two_person_accusation - Intermediate Level: tricky scenarios handling two_person_accusation INTERMEDIATE

This expert challenge 📈 worksheet focuses on two_person_accusation - a key topic in Binary Logic. You'll solve 20 intermediate-level problems (Worksheet 5 of 10). The primary focus is on tricky scenarios handling. Master how to solve two_person_accusation, two_person_accusation tricks, and two_person_accusation shortcut methods through systematic practice.

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Question 1

Amit says: 'Vikram is a liar' Vikram says: 'Harsha is a liar' Harsha says: 'Amit is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Harsha is a liar.
→ Harsha's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Amit is a liar.
→ Vikram says 'Harsha is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Harsha is liar).
→ If Vikram tells truth, then Vikram is truth-teller.
→ Amit (liar) says 'Vikram is a liar' - FALSE (since Vikram is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=L, Vikram=T, Harsha=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Harsha is a truth-teller.
→ Harsha's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Amit is truth-teller.
→ Amit (truth) says 'Vikram is a liar' → TRUE → Vikram is liar.
→ Vikram (liar) says 'Harsha is a liar' - FALSE (since Harsha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=T, Vikram=L, Harsha=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Harsha also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Amit and Harsha are truth-tellers, Vikram is a liar.

Question 2

Rahul says: 'Deepa is a liar' Deepa says: 'Priya is a liar' Priya says: 'Rahul is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Priya is a liar.
→ Priya's statement 'Rahul is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Rahul is a liar.
→ Deepa says 'Priya is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Priya is liar).
→ If Deepa tells truth, then Deepa is truth-teller.
→ Rahul (liar) says 'Deepa is a liar' - FALSE (since Deepa is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Rahul=L, Deepa=T, Priya=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Priya is a truth-teller.
→ Priya's statement 'Rahul is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Rahul is truth-teller.
→ Rahul (truth) says 'Deepa is a liar' → TRUE → Deepa is liar.
→ Deepa (liar) says 'Priya is a liar' - FALSE (since Priya is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Rahul=T, Deepa=L, Priya=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Priya also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Rahul and Priya are truth-tellers, Deepa is a liar.

Question 3

Amit says: 'Rohan is a liar' Rohan says: 'Ravi is a liar' Ravi says: 'Amit is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Ravi is a liar.
→ Ravi's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Amit is a liar.
→ Rohan says 'Ravi is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Ravi is liar).
→ If Rohan tells truth, then Rohan is truth-teller.
→ Amit (liar) says 'Rohan is a liar' - FALSE (since Rohan is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=L, Rohan=T, Ravi=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Ravi is a truth-teller.
→ Ravi's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Amit is truth-teller.
→ Amit (truth) says 'Rohan is a liar' → TRUE → Rohan is liar.
→ Rohan (liar) says 'Ravi is a liar' - FALSE (since Ravi is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=T, Rohan=L, Ravi=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Ravi also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Amit and Ravi are truth-tellers, Rohan is a liar.

Question 4

Priya says: 'Sunil is a liar' Sunil says: 'Anita is a liar' Anita says: 'Priya is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Anita is a liar.
→ Anita's statement 'Priya is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Priya is a liar.
→ Sunil says 'Anita is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Anita is liar).
→ If Sunil tells truth, then Sunil is truth-teller.
→ Priya (liar) says 'Sunil is a liar' - FALSE (since Sunil is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Priya=L, Sunil=T, Anita=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Anita is a truth-teller.
→ Anita's statement 'Priya is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Priya is truth-teller.
→ Priya (truth) says 'Sunil is a liar' → TRUE → Sunil is liar.
→ Sunil (liar) says 'Anita is a liar' - FALSE (since Anita is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Priya=T, Sunil=L, Anita=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Anita also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Priya and Anita are truth-tellers, Sunil is a liar.

Question 5

Gaurav says: 'Sanjay is a liar' Sanjay says: 'Amit is a liar' Amit says: 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Amit is a liar.
→ Amit's statement 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Gaurav is a liar.
→ Sanjay says 'Amit is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Amit is liar).
→ If Sanjay tells truth, then Sanjay is truth-teller.
→ Gaurav (liar) says 'Sanjay is a liar' - FALSE (since Sanjay is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Gaurav=L, Sanjay=T, Amit=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Amit is a truth-teller.
→ Amit's statement 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Gaurav is truth-teller.
→ Gaurav (truth) says 'Sanjay is a liar' → TRUE → Sanjay is liar.
→ Sanjay (liar) says 'Amit is a liar' - FALSE (since Amit is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Gaurav=T, Sanjay=L, Amit=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Amit also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Gaurav and Amit are truth-tellers, Sanjay is a liar.

