Question 1799
Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are working in different designations in a company, but not necessarily in same order. Their designations are General Manager (GM), Senior Manager (SM), Junior Manager (JM), Staff Officer (SO), Senior Assistant (SA) and Junior Assistant (JA). The order of seniority is same as given above i.e. General Manager is the senior most and Junior Assistant is the junior most persons. They like different sports and belong to different states. A is senior to Senior Assistant. The one who belongs to Assam is immediately senior to A and immediately junior to the one who likes Cricket. The number of persons junior to the one who belongs to Bihar is same as number of persons senior to the one who likes Cricket. No one is designated between B and the one who belongs to Bihar. B does not belong to Bihar. The one who likes football is immediate senior to B. D is senior to the one who likes Rugby and the one who belongs to Mizoram but junior to E. The one who belongs to Gujarat is senior to the one who likes Football but not immediately senior. The one who belongs to Gujarat is immediate senior to the one who likes Tennis. C is immediately senior to the one who belongs to Punjab and immediately junior to the one who likes Volleyball. The one who belongs to Kerala is immediate senior to the one who likes Hockey. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? A) A is immediate senior to Staff Officer. B) Only two persons are junior to the one who likes Hockey. C) The person who belongs to Assam is General Manager of the company.
Answer
Only A
Why?
Here, persons are A, B, C, D, E and F; states are Agra, Bihar, Gujarat, Kolkata, Mizoram and Punjab and sports are Cricket, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Tennis and Volleyball. 1) A is senior to Senior Assistant. 2) The one who belongs to Assam is immediately senior to A and immediately junior to the one who likes Cricket. 3) The number of persons junior to the one who belongs to Bihar is same as number of persons senior to the one who likes Cricket. Designations Case – 1 Case – 2 Persons States Sports Persons States Sports GM Cricket SM Cricket Assam JM Assam A SO A SA Bihar JA Bihar 4) No one is designated between B and the one who belongs to Bihar. 5) B does not belong to Bihar. 6) The one who likes football is immediate senior to B. Designations Case – 1 Case – 2 Persons States Sports Persons States Sports GM Cricket SM Cricket Assam JM Assam A SO A Football SA Bihar Football B JA B Bihar 7) The one who belongs to Gujarat is senior to the one who likes Football but not immediately senior. 8) The one who belongs to Gujarat is immediate senior to the one who likes Tennis. 9) D is senior to the one who likes Rugby and the one who belongs to Mizoram but junior to E. Designations Case – 1 Case – 2 Persons States Sports Persons States Sports GM Gujarat Cricket SM Gujarat Cricket Assam Tennis JM Assam Tennis A SO A Football SA Bihar Football B JA B Bihar 10) C is immediately senior to the one who belongs to Punjab and immediately junior to the one who likes Volleyball. 11) The one who belongs to Kerala is immediate senior to the one who likes Hockey. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated. (Since, case 1 cannot satisfy these two conditions). Hence, the final arrangement is as follows Designations Persons States Sports GM E Gujarat Cricket SM D Assam Tennis JM A Mizoram Volleyball SO C Kerala Football SA B Punjab Hockey JA F Bihar Rugby Since, A is immediate senior to Staff Officer. Therefore, statement A is correct. Only one person is junior to the one who likes Hockey. Therefore, statement B is incorrect. The person who belongs to Assam is Senior Manager not General Manager of the company. Therefore, statement C is incorrect. Hence, the correct answer is only A.
