Six boxes containing different items namely, Copy, Pen, pencil, Scissor, Tape and Paper, are kept in a straight line, one after the other, not necessarily in the same order. The box of Pen is kept at the third position in the line from the left end. The box of Paper is kept at the extreme right end. The box of Pencil is kept somewhere between box of pen and box of paper. The box of Tape is kept at the left of the box of Pen but at the right of the box of Copy, when counting from the left end. The box of scissor is not kept immediately next to Paper. Which box is kept at the second position from the right end?

Question

Question

Answer 1

Six boxes – Copy, Pen, pencil, Scissor, Tape and Paper

1) The box of Pen is kept at the third position in the line from the left end.

2) The box of Paper is kept at the extreme right end.

Linear D14

3) The box of Pencil is kept somewhere between box of pen and box of paper.

Case 1

Linear D15

Case 2

Linear D16

4) The box of Tape is kept at the left of the box of Pen but at the right of the box of Copy, when counting from the left end.

(This means the box of copy is kept at the first place and box of tape is kept at second place starting from left end)

Case 1

Linear D17

Case 2

Linear D18

5) The box of scissor is not kept immediately next to Paper.

(Thus case 1 gets eliminated because in that case box of scissor will be placed immediately next to box of paper)

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This is the final arrangement of the boxes.

Hence, the box of Pencil is kept at the second position from the right end.