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?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Third
Let us arrange the 5 persons in a straight line from left to right.
Given:
- At one extreme end → Doctor
- At the other extreme end → Lawyer
- Author is to the left of the Lawyer
- Marketing Officer (MO) is to the right of the girl
- 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):
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Doctor |
Girl |
Marketing Officer |
Author |
Lawyer |
Marketing Officer is at the Third position.
Correct answer: Third