Read the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Eight professionals—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—hold different positions in an organization: Intern, Analyst, Specialist, Manager, Director, VP, SVP, and CEO, listed in increasing order of seniority where Intern is the lowest rank and CEO is the highest rank. Each person works in a different department: IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Sales, Marketing, Audit, and R&D, though not necessarily in the same order.
Exactly three persons are senior to A. The person who works in HR is two posts junior to A. Three designations exist between the person who works in HR and F. G is immediately senior to the person who works in Legal, but is junior to A. H is senior to G but junior to F, and does not work in HR. The number of persons senior to H is equal to the number of persons junior to the one who works in IT. E is three posts senior to C. The person who works in Finance is immediately senior to B. The person who works in Sales is two posts senior to E. H does not work in R&D, and the person who works in Marketing is senior to the person who works in Audit.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. B is senior to G
II. C is junior to Director
III. H does not work in Finance
Correct Answer :
Only II and III
Solution :
The correct option is Only II and III.
Step 1: Define the rank hierarchy.
The designations in increasing order of seniority are given as follows:
1. Intern (Lowest)
2. Analyst
3. Specialist
4. Manager
5. Director
6. VP
7. SVP
8. CEO (Highest)
Step 2: Position A, F, C, E, and HR.
• Exactly three persons are senior to A, which places A at Rank 5 (Director).
• The person working in HR is two posts junior to A, placing HR at Rank 3 (Specialist).
• Three designations exist between HR (Rank 3) and F, which places F at Rank 7 (SVP).
• E is three posts senior to C. Since Rank 5 is occupied by A and Rank 7 by F, C must be at Rank 3 (Specialist, HR) and E at Rank 6 (VP).
Step 3: Position H, G, B, D, and their departments.
• G is junior to A (Rank 5) and immediately senior to Legal.
• H is senior to G, junior to F (Rank 7), and does not work in HR, placing H at Rank 4 (Manager).
• The number of persons senior to H (Rank 4) is 4. Thus, 4 persons must be junior to the person in IT, placing IT at Rank 5 (A works in IT).
• Since G is immediately senior to Legal, G is at Rank 2 (Analyst) and Legal is at Rank 1 (Intern).
• The person in Finance is immediately senior to B. This means B is at Rank 1 (Intern) and G (Rank 2) works in Finance.
• The person in Sales is two posts senior to E (Rank 6), so Sales is at Rank 8 (CEO, occupied by D).
• H works in Audit, while Marketing and R&D fill the remaining positions at VP and SVP.
Step 4: Final Arrangement
8. CEO — D — Sales
7. SVP — F — Marketing / R&D
6. VP — E — R&D / Marketing
5. Director — A — IT
4. Manager — H — Audit
3. Specialist — C — HR
2. Analyst — G — Finance
1. Intern — B — Legal
Step 5: Evaluate the given statements:
• Statement I: B is senior to G — Incorrect. B (Rank 1) is junior to G (Rank 2).
• Statement II: C is junior to Director — Correct. C (Rank 3) is junior to Director (Rank 5).
• Statement III: H does not work in Finance — Correct. H works in Audit, whereas G works in Finance.
Therefore, only statements II and III are correct.
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