The production, marketing, human resource, finance and management information system managers of a company meet a round table meeting. Out of five, three are men and two are women. The following restriction apply to their seating arrangement:
(i) the two women will not be seated next to each other.
(ii) The production manager, a man, will always be seated as far as possible from the marketing manager.
(iii) The finance manager will always be seated next to a woman.
Q1. If the human resource manager is a man, which of the following is definitely not true?
a) The marketing manager is sitting in between the two women.
b) The marketing manager is sitting in between two men.
c) The finance manager is a man.
d) The marketing manager is a woman.
Q2. If the finance manager always has a woman to his right, in how many different arrangements can be the marketing manager be a woman?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Q3. If the management information system manager is sitting just to the right of the production manager, which of the following statements(s) is/are true?
I) The marketing manager and the finance manager sit next to each other.
II) The human resource manager has to be a woman.
III) The management information system manager must be a man.
a) I only
b) I and II only
c) I and III
d) Only
e) II and III
Answer
1. a
2. b
3. a