Question

A man is found dead on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police immediately. The police question the wife and staff. The wife said she was asleep, the cook said he was cooking breakfast, the gardener said she was picking vegetables, the butler said he was cleaning the closet, and the maid said she was getting the post. The police immediately arrested the murderer. Who was murdered?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - the Man.

If we read the question keenly, the question asked is - 'Who was murdered'? and Not "Who Murdered?".

So, according to the first sentence of the given paragraph, "A man is found dead on a Sunday morning". So, the answer for 'who was murdered?' is 'The man'.

Answer 2

Solution :-

The correct answer of this question is - 'A man was murdered on a Sunday morning.'

If you carefully read the question, you will find that the question is asked about who was murdered. 

Hence, the correct answer is A man was murdered.

Thank you.