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Directions: Six people were posted in army in different designation. It is known that each of these people, owns a different model of gun. The designations in decreasing order are General, Lt. General, Brigadier, Colonel, Major, Captain. Three people were ranked between the person who owns AK-47 and R. The Lt. General owns an AK-56 gun. The person with MG5 gun was ranked lower than the person with AK-117 gun. Two people were ranked between Q and the person who owns M4 gun, where the former was ranked lower than the latter. R is not the general. N is ranked higher than M. Only one person was ranked between the person who owns M4 and the person who owns AK-47. P owns striker gun and is ranked just lower than O.
What is the designation of P?
  • a)
    Brigadier
  • b)
    General
  • c)
    Colonel
  • d)
    Major
  • e)
    Cannot be determined
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?
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Directions: Six people were posted in army in different designation. ...
The Lt. General owns an AK-56 gun.
Two people were ranked between Q and the person who owns M4 gun, where the former was ranked lower than the latter.
Case 1:
Case 2:
Only one person was ranked between the person who owns M4 and the person who owns AK-47.
Case 1:
Case 2a:
Case 2b:
Three people were ranked between the person who owns AK-47 and R. R is not the general. So case 1 and case 2a are invalid.
Case 2b:
P owns striker gun and is ranked just lower than O. N is ranked higher than M. The person with MG5 gun was ranked lower than the person with AK-117 gun.
the designation of P is Colonel.
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Directions: Six people were posted in army in different designation. ...
The Lt. General owns an AK-56 gun.
Two people were ranked between Q and the person who owns M4 gun, where the former was ranked lower than the latter.
Case 1:
Case 2:
Only one person was ranked between the person who owns M4 and the person who owns AK-47.
Case 1:
Case 2a:
Case 2b:
Three people were ranked between the person who owns AK-47 and R. R is not the general. So case 1 and case 2a are invalid.
Case 2b:
P owns striker gun and is ranked just lower than O. N is ranked higher than M. The person with MG5 gun was ranked lower than the person with AK-117 gun.
the designation of P is Colonel.
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Directions: Six people were posted in army in different designation. ...

Analysis:
- Given designations in decreasing order: General, Lt. General, Brigadier, Colonel, Major, Captain
- Lt. General owns an AK-56 gun
- Person with MG5 gun ranked lower than person with AK-117 gun
- R is not the General
- N is ranked higher than M
- P owns Striker gun and is ranked just lower than O

Arranging the Information:
1. Lt. General owns AK-56
2. R does not own AK-47
3. N is ranked higher than M
4. P owns Striker gun and is ranked just lower than O
5. Person with MG5 gun is ranked lower than person with AK-117 gun

Solution:
- Lt. General owns AK-56, so Lt. General is at position 1.
- Person with MG5 gun is ranked lower than person with AK-117 gun, so MG5 is at position 2 and AK-117 at position 3.
- Only one person between M4 and AK-47, so M4 is at position 4 and AK-47 at position 6.
- N is ranked higher than M, so N is at position 5 and M at position 6.
- P owns Striker gun and is ranked just lower than O, so P is at position 4 and O at position 5.

Therefore, P is a Colonel.
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