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question no 48 there is mistake with' N' it shoud be sit on even number

Question:

DIRECTIONS: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:


Fourteen boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N were kept one above the other. Box J was kept at any positions below from the top 8th Position.  Box N Kept any even numbered positions from the bottom, which was above to Box A and below Box K.  Box B is kept Just below box E. Box L was kept at second position from the below. Number of Boxes was between Box A and M as same as Box E and I. Three Boxes were kept between Box A and D. Box K was kept at fourth position from the Top.  Four Boxes were kept between Box F and G. Box F was kept any even numbered position from the top, above Box A and below Box K. Box H was kept just above Box J. Box A was kept between K and H. Box D was kept below Box H. Box G was not kept at top 2nd position. Seven Boxes were between N and E. Box D was not kept Just below Box J. Five boxes were kept between box E and box C.

What was the position of box I?
Options:
A) 8th from the bottom
B) 7th from the top
C) 3rd from the top
D) 6th from the bottom
E) Can’t Determined
Solution:
Ans: (e)

Box J was kept at any positions below from the top 8th Position. Box H was kept just above J.

Three Boxes are kept between A and D.  Box A was kept between K and H. Box D was kept below Box H. Box D not kept Just below Box J. Thus there were Three Possible Conditions.


(i)

-Box
1-
2-
3-
4K
5-
6-
7A
8H
9J
10-
11D
12-
13L
14-


(ii) 


-Box
1-
2-
3-
4K
5-
6-
7A
8H
9J
10-
11-
12D
13L
14-

(iii)


-Box
1-
2-
3-
4K
5-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10A
11H
12J
13L
14D



Box N Kept any even positions from the bottom above Box A and below Box K. Seven Boxes were Between N and E.  This condition applicable in case (i) and case (iii ) But  Box B is kept Just below box E.  This condition applicable only in case (iii). 


-Box
1E
2B
3-
4K
5-
6-
7-
8-
9N
10A
11H
12J
13L
14D

Box F was kept any even numbered position from the top, above Box A and below Box K. Four Boxes was kept between F and G. Five boxes were  kept between box E and box C. Number of Boxes  was between A and M as same as Box E and I.

So final arrangement - 


-Box
1E
2B
3G
4K
5M/I
6I/M
7C
8F
9N
10A
11H
12J
13L
14D

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