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Seven boxes contains different sports equipment which are Badminton, Billiards, Chess, Carrom Board, Cricket, Hockey and Tennis placed one over another from bottom to top but not necessarily in same order. The bottom most box is box 1 just above it is box 2 and so on up to the top most box is box 7. The box of Chess placed three boxes above the box of Hockey. The box of Tennis placed above the box of Cricket. Only three boxes placed between box of Badminton and box of Billiards. The number of boxes placed above the box of Chess is two more than that of below the box of Carrom Board. The box of Badminton placed above the box of Chess. The box of Cricket placed at even number position.
Which of the following statement(s) is/ are incorrect about the box contains Chess equipment?
A) Only two placed above the box contains Chess equipment.
B) The box contains Chess equipment placed at even number box.
C) The box contains Chess equipment placed two boxes above the box of Hockey.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFHere, given sports equipment are Badminton, Billiards, Chess, Carrom Board, Cricket, Hockey and Tennis.
1) Only three boxes placed between box of Badminton and box of Billiards.
2) The box of Badminton placed above the box of Chess.
3) The box of Chess placed three boxes above the box of Hockey.
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Boxes |
Case – 1 |
Case – 2 |
Case – 3 |
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Sports |
Sports |
Sports |
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7 |
|
Badminton |
Badminton |
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6 |
Badminton |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
Chess |
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4 |
Chess |
Chess |
|
|
3 |
|
Billiards |
Billiards |
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2 |
Billiards |
|
Hockey |
|
1 |
Hockey |
Hockey |
|
4) The number of boxes placed above the box of Chess is two more than that of below the box of Carrom Board. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated.
5) The box of Tennis placed above the box of Cricket.
6) The box of Cricket placed at even number position. Therefore, case 2 is eliminated. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows
|
Boxes |
Sports |
|
7 |
Badminton |
|
6 |
Tennis |
|
5 |
Chess |
|
4 |
Cricket |
|
3 |
Billiards |
|
2 |
Hockey |
|
1 |
Carrom Board |
Since, only two boxes placed above the box contains Chess equipment. Therefore, statement A is correct.
The box contains Chess equipment placed at fifth number box. Therefore, statement B is incorrect.
The box contains Chess equipment placed two boxes above the box of Billiards not the box of Hockey equipment. Therefore, statement C is incorrect.
Hence, the correct answer is Both B and C.
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