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 Puzzle - 1
A truth teller always tells the truth while a liar
always lies. An alternator alternates between a
truth and a lie in any order. Each of B, C, D
represents each one of the above mentioned
types. The following statements were made by
them-
B – C is not a liar. D is not the truth teller.
C – D is a liar. B is not the truth teller.
D – I am not a liar. C is the liar.

Q1. Who is the truth teller?

a. B b. C c. D d. Cannot be determined

Q2. Who is the alternator?

a. B b. C c. D d. Cannot be determined
 Puzzle - 2
3 persons – A, B & C were interrogated about a theft. Exactly
one person is a thief among them. Exactly one is a Truth
teller(who always speaks the truth), exactly one is a liar(who
always speaks the lies) and the third one is an
alternator(who alternates between truth and lie in any
order). Their replies were as follows.
A says
Statement 1 – B is a liar.
Statement 2 – C is the thief.
B says
Statement 1 – I am not a liar.
Statement 2 – A is the thief.
C says
Statement 1 – I am not a truth teller.
Statement 2 - A’s first statement is false.

Q1. Who is the thief?

a. A b. B c. C d. Either A or B e. Cannot be determined

Q2. Who is the liar?

a. A b. B c. C d. Either B or C e. Cannot be determined
 Puzzle - 3
Three pundits - Dwivedi, Trivedi & Chaturvedi - Sat in a row
from left to right in some order, consisting of three seats -
extreme left, centre and extreme right. Each person gives two
replies to any question asked to them, at least one of which is
true. There is exactly one person who always speaks the truth.
When asked about their respective positions in the row,
following were their replies:
Dwivedi :
I sat at the extreme left end.
Trivedi sat at the centre.
Trivedi :
Dwivedi sat between me and Chaturvedi.
I sat at the extreme right end.
Chaturvedi :
I didn't sit at the extreme left end.
Dwivedi did not sit at the extreme right end.

It is also known that a definite arrangement can be obtained by

assessing their statements. What is the order in which they sat
from extreme left end to extreme right end of the row?
 Puzzle - 4
Last one night, A car ran over a pedestrian in a narrow bystreet
and drove away without stopping. A policeman who saw it
reported it moving at a very high speed. The accident was
witnessed by six bystanders. They provide the following
conflicting accounts of what had happened:

P1 – It was a blue car; driven by a man.

P2 – The car was moving at a high speed; its headlights were
turned off.
P3 – The car did have license plates; it wasn’t going very fast.
P4 – It was a Toyota; its headlights were turned off.
P5 – The car didn’t have license plates; the driver was a woman.
P6 – It was a grey ford. The headlights were turned on.
From the above six persons exactly 1 statement of all the
persons is false.

Can you tell the color of the Car, headlights were on/off,
License plates was there or not, brand of the car, driven by
man/woman?
 Puzzle - 5
The city crime branch received reports of a burglary, a murder and a dacoity on the
night of November 1, between 11 pm and 12 midnight. The Superintendent of Police
(SP) swung into action immediately and arrested six suspects - Ranga, Billa,
Shamsher, Mallu, Kittu and Danny and interrogated them. The police knew that each
crime was committed by exactly two of them. The six suspects provided the
following answers:
Ranga : "I was with Shamsher. Danny was with me. I know nothing about the dacoity."
Shamsher : "I was with Danny. Mallu was with me. I know nothing about the
burglary."
Mallu : "I was with Ranga. Billa was with me. I know nothing about the dacoity."
Kittu : "I was with Ranga. Mallu was with me. I know nothing about the murder."
Billa : "I was with Kittu. Danny was with me. I know nothing about the burglary."
Danny : "I was with Kittu. Ranga was with me. I know nothing about the murder."
From experience, the SP knows that the first and the second statements that each of
the suspects spoke were false, while the third statement of each of the suspects was
true.

Q1. Who was Ranga’s partner?

a. Danny b. Billa c. Mallu d. Kittu
Q2. Who were the murderers?
a. Ranga and Billa b. Shamsher and Kittu c. Mallu and Danny d. Danny and Shamsher
Q3. Who committed the dacoity?
a. Shamsher and Kittu b. Danny and Shamsher c. Ranga and Billa d. Mallu and Danny
Q4. According to the SP, who were involved in the burglary?
a. Shamsher and Kittu b. Danny and Mallu c. Ranga and Billa d. Danny and Shamsher
 Puzzle - 6

Six balls, each having a distinct colour are equally distributed

among three boys Amar, Billu and Chiklu. The balls are coloured
blue, green, yellow, pink, red and black. All the boys make three
Statements each. All the Statements are true except Statement
3 made by two of the boys.

Who speaks the truth in all the three statements?

a Amar
b Billu
c Chiklu
d Cannot be determined
 Puzzle - 7

There are four persons Kurt, Cobain, Jim and Morrison out of
whom two always lie and the other two always speak the truth.
Each of the four persons makes a statement which is given
below.

