# Box Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — 6 Aug 2026

> Solve this 6-box box stacking arrangement for IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, SSC exam practice. 11 logic clues, one answer. Free daily reasoning puzzle with step-by-step walkthrough.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-08-06-box-arrangement-box-arrangement-puzzle

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Published: 2026-08-06 · Difficulty: hard · 11 clues · 6 boxes
Exams: IBPS PO · SBI PO · SSC CGL

## The puzzle

Box A, Box F, Box C, Box E, Box H, Box D — are kept one above another in a stack — position 1 is the bottom, position 6 the top. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Box C is NOT kept adjacent to Box H.
2. Box F is NOT kept adjacent to Box D.
3. Box A is NOT kept adjacent to Box D.
4. Box F is NOT kept adjacent to Box H.
5. Box E is NOT kept adjacent to Box H.
6. Box E is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom of the stack.
7. Box C is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom of the stack.
8. Box E is NOT kept adjacent to Box D.
9. Box C is NOT kept adjacent to Box D.
10. Box A is NOT kept adjacent to Box E.
11. Box A is kept somewhere below Box H.

## Answer

Position 6: Box D (top) down to Position 1: Box F (bottom).

Pos 6: Box D · Pos 5: Box H · Pos 4: Box A · Pos 3: Box C · Pos 2: Box E · Pos 1: Box F

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 720 possible stackings of 6 boxes.
2. Clue 11 — "Box A is kept somewhere below Box H." narrows it to 360 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 6 — "Box E is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom of the stack." narrows it to 240 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 7 — "Box C is kept neither at the top nor at the bottom of the stack." narrows it to 144 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
5. Clue 1 — "Box C is NOT kept adjacent to Box H." narrows it to 90 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
6. Clue 2 — "Box F is NOT kept adjacent to Box D." narrows it to 70 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
7. Clue 3 — "Box A is NOT kept adjacent to Box D." narrows it to 52 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
8. Clue 4 — "Box F is NOT kept adjacent to Box H." narrows it to 33 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
9. Clue 5 — "Box E is NOT kept adjacent to Box H." narrows it to 18 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
10. Clue 8 — "Box E is NOT kept adjacent to Box D." narrows it to 9 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): _ · _ · _ · _ · _ · _
11. Clue 9 — "Box C is NOT kept adjacent to Box D." ⇒ Box A → position 4, Box F → position 1 (bottom), Box H → position 5, Box D → position 6 (top) (2 possibilities left). Stack (top → bottom): Box D · Box H · Box A · _ · _ · Box F
12. Clue 10 — "Box A is NOT kept adjacent to Box E." ⇒ Box C → position 3, Box E → position 2 (1 possibility left). Stack (top → bottom): Box D · Box H · Box A · Box C · Box E · Box F
13. Exactly one stacking survives every clue — that is the answer.

## How to crack box arrangement puzzles faster

- A box stack is a **vertical row** — number positions 1 (bottom) to N (top) on paper before reading a single clue.
- Lock the **ends first** — "at the top / at the bottom / k-th from the top" fixes a position instantly.
- "Exactly _k_ boxes between" gives a **fixed vertical gap** — try it at each valid pair of positions, in both directions.
- "Kept above" only means **somewhere higher** — never assume adjacency unless the clue says "immediately".

## FAQ

### Which box is kept at the top of the stack?

Box D is kept at the top. The full stack from top to bottom: Box D, Box H, Box A, Box C, Box E, Box F.

### How do you solve box arrangement puzzles for bank exams?

Treat the stack as a vertical line numbered 1 (bottom) to N (top). Place the absolute clues first (top, bottom, k-th from an end), then apply above/below and exactly-k-between clues, eliminating positions until a single stacking satisfies every clue.

## Learn the method

This post is one worked example. The topic page for box puzzles carries the full method,
the clue-wording table and the mistakes that cost marks: https://deducepuzzles.com/reasoning/box-arrangement

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