Five persons are standing in a straight line and facing in the same direction. At one of the extreme end, there is a Doctor and at the other extreme end, there is a Lawyer. A Marketing Officer is standing to the right of a girl. An Author is to the left of the Lawyer. The girl is standing between the Doctor & the Marketing Officer. Counting from the left, determine that the Marketing Officer is at which place in the group?

Third

The correct answer is Option (4) → Third

Let us arrange the 5 persons in a straight line from left to right.

Given:

1. At one extreme end → Doctor
2. At the other extreme end → Lawyer
3. Author is to the left of the Lawyer
4. Marketing Officer (MO) is to the right of the girl
5. Girl is between the Doctor and the Marketing Officer

Step-by-step arrangement:

• Since Doctor and Lawyer are at the two ends, place:
• Doctor at 1st position
• Lawyer at 5th position
• Author is to the left of the Lawyer → Author must be at 4th position.

Now positions left: 2nd and 3rd

• The girl is between the Doctor (1st) and the Marketing Officer
  → Girl must be at 2nd, MO at 3rd

This also satisfies:

• MO is to the right of the girl

Final arrangement (left to right):

Marketing Officer is at the Third position.

Correct answer: Third