Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Nine persons Mehak, Piku, Neha, Kavita, Huma, Anu, Tony, Romi, and Sita are working in a bank in nine different designations i.e. Chairman, General Manager(GM), Deputy General Manager(DGM), Assistant General Manager(AGM), Senior Manager(SM), Bank Manager(BM), Assistant Manager(AM), Section Officer(SO) and Clerk but not necessarily in the same order. The Chairman is the senior most and Clerk is the junior most position and all mentioned positions in between are in senior to junior order.
Mehak is senior to Tony. More than four persons have designation between Mehak and Tony, who is not junior to SO. Mehak is senior to Neha. One designation is between Piku and Kavita. Piku is senior to Kavita. Kavita is just senior to Sita. Tony is a senior to Anu. Sita is the Bank Manager. Romi is not junior to Neha. Neha is a senior to Huma.
At least two persons are junior to Huma. More than two designations are there between Romi and Kavita.
How many persons are senior to Neha?
- AOption (a)
Five
- BOption (b)
Two
- COption (c)
Seven
- DOption (d)
Three
- EOption (e)
Four
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Correct answer
Three
Why this answer is correct
1) Mehak is senior to Tony. More than four persons have designation between Mehak and Tony, who is not junior to SO. Sita is the Bank Manager.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Persons | Persons | Persons |
| Chairman | Mehak | Mehak | |
| General Manager(GM) | Mehak | ||
| Deputy General Manager(DGM) | |||
| Assistant General Manager(AGM) | |||
| Senior Manager(SM) | |||
| Bank Manager(BM) | Sita | Sita | Sita |
| Assistant Manager(AM) | Tony | ||
| Section Officer(SO) | Tony | Tony | |
| Clerk |
2) One designation is between Piku and Kavita. Piku is senior to Kavita. Kavita is just senior to Sita.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Persons | Persons | Persons |
| Chairman | Mehak | Mehak | |
| General Manager(GM) | Mehak | ||
| Deputy General Manager(DGM) | Piku | Piku | Piku |
| Assistant General Manager(AGM) | |||
| Senior Manager(SM) | Kavita | Kavita | Kavita |
| Bank Manager(BM) | Sita | Sita | Sita |
| Assistant Manager(AM) | Tony | ||
| Section Officer(SO) | Tony | Tony | |
| Clerk |
3) Mehak is senior to Neha. Romi is not junior to Neha. Neha is a senior to Huma.
At least two persons are junior to Huma.
In Case 3, the given conditions do not follow. That is why Case 3 is eliminated.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | Persons | Persons |
| Chairman | Romi | Mehak |
| General Manager(GM) | Mehak | Romi |
| Deputy General Manager(DGM) | Piku | Piku |
| Assistant General Manager(AGM) | Neha | Neha |
| Senior Manager(SM) | Kavita | Kavita |
| Bank Manager(BM) | Sita | Sita |
| Assistant Manager(AM) | Huma | Huma |
| Section Officer(SO) | Tony | Tony |
| Clerk |
- Tony is a senior to Anu. More than two designations are there between Romi and Kavita.
In Case 2, the given conditions do not follow. That is why Case 2 is eliminated.
The final arrangement is:
| Designation | Persons |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Romi |
| General Manager(GM) | Mehak |
| Deputy General Manager(DGM) | Piku |
| Assistant General Manager(AGM) | Neha |
| Senior Manager(SM) | Kavita |
| Bank Manager(BM) | Sita |
| Assistant Manager(AM) | Huma |
| Section Officer(SO) | Tony |
| Clerk | Anu |
Hence, Three persons are senior to Kavita.