Question 18

There are 3 closed cartons in a room. One of the cartons contains cash. There is a printed message that is displayed outside each carton. Only one message is True and the other two messages are False. The first carton has the message: Cash is not in the Carton. The second carton has the message: No cash in the Carton. The third carton has the message: Cash is in the second carton. Which carton has the cash?

Solution

 Only one message is True and the other two messages are False.

The first carton has the message: Cash is not in the Carton. 

The second carton has the message: No cash in the Carton. 

The third carton has the message: Cash is in the second carton

If the second carton has the cash, then there will be 2 true messages i.e. First and Third.

If the third carton has the cash, then there will be 2 true messages i.e. First and Second.

If the first carton has the cash, then there will be 1 true message i.e. of second.

Option A


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