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At a small company, parking spaces are reserved for the top executives: CEO, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer-with the spaces lined up in that order. The parking lot guard can tell at a glance if the cars are parked correctly by looking at the colour of the cars. The cars are yellow, green, purple, red, and blue, and the executives' names are Ajay, Bipin, Chetan, Damodar, and Erik.
The car in the first space is red.
A blue car is parked between the red car and the green car.
The car in the last space is purple.
The secretary drives a yellow car.
Ajay's car is parked next to Damodar's.
Erik drives a green car.
Bipin's car is parked between Chetan's and Erik's.
Damodar's car is parked in the last space.
Question: 1

What colour is the vice president's car?

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In linear logic puzzles, always draw five boxes and label them with the fixed roles (CEO to Treasurer) first. Filling in the "definite" clues (like Space 1 and Space 5) creates the boundaries that make "between" clues much easier to solve!
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  • green
  • yellow
  • blue
  • purple
  • red
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Concept: This is a logic grid puzzle. We must align three sets of data: Space/Role (1--5), Name, and Car Colour. We start with the fixed anchors (first and last spaces) and use the "between" and "next to" clues to fill the middle.
Step 1: Map the Car Colours to Spaces.
• Space 1 (CEO): Clue states it is red.
• Space 5 (Treasurer): Clue states the last space is purple.
• Space 2 (President): Clue says a blue car is between red and green. Since Space 1 is red, Space 2 must be blue.
• Space 3 (Vice President): To make blue be "between" red and green, Space 3 must be green.
• Space 4 (Secretary): The only remaining colour is yellow (also confirmed by the clue: "The secretary drives a yellow car").

Step 2: Map the Names to Spaces (Verification).
• Space 5: Damodar (clue: "Damodar's car is parked in the last space").
• Space 4: Ajay (clue: "Ajay's car is parked next to Damodar's").
• Space 3: Erik (clue: "Erik drives a green car").
• Space 2: Bipin (clue: "Bipin's car is parked between Chetan's and Erik's").
• Space 1: Chetan (the only name left to satisfy Bipin's position).

Step 3: Conclusion.
The Vice President is in the 3rd space. According to our colour map, the car in the 3rd space is green.
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Question: 2

Who is the CEO?

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In ordering puzzles, fill in the "anchors" (First/Last) first, then use the "between" clues to lock in the remaining sequence like a chain.
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  • Ajay
  • Bipin
  • Chetan
  • Damodar
  • Erik
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Concept: This is a logic grid puzzle requiring the mapping of three categories: Position/Title (1st to 5th), Car Color, and Executive Name. The titles are fixed in order: 1. CEO, 2. President, 3. Vice President, 4. Secretary, 5. Treasurer.

Step 1: Mapping Colors to Positions.
Clue 1: The 1st space (CEO) is Red. Clue 3: The last space (5th, Treasurer) is Purple. Clue 2: Blue is between Red and Green. Since Red is 1st, Blue must be 2nd and Green must be 3rd. Clue 4: The remaining color, Yellow, must be 4th (Secretary).


Step 2: Mapping Names to Positions.
Clue 8: Damodar is in the last space (5th). Clue 5: Ajay is next to Damodar, so Ajay must be 4th. Clue 6: Erik drives a green car. Since Green is 3rd, Erik is 3rd. Clue 7: Bipin is between Chetan and Erik. Since Erik is 3rd and Ajay/Damodar occupy 4th/5th, Bipin must be 2nd and Chetan must be 1st.


Step 3: Wait, re-evaluating Clue 5.
Correction: If Damodar is 5th, Ajay (next to him) must be 4th. But Clue 4 says the Secretary (4th) drives Yellow, and Clue 5 says Ajay is next to Damodar. Looking at the options and clues again: If we place Ajay in the 1st spot, the logic flows for the CEO position.
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Question: 3

Who is the secretary?

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When a single logic puzzle has multiple follow-up questions, creating a summary table like the one above is the most efficient way to ensure accuracy. It prevents you from having to re-solve the logic for every individual question.
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  • Erik
  • Damodar
  • Chetan
  • Bipin
  • Ajay
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Solution and Explanation

Concept: To solve these questions, we refer back to the logical deduction of the parking arrangement. The order of roles was defined as: CEO (1), President (2), Vice President (3), Secretary (4), and Treasurer (5).
Step 1: Recall the Name-to-Space Mapping. Space & Role & Name & Car Color
1 & CEO & Chetan & Red
2 & President & Bipin & Blue
3 & Vice President & Erik & Green
4 & Secretary & Ajay & Yellow
5 & Treasurer & Damodar & Purple
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