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5 boxes are kept one above another. The bottom box is position 1 and the top box is position 5. Each box is a different one of Agra, Delhi, Ooty, Pune, Surat.
P is not Agra.
R is on an even-numbered position.
P is on position 4.
The box that is Agra is on one of the top three positions.
B is Pune.
B is not Surat.
The box that is Surat is on one of the bottom three positions.
Only one box is between B and J.
J is Ooty.
B is somewhere above R.

Q1. On which position is J?

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5
  5. 1
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Answer: E. 1

Final arrangement: position 5: F (Agra) position 4: P (Delhi) position 3: B (Pune) position 2: R (Surat) position 1: J (Ooty)

Q2. Which box is on position 5?

  1. B
  2. P
  3. R
  4. F
  5. None of these
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Answer: D. F

Final arrangement: position 5: F (Agra) position 4: P (Delhi) position 3: B (Pune) position 2: R (Surat) position 1: J (Ooty)

Q3. Which box is on the top position?

  1. J
  2. R
  3. F
  4. P
  5. B
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Answer: C. F

Final arrangement: position 5: F (Agra) position 4: P (Delhi) position 3: B (Pune) position 2: R (Surat) position 1: J (Ooty)

Q4. Which box is on position 2?

  1. R
  2. F
  3. P
  4. None of these
  5. J
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Answer: A. R

Final arrangement: position 5: F (Agra) position 4: P (Delhi) position 3: B (Pune) position 2: R (Surat) position 1: J (Ooty)

Q5. Which box is on position 1?

  1. F
  2. P
  3. None of these
  4. J
  5. B
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Answer: D. J

Final arrangement: position 5: F (Agra) position 4: P (Delhi) position 3: B (Pune) position 2: R (Surat) position 1: J (Ooty)

5 persons attend a training session on 5 consecutive days of the same week, starting Monday. Each person likes a different one of Black, Green, Grey, Pink, White.
Sana is on Monday.
The one who likes Pink is immediately before Varun.
Varun is immediately before Ojas.
Jatin is somewhere after Sana.
Varun is somewhere after Lalit.
The one who likes Grey is on one of the last three days.
Varun likes White.
Jatin is on Wednesday.
Only two persons are between Varun and Sana.
Sana likes Black.

Q6. How many persons are between Ojas and Varun?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. None
  5. 4
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Answer: D. None

Final arrangement: Friday: Ojas (Grey) Thursday: Varun (White) Wednesday: Jatin (Pink) Tuesday: Lalit (Green) Monday: Sana (Black)

Q7. On which day is Varun?

  1. Wednesday
  2. Tuesday
  3. Friday
  4. Monday
  5. Thursday
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Answer: E. Thursday

Final arrangement: Friday: Ojas (Grey) Thursday: Varun (White) Wednesday: Jatin (Pink) Tuesday: Lalit (Green) Monday: Sana (Black)

Q8. Who is on the last day?

  1. Lalit
  2. Ojas
  3. Sana
  4. Jatin
  5. Varun
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Answer: B. Ojas

Final arrangement: Friday: Ojas (Grey) Thursday: Varun (White) Wednesday: Jatin (Pink) Tuesday: Lalit (Green) Monday: Sana (Black)

6 boxes are kept one above another. The bottom box is position 1 and the top box is position 6. Each box is a different one of Agra, Delhi, Goa, Patna, Pune, Surat.
Y is Surat.
L is on an odd-numbered position.
H is Patna.
H is on an odd-numbered position.
Y is somewhere below L.
L is Agra.
R is on position 3.
Only one box is between U and Q.
Y is somewhere above H.
R is somewhere above H.
Q is Pune.
R is not Patna.
Only one box is between Y and Q.
The box that is Delhi is immediately below Q.

Q9. Which of the following is true for Y?

  1. is Delhi
  2. is Agra
  3. is Patna
  4. is Surat
  5. is Pune
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Answer: D. is Surat

Final arrangement: position 6: U (Goa) position 5: L (Agra) position 4: Q (Pune) position 3: R (Delhi) position 2: Y (Surat) position 1: H (Patna)

Q10. Which of the following is true for H?

  1. is Goa
  2. is Surat
  3. is Delhi
  4. is Patna
  5. is Agra
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Answer: D. is Patna

Final arrangement: position 6: U (Goa) position 5: L (Agra) position 4: Q (Pune) position 3: R (Delhi) position 2: Y (Surat) position 1: H (Patna)

Q11. Which box is on position 3?

  1. L
  2. U
  3. R
  4. Y
  5. None of these
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Answer: C. R

Final arrangement: position 6: U (Goa) position 5: L (Agra) position 4: Q (Pune) position 3: R (Delhi) position 2: Y (Surat) position 1: H (Patna)

Q12. How many boxes are between H and U?

  1. None
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
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Answer: E. 4

Final arrangement: position 6: U (Goa) position 5: L (Agra) position 4: Q (Pune) position 3: R (Delhi) position 2: Y (Surat) position 1: H (Patna)

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