Doctor advised his patient to take a tablet after every fifteen minutes. He gave him five tablets in total.
How much time will he take to have all the five tablets ?
60
The patient will be able to take all the tablets in an hour. This is because the first tablet will start the time.
1st tablet = 0 min
2nd tablet = 15 min
3rd tablet = 30 min
4th tablet = 45 min
5th tablet = 60 min
Thirty friends were on a hiking trip when they decided to enjoy the bonfire. They assembled for it and agreed to play a game. For that, they divided themselves in five teams with seven members each, forming five rows.
How did they manage to achieve this formation ?
You can see that they decided to form a pentagonal formation.
Can a man marry his widow"s sister legally in India?
No, he cannot. If his wife is widow, it means that he is already dead.
Two boys take admission in a school. When the headmaster asks them about their parents, they tell him that they have same parents (father and mother). On further inquiry, it turns out that they both share the same date for their birthday.
"Are you twins," ask the headmaster.
"No," replies the boys.
Is it possible?
Yes, it is certainly possible. They were not twins but triplets.
An ape is trying to climb on a pole that is 60 feet high. Due to the slippery surface, the ape climbs 3 feet in a minute only to slip back 2 feet.
How much time do you think the monkey will take to reach the top of the pole?
Hint: The answer is not sixty minutes.
The ape will be able to reach the top in 58 minutes.
Since the ape slips back two feet after climbing 3 feet every minute, he will reach 57 feet in 57 minutes. Now the remaining distance is 3 feet and the ape will take 1 more minute to reach there. He wont slip back because he has already reached the top.
Is the statement valid that it does not matter how much older a sibling is, eventually the younger one will be half as old as the older one ?
The statement is true only if both of the siblings live till the younger one is as old as the older one was when the younger was born.
A king sentenced a man of death sentence for some crime he had committed. Known for his kindness, the king told the culprit that he had a choice to die through a way he decides.
The culprit was clever and said something that saved him from the death. What method do you think he must have chosen for his death ?
The culprit chose to die of an old age.
Michael went to a parrot shop in Florida when the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. Michael got excited and immediately bought the parrot. Michael went home and spoke many words, but parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but shopkeeper never lied. Explain?
The parrot is deaf.
Rahul decided to meet Simran so he boards a local train from Bombay station. Just after the station there is a 1km long tunnel. The train starts and is now accelerating. Rahul is a claustrophobic guy, so what is the best position for him to sit?
Person at the back will spend minimum time on tunnel as train is accelerating.