A plastic receptacle with an outer plastic drum is described as which outer container?

• A. Outer plastic drum
• B. Outer fiberboard box
• C. Outer plywood box
• D. Outer solid plastic box

Answer: (A)

In packaging terms, the outer container is the external protective wrapper that surrounds the inner receptacle. If that outer container itself is a plastic drum, it is described as an outer plastic drum. A plastic receptacle inside a drum is thus wrapped by a plastic drum that provides the required protection and containment. The other options would apply if the outer packaging were a fiberboard box, a plywood box, or a solid plastic box, not a drum. So the description that fits is the outer plastic drum.