Aptitude Questions : Poisoned Wine Interview Puzzle

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A King has a collection of 1000 bottles of irresistible and one of the finest wines in the world. The king is quite fond of drinking which is taken to be as a weak point by the neighboring king, He creates a plan to kill the king so that he can take over his kingdom and increase his power. He send in a servant to poison the wines with a deadly virus that is so strong that even if it is diluted a million times, it will still have an effect and will kill the king over a prolonged duration of one month.

The servant is able to mix poison in only one of the wines when the guards catch him. The servant is killed and thus the truth behind which of the 1000 bottles is poisoned dies with him. The king call up his advisor who is quite clever. He tells the king something which brightens up his face. He summons some of his prisoners. Seeking what the advisor told him, he knows that he will not have to murder more than ten prisoners and he will be able to enjoy the rest of the 999 bottles of wine after a month's time.

What trick did the advisor tell the king? How will the king be able to achieve what he thinks?

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Aptitude Questions : Logic Interview Riddle

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prinka and tanu organized a small kitty party at home. They purchased a barrel of fruit juice.

Tanu told to prinka 'I bet this barrel of fruit juice is more than half full'.
'No, its less than half full' prinka replied.

I don't have any measuring instrument and without removing fruit juice from it , how can i determine which of us is right ?
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Aptitude Questions : Logic Problem Brain Teaser

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The world is facing a serious viral infection. The government of various countries have issued every citizen two bottles. You as well have been given the same. Now one pill from each bottle is to be taken every day for a month to become immune to the virus. The problem is that if you take just one, or if you take two from the same bottle, you will die a painful death.

While using it, you hurriedly open the bottles and pour the tablets in your hand. Three tablets come down in your hand and you realize they look exactly the same and have same characteristics. You can’t throw away the pill as they are limited and you can’t put them back or you may put it wrong and may die someday.

How will you ensure that you are taking the right pill?
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Aptitude Questions : Fake Coin Brain Teaser

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In front of you, there are 9 coins. They all look absolutely identical, but one of the coins is fake. However, you know that the fake coin is lighter than the rest, and in front of you is a balance scale. What is the least number of weightings you can use to find the counterfeit coin?
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Aptitude Questions : Spatial Trivia Physics Puzzle

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As shown in picture, there are four gears with the following specification
* Gear A has 60 teeth
* Gear B has 40 teeth
* Gear C has 20 teeth
* Gear D has 60 teeth
* Every minute, Gear B makes 15 complete turns.

What is the relative speed of Gear A and Gear B?

Aptitude Questions : Riddle 1 - 1 !=3

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Can you move four matchsticks to make the equation true?

Aptitude Questions : Math IQ Question

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Adam is one of the finalist in an IQ championship. As the final test, he is provided with two hourglass. One of them can measure eleven minutes while the other one can measure thirteen minutes.
He is asked to measure exactly fifteen minutes using those two hourglasses. How will he do it ?
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Aptitude Questions : Decipher MatchSticks Puzzle

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Can you decipher the two rows to find the hidden word?

Aptitude Questions : Crossing Bridge Brain Teaser

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Four friends need to cross a dangerous bridge at night. Unfortunately, they have only one torch and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without one. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the bridge?

Aptitude Questions : Tough Two Jug Measuring Puzzle

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I got two jugs of
A) 11 liter
B) 6 liter

How can I measure exactly 9 liters ?
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Aptitude Questions : Most Popular Logical Puzzle

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Outside a room there are three light switches. One of switch is connected to a light bulb inside the room.
Each of the three switches can be either 'ON' or 'OFF'.

You are allowed to set each switch the way you want it and then enter the room(note: you can enter the room only once)

Your task is to then determine which switch controls the bulb ??
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