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Directions (1-5): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Eight boxes B, C, H, P, R, N, T, X are placed one above another. Also each of them is of different color Red, Purple, Black, Violet, Blue, Orange, Green, White. Box B is of Orange color. And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. Box H is not of Black color.
Which box is of green color?
(a) C
(b) N
(c) H
(d) P
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. c
Sol. Step I: Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Box B is of Orange color. From this there can be two possible cases for box B. As it can be above or below box X.
Case:1- When box B is placed above box X.
Boxes
Colours
B
Orange
X
H
Case:2-When box B is placed below box X.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
Step II: And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Now box P can be placed above or below box B but in case:1 there is no place for box P as it cannot be placed above or below box B. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now, with case:2 box P cannot be placed above box B as there is no place so Box P will be placed below Box B.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
P
White
Step III: Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. So, there is only one place left for violet box which is second from the top and purple box is placed immediately below it.
Boxes
Colours
X
Violet
Purple
B
Orange
H
Blue
P
White
Step IV: Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. So, the box C will be of Violet color and box N will be of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. So, box R will be placed at the bottom at it will be of White color. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. So, X will be of Red color. And box T will be immediately below C. Box H is not of Black color. So, box P will be of Black color. Rest H will be of Green color. So, the final arrangement is——-
Boxes
Colours
X
Red
C
Violet
T
Purple
B
Orange
H
Green
N
Blue
P
Black
R
White
How many boxes are placed between box T and N?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) One
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Sol. Step I: Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Box B is of Orange color. From this there can be two possible cases for box B. As it can be above or below box X.
Case:1- When box B is placed above box X.
Boxes
Colours
B
Orange
X
H
Case:2-When box B is placed below box X.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
Step II: And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Now box P can be placed above or below box B but in case:1 there is no place for box P as it cannot be placed above or below box B. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now, with case:2 box P cannot be placed above box B as there is no place so Box P will be placed below Box B.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
P
White
Step III: Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. So, there is only one place left for violet box which is second from the top and purple box is placed immediately below it.
Boxes
Colours
X
Violet
Purple
B
Orange
H
Blue
P
White
Step IV: Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. So, the box C will be of Violet color and box N will be of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. So, box R will be placed at the bottom at it will be of White color. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. So, X will be of Red color. And box T will be immediately below C. Box H is not of Black color. So, box P will be of Black color. Rest H will be of Green color. So, the final arrangement is——-
Boxes
Colours
X
Red
C
Violet
T
Purple
B
Orange
H
Green
N
Blue
P
Black
R
White
Box C is of which color?
(a) Black
(b) Red
(c) White
(d) Violet
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Sol. Step I: Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Box B is of Orange color. From this there can be two possible cases for box B. As it can be above or below box X.
Case:1- When box B is placed above box X.
Boxes
Colours
B
Orange
X
H
Case:2-When box B is placed below box X.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
Step II: And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Now box P can be placed above or below box B but in case:1 there is no place for box P as it cannot be placed above or below box B. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now, with case:2 box P cannot be placed above box B as there is no place so Box P will be placed below Box B.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
P
White
Step III: Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. So, there is only one place left for violet box which is second from the top and purple box is placed immediately below it.
Boxes
Colours
X
Violet
Purple
B
Orange
H
Blue
P
White
Step IV: Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. So, the box C will be of Violet color and box N will be of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. So, box R will be placed at the bottom at it will be of White color. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. So, X will be of Red color. And box T will be immediately below C. Box H is not of Black color. So, box P will be of Black color. Rest H will be of Green color. So, the final arrangement is——-
Boxes
Colours
X
Red
C
Violet
T
Purple
B
Orange
H
Green
N
Blue
P
Black
R
White
Which of the following box is placed at the bottom?
(a) X
(b) P
(c) H
(d) R
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Sol. Step I: Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Box B is of Orange color. From this there can be two possible cases for box B. As it can be above or below box X.
Case:1- When box B is placed above box X.
