to Right:
- Position 1: B
- Position 2: F (Vice President)
- Position 3: A
- Position 4: G (Specialist)
- Position 5: D (Consultant)
- Position 6: C
- Position 7: E
- Position 8: H (General Manager / Executive)

Answering the Question:
We need to find who sits third to the left of C.
C is located at Position 6.
The position third to the left of C is calculated as:
$6-3=3$
The person sitting at Position 3 is A.