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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 systematically determine the rank of each individual based on the given information. The hierarchy from senior to junior (positions 1 to 8) is as follows:

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 Deduction:

1. Determine Davis's position:
Davis is junior to Senior Manager (position 4) but senior to Senior Executive (position 7). Thus, Davis can be either Manager (position 5) or Assistant Manager (position 6).


2. Determine Adams's position:
Adams is senior to Davis, and there are two designations between them.
- If Davis is Assistant Manager (position 6), Adams would be Vice President (position 3).
- If Davis is Manager (position 5), Adams would be Senior Vice President (position 2). However, we are given that Adams is not the Senior Vice President (SVP).
Therefore, Davis is Assistant Manager (position 6) and Adams is Vice President (position 3).


3. Determine Harris's position:
Harris is junior to Davis. Since Davis is at position 6 (AM), Harris must be at position 7 (Senior Executive) or position 8 (Junior Executive).


4. Determine Baker's and Harris's positions:
There are three designations between Harris and Baker.
- If Harris is at position 8 (Junior Executive), Baker would be at position 4 (Senior Manager).
- If Harris were at position 7, Baker would have to be at position 3, which is already occupied by Adams. Thus, Harris cannot be at position 7.
Therefore, Harris is Junior Executive (position 8) and Baker is Senior Manager (position 4).


5. Determine Green's and Clark's positions:
We know that Green is junior to Davis (position 6). Since position 8 is occupied by Harris, Green must be Senior Executive (position 7).
The number of designations between Baker (position 4) and Green (position 7) is 2 (positions 5 and 6).
The number of designations between Baker and Clark must also be equal to 2. Going senior from Baker (position 4), 2 designations up gives Clark at position 1 (ED).


6. Determine Foster's and Evans's positions:
The remaining unoccupied positions are position 2 (SVP) and position 5 (Manager).
Since Foster is junior to Evans, Evans is Senior Vice President (position 2) and Foster is Manager (position 5).


Final Hierarchy:
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


Answering the question:
Adams is at position 3 (Vice President). Four designations junior to Adams means position 3 + 4 = position 7, which is held by Green.

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