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bhawana

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· 1 Months ago

red can also be in position 1 by this we can make another possibility

Question:

DIRECTIONS: These questions are based on the following information.


Seven colored boxes – blue, red, violet, green, yellow, orange, and indigo – are arranged one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. The following information is known about them.

Red-colored box is arranged two places away from green-colored box which is arranged two places away from indigo-colored box but none of the boxes is arranged at the top. The number of boxes arranged below yellow-colored box is equal to the number of boxes arranged above orange-colored box. Violet-colored box is arranged below blue-colored box but neither of them is adjacent to indigo-colored box nor below green-colored box. Red and orange boxes are not arranged adjacently.

Which colored box is arranged at the bottom?

Options:
A)

Violet

B)

Indigo

C)

Orange

D)

Red

Solution:

Ans: (b) It is given that red-colored box is arranged two places away from green-colored box which is arranged two places away from indigo-colored box but none of the boxes is arranged at the top. Then we get the possible cases as shown below. 

R

I

R

I

G

G

G

G

I

R

I

R

Also given that the number of boxes arranged below yellow-colored box is equal to the number of boxes arranged above orange-colored box. Violet colored box is arranged below blue-colored box. Then we get the following possible cases. 

Y

B

Y

B

R

Y

I

Y

B

R

B

I

G

V

G

V

V

G

V

G

I

O

R

O

O

I

O

R

But violet-colored box is neither adjacent to indigo-colored box nor below green- colored box. Also given that red and orange boxes are not arranged adjacently. Therefore, we get the final arrangement as follows.

B

Y

R

V

G

O

I

Indigo-colored box is arranged at the bottom

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Knowledge Expert

· commented

· 1 Months ago

Dear student
Given answer is correct.
Please try again.

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bhawana

· commented

· 1 Months ago

sry my mistake

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