1. Can you solve the number series problem by replacing boxes with number 1, 3 , 5 , 7 ,9 , 11 , 13 , 15?

Note: You can also repeat the number.

2. Birbal is a witty trader who trade of a mystical fruit grown far in north. He travels from one place to
another with three sacks which can hold 30 fruits each. None of the sack can hold more than 30 fruits.
On his way, he has to pass through thirty check points and at each check point, he has to give one
fruit for each sack to the authorities.
How many mystical fruits remain after he goes through all the thirty check points so as to have
maximum profit?

ANS. 25 Fruits
Remember we told you that Birbal is a witty trader. So his sole motive is to get rid of the sacks as fast as
he can.
For the first sack:
He must be able to fill fruits from one sack to other two sacks. Assume that he is able to do that after M
check points. Now to find M,
(Space in first sack) M + (Space in second sack) M = (Remaining fruits in Third Sack) 30 M
M = 10
Thus after 10 checkpoints, Birbal will be left with only 2 sacks containing 30 fruits each.
Now he must get rid of the second sack.
For that, he must fill the fruits from second sack to the first sack. Assume that he manages to do that after
N checkpoints.

(Space in First Sack) N = (Remaining fruits in second sack) 30 N

N = 15
Thus after he has crossed 25 checkpoints, he will be left be one sack with 30 fruits in it. He has to pass
five more checkpoints where he will have to give five fruits and he will be left with twenty five fruits once
he has crossed all thirty check points.

3. Four people need to cross a dark river at night.

* They have only one torch and the river is too risky to cross without the torch.
* If all people cross simultaneously then torch light wont be sufficient.
* Speed of each person of crossing the river is different .cross time for each person is 1 min, 2
minutes, 7 minutes and 10 minutes.
What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the river ?

ANS. 17 min
The initial solution most people will think of is to use the fastest person as an usher to guide everyone
across. How long would that take? 10 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 2 = 21 minutes. Is that it? No. That would make this
question too simple even as a warm up question.
Let's brainstorm a little further. To reduce the amount of time, we should find a way for 10 and 7 to go
together. If they cross together, then we need one of them to come back to get the others. That would not
be ideal. How do we get around that? Maybe we can have 1 waiting on the other side to bring the torch
back. Ahaa, we are getting closer. The fastest way to get 1 across and be back is to use 2 to usher 1
across. So let's put all this together.
1 and 2 go cross
2 comes back
7 and 10 go across
1 comes back
1 and 2 go across (done)
Total time = 2 + 2 + 10 + 1 + 2 = 17 minutes.
4. This is a classic riddle.
I spend $50 in the way below. Where is my missing $1 ?

ANS. To add the balance is illogical.Suppose you have 50 ruppees.You spent 1 the
balance is 49.Later ypu spent 1 more ,then balance is 48.So 49+48=97 which is
greater than 50.So its illogical. The numbers i choose smartly to confuse readers.

5.

135
2 4 ?
Do you know what will come in place of ?
ANS. The answer is 'R'

It represents the gear stick. The number 1-5 represents gears and the last one thus should be reverse
i.e. R.
6. This is a puzzle that will keep you thinking for some time. You can see nine stars in the attached
picture. Your task is simple. You have to connect all of them using just four lines. Here is the catch,
you have to do it in a continuous flow which means you cant lift your hand or that every next line must
begin where the first one ended.
How will you do it?

ANS. We have done it for you in the picture itself. We think that you can understand what we did by
looking at it.

7. The months of the calendar have been coded in the following ways:
January = 1071
February = 682
March = 1353
April = 154
May = 1335
June = 1046
July = 1047
August = 168
Using the same coding method, can you find out how to code September?
ANS

19|9|9
Explanation:
This is simple. All the months have been coded with a distinctive way.
Let's see about January:
January = 1071 = 10|7|1
10 is the position of J, the first letter of January in alphabetical order.
7 is the number of letters used in forming the word January.
1 is the position of January in the calendar.
For February:
February = 682 = 6|8|2
6 is the position of F, the first letter of February in the alphabetical order.
8 are the number of letters used in forming the word.
2 is the position of February in the calendar.
Similarly, September = 19|9|9
19 is the position of S, the first letter of September in the alphabetical order.
9 are the number of letters used in forming the word.
9 is the position of September in the calendar.
8. As shown in the image below, group of fishes are swimming from left to right. By moving just three
matchsticks, can you make fishes from right to left?

TAIL PART

ANS. Solution is shown in image below

HEAD PART

9. Solve this mind teaser by counting number of triangles

ANS. 20

10. Which animal is hidden in the rebus below?

ANS. Bear
Explanation:
Bone - one + ear
= B + Ear
=> Bear