Critical Thinking Interview Puzzles With Answers

#281 - Logic Problem

There is a bag which have 21 blue balls and 23 red balls. You also have 22 red balls outside the bag.

Randomly remove two balls from the bag.
* If they are of different colors, put the blue one back in the bag.
* If they are the same color, take them out and put a red marble back in the bag.

Repeat this until only one marble remains in the bag.


What is the color of the sole marble left in the bag ?

#282 - Logical Puzzle Asked In Interview

I organized a small get together at my home.
In the party , i have a barrel with some whiskey in it.

Suddenly Guest 1 say 'I bet this barrel of whiskey is more than half full'.
'No, its less than half full' Guest 2 replied.

I don't have any measuring instrument and without removing whiskey from it , how can i determine which of the guest is right ?

#283 - Solve This Math Problem

3 kids Prinka Tanu and Vidushi got some chocolates.
Prinka gave Tanu and Vidushi as many chocolates as they already had.
Then Tanu gave Prinka and Vidushi as many chocolates as they already had.
Finally, Vidushi gave Tanu and Prinka as many chocolates as they already had.

Now each of them has 24 chocolates.
How many chocolates they had originally?

#284 - Labor Day Maths Puzzle

Manish drive to his office at 20km/hr. After reaching office, he realize that today is a holiday of 'Labor Day'.He went back at average speed of 30km/hr. Discounting the time spent in the stoppage what was his average speed of his journey ?

#285 - What Word Am I Looking For

I am looking for a word that change both gender and number when i add the letter 'S'.

What Word Am I Looking For ?

#286 - Word Rebus

What word does this rebus represent?

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#287 - Trick Maths Riddle

I have a role of cloth 1km long.
I have a machine which cuts this role into pieces of 10 meter long cloth.

How long would it take for the machine to cut the roll if each cut took 4 secs ?

#288 - Valentines Day Funny Questions

1. Where does Easter come before Valentine's Day?

2. Do you know what is in the middle of Valentine?

3. What did the lady bee say to the man bee on the occasion of Valentine Day

#289 - Tricky Logic Puzzle

I have some blue and red sock in my drawer. I have a total of 4 socks. I pick 2 socks and chances that I get a pair of red socks is 1/2.

What is the chance of picking a pair of blue socks?

#290 - Logical Number Series

Find the next number in this series.

6 14 36 98 ?