Question

A cylinder is painted in 6 colours - Green, Blue, Yellow, Violet, Red and Pink. Three positions are shown below

What is the colour in the empty space?

• A. Blue
• B. Green
• C. Violet
• D. Yellow

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To determine the color in the empty space on the cylinder, we need to analyze the given positions carefully. Let's evaluate each position shown in the image:

1. The first position shows:
   • Green and Blue adjacent on one side, with Yellow adjacent to Green on the circular end.
2. The second position shows:
   • Red adjacent to the empty space on the cylinder's body, with Pink on the circular end.
3. The third position shows:
   • Green adjacent to Violet, with Pink on the circular end.

In the second position, the color below Pink must be Red since it's adjacent to the empty space on the body's top part. Now observe the circular positioning of colors around the cylinder.

1. Colors adjacent to Pink: Red (from the image), and the color in the empty space. Therefore, the empty space should be below Red and on the other side of Pink.

Since Green and Violet are shown together, the only color left, which can fit the position that is opposite to Red and between Green and Pink, is Violet.

Therefore, the color in the empty space is indeed Violet. This eliminates the other options as they would either disrupt the current visible adjacencies or have already been placed elsewhere.