PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

BOX(ES) BASED PUZZLES

PREPARATORY SET-84 (HARD)

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

 

A certain number of boxes are kept one above the other in such a way that the box at the bottom is numbered 1 and the one above it is numbered 2 and so on. Each box is of a different color.
More than 1 empty box is placed in the arrangement.

 

Box U is not placed at the top. A is placed below T but above S. Brown coloured box is placed immediately above the Red coloured box. Neither S nor R is silver coloured. Box W is not red coloured. Brown box is placed immediately below the box S. Silver coloured box is placed at the top. An equal number of boxes are kept between P and Q as there are in between R and S. More than 7 boxes can be kept between Q and silver coloured box. Box Q is green coloured. There are 5 boxes between P and the silver coloured box. Box T is white colored. Blue coloured box is placed above Brown colored box. The box which is of white color is placed between R and the topmost box. Box P is placed immediately above the Red colored box. Boxes that can be placed above P are 1 more than boxes that can be placed below P. Yellow colored box is placed at the bottom. An equal number of boxes are kept between T and A as in between R and U. Box A is pink colored. Only Mustard and Magenta colored boxes are placed between A and P. One of the box placed is V. Box Y is yellow colored.

 

Question No : 1

How many empty boxes are there in the arrangement?

(1) 1

(2) 2

(3) 3

(4) More than 3

(5) Can’t say

Question No : 2

Which of the following boxes is placed between S and A?

(1) Magenta

(2) Mustard

(3) Brown

(4) Green

(5) Can’t say

Question No : 3

Which among the following boxes is kept immediately above W?

(1) T

(2) S

(3) V

(4) Q

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Which one of the following is a Red colored box?

(1) W

(2) V

(3) S

(4) U

(5) Can’t say

Question No : 5

Box R is of which color?

(1) Red

(2) Brown

(3) Blue

(4) Mustard

(5) Can’t say