PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

BOX(ES) BASED PUZZLES

PREPARATORY SET-74 (MODERATE)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

 

Eight boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are kept in the stack one above another which has eight racks numbered 1-8. The bottom most rack is numbered 1, the one above is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost rack is numbered 8. The boxes were in different colours namely, Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red and White but not necessary in the same order. Each box consist different number of balls, which is either prime or square number between 10 to 55.

 

Two boxes are kept between box E and the Yellow coloured box, which is kept at one of the odd numbered rack but not in bottom most rack. Yellow coloured box is kept below the box E. There are 20 balls difference between the boxes was kept at the rack 5 and rack 2, which has square number of balls. Three boxes are kept between the box F and the Red coloured box, which is kept immediate above the box which has the balls in multiple of 12. The box F is kept in one of the even numbered rack. Two boxes are kept between Red coloured box and box A. Box A is kept immediately above the box which contains square number of balls in odd number. The White coloured box is kept immediately below the box B. As many boxes are kept below the White coloured box is same as above the box C. The White coloured box has only four balls less than the box which has maximum number of balls. H has the maximum number of balls. The Orange coloured box has 10 balls less than box A and kept one of the even numbered racks. The Blue coloured box is immediately above the Violet coloured box. As many boxes kept between box H and the Orange coloured box is same as between box B and the Green coloured box. The difference between the balls in the Yellow coloured box and box D is equal to the number of balls in the box C. Box D is kept above the box which contains 47 balls.

 

Question No : 1

How many boxes are kept between box D and the Red coloured box?

(1) Three

(2) Two

(3) Four

(4) Five

(5) One

Question No : 2

Which of the following boxes has lowest number of balls?

(1) The Orange coloured box

(2) A

(3) The Yellow coloured box

(4) G

(5) The Violet coloured box

Question No : 3

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the following one that does not belong to the group?

(1) The Violet coloured box

(2) Box G

(3) The Blue coloured box

(4) Box B

(5) The Indigo coloured box

Question No : 4

If Violet is related to 19 and White is related to 25 in a certain way. Then, Blue is related to which of the following?

(1) 31

(2) 36

(3) 17

(4) 47

(5) 49

Question No : 5

What is the difference between the balls in the box D and the Indigo coloured box?

(1) 36

(2) 26

(3) 13

(4) 14

(5) 22