Six senior analysts - Arjun, Bhavesh, Charu, Devika, Eshan, and Farah are seated around a circular conference table facing the centre. Each works in a different domain: Finance, Marketing, Operations, Analytics, HR, and Strategy. The following information is known:
1. The Finance analyst sits third to the left of Arjun. 2. Bhavesh sits immediately between Devika and the Strategy analyst. 3. Eshan is not an immediate neighbour of Arjun. 4. The Marketing analyst sits opposite the HR analyst. 5. Devika works in Operations. 6. Farah sits second to the right of the Analytics analyst. 7. Arjun does not work in Finance or HR. 8. The Strategy analyst is not Farah. Who is the Finance analyst?Step-by-step Solution:
By sequentially placing the individuals around the circular table based on the constraints: 1. Place Arjun at a reference point. The Finance analyst is placed third to the left. 2. Eshan is not adjacent to Arjun. 3. Using the conditions regarding domains (Devika is Operations, Marketing is opposite HR), and relative placements (Bhavesh between Devika and Strategy), we eliminate possibilities. 4. Arjun is not Finance or HR. Strategy is not Farah. 5. By filling the available seats logically, Farah is placed exactly in the position assigned to the Finance analyst. Therefore, Farah is the Finance analyst.