Question 6

Meera says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Sunil is a liar' Sunil says: 'Meera is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Sunil is a liar.
→ Sunil's statement 'Meera is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Meera is a liar.
→ Neha says 'Sunil is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Sunil is liar).
→ If Neha tells truth, then Neha is truth-teller.
→ Meera (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Meera=L, Neha=T, Sunil=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Sunil is a truth-teller.
→ Sunil's statement 'Meera is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Meera is truth-teller.
→ Meera (truth) says 'Neha is a liar' → TRUE → Neha is liar.
→ Neha (liar) says 'Sunil is a liar' - FALSE (since Sunil is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Meera=T, Neha=L, Sunil=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Sunil also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Meera and Sunil are truth-tellers, Neha is a liar.

Question 7

Ravi says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Harsha is a liar' Harsha says: 'Ravi is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Harsha is a liar.
→ Harsha's statement 'Ravi is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Ravi is a liar.
→ Neha says 'Harsha is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Harsha is liar).
→ If Neha tells truth, then Neha is truth-teller.
→ Ravi (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Ravi=L, Neha=T, Harsha=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Harsha is a truth-teller.
→ Harsha's statement 'Ravi is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Ravi is truth-teller.
→ Ravi (truth) says 'Neha is a liar' → TRUE → Neha is liar.
→ Neha (liar) says 'Harsha is a liar' - FALSE (since Harsha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Ravi=T, Neha=L, Harsha=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Harsha also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Ravi and Harsha are truth-tellers, Neha is a liar.

Question 8

Manoj says: 'Pooja is a liar' Pooja says: 'Deepa is a liar' Deepa says: 'Manoj is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Deepa is a liar.
→ Deepa's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Manoj is a liar.
→ Pooja says 'Deepa is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Deepa is liar).
→ If Pooja tells truth, then Pooja is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (liar) says 'Pooja is a liar' - FALSE (since Pooja is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=L, Pooja=T, Deepa=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Deepa is a truth-teller.
→ Deepa's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Manoj is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (truth) says 'Pooja is a liar' → TRUE → Pooja is liar.
→ Pooja (liar) says 'Deepa is a liar' - FALSE (since Deepa is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=T, Pooja=L, Deepa=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Deepa also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Manoj and Deepa are truth-tellers, Pooja is a liar.

Question 9

Vikram says: 'Pooja is a liar' Pooja says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Vikram is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Neha is a liar.
→ Neha's statement 'Vikram is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Vikram is a liar.
→ Pooja says 'Neha is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Neha is liar).
→ If Pooja tells truth, then Pooja is truth-teller.
→ Vikram (liar) says 'Pooja is a liar' - FALSE (since Pooja is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Vikram=L, Pooja=T, Neha=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Neha is a truth-teller.
→ Neha's statement 'Vikram is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Vikram is truth-teller.
→ Vikram (truth) says 'Pooja is a liar' → TRUE → Pooja is liar.
→ Pooja (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Vikram=T, Pooja=L, Neha=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Neha also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Vikram and Neha are truth-tellers, Pooja is a liar.

Question 10

Farhan says: 'Manoj is a liar' Manoj says: 'Leena is a liar' Leena says: 'Farhan is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Leena is a liar.
→ Leena's statement 'Farhan is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Farhan is a liar.
→ Manoj says 'Leena is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Leena is liar).
→ If Manoj tells truth, then Manoj is truth-teller.
→ Farhan (liar) says 'Manoj is a liar' - FALSE (since Manoj is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Farhan=L, Manoj=T, Leena=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Leena is a truth-teller.
→ Leena's statement 'Farhan is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Farhan is truth-teller.
→ Farhan (truth) says 'Manoj is a liar' → TRUE → Manoj is liar.
→ Manoj (liar) says 'Leena is a liar' - FALSE (since Leena is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Farhan=T, Manoj=L, Leena=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Leena also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Farhan and Leena are truth-tellers, Manoj is a liar.

