Read the following information and answer the questions :
Eight colleagues– M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the center but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them hold a different post – Manager, Company Secretary, Chairman, President, Vice-President, Group-Leader, Financial Advisor and Managing Director. 'M' sits third to the right of Managing Director. Only two people sit between the Managing Director and 'T'. The Vice-President and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours. Neither 'M' nor 'T' is a Vice President or a Company Secretary. The Vice-President is not an immediate neighbour of the Managing Director. The Manager sits second to the left of 'Q'. 'Q' is not an immediate neighbour of T. The Manager is an immediate neighbour of both the Group-leader and the Financial Advisor. The Financial Advisor sits third to the right of 'N'. 'N' is not the Vice President. 'O' sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. 'M' is not the Chairman. 'R' is not an immediate neighbour of 'M'. 'S' is not an immediate neighbour of the Manager.

Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

Correct option is D

Step-by-Step Deduction:

Step 1: Place the Managing Director and M

• Assume Managing Director is at Position 1, then M must be at Position 4 (third to the right).

Step 2: Place T

• T must be two seats away from the Managing Director (Position 1). This places T at Position 3.

Step 3: Place Vice-President and Company Secretary

• Vice-President and Company Secretary are neighbors, but neither can be M or T.
• Vice-President cannot be next to the Managing Director, so they are at Positions 7 and 8.

Step 4: Place Q and Manager

• The Manager is second to the left of Q. Assume Q is at Position 6, which places the Manager at Position 4 (correct with M).

Step 5: Place Financial Advisor and Group-Leader

• The Manager is a neighbor of both. Place Financial Advisor at Position 2 and Group-Leader at Position 5.

Step 6: Place N and Chairman

• Financial Advisor sits third to the right of N. Assume N is at Position 8, placing the Chairman at Position 6.

Step 7: Finalize Positions

• The arrangement aligns as follows:

Seating Arrangement:

Check the Odd-One-Out:

• A. R - Chairman: Incorrect, as R is the Financial Advisor, not the Chairman.
• B. P - Manager: Incorrect, as P is the Group Leader, not the Manager.
• C. M - Financial Advisor: Incorrect, as M is the Manager, not the Financial Advisor.
• D. N - Managing Director: Correct, as N is the Company Secretary, not the Managing Director.

Answer: D. N - Managing Director