Can You Solve This Puzzle? Help Hari Find the Right Path to Rampur with One Question

A Lateral Puzzle For You

Hari's father decided to send Hari to the nearby village called "Rampur" to fetch some articles. Hari never stepped outside his village. So, Hari's father gave him the following instructions:

1. Go straight from our village, and you will see a junction. The junction divides the road into two parts. One road leads to "Rampur," and another road leads to another village called "Ravanpur."

2. All the people of "Rampur" speak the truth at all times.

3. All the people of "Ravanpur" speak lies at all times.

As per the directions given by his father, Hari went and found the junction that divided the road into two parts. But Hari was not sure which road would take him to "Rampur." At the junction, a girl was there. Hari knew that the girl is either from "Rampur" or "Ravanpur."

NOW COMES THE QUESTION.

By asking only one question to the girl, how can Hari know which road leads to "Rampur"? In other words, what question should Hari ask the girl present at the junction to know the route to "Rampur"?

(Try to answer the question by taking into consideration all the facts mentioned above. I will post the answer to the question after three days. Until then, keep trying. I am sure a lot of people will be able to solve it. All the best, and thank you for taking the time to read it.)

Regards

Sundarjayram

He would ask her if she is a girl. If she says no, then she is from Ravanpur; else, she is from Rampur. And then he can know the route accordingly.

Neha

Lets say Road A leads to ravanpur and B leads to Rampur
He should ask which Road doesn't go to Rampur…..and should take the opposite road ..
a) If the girl is from Rampur then she will tell the right answer that road A does not go to Rampur and he will know that he should take Road B
b) If the girl is from Ravanpur then she will tell the wrong answer that Road A goes to Rampur and he will know that he has to take the Road B
Howwwzat ?

He will ask which road goes to your village. If she is from Rampur, certainly she will show the right route/road of Rampur. If she is from Ravanpur, certainly she will lie and show the route/road of Rampur. In both ways, he will be shown the road of Rampur.

Cheers,
N. N. Tiwari

Hi,

Hope this one would be correct 😉

Firstly, Hari should identify whether the girl is speaking the truth or not. He can do so by asking the girl a question regarding the name of his village, like, "Which village does this straight road go to?" (Suppose Hari's village name is Sitapur). If the girl knows the name of the village, she will answer it correctly (i.e., Sitapur), and if she doesn't know the answer, she will say "I don't know." In both ways, Hari can easily judge whether the girl is speaking the truth or not. Accordingly, Hari can ask the way to Rampur. 😄

Regards,
Sweta

Hi Sundar,

Hari can ask the girl, "Can she guide him the way to her hometown Rampur?"

Regards,
Pooja

Hi Resha & Ruchi,

You wanted to know the answer to the lateral puzzle. As promised by me, I had posted the answer long back. It goes by the name "Answer to the Lateral Puzzle." You can find it in this section (Training and Development). If unable to locate, kindly go through this link: <link no longer exists - removed>

Regards,
Sundar Jayram.

Hi,

I have not clicked the link, but just a guess -
He will choose a path and ask the girl, 'If I go this way, can I reach Ravanpur, where people always speak lies?'
Assume the way which he showed is Ravanpur.
If the girl is from Rampur, she will say yes. If she is from Ravanpur, she cannot say yes and will only say no, and he can choose the other way.
Assume the way is Rampur.
If the girl is from Rampur, she will say yes. If she is from Ravanpur, she will say yes, and the guy can take the alternate route.
Not sure! I will check the link after posting it.