Beginners Level Questions... used for checking logical skills during the selection process in companies. (Especially posted for all those who wanted more challenges and demanded a new set of questions from me...)
Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20 feet away?
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
Q.4. Last Friday, I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to a lack of fuel. Why didn't we die?
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times?
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their basket by mistake). How can this be?
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challenged him. The policeman himself paid for the challenge also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater?
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5Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20 feet away?
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
Q.4. Last Friday, I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to a lack of fuel. Why didn't we die?
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times?
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their basket by mistake). How can this be?
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challenged him. The policeman himself paid for the challenge also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater?
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That's a good attempt, Devvrat!!!
Some of them are not correct, although they can be termed INNOVATIVE/CREATIVE THINKING...
1) The chain is 15 feet long, and the dog's length is 5 feet. (Uh... a 5 ft long dog..??)
2) He was using his torch or mobile. (Not really... but can't be ruled out)
3) He didn't tell whether the bottle is small or big. (A normal-sized bottle - 750 ml... now what?)
4) That time you were on the ground. CORRECT... hadn't taken off.
5) The last child was not born or just born, that's why. (No, it is said that potatoes HAVE TO BE distributed EQUALLY between all SIX... so keep thinking... ask Sanjeev Kapoor, The Chef)
6) The coffee was the same in that hotel. They use only one brand. (Ah... not quite right)
7) Torch to find out where the match is. (Ohh... it is already given that "When you go in, you find a match..." So why do you need to know where the match is?... So keep thinking...)
:cool: 10 because just by calling a pig can't become a cow. (BINGO... YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT)
9) In the playground. Technically right... I have another answer though... but you are creatively CORRECT
10) 33 degrees (SMART... ABSOLUTELY RIGHT)
11) dev-25 (Good job reading the entire question - RIGHT)
12) (TRY TRY TRY)
13) The policeman was the father of a 22-year-old boy. (CORRECT)
14) The sheep is not hungry. (We are talking of hungry sheep ONLY... so try again)
15) (TRY TRY TRY)
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Some of them are not correct, although they can be termed INNOVATIVE/CREATIVE THINKING...
1) The chain is 15 feet long, and the dog's length is 5 feet. (Uh... a 5 ft long dog..??)
2) He was using his torch or mobile. (Not really... but can't be ruled out)
3) He didn't tell whether the bottle is small or big. (A normal-sized bottle - 750 ml... now what?)
4) That time you were on the ground. CORRECT... hadn't taken off.
5) The last child was not born or just born, that's why. (No, it is said that potatoes HAVE TO BE distributed EQUALLY between all SIX... so keep thinking... ask Sanjeev Kapoor, The Chef)
6) The coffee was the same in that hotel. They use only one brand. (Ah... not quite right)
7) Torch to find out where the match is. (Ohh... it is already given that "When you go in, you find a match..." So why do you need to know where the match is?... So keep thinking...)
:cool: 10 because just by calling a pig can't become a cow. (BINGO... YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT)
9) In the playground. Technically right... I have another answer though... but you are creatively CORRECT
10) 33 degrees (SMART... ABSOLUTELY RIGHT)
11) dev-25 (Good job reading the entire question - RIGHT)
12) (TRY TRY TRY)
13) The policeman was the father of a 22-year-old boy. (CORRECT)
14) The sheep is not hungry. (We are talking of hungry sheep ONLY... so try again)
15) (TRY TRY TRY)
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4. Your engine was stopped on the ground so you are alive. Or you are sleeping in your bed and you see whole things in your dream. is it true?:confused: :) :) :)
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Vijeta - either you have the same source book available with you OR it's not my day.
YOU ARE GUESSING EACH ONE OF THEM CORRECT. Mashed potatoes was correct. BTW, have you hacked my computer... how do you know ALL of them accurately?
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YOU ARE GUESSING EACH ONE OF THEM CORRECT. Mashed potatoes was correct. BTW, have you hacked my computer... how do you know ALL of them accurately?
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She offers 5 potatoes to her 5 children, and the 6th child will not take any potato. All 5 potatoes can be given to one child because you had not mentioned to distribute potatoes to all children. (Do not use fractions).
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Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle? 9. Trying yaar.........he can be nywhere he just need to be behind the whistle (hope its right)
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Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
He can slide in the room... everyone can (he never mentions he slides into the bottle).
