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    Question

    Study the following information carefully and answer the question below: There are seven boxes, namely A, B, C, D, E, G and H. All of them are placed in a stack one above the another but not necessarily in the same order. Only one box is placed in between A and H. Three boxes are placed between G and A. Two boxes are there in between H and B. Only one box is in between B and E. D is not placed immediately before or immediately after the box H. C is placed immediately above box D. G is placed before box A.

    How many boxes are between the one who at second place

    from the bottom and D?
    A Three Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Two Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Four Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D One Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    We are given with the following information, Three boxes are kept between G and A. G is kept one of the box before A. Only one box is placed between A and H .Two boxes are between H and B. If box G is placed on the top then A is placed at 3rd position from the bottom of the stack. Only one box is kept between B and E. Box D is not kept immediately before or immediately after the box H. C is placed immediately above D. According to the given information, D cannot be placed immediately before or after H and box C is kept just before box D.  CASE 1 AND CASE 3 got eliminated because C and D are kept together, which is not possible in both these case.  So the final arrangement is:

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