Mind Teasers : 13 People 12 Room Puzzle

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13 people came into a hotel with 12 rooms and each guest wanted his own room. The bellboy solved this problem.
He asked the thirteenth guest to wait a little with the first guest in room number 1. So in the first room there were two people. The bellboy took the third guest to room number 2, the fourth to number 3, ..., and the twelfth guest to room number 11. Then he returned to room number 1 and took the thirteenth guest to room number 12, still vacant.
How can everybody have his own room?
category : LOGIC | SITUATION

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Mind Teasers : Box Ball Logic Problem

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There are three bags.The first bag has two blue rocks. The second bag has two red rocks. The third bag has a blue and a red rock. All bags are labeled but all labels are wrong.You are allowed to open one bag, pick one rock at random, see its color and put it back into the bag, without seeing the color of the other rock.

How many such operations are necessary to correctly label the bags ?
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Mind Teasers : Classy Age Riddle

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Dean Sam and Castiel are three brothers.
Interestingly their current age is prime.
What's more interesting that difference between their ages is also prime.

How old are they ?
category : LOGIC | MATHS

Mind Teasers : Secret Code Riddle

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You are giving an intelligence test. In that, you are provided by the code - MOD OAT AIM DUE TIE

You know that only one word from this code is true and the rest ones are only put in to make the task difficult for you. To understand, you are provided with a clue – If you are told any one of the characters of the code word, you can find out the word easily.

Can you deduce the actual code word from the entire code?
category : LOGIC | MYSTERY

Mind Teasers : Tricky Maths Riddle

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Hockey Stick and ball cost $50. If the Stick cost $49 more than the ball.

what is the cost of each ?

Mind Teasers : Famous Water Jug Problem

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You live in Dubai and had an infinite supply of oil and a 5 liters and 3 liters jar,
how would you measure exactly 4 liters (of-course in minimum numbers of step) ?
category : LOGIC | MEASURE

Mind Teasers : Unlock The Distance Puzzle

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Distances from you to Man united is written below.

CHELSEA and ARSENAL are 700 kms away
SPURS 1800 kms away
WOLVES 200 kms away

Based on the system , How far should it be to MANCITY ?

Mind Teasers : Playing Cards Puzzle

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I purchased five decks of card from the market and mixed them.
Now i have ( 5 * 52 = 260 cards).

What is minimum number of cards, i need to take out from the above 260 cards to guarantee at least one 'four of a kind'.
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Funny Brain Twister

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We all know that New Year occurs after a week from Christmas and thus it falls on the same day as of Christmas. But this will not happen in 2050. In 2050, Christmas will appear on Sunday while New Year will appear on Saturday.

How can this be possible ?
category : LOGIC | TRICK

Mind Teasers : Floating Fish MatchStick Riddle

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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?

Mind Teasers : Picture Mind Teaser

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You are given with six marbles of three different colors. Arrange them in a manner that each one of them touches all four marbles of different colors.

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