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He can slide in the room... everyone can (he never mentions he slides into the bottle).
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Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't score in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
Ans. (means, they didn't score in their own basket by mistake) means by mistake they scored in the opponent's basket (just a try) 🏀🤔
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Ans. (means, they didn't score in their own basket by mistake) means by mistake they scored in the opponent's basket (just a try) 🏀🤔
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Q.15. How can you light a match under water? By holding the glass of water Anyone can light a match
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Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20-feet away? The other end of the leash is not tied.
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this? Daylight?
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it.
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to lack of fuel. Why didn't we die? You had landed.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions). 5 for the kids one each & one for the mother.
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know? The fly was still there.
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first? The match.
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have? You can call them anything but there would be only 10 cows still.
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle? He can be anywhere.
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times? 33 degrees.
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver? My name & age. I am the driver, remember.
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be? Walkover, the other team did a no show.
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this? His father.
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater? Put a glass on top of the table and light a match below it.
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Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this? Daylight?
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it.
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to lack of fuel. Why didn't we die? You had landed.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions). 5 for the kids one each & one for the mother.
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know? The fly was still there.
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first? The match.
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have? You can call them anything but there would be only 10 cows still.
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle? He can be anywhere.
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times? 33 degrees.
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver? My name & age. I am the driver, remember.
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be? Walkover, the other team did a no show.
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this? His father.
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater? Put a glass on top of the table and light a match below it.
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Reji... most of them are right. Some aer not. Incorrect: 5, 6, 9, 12 Vijeta - A.12. is incorrect. The phrase in bracket is oly an explanation - not any clue.
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Absolutely...
Cost of learning: Normally, it is only a cost, and no learning.
With any answer going wrong, we see creativity in the attempt, along with the willingness to try.
So, guys and gals, let's see some more answers/guesses from all of you—right or wrong—it doesn't matter.
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Cost of learning: Normally, it is only a cost, and no learning.
With any answer going wrong, we see creativity in the attempt, along with the willingness to try.
So, guys and gals, let's see some more answers/guesses from all of you—right or wrong—it doesn't matter.
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Before revealing the correct answers, here are some more...
Q.16. A polar bear walks one metre south, one metre west, and then one metre north, and is back at its original position. What color is the bear?
Q.17.: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell your name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Q.18. Feed me and I continue to live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
Q.20. There is an elm tree in front of my friend's house. It has eight branches, and on each branch there are eight acorns. The wind blew off one acorn on each branch. How many acorns are left?
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Q.16. A polar bear walks one metre south, one metre west, and then one metre north, and is back at its original position. What color is the bear?
Q.17.: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell your name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Q.18. Feed me and I continue to live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I?
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
Q.20. There is an elm tree in front of my friend's house. It has eight branches, and on each branch there are eight acorns. The wind blew off one acorn on each branch. How many acorns are left?
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Feed me and I continue to live. Give me a drink and I die. What am I? Fire is it the ans??????:confused:
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Q.16. White Q.17.: He already knows it’s an R, and still asks for the word Q.18. Fire Q.19. Corner Q.20. Elm trees do not have acorns...not sure how you stuck them on it
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1. A polar bear walks one meter south, one meter west, and then one meter north, and is back at its original position. What color is the bear?
Polar bears are always white.
Q.17: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell your name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what? (If he understood that Jerry is saying R.. then why ask that again?)
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
By putting it in a corner...
Am I correct?
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Polar bears are always white.
Q.17: Here is a conversation held over a phone by Jerry and a salesman:
Salesman: How do you spell your name?
Jerry: J as in juice, E as in egg, R as in Rugby-
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what?
Jerry: R as in Rugby. Another R as in Read...
And the conversation continued. Can you spot something wrong with this piece of the conversation?
Salesman: I'm sorry? R as in what? (If he understood that Jerry is saying R.. then why ask that again?)
Q.19. How could you place a box on the floor where nobody could jump over it?
By putting it in a corner...
Am I correct?
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5. by cooking and serving equal amount 6. he already put sugar in the coffee 7. Room light (electric lamp / bulb whatever) 15. by having an umbrella (when its raining - under the water.
