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Seven boxes P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are kept one over the other but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept above U. Only three boxes are kept between U and P. Only one box is kept between R and T. T is kept immediately above P. Only four boxes are kept between R and V. Q is kept at some place above S. How many boxes are kept between S and U?

The correct answer is
4

Final arrangement is:

Thus, 4 boxes are kept between S and U.

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Important Questions from Box Puzzle

  1. Five boxes B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 are placed one above the other in racks. The lowermost rack is numbered as one and just above the lowermost is numbered as two and so on. Each box is coloured with different colour such as L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 (not necessarily in the same order). Two boxes are placed between L2 coloured box and L5 coloured box. Box B1 is not placed immediately above box B3. Box B4 is placed in the top most rack. L1 coloured box is placed immediate above L5 coloured box. Box B3 is coloured with L4. L5 coloured box is placed above L4 coloured box. Box B2 is coloured with L1. Which of the following boxes are placed immediately above and immediately below B5 box respectively?

  2. Five boys A, B, C, D and E eat five different types of food F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5 (not necessarily in the same order). Each also likes a bird named B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 (not necessarily in the same order). B eats F2. A does not like B3. E eats F1 but does not like B1 or B2. C does not eat F4 but likes B5. The one who eats F3 likes B3. B does not like B2. Which of the following statements are correct?

    I. A likes B2.

    II. C eats F5.

    III. E likes B4.

  3. J, K L, M, N and O are six teachers. Each one teaches a different subject out of Hindi, English, Math, Science, Social Science and Arts, NOT necessarily in the same order. Each of them teaches on only one day, from Monday to Saturday, NOT necessarily in the same order. J teaches Arts on Saturday. L teaches neither English nor Social Science, but he teaches on Thursday. Wednesday is reserved for Maths taught by K. O teaches Science a day before N. Social Science is taught a day before Arts.

    Which subject is taught on the day between Thursday and Saturday?

  4. Branches of five banks A,B,C,D and E are as follows:

    1. A, B and C are in Indore and Bhopal.

    2. A, B and E are in Indore and Gwalior

    3. B, C and D are in Raipur and Bhopal.

    4. A, E and D are in Gwalior and Jabalpur

    5. C,E and D are in Raipur and Jabalpur

    Branch of which bank is in all places except Gwalior?

  5. Which box is placed at the top?

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