Question 11

Amit says: 'Sanjay is a liar' Sanjay says: 'Gaurav is a liar' Gaurav says: 'Amit is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Gaurav is a liar.
→ Gaurav's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Amit is a liar.
→ Sanjay says 'Gaurav is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Gaurav is liar).
→ If Sanjay tells truth, then Sanjay is truth-teller.
→ Amit (liar) says 'Sanjay is a liar' - FALSE (since Sanjay is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=L, Sanjay=T, Gaurav=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Gaurav is a truth-teller.
→ Gaurav's statement 'Amit is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Amit is truth-teller.
→ Amit (truth) says 'Sanjay is a liar' → TRUE → Sanjay is liar.
→ Sanjay (liar) says 'Gaurav is a liar' - FALSE (since Gaurav is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Amit=T, Sanjay=L, Gaurav=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Gaurav also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Amit and Gaurav are truth-tellers, Sanjay is a liar.

Question 12

Vikram says: 'Sanjay is a liar' Sanjay says: 'Pooja is a liar' Pooja says: 'Vikram is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Pooja is a liar.
→ Pooja's statement 'Vikram is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Vikram is a liar.
→ Sanjay says 'Pooja is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Pooja is liar).
→ If Sanjay tells truth, then Sanjay is truth-teller.
→ Vikram (liar) says 'Sanjay is a liar' - FALSE (since Sanjay is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Vikram=L, Sanjay=T, Pooja=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Pooja is a truth-teller.
→ Pooja's statement 'Vikram is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Vikram is truth-teller.
→ Vikram (truth) says 'Sanjay is a liar' → TRUE → Sanjay is liar.
→ Sanjay (liar) says 'Pooja is a liar' - FALSE (since Pooja is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Vikram=T, Sanjay=L, Pooja=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Pooja also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Vikram and Pooja are truth-tellers, Sanjay is a liar.

Question 13

Manoj says: 'Leena is a liar' Leena says: 'Sanjay is a liar' Sanjay says: 'Manoj is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Sanjay is a liar.
→ Sanjay's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Manoj is a liar.
→ Leena says 'Sanjay is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Sanjay is liar).
→ If Leena tells truth, then Leena is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (liar) says 'Leena is a liar' - FALSE (since Leena is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=L, Leena=T, Sanjay=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Sanjay is a truth-teller.
→ Sanjay's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Manoj is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (truth) says 'Leena is a liar' → TRUE → Leena is liar.
→ Leena (liar) says 'Sanjay is a liar' - FALSE (since Sanjay is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=T, Leena=L, Sanjay=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Sanjay also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Manoj and Sanjay are truth-tellers, Leena is a liar.

Question 14

Pooja says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Sunil is a liar' Sunil says: 'Pooja is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Sunil is a liar.
→ Sunil's statement 'Pooja is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Pooja is a liar.
→ Neha says 'Sunil is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Sunil is liar).
→ If Neha tells truth, then Neha is truth-teller.
→ Pooja (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Pooja=L, Neha=T, Sunil=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Sunil is a truth-teller.
→ Sunil's statement 'Pooja is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Pooja is truth-teller.
→ Pooja (truth) says 'Neha is a liar' → TRUE → Neha is liar.
→ Neha (liar) says 'Sunil is a liar' - FALSE (since Sunil is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Pooja=T, Neha=L, Sunil=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Sunil also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Pooja and Sunil are truth-tellers, Neha is a liar.

Question 15

Manoj says: 'Farhan is a liar' Farhan says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Manoj is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Neha is a liar.
→ Neha's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Manoj is a liar.
→ Farhan says 'Neha is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Neha is liar).
→ If Farhan tells truth, then Farhan is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (liar) says 'Farhan is a liar' - FALSE (since Farhan is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=L, Farhan=T, Neha=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Neha is a truth-teller.
→ Neha's statement 'Manoj is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Manoj is truth-teller.
→ Manoj (truth) says 'Farhan is a liar' → TRUE → Farhan is liar.
→ Farhan (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Manoj=T, Farhan=L, Neha=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Neha also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Manoj and Neha are truth-tellers, Farhan is a liar.

Question 16

Pooja says: 'Sunil is a liar' Sunil says: 'Gaurav is a liar' Gaurav says: 'Pooja is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Gaurav is a liar.
→ Gaurav's statement 'Pooja is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Pooja is a liar.
→ Sunil says 'Gaurav is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Gaurav is liar).
→ If Sunil tells truth, then Sunil is truth-teller.
→ Pooja (liar) says 'Sunil is a liar' - FALSE (since Sunil is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Pooja=L, Sunil=T, Gaurav=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Gaurav is a truth-teller.
→ Gaurav's statement 'Pooja is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Pooja is truth-teller.
→ Pooja (truth) says 'Sunil is a liar' → TRUE → Sunil is liar.
→ Sunil (liar) says 'Gaurav is a liar' - FALSE (since Gaurav is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Pooja=T, Sunil=L, Gaurav=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Gaurav also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Pooja and Gaurav are truth-tellers, Sunil is a liar.