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Where must a referee be to blow the whistle? in his mouth... seems to be a silly stupid funny answer right??? Raj, hope this could be the answer u r looking out.. :):idea: Cheers, Guru
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12.none of the boys on the school’s team scored any basket ans: it was a all girls team so no boy scored a basket but girls did.
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Hi !! ANS: 12 :-oTHER TEAM didn’t come to play the match..and team got a win without scoring a basket... Raj plz tell me if it is correct or not... Regards, ady
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Hi Gurru,
There is nothing like a stupid answer. In fact, this particular answer is CORRECT - that's what we were looking for. The referee has to be behind the whistle.
And Ady, that's not how matches are won, but a good attempt though - qualifies very well for an OUT OF THE BOX thinking. The answer is the GIRLS' TEAM indeed. That's the one!
Good tries, guys...
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There is nothing like a stupid answer. In fact, this particular answer is CORRECT - that's what we were looking for. The referee has to be behind the whistle.
And Ady, that's not how matches are won, but a good attempt though - qualifies very well for an OUT OF THE BOX thinking. The answer is the GIRLS' TEAM indeed. That's the one!
Good tries, guys...
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Beginner Level Questions... used for checking logical skills during the selection process in companies. (Especially posted for all those who wanted more challenges and demanded a new set of questions from me...)
Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20 feet away?
A: The leash was not tied at the other end.
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
A: It was day.
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
A: Mahesh is able to place the bottle in the middle of the room and is able to crawl on the floor and slide into the room. He didn't mention that he slid into the bottle.
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to a lack of fuel. Why didn't we die?
A: The flight was on the runway only; it didn't fly.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
A: She boils the potatoes and crushes them. Now she can distribute equally.
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
A: It was colder.
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
A: The matchstick.
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
A: Ten only. Calling pig cows won't make them cows.
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
A: Anywhere. There is no restriction on blowing the whistle.
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times?
A: 33 degrees only. Magnifying will not change the angle.
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
A: Name is My name and age is my age as I myself am the taxi driver.
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
A: It was a girls' team.
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
A: He was the father of the boy who was driving the scooter.
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
A: Because it was not as hungry as the white sheep.
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater?
A: I can keep a vessel of water on my head and light the match. In that case, I will be standing underwater and can light the match.
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Q.1. A dog is tied to a 15-feet long leash. How can the dog reach a bone that is 20 feet away?
A: The leash was not tied at the other end.
Q.2. Last week, my uncle Ramesh was able to turn his bedroom light off and get into bed before the room was dark. The light switch and the bed are ten feet apart. How did he accomplish this?
A: It was day.
Q.3. My brother Mahesh says he is able to place a bottle in the middle of a room and by crawling on the floor, he can slide into it. How can this be?
A: Mahesh is able to place the bottle in the middle of the room and is able to crawl on the floor and slide into the room. He didn't mention that he slid into the bottle.
Q.4. Last Friday I flew to Mumbai. It was a scary flight. About an hour after getting onto the plane, I saw a very thick fog and then the engines stopped due to a lack of fuel. Why didn't we die?
A: The flight was on the runway only; it didn't fly.
Q.5. A mother has 6 children and 5 potatoes. How can she feed each an equal amount of potatoes? (Do not use fractions).
A: She boils the potatoes and crushes them. Now she can distribute equally.
Q.6. While eating out, my brother-in-law Joy found a fly in his coffee. After taking the cup away, the waiter came back with a different cup of coffee. My brother-in-law got upset and returned it, saying that the coffee in the second cup was the same as in the first one. How did he know?
A: It was colder.
Q.7. You find shelter in a mountain lodge on a windy night. When you go in, you find a match, a candle, a sheet of newspaper, a torch, and some dry grass. You need to light the fireplace. What would you light first?
A: The matchstick.
Q.8. A farmer has twenty sheep, ten pigs, and ten cows. If we call the pig cows, how many cows will he have?
A: Ten only. Calling pig cows won't make them cows.
Q.9. Where must a referee be to blow the whistle?
A: Anywhere. There is no restriction on blowing the whistle.
Q.10. How much will a 33-degree angle measure when observed under a microscope that magnifies 1.33 times?
A: 33 degrees only. Magnifying will not change the angle.
