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What Is the One Question That Will Ensure Madan’ Passage To Heaven?

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Madan is killed in a road accident and he finds himself in front of two identical doors.

One leads to heaven and one leads to hell.

There are identical gatekeepers at each door.

One gatekeeper can only tell the truth, whereas the other can only tell lies.

Only the gatekeepers themselves know who does or does not lie.

Madan can ask only one question to only one of the gatekeepers.

What Is the One Question That Will Ensure Madan’ Passage To Heaven?

posted Sep 5, 2017 by Brijesh Talwar

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