It was already known that the Sultan of Buhrundipur was a cruel men. It is only through recent research that we learnt how cruel. We already knew that the empire collapsed after his demise. He put all candidates whom he considered to be a possible successor through a series of tests, which have only now come to light.
Test 1**/*****
There are 3 boxes, each with a label. One box holds a treasure, two boxes hold a deadly poison which is released when opening the box. One label tells the truth, the other two are lies.
Box 1: “This box holds a poison”
Box 2: “This box holds a treasure”
Box 3: “The label on box 2 is false”
Which box should the candidate open?
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