Arrange the following academic designations in descending order of seniority…
2023
Arrange the following academic designations in descending order of seniority (highest to lowest):
1. Associate Professor
2. Professor
3. Assistant Professor
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Answer: B. 2, 1, 3 — CONCEPTA hierarchy-order question is solved by identifying the ranking axis, assigning every term its level, and maintaining one direction throughout. For…
- A.
2, 3, 1
- B.
2, 1, 3
- C.
1, 2, 3
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT
A hierarchy-order question is solved by identifying the ranking axis, assigning every term its level, and maintaining one direction throughout.
For academic designations, seniority compares the institutional ranks of the posts, not the order or wording in which their names appear.
APPLICATION
Code 2 represents Professor, the highest rank among the three designations.
Code 1 represents Associate Professor, the middle rank.
Code 3 represents Assistant Professor, the entry rank among these three posts.
Reading from highest to lowest gives Professor → Associate Professor → Assistant Professor, hence 2, 1, 3.
CROSS-CHECK / CONTRAST
The sequence 2, 3, 1 puts Assistant Professor above Associate Professor.
The sequence 1, 2, 3 puts Associate Professor above Professor.
“More than one of the above” would require at least two listed sequences to preserve the hierarchy.
“None of the above” would require the hierarchy 2, 1, 3 to be absent from the list.
Result: the descending order is 2, 1, 3.