Q.11. Imagine you are a taxi driver, and you are driving a Tata Sumo. This taxi is meant only for senior citizen passengers. Your passengers are an older couple, and they want to travel 6 miles. You are driving at 40 miles an hour with the tank one-third full, when, 2 miles into the trip, the tank is down to one-fourth full. Ten minutes later, the trip is over. What is the name and age of the driver?
A: Name is My name and age is my age as I myself am the taxi driver.
Q.12. My neighbor's son came to me and told me this yesterday, "Four days ago, my school's basketball team won a game, although none of the boys on the school's team scored any baskets. Also, the other team didn't score against itself accidentally (means, they didn't ball in their own basket by mistake). How can this be?
A: It was a girls' team.
Q.13. A boy of 22 years was driving a scooter down a one-way street in the wrong direction. A policeman stopped him and challaned him. The policeman himself paid for the challan also. Can you find a logical explanation for this?
A: He was the father of the boy who was driving the scooter.
Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass than white sheep?
A: Because it was not as hungry as the white sheep.
Q.15. How can you light a match underwater?
A: I can keep a vessel of water on my head and light the match. In that case, I will be standing underwater and can light the match.
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Q.14. Why do black sheep eat less grass tan white sheep? Black sheep may be young one and cannot eat as much as white sheep
From India, Delhi
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From India, Delhi
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Hi to all Q.15. How can yo light a match under water? Ans.15. It is posible. bcoz ... we can take a box full of water & the u can light match under it................... may be i m right
From India, Faridabad
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From India, Faridabad
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Hi,
1. The dog is tied to the leash, but the other end of the leash is not tied anywhere.
2. He got into bed during the daytime.
3. He can slide into the room by crawling on the floor.
4. The flight did not take off.
5. The matchstick?
6. Ten cows?
7. 33 degrees.
8. My name and my age :-D
9. There were girls in the team.
10. The policeman was also in the wrong direction?
11. Place the water bottle under a glass table and then light a match under the table? I think this answer has no logic and is quite funny. 🤔
Thanks
From India, Hyderabad
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1. The dog is tied to the leash, but the other end of the leash is not tied anywhere.
2. He got into bed during the daytime.
3. He can slide into the room by crawling on the floor.
4. The flight did not take off.
5. The matchstick?
6. Ten cows?
7. 33 degrees.
8. My name and my age :-D
9. There were girls in the team.
10. The policeman was also in the wrong direction?
11. Place the water bottle under a glass table and then light a match under the table? I think this answer has no logic and is quite funny. 🤔
Thanks
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi,
Just trying the odd ones.
2) It was actually not nighttime yet, so there was enough light in the room to get into bed before it gets dark.
7) Of course, you will light the match first.
12) It was a girls' basketball championship.
15) You can keep a glass of water and light a match under it.
From India, Bhubaneswar
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Just trying the odd ones.
2) It was actually not nighttime yet, so there was enough light in the room to get into bed before it gets dark.
7) Of course, you will light the match first.
12) It was a girls' basketball championship.
15) You can keep a glass of water and light a match under it.
From India, Bhubaneswar
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I am answering only the ones not given so far... Let me know if they are right.
3. He is able to slide into the room... Isn't it?
5. She will not give any potatoes to any of the children.
6. The waiter only changed the cup... and not the coffee with the fly.
7. Match.
12. Maybe the girls must have scored... I'm trying on 13 and 14.
From India, Mumbai
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3. He is able to slide into the room... Isn't it?
5. She will not give any potatoes to any of the children.
6. The waiter only changed the cup... and not the coffee with the fly.
7. Match.
12. Maybe the girls must have scored... I'm trying on 13 and 14.
From India, Mumbai
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A1. If the other side of the leash is not tied the dog can reach easily.
A2. I think the door was open and light was coming from outside.
A3. Mahesh is overconfident about himself.
A4. Person was flying from Goa, so it is less than one hour.
A5. by not feeding any of the children.
A6. the waiter didn't take the time required to make a cum of coffee.
A7. Torch.
A8. 10 only.
A9. in the world.
A10. 33 degree.
A11. Sonai 25 [J]
A12. Jadu must be dong some charisma.
A13. Policeman was his father
A14. waste time in….ba ba
A15. in the same way if this is in a submarine.
From India, Mumbai
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A2. I think the door was open and light was coming from outside.
A3. Mahesh is overconfident about himself.
