Study the following information and answer the questions below: Eight persons sit in a linear row and face north. All of them work in a company on different designations viz. CMD, CEO, COO, CFO, Manager, AM, HR and Intern. S sits third to the right of P who is CMD, and either of them sit on the extreme end of the row. Two persons sit between S and the one who is Intern. T is an immediate neighbor of S and sits third to the left of V. Four persons sit between V and U who is COO. The number of persons sit left of R is same as the number of persons sit right of W. R is not intern. The one who is AM sits second left of Q who is CFO. The one who is CEO sits left of the one who is Manager but sits right of the one who is HR.
Question: The number of persons sitting to the left of U is equal to the number of persons sitting to the right of which person?

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**Solution:**

1. Given that S sits third to the right of P (CMD), and either P or S is at an extreme end. Two persons sit between S and the Intern.

2. T is an immediate neighbor of S and sits third to the left of V.

3. Four persons sit between V and U (COO).

4. The number of persons to the left of R equals the number of persons to the right of W. R is not the Intern.

5. The AM sits second to the left of Q (CFO).

6. The CEO sits to the left of the Manager but to the right of the HR.

**Step-by-step arrangement:**

- Considering the conditions, two possible cases arise:

**Case 1:** P (CMD), T, S, V (Intern)

But four persons must sit between V and U (COO), which is not possible here, so discard Case 1.

**Case 2:** P (CMD), R, U (COO), S, T (Intern), V

- Assigning remaining designations and positions based on given clues:

- R is HR (since R is not Intern)
  - S is AM (second left of Q)
  - Q is CFO
  - T is CEO
  - V is Manager
  - W is Intern

- Final seating order:

P (CMD) - R (HR) - U (COO) - S (AM) - T (CEO) - Q (CFO) - W (Intern) - V (Manager)

**Verification:**

- Number of persons to the left of U (position 3) = 2 (P and R)
- Number of persons to the right of Q (position 6) = 2 (W and V)

Hence, the number of persons to the left of U equals the number of persons to the right of Q.

**Answer:** Q

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