Question

Identical boxes of seven different colours (Red, Yellow, Green, Pink, Violet, Blue, and Brown) are placed one above the other, as follows:

The Violet box is kept in the middle. The Red box is placed exactly between the Green and Blue box. The Yellow box is kept exactly above the Violet box. The Pink box is kept at the top. Which colour box is placed 6th from the bottom?

1. Brown
2. Green
3. Blue
4. Yellow

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Brown

Logic followed here is: 

There is a total of seven boxes of different colors.

Middle means:

Middlebox

 

i) Violet Box is kept in the middle i.e in the 4th place

Violet

 

ii) The Pink box is kept at the top i.e in the first place.

Pink

Violet

 

iii) The Yellow box is kept exactly above the Violet box.

Pink

Yellow

Violet

 

iv) The Red box is placed exactly between the Green and Blue box.

Green box = 5th

Red box = 6th

Blue box = 7th

Pink

Yellow

Violet

Green

Red

Blue

 

Therefore the remaining place is the 2nd place that is occupied by the Brown box which is 6th from the bottom.

Pink

Brown

Yellow

Violet

Green

Red

Blue

 

Hence, the correct answer is "Brown".

Pink

Brown

Yellow

Violet

Green

Red

Blue

 

• Here Brown is 2nd from the top.
• And from the bottom Brown is 6th.