SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CPO - 9 Dec 2025 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q18

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions based on it.
Comprehension:
Seven boxes are kept one above another to make up a stack. The topmost box is numbered as 1, while the bottommost box is numbered as 7. Each box contains different fruits, including Apples, Oranges, Cherries, Bananas, Melons, Kiwis, and Mangoes. Each box contains a different number of fruit: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70.
There are 20 Oranges. The box of Bananas is two boxes above the box of Melon. There are 70 Melons. There are 20 and 60 fruits in the topmost and bottommost boxes respectively. The box of Apples is just above the box of bananas. The box of Kiwi is just above the box of Mango. There are 30 Cherries in the box. The box containing 50 fruits is just above the box containing 10 fruits.
There are ___ Apples.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Correct arrangement:

Box No.

Number of Fruits

Name of Fruits

1

20

Oranges

2

50

Apples

3

10

Bananas

4

30

Cherries

5

70

Muskmelons

6

40

Kiwi

7

60

Mangoes

After arranging all boxes according to given conditions, Apples are in the box containing 50 fruits.
Hence, the correct answer is option (2).