# Box Arrangement Reasoning Puzzle for IBPS PO — Box B, Box C, Box F, Box D, Box H

> 5-box box stacking arrangement (2026-08-14) — Box B, Box C, Box F, Box D, Box H. 4 logic clues, one provable answer. Free IBPS PO & SSC practice.

Source: https://deducepuzzles.com/blog/2026-08-14-box-arrangement-puzzle

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Published: 2026-08-14 · Difficulty: medium · 4 clues · 5 boxes
Exams: IBPS Clerk · SBI Clerk · SSC CHSL

## The puzzle

Box B, Box C, Box F, Box D, Box H — are kept one above another in a stack — position 1 is the bottom, position 5 the top. Using the clues below, work out the arrangement.

1. Box D is kept at the top of the stack.
2. Box H is kept immediately above Box B.
3. Exactly 2 boxes are kept between Box F and Box H.
4. Box B is kept immediately above Box C.

## Answer

Position 5: Box D (top) down to Position 1: Box F (bottom).

Pos 5: Box D · Pos 4: Box H · Pos 3: Box B · Pos 2: Box C · Pos 1: Box F

## Step-by-step solution

1. Start: 120 possible stackings of 5 boxes.
2. Clue 1 — "Box D is kept at the top of the stack." ⇒ Box D → position 5 (top) (24 possibilities left). Stack (top → bottom): Box D · _ · _ · _ · _
3. Clue 2 — "Box H is kept immediately above Box B." narrows it to 6 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): Box D · _ · _ · _ · _
4. Clue 4 — "Box B is kept immediately above Box C." narrows it to 2 possibilities. Stack (top → bottom): Box D · _ · _ · _ · _
5. Clue 3 — "Exactly 2 boxes are kept between Box F and Box H." ⇒ Box B → position 3, Box C → position 2, Box F → position 1 (bottom), Box H → position 4 (1 possibility left). Stack (top → bottom): Box D · Box H · Box B · Box C · Box F
6. 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 B, Box C, 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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