Directions: Read the given information and answer the following questions:
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V like different colors namely blue, black, brown, white, green, orange and red but not necessarily in the same order. They hold different positions in the Indian Army as- Captain, Major, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, General and Field Marshal. The positions given are in increasing order of seniority such that Captain is the junior most position and Field Marshal is the senior most position. P is senior to only three people. Person, who likes brown, is senior to Brigadier. R is junior to the one, who likes black and senior to Colonel. The person, who likes black, is not the most senior. Q, who like white is junior to P but not the least junior. U is senior to one, who likes white and junior to one, who likes brown. T is junior to Brigadier. The one, who likes blue is junior to V and senior to Colonel, who likes green. U does not like black. S likes red.
Who is the immediate senior of Brigadier?
This questions was previously asked in
RRB Officer Scale-I Mains (1st Oct 2022)
Explanation:
- There are seven positions in order of increasing seniority: Captain, Major, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, General, and Field Marshal.
- P is senior to only three people, making P the Brigadier.
- The person who likes brown is senior to Brigadier. Hence, P doesn’t like brown.
- R is junior to the one who likes black and senior to Colonel, meaning R is Major General and the person who likes black is General.
- Q likes white and is junior to P, but not the Captain, making Q the Major.
- U is senior to the one who likes white (Q) and junior to the brown-loving person; thus, U is Colonel and likes green.
- T is junior to Brigadier, so T is Captain.
- S likes red, leaving V to like brown and be the Field Marshal.
- The immediate senior of Brigadier P is R, the Major General.
The correct answer is: Option 4 - R.
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