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Eight boxes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H
Colours: Blue, Pink, White, Red, Orange, Brown, Purple, and Violet
1. The Blue colour box is immediately above the box F.
2. There are four boxes between the box F and the box H.
3. There are two boxes between the box H and box A, which is of White colour.
Positions | Case 1 | Case 2 |
Boxes | Colours | Boxes | Colours |
8 | | Blue | | |
7 | F | | | |
6 | | | H | |
5 | A | White | | |
4 | | | | |
3 | | | A | White |
2 | H | | | Blue |
1 | | | F | |
4. The White colour box is not above the Blue colour box. (For this statement case 2 is not satisfied)
Position | Boxes | Colours |
8 | | Blue |
7 | F | |
6 | | |
5 | A | White |
4 | | |
3 | | |
2 | H | |
1 | | |
5. There are two boxes between the box F and the box G.
6. More than four boxes between the Orange colour box and Red colour box.
7. More than four boxes between the Blue colour box and Red colour box.
Position | Boxes | Colours |
8 | | Blue |
7 | F | Orange |
6 | | |
5 | A | White |
4 | G | |
3 | | |
2 | H | |
1 | | Red |
8. Box D is below the box A.
9. Box B is above the Orange colour box.
10. The Pink colour box is above box A.
11. Violet colour box is above the Purple colour box.
12. There is only one box between the Purple colour box and Red colour box.
Positions | Case 1 | Case 2 |
Boxes | Colours | Boxes | Colours |
8 | B | Blue | B | Blue |
7 | F | Orange | F | Orange |
6 | | Pink | | Pink |
5 | A | White | A | White |
4 | G | Violet | G | Violet |
3 | D | Purple | | Purple |
2 | H | | H | |
1 | | RED | D | Red |
13. Box E is below the Brown colour box.
Positions | Boxes | Colours |
8 | B | Blue |
7 | F | Orange |
6 | | Pink |
5 | A | White |
4 | G | Violet |
3 | D | Purple |
2 | H | Brown |
1 | E | Red |
(Hence, the remaining colour of the H box is brown) After filling the gaps:
Positions | Boxes | Colours |
8 | B | Blue |
7 | F | Orange |
6 | C | Pink |
5 | A | White |
4 | G | Violet |
3 | D | Purple |
2 | H | Brown |
1 | E | Red |
E is the red coloured box, If we replace the C box with the Red coloured box then there will be a change in the position of box C and box E, there will be no impact on the position of box A. Hence, box A position is same as earlier i.e. 5th.