Kurt: Cobain lies.

Cobain: Jim lies.
Jim: Kurt speaks the truth.
Morrison: Exactly two out of Kurt, Cobain and Jim lie.

Q. Who can be the liars?

a Kurt and Cobain
b Cobain and Morrison
c Kurt and Jim
d Either (b) or (c)
 Puzzle - 8

Saira, Mumtaz and Zeenat have a ball, a pen and a pencil, and
each girl has just one object in hand. Among the following
statements, only one is true and the other two are false.

I. Saira has a ball.

II. Mumtaz does not have the ball.
III. Zeenat does not have the pen.
Who has the ball?
1) Saira
2) Mumtaz
3) Zeenat
4) Indeterminate
 Puzzle - 9

Four girls Dolly, Molly, Polly and Kelly appeared for their
semester paper on Mass Communication in which two of them
failed. When asked as to who passed in the exam, they gave the
following replies.

Dolly: I did not fail in the examination

Molly: I passed in the examination and so did Kelly.
Polly: Only one among Dolly and Kelly failed in the examination
Kelly: Only one among Polly and Dolly passed in the
examination.

If it is given that exactly three of them were telling the truth,

then find the person who was lying.
(A) Dolly (B) Molly (C) Polly (D) Kelly
 Puzzle - 10

Four beauties — Aishwarya, Sushmita, Lara and Priyanka —

went to participate in the 'Miss Andromeda' beauty pageant.
Exactly one amongst them was the winner, the 1st runner-up,
the 2nd runner-up and the 3rd runner-up. When asked about
the results of the beauty contest, each of them gave two replies,
one of which was true and the other was false, in any order. The
replies were as follows:

Aishwarya : Priyanka is the 2nd runner-up. Sushmita is the 1st

runner-up.
Sushmita: Aishwarya is the 2nd runner-up. Priyanka is the 1st
runner-up.
Lara: Sushmita is the 1st runner-up. Aishwarya is the 3rd
runner-up.
Priyanka: I am the 3rd runner-up. Lara is the 1st runner-up.

Who was the winner?

(1) Aishwarya (2) Sushmita (3) Lara (4) Priyanka
 Puzzle - 11

While Balbir had his back turned, a dog ran into his butcher
shop, snatched a piece of meat off the counter and ran out.
Balbir was mad when he realised what had happened. He asked
three other shopkeepers, who had seen the dog, to describe it.
The shopkeepers really did not want to help Balbir. So each of
them made a statement which contained one
truth and one lie.
• Shopkeeper number 1 said: “The dog had black hair and a long
tail.”
• Shopkeeper number 2 said: “The dog had a short tail and wore
a collar.”
• Shopkeeper number 3 said: “The dog had white hair and no
collar.”

Based on the above statements, which of the following could be

a correct description?
(a) The dog had white hair, short tail and no collar
(b) The dog had white hair, long tail and a collar
(c) The dog had black hair, long tail and a collar
(d) The dog had black hair, long tail and no collar
 Puzzle - 12
Mr. Ankit on his way to the temple met four persons - P, Q, R, S - at a crossroad with one street towards each of the four directions East, West, South & North. He wanted to
take the most intelligent among them to the temple. He knew each of the four persons make true and false statements alternately in any order. Following are the statements
made by them.
P: The school is not towards the south.
Q's first statement is true.
I am the 3rd most intelligent person.

Q: The temple is towards the east.

R's second statement is true.
S is the 2nd most intelligent person.

R : The school is towards the east.

S's third statement is true.
P is the most intelligent person.

S : The church is towards the west.

P's first statement is not true.
R is the least intelligent person.

From the above information, Ankit has traced out the direction towards each of the four places - School, Church, Temple and Mosque - Each of which is towards a different
direction, and then he took the most intelligent person with him to the temple.
Q1. Whom did ankit take with him to the temple?
a. P b. Q c. R d. S
Q2. Towards which direction is the temple located?
a. North b. South c. East d. West
Q3. Who is the 2nd most intelligent among the four persons?
a. P b. Q c. R d. S
 Puzzle - 13
Mintu, Chintu and Pintu are aliens, each belonging to a different
planet among Mars, Venus and Jupiter. The residents of one of
the planets always lie, the residents of one of the planets always
speak the truth, and the residents of the third planet alternate
between speaking the truth and lie in any order. When asked
about the respective planets from which they were, each of them
made the following statements:

Mintu
Statement I: I always speak the truth.
Statement II: Pintu is not from Mars.

Chintu –
Statement I: Pintu is the truth teller.
Statement II: I am from Venus.

Pintu-
Statement I: Chintu is not the alternator.
Statement II: I am from Mars.

Q1 - Who among the three always tells the truth?

(A) Mintu (B) Chintu (C) Pintu (D) Cannot be determined
Q2- The inhabitants of which planet always alternate between
speaking the truth and a lie?
(A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Cannot be determined