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23Dec/091

Common Puzzle

Here are American phrases and isioms that have become common in our country. Do you know what they mean?

1. off the wall

2. greenbacks

3. a grand

4. street-smart

5. yuppie

6. nerd

7. high five

8. spaced out

9. over the top

10. push the envelope

11. double take

12. hype

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23Dec/092

Rupees Puzzle

Rupees Puzzle

A man left Rs. 4800 in his will, to be divided equally among his children who survived him. Sadly, some of his children predeceased him. As a result, each of the remaining children received Rs. 1120 more than they would have otherwise got. How many of their siblings had died?

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23Dec/091

Prefix Puzzle

Prefix Puzzle

Look at the words below. Can you think of a four letter word that could prefix all of them to make five new words?

. . . . DROP

. . . . FIRE

. . . . GROUND

. . . . HAND

. . . . LASH

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22Dec/091

Racket Puzzle

A word can be placed in the brackets tat has the same meaning as the words outside. What is it? Each dot represents a letter.

A TRIFLE ( . . . . . . . . . ) BALL GAME

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22Dec/092

Maths Puzzle

If you’re standing on a pavement, how can you drop a raw egg to the ground for 1 metre without breaking it, without trying to cushion its fall?

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22Dec/091

Eureka Puzzle

An electrician’s brother died and left 10 lakh rupees to his only brother. The money was paid out but the electrician did not receive a single rupee. How is this possible?

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19Dec/092

Metal Detector

A worker has a piece of metal that is 80 cm square. He needs to make an open box that has the greatest possible volume. He cuts equal square pieces from each corner of the sheet and the remaining piece is bent to form an open box.

What size would the box need to be to obtain the maximum possible volume and how much would it hold?

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19Dec/092

Extra Baggage

When I met Arati, Bharati and Chitra, their respective ages (in years) were in the ratio 5 : 2 : 1 . Their ages in years now are in the ratio of 10 : 7 : 6 . The sum of the ages is 90 years more than the sum of the ages when I first met them. How old are the three women now?

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19Dec/091

Go Figure

A cricket team has two bowlers, Demon and Googly. Before their last match, their averages are the same, and they have taken 30 wickets between them. In the last match Demon takes 3 for 24 and Googly 2 for 26. Their averages for the season are now worked out and are found in each case to be 4. What are their respective figures for the season?

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18Dec/091

Five Letter Word

There is a five-letter word that contains three consonants and two vowels. Although the word had five letters, three of them are the same. The two vowels are different letters, but the three consonants are all alike.

What is the word?

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