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Directions: Refer to the data below and answer the question that follows. There are eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W. They are four couples living in different cities, viz. Hyderabad, Delhi, and Pune. Not more than 3 persons and not less than 2 persons are from a particular city. They hold different positions in Punjab National Bank, viz. Clerk, Assistant Manager, Branch Manager, Chief Manager, Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager, General Manager, and Managing Director. Managing Director is the topmost position and Clerk is the lowest position. P does not live in Delhi and is not the spouse of W. U is working in the highest position in Punjab National Bank, but he is not the husband of V and does not belong to Delhi, and she is in a senior position to W in the bank. S is not the husband of V, and both of them do not belong to Delhi. T, who is the husband of the person who is Deputy General Manager, is working in the sixth topmost position in the bank. W and the person who is Managing Director are from the same city but not from Delhi. Not more than two persons belong to Delhi. Q is the wife of the person who belongs to Hyderabad. The person working in the lowermost position in the bank belongs to Pune. T does not belong to Hyderabad and is not the wife of S, who is senior to V. R is the wife of the person who belongs to Hyderabad, and that person is working as Assistant Manager. The senior-most person is married to the junior-most person but lives in a different city. One of the persons working as Branch Manager is the husband of V, who does not belong to Hyderabad. P does not belong to the same city as the wife of T. Q is working in the same city as the Deputy General Manager. The person who is the Chief Manager is married to S, but that person is neither P nor R. What is the position of W in the bank?
- Branch Manager
- Chief Manager
- Assistant General Manager
- Deputy General Manager
Correct answer: Chief Manager
Solution
By combining the city restrictions, spouse relations, and the hierarchy of bank posts, the arrangement becomes fixed. The clue that the Chief Manager is married to S, along with the elimination that this person is neither P nor R, leads to W being the Chief Manager.
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