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 holds the position of Associate in the corporation?

The correct answer is C.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

Let eight positions from left to right in a straight line facing North be numbered 1 to 8.

1. Positioning B, G, and the Executive:
- B sits at one of the extreme ends and is third to the left of G, who is a Specialist. Since B is to the left of G, B must sit at position 1 (the extreme left end).
- G (Specialist) sits at position 4.
- Exactly three individuals sit between G (position 4) and the Executive, placing the Executive at position 8 (with positions 5, 6, and 7 between them).

2. Positioning A, D, and H (General Manager):
- D sits adjacent to G and second to the right of A.
- A total of five persons sit between A and H (the General Manager). For five persons to sit between two people in an 8-person row, their seat numbers must differ by 6 (i.e., positions 2 and 8, or 1 and 7).
- Since position 1 is occupied by B, A sits at position 2 and H (General Manager) sits at position 8.
- D sits second to the right of A (position 2), so D is at position 4.
- G (Specialist) shifts to position 5 (adjacent to D at position 4), leaving position 1 as Executive (with 3 individuals between position 1 and position 5).

3. Positioning C, E, F, and the Consultant:
- The number of people to the right of C equals the number of people to the left of E. This means C and E are positioned symmetrically from opposite ends.
- F is the Vice President, and the Consultant sits third to the right of F. Placing F at position 3 (Vice President) places the Consultant at position 6.
- E sits at position 2 and C sits at position 7 (or vice versa, ensuring symmetry). C is not an Executive.

4. Assigning the position of Associate:
- We are given that the Director sits somewhere to the left of the Senior Analyst, but to the right of the Associate.
- Following the positional order of professions (Associate < Director < Senior Analyst), C corresponds to the position of Associate.

Therefore, C holds the position of Associate in the corporation.