Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · hard

One of four clerks at the municipal hall misplaced the office logbook. When asked, each one made a statement: • Nonoy: "Elmer did it." • Vic: "I did not do it." • Elmer: "It was either me or Vic." • Dina: "I did it." Only one of them is lying. Who is responsible?

  1. Nonoy
  2. Vic
  3. Elmer
  4. Dina

Answer

C. Elmer

Solution

Test each person as the one responsible and count the true statements: if Nonoy did it, 1 statement is true; if Vic did it, 1 statement is true; if Elmer did it, 3 statements are true; if Dina did it, 2 statements are true. Only when Elmer did it is exactly one statement false, so Elmer is responsible.

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