A4. Person was flying from Goa, so it is less than one hour.
A5. by not feeding any of the children.
A6. the waiter didn't take the time required to make a cum of coffee.
A7. Torch.
A8. 10 only.
A9. in the world.
A10. 33 degree.
A11. Sonai 25 [J]
A12. Jadu must be dong some charisma.
A13. Policeman was his father
A14. waste time in….ba ba
A15. in the same way if this is in a submarine.
From India, Mumbai
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Sona...
A.3. is hilarious... not correct, though.
A.4. Incorrect. Need to reread the question again.
A.5. But the question says - she HAS to feed ALL SIX CHILDREN.
A.6. Uh-oh... I think you meant CUP of coffee... anyways... that is not correct again.
A.9. Technically right, logically, not the one we are looking for.
A.11. I have started liking this question. Nice way to know the name and age... Just kidding, no offense meant.
A.12. Jadu and Logic don't go together... keep thinking.
A.14. Incorrect. Keep trying... the purpose is to TAX YOUR BRAINS a bit!
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From India, Delhi
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A.3. is hilarious... not correct, though.
A.4. Incorrect. Need to reread the question again.
A.5. But the question says - she HAS to feed ALL SIX CHILDREN.
A.6. Uh-oh... I think you meant CUP of coffee... anyways... that is not correct again.
A.9. Technically right, logically, not the one we are looking for.
A.11. I have started liking this question. Nice way to know the name and age... Just kidding, no offense meant.
A.12. Jadu and Logic don't go together... keep thinking.
A.14. Incorrect. Keep trying... the purpose is to TAX YOUR BRAINS a bit!
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From India, Delhi
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My two cents :)
1. The leash is not tied to anything, so the dog can easily reach the bone.
2. He went to bed late afternoon (or early in the evening / before sunset).
3. He is crawling into the room, not the bottle.
4. The plane was still on the ground.
5. The mother cuts each of the 5 potatoes into 6 pieces each.
6. The coffee cup was changed, but the coffee was the same - with the fly.
7. The match.
8. Ten cows.
9. In the game (on the playground).
10. The angle does not change with magnification.
11. Name and age of the individual reader of the question.
12. It was a girl's basketball match.
13. The policeman was the boy's father.
14. Because there are fewer black sheep than white sheep.
15. Light the stove on which the water is kept in a vessel.
From Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
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1. The leash is not tied to anything, so the dog can easily reach the bone.
2. He went to bed late afternoon (or early in the evening / before sunset).
3. He is crawling into the room, not the bottle.
4. The plane was still on the ground.
5. The mother cuts each of the 5 potatoes into 6 pieces each.
6. The coffee cup was changed, but the coffee was the same - with the fly.
7. The match.
8. Ten cows.
9. In the game (on the playground).
10. The angle does not change with magnification.
11. Name and age of the individual reader of the question.
12. It was a girl's basketball match.
13. The policeman was the boy's father.
14. Because there are fewer black sheep than white sheep.
15. Light the stove on which the water is kept in a vessel.
From Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
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1. At the other end of the leash is not tied to anything, so he can move anywhere with the leash around his neck.
2. It was daytime.
3. The plane either hadn't taken off or had already landed.
4. Mash the potatoes.
5. The coffee wasn't hot; it arrived in less time than it takes to prepare a new coffee.
6. The match is for starting the fire in the fireplace.
7. Ten.
8. It will provide the same measurement.
9. Nikhil - age 28 📸
10. The opposite team didn't arrive or play, so the neighbor's son's team got a 'bye.'
11. A lame attempt, to be honest: the youngest child in the family is the black sheep and hence eats less.
12. You can do that if you are in a submarine.
From India, Mumbai
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2. It was daytime.
3. The plane either hadn't taken off or had already landed.
4. Mash the potatoes.
5. The coffee wasn't hot; it arrived in less time than it takes to prepare a new coffee.
6. The match is for starting the fire in the fireplace.
7. Ten.
8. It will provide the same measurement.
9. Nikhil - age 28 📸
10. The opposite team didn't arrive or play, so the neighbor's son's team got a 'bye.'
11. A lame attempt, to be honest: the youngest child in the family is the black sheep and hence eats less.
12. You can do that if you are in a submarine.
From India, Mumbai
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