Logic Puzzles

41. Bank Staff Logic Puzzle

Five employees — A, B, C, D and E — work in a bank. Each person has:

  • one of three posts: Probationary Officer (P.O.), Clerk or Stenographer (Steno)
      • Exactly 2 are P.O.s, 2 are Clerks and 1 is a Steno.
  • one of two qualifications: Graduate (G) or Post-Graduate (PG)
      • Exactly 3 are Graduates and 2 are Post-Graduates.
  • one of two locations: the Branch Office or the Administration (Admin) Section
      • Exactly 2 work at the Branch Office and 3 in Admin.

The following clues are known:

  1. One P.O. works in Admin and is a Post-Graduate.
  2. One Clerk is a Post-Graduate posted in the Branch Office; the other Clerk works in Admin.
  3. A works in the Admin Section.
  4. B works in the public-dealing section, which exists only at the Branch Office.
  5. C is a Clerk.
  6. D is a Post-Graduate who works in Admin.
  7. E is a Post-Graduate working in the public-dealing section.

Determine the post, qualification and location of each employee.

Added 2 February 2011

Hint:

Begin by pairing the branch-office clue (public-dealing) with the statements about B and E, then use the counts of each category to eliminate possibilities.

Solution:

The only assignment that satisfies all clues is:

  • A — Probationary Officer, Graduate, Admin Section
  • B — Stenographer, Graduate, Branch Office (public-dealing)
  • C — Clerk, Graduate, Admin Section
  • D — Probationary Officer, Post-Graduate, Admin Section
  • E — Clerk, Post-Graduate, Branch Office (public-dealing)

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