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Nine boxes contain different varieties of Chocolates these boxes are labelled as A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I and they are placed one above other from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. Box number 9 will be at top and box number 1 will be at bottom. Only two boxes are placed between Box A and Box B. Box I and Box E are placed adjacent to each other. Box H placed four places away from Box G. Box C do not place after Box F but placed after Box D. Box I is placed below Box H but not adjacent. Three boxes are placed between Box I and Box F. Neither Box H nor Box E is the first or last boxes. Box A is not above box D.
Which of the following statement is / are correct?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven boxes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
1) Three boxes are placed between Box I and Box F.
2) Box H is placed four places away from the box G.
3) Box I is placed below Box H but not adjacent.
4) Neither Box E nor Box H is the first or last boxes.
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Case – 1 |
Case – 2 |
Case – 3 |
Case – 4 |
Case – 5 |
Case – 6 |
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5) I and E are placed adjacent to each other.
6) Box C do not placed after Box F but after Box D. So, case 4 and 5 are eliminated.
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Case –1(a) |
Case -1(b) |
Case – 2 |
Case – 3(a) |
Case -3(b) |
Case – 3(c) |
Case – 6 |
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7) Only two boxes are placed between box A and box B. So, case 1(a, b), 2, 3(a) and 6 are eliminated.
8) Box A is not above box D. So, case 3(c) is eliminated. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows
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C |
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H |
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E |
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I |
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A |
Since, both statements C is placed just above H and D is placed between A and G are correct while rest are incorrect statement.
Hence, the correct answer is more than one option.
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