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Four friends - A, B, C and D - belong to an island, in which each person belongs to one of the three tribes - Truth tellers, Alternators and Liars. Truth tellers always tell the truth, Alternators alternate between true and false statements, in any order and Liars always lie. A, B, C and D earn their respective livelihoods as a Banker, a Journalist, an Engineer and a Doctor, not necessarily in the same order. When asked about the tribes and how they earn their livelihoods, each of them made exactly three statements. B made his first and third statements in the local language, which was incomprehensible, but made his second statement in English. However, A, C and D made all their statements in English.
A:
Statement 1: B’s first statement is that, “C is either a Journalist or a Doctor.” Statement 2: C is not a Truth teller.
Statement 3: B is an Engineer.
B:
Statement 1: Aabra ka Daabra.
Statement 2: Atleast one of my statements is false.
Statement 3: Daan a kun.
C:
Statement 1: A is a Doctor.
Statement 2: B’s third statement is that, “D is a truth teller.” Statement 3: D is neither a Journalist nor an Engineer.
D:
Statement 1: C made exactly one true statement.
Statement 2: Exactly two of us are truth tellers.
Statement 3: C is a Journalist.
Among A, B, C and D, at least one person of each tribe is present.
 
Q. Who is the Journalist?
  • a)
    A
  • b)
    B
  • c)
    C
  • d)
    D
  • e)
    Cannot be determined
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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If we look at the second statement of B, we can start with the premise that B is an alternator and his first and third statements are false and second statement is true.
He alternated in the order FTF (False, True, False).
If D’s first statement is true, then the second statement of A will be true.
Therefore, A, D and C will all have atleast one true statement.
None of D, A and C can be a liar, which contradicts the condition that atleast one person is a liar.
Therefore, this case is not possible.
Hence, D’s first statement is false.
Now, from the second statement of A, we can say that at most one of A and C can be a truth teller.
As neither B nor D is a truth teller, there is only one truth teller between A and C.
D’s second statement must be false.
Since, D’s first and second statement is false, his third statement also has to be false.
Therefore, D has to be a liar.
Now, if A is a truth teller, then B’s first statement is “C is either a Journalist or a Doctor” and this statement is false, since B’s first statement is false.
Also, B is an Engineer.
C is a Banker.
A and D are Journalist and Doctor in any order.
If A is a Doctor, then D is a Journalist, in which case, C’s first statement is true and third statement is false, which is not possible according to their tribes.
If A is a Journalist and D is a Doctor, then C’s first statement is false and third statement is true, which is also not possible according to their tribes.
A cannot be a truth teller.
C is a truth teller.
A is a Doctor and D is a Banker.
Also, from the third statement of D, C is an Engineer.
B is a Journalist.
As third statement is false. Also, As second statement is false as C is a truth teller.
Hence, B is an alternator with the order of the statements as FTF, A and D are liars and C is a truth teller.

Hence, option 2.
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Analysis:
- Each person made three statements about the tribes and their livelihoods.
- B made statements in the local language and English, while A, C, and D made all their statements in English.
- At least one person from each tribe is present.

Statements breakdown:

A:
- Statement 1: B's first statement is that, C is either a Journalist or a Doctor.
- Statement 2: C is not a Truth teller.
- Statement 3: B is an Engineer.

B:
- Statement 1: Aabra ka Daabra.
- Statement 2: At least one of my statements is false.
- Statement 3: Daan a kun.

C:
- Statement 1: A is a Doctor.
- Statement 2: B's third statement is that D is a truth teller.
- Statement 3: D is neither a Journalist nor an Engineer.

D:
- Statement 1: C made exactly one true statement.
- Statement 2: Exactly two of us are truth tellers.
- Statement 3: C is a Journalist.

Solution:
- B's second statement is in English, which means it must be true, as Truth tellers always tell the truth.
- Since B's second statement is true, his first statement must be false. This means C is not a Journalist or a Doctor, making B an Alternator.
- D's second statement says exactly two of them are truth tellers, which means D is a truth teller and A is a truth teller as well.
- A being a truth teller, C must be a Liar. Therefore, C cannot be the Journalist.
- Since B is an Alternator and C is a Liar, the Journalist must be either A or D. However, D's third statement confirms that C is not a Journalist, so the Journalist is A.
Therefore, the Journalist is A.
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