Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Seven persons have different designations - Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above - (CEO) is the senior-most designation and (CIO) is the junior-most designation.
Three designations are there between D and E. D is not the senior most person but senior to the person who is CTO. One person has a designation between G and H. E is just junior to H. C is senior to H. B is senior to C but junior to A. G is junior to E.
How many persons are junior to D?
- AOption (a)
Four
- BOption (b)
One
- COption (c)
Two
- DOption (d)
Three
- EOption (e)
Five
View answer & explanationHide answer & explanation
Correct answer
Five
Why this answer is correct
Given:
Seven persons
Seven designations - Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO).
The order of seniority is the same as given above - (CEO) is the senior-most designation and (CIO) is the junior-most designation.
Now,
1) Three designations are there between D and E.
- D is not the senior most person but senior to the person who is CTO.
| Designations | Case I | Case II |
|---|---|---|
| CEO | ||
| COO | D | |
| CFO | D | |
| CTO | ||
| CMO | ||
| CLO | E | |
| CIO | E |
-
One person has a designation between G and H.
-
E is just junior to H.
| Designations | Case I | Case II | Case III |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | |||
| COO | D | D | |
| CFO | D | G | |
| CTO | G | ||
| CMO | H | H | |
| CLO | H | E | E |
| CIO | E | G |
5) G is junior to E. So cases I and III get eliminated.
6) C is senior to H.
7) B is senior to C but junior to A.
Thus, the final arrangement is -
| Designations | Case II |
|---|---|
| CEO | A |
| COO | D |
| CFO | B |
| CTO | C |
| CMO | H |
| CLO | E |
| CIO | G |
Five persons are junior to D.
The correct answer is Five.