CAT 1997 — QA Question 50
Answer the next 2 questions based on the following information.
A thief, after committing the burglary, started fleeing at 12 noon, at a speed of 60 km/hr. He was then chased by a policeman X. X started the chase, 15 min after the thief had started, at a speed of 65 km/hr.
Direction: Each of these items has a question followed by two statements, I and II. Mark the answer
1. if the question can be answered with the help of one statement alone.
2. if the question can be answered with the help of any one statement independently.
3. if the question can be answered with the help of both statements together.
4. if the question cannot be answered even with the help of both statements together.
Three friends P, Q and R are wearing hats, either black or white. Each person can see the hats of the other two persons. What is the colour of P's hat?
I. P says that he can see one black hat and one white hat.
II. Q says that he can see one white hat and one black hat.
Answer & solution
Answer: 4
P says he can see one black and one white hat. So either Q is wearing white and R is wearing black, or Q is wearing black and R is wearing white. Q also makes same statement. Still we cannot say the colour of the hat which P is wearing.