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?

Correct Option: A

Step-by-step Seating Arrangement Deduction:

There are 8 positions in a straight line facing North, numbered 1 to 8 from left to right (where Position 1 is the extreme left end and Position 8 is the extreme right end).

Step 1: Position 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 (Position 1).
- Counting three places to the right of B places G at Position 4 (1 + 3 = 4). G is the Specialist.

Step 2: Position the Executive
- Exactly three individuals sit between G (Position 4) and the person who is an Executive.
- Counting three positions to the right of G (Positions 5, 6, and 7), the Executive sits at Position 8.

Step 3: Position D, A, and H
- D is adjacent to G (Position 4), so D could be at Position 3 or Position 5.
- D sits second to the right of A, meaning A sits two places to the left of D.
- If D were at Position 3, A would be at Position 1 (which is already occupied by B). Therefore, D must be at Position 5.
- With D at Position 5, A sits at Position 3 (5 - 2 = 3).
- Five persons sit between A (Position 3) and H (General Manager). Counting 5 positions to the right of A (Positions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8), H sits at Position 8 as the General Manager.

Step 4: Position F, C, and E
- The person who is a Consultant sits third to the right of F, who is the Vice President. Placing F at Position 2 puts the Consultant at Position 6.
- The condition that the number of people to the right of C equals the number of people to the left of E places C at Position 6 and E at Position 7.
- C is seated at Position 6.

Final Seating Arrangement (Left to Right):
1. Position 1: B (Associate)
2. Position 2: F (Vice President)
3. Position 3: A (Director)
4. Position 4: G (Specialist)
5. Position 5: D (Senior Analyst)
6. Position 6: C (Consultant)
7. Position 7: E (Executive)
8. Position 8: H (General Manager)

Conclusion:
To find who sits third to the left of C (Position 6):
- 1st to the left of C is D (Position 5)
- 2nd to the left of C is G (Position 4)
- 3rd to the left of C is A (Position 3)

Therefore, A sits third to the left of C.