Question: You are walking on the road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman and Lila. ”Which road will take me to the village?”
Ram says, “I never speak to strangers. I am new to these parts.”
Laxman says, “I am married to Lila. Take the left road.”
Lila says, “I am married to Ram. He is not new to this place.”
Which of the following is true?
The best way to solve these kinds of questions is to assume that one of the statements is either true or false and thus figure out whether there is consistency in what everyone is saying.
The first statement of Ram is obviously false, as he is saying that he never speaks to a stranger, when he actually is. So he must be new to those parts. This makes the second statement of Lila false. So she should be married to Ram. This makes the first statement of Ram false. So the left road should take you to the village.