Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L work in an organization and are ranked at different designations.
The order of designations are Director, General Manager, Manager, Officer, Lead, Assistant, Subordinate and Intern. The person ranked as Director is considered as the seniormost while the person ranked as Intern is considered as the juniormost person in the hierarchy.
Three persons are ranked between F and D, who is junior to F. K is ranked as Lead.
| | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 |
| Designations | Persons | Persons | Persons |
| Director | | | |
| General Manager | F | | |
| Manager | | F | |
| Officer | | | F |
| Lead | K | K | K |
| Assistant | D | | |
| Subordinate | | D | |
| Intern | | | D |
Four persons are ranked between E and I. Neither E nor I is senior to F.
Thus, case 2 and case 3 are invalid.
| | Case 1 | Case 1a |
| Designations | Persons | Persons |
| Director | | |
| General Manager | F | F |
| Manager | E | I |
| Officer | | |
| Lead | K | K |
| Assistant | D | D |
| Subordinate | | |
| Intern | I | E |
J is ranked as neither Director nor Officer.
| | Case 1 | Case 1a |
| Designations | Persons | Persons |
| Director | | |
| General Manager | F | F |
| Manager | E | I |
| Officer | | |
| Lead | K | K |
| Assistant | D | D |
| Subordinate | J | J |
| Intern | I | E |
Atleast four persons are ranked between G and I. Thus, case 1a is invalid.
| | Case 1 |
| Designations | Persons |
| Director | G |
| General Manager | F |
| Manager | E |
| Officer | |
| Lead | K |
| Assistant | D |
| Subordinate | J |
| Intern | I |
Therefore, the final arrangement is:
| Designations | Persons |
| Director | G |
| General Manager | F |
| Manager | E |
| Officer | H |
| Lead | K |
| Assistant | D |
| Subordinate | J |
| Intern | I |
F is immediate senior to E and is ranked as general manager.
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