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.
The person at the senior most position likes which color?
This questions was previously asked in
RRB Officer Scale-I Mains (1st Oct 2022)
Cannot be determined
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
- The hierarchy of positions is as follows: Captain, Major, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, General, Field Marshal.
- P is senior to only three people, placing them at the Major General position.
- The person who likes brown is senior to Brigadier.
- R is junior to the one who likes black and senior to Colonel. R fits as Major.
- The person who likes black is not the Field Marshal.
- Q likes white and is junior to P, not the least junior, fitting as Colonel.
- U is senior to the person who likes white (Q) and junior to the person who likes brown. U is Brigadier.
- T is junior to Brigadier and must be Captain.
- The person who likes blue is junior to V and senior to Colonel, fitting R (Major).
- S likes red, which means their position is Field Marshal.
The person at the senior-most position (Field Marshal) is S, who likes red.
- Answer: Option 2, Red
By: Parvesh Mehta ProfileResourcesReport error