CAT LR Truth Lie Questions & Solutions

A sample of real CAT LR Truth Lie past-year questions, each with a worked solution and the correct answer highlighted. AthenaPrep has 3 LR Truth Lie questions in all — sign up free to practise them timed.

1. Q1.CAT 2001

   While Balbir had his back turned, a dog ran into his butcher shop, snatched a piece of meat off the counter and ran out. Balbir was mad when he realised what had happened. He asked three other shopkeepers, who had seen the dog, to describe it. The shopkeepers really did not want to help Balbir. So each of them made a statement which contained one truth and one lie.

   . Shopkeeper number 1 said: “The dog had black hair and a long tail.”

   . Shopkeeper number 2 said: “The dog had a short tail and wore a collar.”

   . Shopkeeper number 3 said: “The dog had white hair and no collar.”

   Based on the above statements, which of the following could be a correct description?

   • The dog had white hair, short tail and no collar

   • The dog had white hair, long tail and a collar

   • The dog had black hair, long tail and a collar

   • The dog had black hair, long tail and no collar

2. Q2.CAT 1998

   P, Q, R and S are four statements. Relation between these statements is as follows.

   I. If P is true, then Q must be true.
   
   II. If Q is true, then R must be true.
   
   III. If S is true, then either Q is false or R is false.
   
   
   
   Which of the following must be true?

   • If P is true, then S is false

   • If S is false, then Q must be true

   • If Q is true, then P must be true

   • If R is true, then Q must be true

3. Q3.CAT 1990

   Saira, Mumtaz and Zeenat have a ball, a pen and a pencil, and each girl has just one object in hand. Among the following statements, only one is true and the other two are false.
   I. Saira has a ball.
   II. Mumtaz does not have the ball.
   III. Zeenat does not have the pen.

   Who has the ball?

   • Saira

   • Mumtaz

   • Zeenat

   • Cannot be determined

CAT LR Truth Lie previous year questions with solutions — AthenaPrep