Boxes
Colours
B
Orange
X
H
Case:2-When box B is placed below box X.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
Step II: And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Now box P can be placed above or below box B but in case:1 there is no place for box P as it cannot be placed above or below box B. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now, with case:2 box P cannot be placed above box B as there is no place so Box P will be placed below Box B.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
P
White
Step III: Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. So, there is only one place left for violet box which is second from the top and purple box is placed immediately below it.
Boxes
Colours
X
Violet
Purple
B
Orange
H
Blue
P
White
Step IV: Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. So, the box C will be of Violet color and box N will be of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. So, box R will be placed at the bottom at it will be of White color. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. So, X will be of Red color. And box T will be immediately below C. Box H is not of Black color. So, box P will be of Black color. Rest H will be of Green color. So, the final arrangement is——-
Boxes
Colours
X
Red
C
Violet
T
Purple
B
Orange
H
Green
N
Blue
P
Black
R
White
Which box is placed immediately below Purple box?
(a) Black
(b) Orange
(c) White
(d) Violet
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Sol. Step I: Three boxes are placed in between Box X and H. Box X is placed above box H. Only two boxes are placed between box X and B. Box B is of Orange color. From this there can be two possible cases for box B. As it can be above or below box X.
Case:1- When box B is placed above box X.
Boxes
Colours
B
Orange
X
H
Case:2-When box B is placed below box X.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
Step II: And two boxes are placed between B and P. Box P is placed immediately above the White box. Now box P can be placed above or below box B but in case:1 there is no place for box P as it cannot be placed above or below box B. So, case:1 will be eliminated. Now, with case:2 box P cannot be placed above box B as there is no place so Box P will be placed below Box B.
Boxes
Colours
X
B
Orange
H
P
White
Step III: Only one box is placed in between White and Blue box. Violet box is placed immediately above Purple box. X is not of Violet color. So, there is only one place left for violet box which is second from the top and purple box is placed immediately below it.
Boxes
Colours
X
Violet
Purple
B
Orange
H
Blue
P
White
Step IV: Three boxes are placed between box C and N. Box C is not of Blue color. So, the box C will be of Violet color and box N will be of Blue color. More than one box is placed in between box X and R. So, box R will be placed at the bottom at it will be of White color. Red box is not placed immediate above and immediate below to Blue box. So, X will be of Red color. And box T will be immediately below C. Box H is not of Black color. So, box P will be of Black color. Rest H will be of Green color. So, the final arrangement is——-
Boxes
Colours
X
Red
C
Violet
T
Purple
B
Orange
H
Green
N
Blue
P
Black
R
White
Directions (6-10): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
Seven boxes i.e., P, Q, S, T, U, V and W were arranged from top to bottom but not necessarily in the same order. One box is placed between the box Q and box V. One box is between box V and box S. Box S is placed below box V. Box S and box W are placed adjacent to each other. Box P is placed above box Q. Box T is placed below box P but above box U. Box W does not Placed at the bottom.
Which of the following statement is true regarding V?
(a) Only two boxes are placed below box V
(b) P was immediately above box V
(c) Two boxes are placed between box V and box P
(d) V was placed immediately above U
(e) None of them is true
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Sol.
BOX
1
P
2
T
3
Q
4
U
5
V
6
W
7
S
How many boxes are between the box P and box V?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) Three
(e) Four
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Sol.
BOX
1
P
2
T
3
Q
4
U
5
V
6
W
7
S
Which box is immediately above the box U?
(a) W.
(b) R.
(c) Q.
(d) P.
(e) V.
Answer & Explanation
Ans. c
Sol.
BOX
1
P
2
T
3
Q
4
U
5
V
6
W
7
S
Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group find the one which does not belong to that group?
(a) P, Q
(b) U, Q
(c) V, U
(d) S, W
(e) W, V
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Sol.
BOX
1
P
2
T
3
Q
4
U
5
V
6
W
7
S
How many boxes are above the box T?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) None
(e) More than three
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Sol.
BOX
1
P
2
T
3
Q
4
U
5
V
6
W
7
S
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