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In an organization, there are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I work in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production with at least two employees and not more than three in any department, but not necessarily in the same order. No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department. (Example: X and Y or Y and Z do not work in the same department). G works in the production department but not with D and H. B works in the IT department but not with E and I. A works in the HR department but not with C and F. Either D or C works along with B. Neither E nor F works with G.

Which of the following groups of employees work in the Production department?

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Answer:- (3)

There are nine employees, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.

Those are working in three different departments viz. IT, HR, and Production.

1. G works in the production department but not with D and H.

2. B works in the IT department but not with E and I.

 

Department

Employee

IT

B

HR

A

Production

G

3. A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

4. Either D or C works along with B.

(No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.)

So, D works with B.

 

Department

Employee

IT

B, D

HR

A

Production

G

 

5. Neither E nor F works with G. 

6. A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, F works in the IT department.

 

Department

Employee

IT

B, D, F

HR

A

Production

G

 

7. Neither E nor F works with G.

8. A works in the HR department but not with C and F.

So, E works in the HR department and C works in the production department.

 

Department

Employee

IT

B, D, F

HR

A, E

Production

G, C

 

9. No two persons with preceding or succeeding alphabetic series work in the same department.

So, the final arrangement is,

 

Department

Employee

IT

B, D, F

HR

A, E, H

Production

G, C, I

 

Hence, employees C, G, I work in the Production department.

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