Question 17

Sunil says: 'Ravi is a liar' Ravi says: 'Harsha is a liar' Harsha says: 'Sunil is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Harsha is a liar.
→ Harsha's statement 'Sunil is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Sunil is a liar.
→ Ravi says 'Harsha is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Harsha is liar).
→ If Ravi tells truth, then Ravi is truth-teller.
→ Sunil (liar) says 'Ravi is a liar' - FALSE (since Ravi is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Sunil=L, Ravi=T, Harsha=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Harsha is a truth-teller.
→ Harsha's statement 'Sunil is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Sunil is truth-teller.
→ Sunil (truth) says 'Ravi is a liar' → TRUE → Ravi is liar.
→ Ravi (liar) says 'Harsha is a liar' - FALSE (since Harsha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Sunil=T, Ravi=L, Harsha=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Harsha also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Sunil and Harsha are truth-tellers, Ravi is a liar.

Question 18

Harsha says: 'Gaurav is a liar' Gaurav says: 'Pooja is a liar' Pooja says: 'Harsha is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Pooja is a liar.
→ Pooja's statement 'Harsha is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Harsha is a liar.
→ Gaurav says 'Pooja is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Pooja is liar).
→ If Gaurav tells truth, then Gaurav is truth-teller.
→ Harsha (liar) says 'Gaurav is a liar' - FALSE (since Gaurav is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Harsha=L, Gaurav=T, Pooja=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Pooja is a truth-teller.
→ Pooja's statement 'Harsha is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Harsha is truth-teller.
→ Harsha (truth) says 'Gaurav is a liar' → TRUE → Gaurav is liar.
→ Gaurav (liar) says 'Pooja is a liar' - FALSE (since Pooja is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Harsha=T, Gaurav=L, Pooja=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Pooja also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Harsha and Pooja are truth-tellers, Gaurav is a liar.

Question 19

Deepa says: 'Farhan is a liar' Farhan says: 'Sunil is a liar' Sunil says: 'Deepa is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Sunil is a liar.
→ Sunil's statement 'Deepa is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Deepa is a liar.
→ Farhan says 'Sunil is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Sunil is liar).
→ If Farhan tells truth, then Farhan is truth-teller.
→ Deepa (liar) says 'Farhan is a liar' - FALSE (since Farhan is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Deepa=L, Farhan=T, Sunil=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Sunil is a truth-teller.
→ Sunil's statement 'Deepa is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Deepa is truth-teller.
→ Deepa (truth) says 'Farhan is a liar' → TRUE → Farhan is liar.
→ Farhan (liar) says 'Sunil is a liar' - FALSE (since Sunil is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Deepa=T, Farhan=L, Sunil=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Sunil also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Deepa and Sunil are truth-tellers, Farhan is a liar.

Question 20

Gaurav says: 'Neha is a liar' Neha says: 'Deepa is a liar' Deepa says: 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' Exactly one person is a liar. What can be concluded?
Let's solve step by step:

Step 1: Assume Deepa is a liar.
→ Deepa's statement 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' is FALSE → Gaurav is a liar.
→ Neha says 'Deepa is a liar' - this is TRUE (since Deepa is liar).
→ If Neha tells truth, then Neha is truth-teller.
→ Gaurav (liar) says 'Neha is a liar' - FALSE (since Neha is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Gaurav=L, Neha=T, Deepa=L (two liars, one truth-teller).

Step 2: Assume Deepa is a truth-teller.
→ Deepa's statement 'Gaurav is a truth-teller' is TRUE → Gaurav is truth-teller.
→ Gaurav (truth) says 'Neha is a liar' → TRUE → Neha is liar.
→ Neha (liar) says 'Deepa is a liar' - FALSE (since Deepa is truth) → consistent.
This gives: Gaurav=T, Neha=L, Deepa=T (two truth-tellers, one liar).

Both assignments are valid! This puzzle has two solutions.

To guarantee a unique solution, we add a fourth person:
Deepa also says: 'Exactly one of us is a liar'

With this constraint, only Step 2 works (two truth-tellers, one liar).
Therefore, Gaurav and Deepa are truth-tellers, Neha is a liar.
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