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Five administrative officers—Anand, Divya, Farhan, Gita, and Hari—are assigned to three regional sectors (North, South, and East) such that every sector has at least one officer and no sector has more than two officers. Each officer holds exactly one designated role: either Field Auditor or Operations Lead. The assignments follow these conditions:

1. Anand is a Field Auditor, while Divya and Hari are Operations Leads.
2. Divya is assigned to the North sector.
3. Gita is assigned to the East sector as a Field Auditor.
4. Anand and Farhan are assigned to the same sector, but hold different roles.
5. Hari is not assigned to the East sector.

Based on the information above, which officer is an Operations Lead assigned to the South sector?

  1. FarhanAnswer
  2. B
    Anand
  3. C
    Hari
  4. D
    Divya

Answer

Farhan is an Operations Lead assigned to the South sector.
Farhan is the correct answer because Anand and Farhan have different roles (Anand is a Field Auditor, so Farhan is an Operations Lead) and they must be assigned together to the South sector to comply with the constraint that no sector exceeds two officers.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the role of Farhan.
Farhan is an Operations Lead.
Anand is a Field Auditor, and Anand and Farhan hold different roles. Thus, Farhan must be an Operations Lead.
2
Determine the sector assignment for Anand and Farhan.
Anand and Farhan are assigned to the South sector.
Anand and Farhan must be in the same sector. Since North already contains Divya and East already contains Gita, putting Anand and Farhan in either North or East would result in 3 officers in that sector (exceeding the maximum allowed of 2). Therefore, Anand and Farhan must both be in the South sector.
3
Determine the sector assignment for Hari.
Hari is assigned to the North sector.
Hari cannot be in the East sector (given) and the South sector is already full with Anand and Farhan. Thus, Hari must be assigned to the North sector.
4
Verify the full allocation and identify the target officer.
South sector consists of Anand (Field Auditor) and Farhan (Operations Lead).
Farhan meets both criteria: holding the role of Operations Lead and being assigned to the South sector.

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Analytical Puzzles and Grouping
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