Yukti #13

Thursday 22 October 2026 · The village · Steady

Kind of thinking: Argument

Yukti #13 was a Steady village puzzle, the puzzle for Thursday 22 October 2026. Yukti, a daily logic puzzle at playyukti.com, gives everyone the same puzzle each day. Here is the puzzle, and its shortest route with the reason for every step.

The puzzle

Which arguments hold?

Take what you're told as true, even where it sounds odd. Mark each argument Holds, or say what breaks it. Every mark must be certain.

  1. 1Everyone who wears boots works the fields.
  2. 2Everyone who keeps bees sings.
  3. 3Everyone who has a garden sings.
  4. 4Asha wears boots, works the fields, and keeps bees.
  5. 5Leela sings, and doesn't have a garden.
  6. 6Nisha keeps bees and works the fields.
  7. 7Ravi works the fields and has a garden.

What is the shortest route?

Each argument, with the lines that settle it.

  1. 1

    Argument 1, “Nisha has a garden”: Has an exception.

    Leela sings but doesn't have a garden (line 5).

  2. 2

    Argument 2, “Nisha sings”: Holds.

    You were told Nisha keeps bees (line 6), and everyone who keeps bees sings (line 2).

  3. 3

    Argument 3, “Asha sings”: Holds.

    You were told Asha keeps bees (line 4), and everyone who keeps bees sings (line 2).

  4. 4

    Argument 4, “Leela has a garden”: Contradicted.

    You were told Leela doesn't have a garden (line 5).

  5. 5

    Argument 5, “Leela works the fields”: Reason not shown.

    Nothing you were told shows Leela wears boots.

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