1. You want to expand your horizons and decide to go to the village of “Where is Who”, which is further
inside. You come to the border of “Kya Kya” and see a fork. One leads left and the other right. There
are no other roads. You ask the inhabitants:
Maroof says, ‘‘I do not speak to strangers. I am new to these parts.”
Nafish says, “Take the road to the right. I am married to Ayesha.”
Ayesha says, “I am not Nafish’s wife. Maroof is not new to these parts.”
Which of the following is true?
a) The road to the right leads to “Where is Who”.
b) The road to the left leads to “Where is Who”.
c) Nafish is married to Ayesha
d) None of these.
2. On moving further, you come across another small village of Patina, whose inhabitants answer all
questions with two sentences—one of which is true and the other always false.
I asked Shahrukh, Amitabh and Abhishek, “Did it snow last night?” and I got the following replies:
Shahrukh: Yes, it snowed last night. Moreover, Amitabh fell sick last night.
Amitabh: Yes, it snowed last night. But then I never lie.
Abhishek: No, it did not snow last night. But Shahrukh got married yesterday
Which of the following statements is true?
a) It did not snow last night.
b) Amitabh fell sick last night
c) Shahrukh got married yesterday
d) None of these
Data for Questions 3 & 11 :
Rophas Khopas is a small land locked country in the Vindhyanchal forest range, with a distinct dress,
culture, food habits, national language, national dance, a national bird, and a national animal. The
inhabitants speak in two sentences—one of which is true and the other false.
I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, the three important citizens of Rophas Khopas, “What is the nationallanguage of Rophas Khopas?” and I got the following replies:
Shiva: “French is our national language. Hundred percent of our citizens are literate.”
Monu: Latin is our national language. We have a very poor literacy rate in the country.
Vijay: We have a very poor literacy rate in the country. Our national language is Bhasha Khopas
3. The national language of Rophas Khopas is
a) French
b) Latin
c) Bhasha Khopas
d) Cannot be ascertained
4. With reference to question 3 above, the rate of literacy in Rophas Khopas is
a) Very poor
b) Good
c) 100%
d) Cannot be ascertained
5. I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, “What is your national dress?” and I got the following replies:
Shiva: Our national dress is Pathani suit. People wear the national dress on very special occasionsonly.
Monu: Our national dress is Sari. People wear the national dress on very special occasions only.
Vijay: Our national dress is suit boot. But no one is ever permitted to wear the national dress
The national dress of Rophas Khopas is
a) Pathani suit
b) Sari
c) Suit Boot
d) Cannot be ascertained
6. I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, “What is your national food?” and I got the following replies:
Shiva: Our national food is sabudana khichdi. Most of our people are hale and hearty.
Monu: Our people are not hale and hearty at all. Our national food is makki ki roti.
Vijay: Most of our people are hale and hearty. Our national food is rice kee kheer.
The national food of Rophas Khopas is:
a) sabudana khichdi
b) makki ki roti
c) rice kee kheer
d) Cannot be ascertained
7. With reference to Question 6 above, in Rophas Khopas:
a) people are not hale and hearty.
b) some people are hale and hearty.
c) most people are hale and hearty.
d) cannot be ascertained
8. I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, “What is your national bird?” and got the following replies:
Shiva: Our national bird is cackatoo. We are a peace loving country.
Monu. Our national bird is sparrow. We are a peace loving country.
Vijay: Our national bird is owl. But we worship the sparrow.
The national bird of Rophas Khopas is
a) Sparrow
b) Cackatoo
c) Owl
d) Cannot be ascertained
9. I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, “What is your national animal?” and I got following replies:
Shiva: Our national bird is kangaroo. We have thick growth of vegetation all over.
Monu: Our national bird is donkey. We have thick growth of vegetation all over.
Vijay: Ours is a mountainous country with almost no vegetation. Our national animal is koala.
The national animal of Rophas Khopas is
a) Kangaroo
b) Donkey
c) Koala
d) Cannot be ascertained.
10. I asked Shiva, Monu and Vijay, “What is your national dance?” and got the following replies:
Shiva: Samba is our national dance. We do not like or appreciate cricket.
Monu: Salsa is our national dance. We are great lovers of aggressive cricket.
Vijay: Disco is our national dance. We are great lovers of aggressive cricket.
The national dance of Rophas Khopas is
a) Samba
b) Salsa
c) Disco
d) Cannot be ascertained.
11. With reference to Question 10 above, people of Rophas Khopas:
a) do not like or appreciate cricket.
b) like and appreciate cricket.
c) are great lovers of aggressive cricket.
d) Cannot be ascertained.