Mind Teasers : Popular Interview Problem

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I have two rectangular bars.

They have property such that when you light the fire from one end , it will take exactly 60 seconds to get completely burn.
However they do not burn at consistent speed (i.e it might be possible that 40 percent burn in 55 seconds and next 60 percent can burn in 10 seconds).

Problem is : How do you measure 45 seconds ?

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Mind Teasers : Numbers For Buildings Problem

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My town contains 100 buildings.
They are numbered from 1 to 100. How many 6's are used in these numbers ?
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Draw Direction Problem

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B is to the North-East of D; A is to the North-East of C; C is to the West of D; E is to the South-West of D and to the South of C; and A is to the north of D and in line with B.

Can you find out in which direction of E is B located?
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Best Picture Brain Teaser

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Seeing the picture, can you identify in which direction is it going - left or right?

Keep in mind that the bus is moving in UK

Mind Teasers : Extremely Hard Civil Services Problem

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( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) = 30
This is what you have for equation. The following are the numbers that you can use to fill in the brackets:
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15

You can repeat the numbers if required. The resulting sum should be 30.

This question appeared in the UPSC final examination in December 2013. Out of all the people who appeared, only one guy was able to solve this namely Gaurav Agarwal.

Can you solve it?

Mind Teasers : Tricky Logical Puzzle

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There are two arch enemy Dhuryodhan and Bheem.
One day two are going together and a god appeared in from of them.
The God grant three wishes to Bheem and one to Dhuryodhan.

Dhuryodhan replied smartly 'Give me twice of whatever Bheem ask for'.

For 1st wish Bheem asked the god 'Give me a room full of money'. Soon Dhuryodhan gets two room full of money.
For 2nd wish Bheem asked the god 'give me 100 slaves'. Soon Dhuryodhan gets 200 slaves.

Whats should be Bheem third wish ?
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Really Good Clever Riddle

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A young lady was approached by an elderly woman who took her hand and meeting her eyes said to her, "You look starkly similar of my daughter. I lost her last month. I loved her a lot. Can you do me a favor? Can you say 'Goodbye mother' as I leave this restaurant. I will feel good if you do."

The young lady was puzzled but seeking her kind eyes, she agreed. As the elderly woman was leaving the restaurant, she said, "Goodbye mother" waving her hand toward her with a kind expression on her face.

Soon after, she received the shock of her life. Can you guess what it was?

Mind Teasers : What Do you See - Brick Optical Illusion Riddle

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What except brick can you see in the picture below?

category : PICTURE

Mind Teasers : Hard Logic Statement Riddle

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There are a hundred statements.
1st person says: At least one of the statements is incorrect.
2nd person says: At least two of the statements is incorrect.
3rd person says: At least three of the statements are incorrect.
4th person says: At least four of the statements are incorrect.
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100th person says: At least a hundred of the statements are incorrect.

Now analyze all the statements and find out how many of them are incorrect and how many are true?

Mind Teasers : IAS Interview Problem

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I need to divide numbers from 1 to 9 into two group such that sum of numbers in one group is equal to the sum of other group.
Note : 6 cannot be flipped over to make it 9.
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Simple Matchstick Riddle

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You can see that four match sticks have been joined in the given figure to form one square.

Can you form five squares using six matchsticks ?

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