Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions: Six…
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Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
Six boxes - A, B, C, D, E and F are placed one above another. These boxes are of different types - Jute, Steel, Iron, Wood, Leather, Brass. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. Box D is placed three places above leather box. Same number of boxes are placed above box D and below steel box. Box B is placed just below box F and just above wood box. Box A is placed two places below iron box. More than one box is placed below box C which is placed below brass box.
As many boxes are placed above box D as below box ___.
- A.
Box C
- B.
Box B
- C.
Box E
- D.
Box A
- E.
Box F
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Concept:
In a single-stack 'one above another' arrangement, the phrase "as many boxes above X as below Y" means the number of boxes sitting over X equals the number of boxes sitting under Y. So if X sits at the very top, there are 0 boxes above it, and the matching Y must be the box that has 0 boxes below it - i.e. the box at the very bottom. The task is to first fix the full top-to-bottom order from the clues, locate the reference box, count the boxes above it, then find the box with the same count beneath it.
Application - fixing the order (top to bottom):
"Box D is three places above the leather box" and "as many boxes above D as below the steel box" together force D high in the stack; testing the gaps, D sits at the top with the leather box three positions below it.
"Box B is just below box F and just above the wood box" gives the consecutive block F, then B, then the wood box.
"Box A is two places below the iron box" places the iron box exactly two levels over A.
"More than one box is below C, and C is below the brass box" keeps C in the upper-middle, under the brass box.
Resulting arrangement (top to bottom):
Position | Box | Type |
|---|---|---|
Top | D | Brass |
C | Jute | |
F | Iron | |
B | Leather | |
A | Wood | |
Bottom | E | Steel |
Answer: D is at the top, so the number of boxes above D is 0. The box that also has 0 boxes below it is the one at the very bottom of the stack, which is Box E. Hence the blank is Box E.
Cross-check: Box E sits at the bottom level, so nothing lies beneath it - exactly 0 boxes below, matching the 0 boxes above D. The statement 'as many above D as below E' holds (0 = 0).