Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given…

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are designated at the eight different designations – Chairman, Managing Director (MD), General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM),Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order. The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that Chairman is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most. G is designated three designations senior to D. The number of persons designated junior to D is two more than the number of person designated senior to E. Three persons are designated between E and H. C is designated junior to H. A is designated senior to Manager. F is designated four persons junior to A. B is designated senior to DGM.

How many persons are designated between B and the one who is designated immediately senior to F?

  1. A.

    Three

  2. B.

    Five

  3. C.

    Four

  4. D.

    Six

  5. E.

    Two

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Correct answer: C

Concept

In a linear ranking puzzle, fix each person to one of 8 slots ordered from the seniormost designation (Chairman) to the junior-most (Clerk). Translate every clue into a position relation: "X senior to Y" means X sits in a higher (smaller-numbered) slot, "n persons between two people" means their slots differ by n+1, and a "two more than" count clue pins absolute positions. Anchor the clues that fix absolute slots first, then place the relative ones.

Application

  1. Persons junior to D are two more than persons senior to E: 8 minus D's slot equals (E's slot minus 1) plus 2. Together with G being three senior to D (G = D - 3), this narrows the start to a few candidate pairs, of which E at slot 1 (Chairman) with D at slot 6 (Manager) survives; the rival pair E at slot 3, D at slot 4 is ruled out later because it leaves no valid placement for A, F and B.

  2. G is three designations senior to D, so G is at slot 3 (GM).

  3. Three persons sit between E and H, so their slots differ by 4; since E is at slot 1, H is at slot 5 (SM).

  4. A is senior to Manager (slot 6) and F is four persons junior to A (F = A + 4): with slots 3 and 6 taken, A lands at slot 4 (DGM) and F at slot 8 (Clerk).

  5. B is senior to DGM (slot 4), so only slot 2 remains for B (MD).

  6. C is junior to H (slot 5), so the last open slot 7 fits, making C the AM.

Final order, seniormost to junior-most: E (Chairman), B (MD), G (GM), A (DGM), H (SM), D (Manager), C (AM), F (Clerk).

Result

The person immediately senior to F (Clerk, slot 8) is at slot 7 — that is C. B is at slot 2. The persons strictly between slot 2 and slot 7 fill slots 3, 4, 5 and 6, which is four persons.

Cross-check

Re-test the count clue on this order: D is at slot 6, so 2 persons are junior to D; E is at slot 1, so 0 persons are senior to E; 0 + 2 = 2. Every clue holds, confirming the arrangement is unique.

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