Insightful Responses to Lateral Thinking Questions in the Civil Services Exam by UPSC Candidates

nhaniyur
Question and their answers given by candidates, oh sorry, IAS Officers now. Watch the lateral thinking capabilities!!

Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)

Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?

A. No time at all, it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank, Opted for IFS)

Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?

A. Very large hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank, Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14, Opted for IES)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?

A. No problem, he sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea, what will it become?

A. It will get wet or sink, as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half an apple?

A: The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper)

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?

A: Dinner.

Q. What happened when the wheel was invented?

A: It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?

A: Liquid (UPSC Rank 33)

Q: Shall I ask you one tough question or 5 easy questions?

A: One tough question

Q: Which one came first, "Egg" or "Hen"?

A: Egg

Q: How?

A: (After 5 seconds) You said you will ask only one tough question. (UPSC - IAS Topper)
sujeet_rajawat
Nice contribution.

Great presence of mind shown by these applicants, and they proved that common sense is not so common.

Regards,
Sujeet S. Rajawat
sujeet_rajawat
Nice contribution. Great presence of mind shown by these applicants, and they proved that common sense is not so common.

Regards,
Sujeet S. Rajawat
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