Vivek Sharma

• Jun 14th, 2005

 

This question is very simple but requires patience. 
Try solving it in three steps: 
First Step: 
Let us suppose that, 
Anup is making a true statement. 
Then, 
Sujit and John both have made a false statement. 
But if we consider the above scenerio then there takes place a contridiction in Sujit and John statements. 
According to the situation: 
either df/ew will win 
but since Sujit has made a false statement therefore it implies that df has already won the contest. 
This makes the falsity of John's statement merely impossible. Bcoz if he has made a false statement then the winner should be either ew/dl which is not the case according to Sujit. 
 
Second Step: 
Anup: False 
Sujit: True 
John: False 
Now the statements look like this: 
Anup: Neither ew nor df should win. 
Sujit: df will not win 
Both the above statements satisfy each other. 
John: Either of dl/ew has won. 
Since, Anups statement ensures that ew has not won. Therefore, DL is thw winner.