Five persons are standing in a line. One of the two persons at the extreme ends is a professor and the other a business man. An advocate is standing to the right of a student. An author is to the left of the business man. The student is standing between the professor and the advocate. Counting from the left, the advocate is at which place?

Five persons are standing in a line. One of the two persons at the extreme ends is a professor and the other a business man. An advocate is standing to the right of a student. An author is to the left of the business man. The student is standing between the professor and the advocate. Counting from the left, the advocate is at which place? Correct Answer 3<sup>rd</sup>

(1) An author is to the left of the business man. 

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(2) An advocate is standing to the right of a student.

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(3) The student is standing between the professor and the advocate.

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(4) One of the two persons at the extreme ends is a professor and the other a business man. Thus the final arrangement is as follows:

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Hence, 3rd is the correct answer.

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