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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions below.Eight boxes - A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are kept o…

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Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions below.
Eight boxes - A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H are kept one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each box contains different items Book, Pen, Pencil, Eraser, Sharpener, Novel, Screw Driver and Ribbon but not necessarily in the same order. H box contains Screw Driver and is kept at the bottom of the stack. Only three boxes are kept between D & G. Box G is placed above Box D. The Ribbon box is kept immediately above G. Only one box is kept between the Ribbon box & A. E is the Ribbon box. The Eraser box is kept immediately above E. Only three boxes are kept between the Eraser box and the Book box. The Pen Box is immediately above the Novel Box. G is not the Pen Box. F is kept immediately below the Sharpener box. Only one box is kept between B & the Sharpener Box.
Which box is placed at third position from the top?
  • ARibbon
  • BNovel
  • CPencil
  • DEraser
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8 Item: Book, Pen, Pencil, Eraser, Sharpener, Novel, Screw Driver and Ribbon.

8 boxes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Each box has number from 1 to 8 and arranged one above the other.

We can solve this question step by step,

1) H box contains screw driver and is kept at the bottom of the stack.

2) Only three boxes are kept between D & G.

3) Box G is placed above Box D.

Case-1





Number



Items



Name






1







G






2














3














4














5







D






6














7














8



Screw Driver



H








Case-2





Number



Items



Name






1














2







G






3














4














5














6







D






7














8



Screw Driver



H








Case-3





Number



Items



Name






1














2














3







G






4














5














6














7







D






8



Screw Driver



H








4) The Ribbon box is kept immediately above G.

Case-1 gets eliminated.

Case-2





Number



Items



Name






1



Ribbon










2







G






3














4














5














6







D






7














8



Screw Driver



H








Case-3





Number



Items



Name






1














2



Ribbon










3







G






4














5














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