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Drive my customer

Arun always drive my customers away. Why? Answer: Because Arun is a taxi driver.

Grandma's teeth

My grandma's teeth are similar to stars. How? Answer: They always come out on night.

GIRL CHEATING

A girl has purchased a book worth Rs. 30 and she gave him a 100 rupee note. Since he does not have change, he got the change from another shopkeeper and gave her the change. After sometime, the shopkeeper comes with a 100 rupee note and told that it is a fraud and so he takes his money back. How much does the bookkeeper lose? Answer: 100 rupees

Car with a flat tire!!

A detective have a car. One of the tires is a flat tire but still he is able to reach the crime scene on time without replacing either the car or tire. How is it possible? Answer: The tire which is flat is a Stepney tire and hence he can reach the crime scene on time without replacing either the tire or car.

(Un)Punishable Crime!!

A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it? Answer: Suicide.

Aimless walk but with direction

Anand walked 6 metres towards east and then he walked 9 metres to his right. And then, he walked 6 metres to his left. Can you determine how far he is from starting point? Answer: 15 metres

Problem on ratio

A and B are two different rice items and the costs are 8.7 and 10.8 respectively. By mixing A and B at certain ratio, we create Rice C. At what ratio do we need to mix the rice A and B so that the price of C will be Rs. 10? Answer: A:B = 8:13

Simple logic

2+3 = 10 6+5 = 66 7+2 = 63 8+4 = 96 9+7 = ? Answer: 144

Word play

How many flowers do i have if all but two are dandelions, all but two are roses and all but two are sunflowers? Answer: Three

Group Work!!

Persons A, B and C can complete their piece of work on 4 days, 6 days and 8 days respectively. If all 3 persons combine together, how many days are needed to complete the same amount of work? Answer: 1.85 days.

Black Child

I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?  Answer: Smoke.

Captured but unable to see

All about, but cannot be seen Can be captured, cannot be held No throat, but can be heard. Answer: Wind.

AABBCC!!!

What English word has three consecutive double letters?  Answer: Bookkeeper.

Horses and towers

Throughout history, there have been thousands of well-documented cases of horses jumping over towers and landing on clergy and small men, forcing their removal. What am I? Answer: Chess

Is it a Monster?

It has no top or bottom but it can hold flesh, bones and blood all at the same time. What is this object? Answer: A ring

Six letters

A word I know, six letters it contains subtract just one, and twelve is what remains. Which word is it? Answer: Dozens

Feather, neck and fly

My posterior is adorned with feathers. I have a rather long neck and quite a pointy nose. I am able to fly, yet I have no wings. What am I?  Answer: Arrow

Puzzled

A leathery snake, With a stinging bite, I'll stay coiled up, Unless I must fight. What am I ? Answer: Whip

Lock without keys

What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in? Answer: Keyboard

Funny riddle!!

Which city is three-fifth of chick, two-third of cat and 50% of goat? Answer: Chicago

Fragile!!

What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it? Answer: Silence

TRICKED!!

You're driving a bus that is leaving on a trip from Pennsylvania and ending in New York. To start off with, there were 32 passengers on the bus. At the next bus stop, 11 people get off and 9 people get on. At the next bus stop, 2 people get off and 2 people get on. At the next bus stop, 12 people get on and 16 people get off. At the next bus stop, 5 people get on and 3 people get off. Question: What color are the bus driver's eyes? Answer: Your eyes' colour because you are driving the bus.

Rearrangement!!

Can you be able to rearrange the below set of letters to make a single word? DRAGON LEWIS Answer: We can be able to rearrange those letters into SINGLE WORD.

Tower building!!

You need to build a tower using yellow and green bricks which are 19 m and 21 m tall respectively. How many such bricks of each are required to build 562 m tall tower? Answer: 13 yellow bricks and 15 green bricks are required to complete the tower.

Series puzzle

What number will come next in the sequence? 914752, 97452, 9745, 975, ? Answer: 97

Can you find out?

What does the below group of letters mean? TTTTTTTTTT Answer: Tent

Percentage riddle

I guess 76.8% readers will like this puzzle. What should be the least number of people who need to read this post in order to achieve 76.8%? Answer: 125 people

Pass mark

Manesh has to secure 40% of the marks to pass in an exam. He scored 40 marks and is declared to be failed by 40 marks. What is the total or the maximum marks he can score in the exam? Answer: 200 marks

Hidden meaning

What is the hidden meaning of the below mentioned word? O_er_t_o_ Answer: Painless Operation

What am i?

What is so unique about this sentence? Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz. Answer: This sentence has all English alphabets from A to Z.

I Am Six Yet One

What English word has the letter "i" in it six times? Answer: Indivisibility.