Sample Puzzles
Find below couple of weights and balance scale related puzzle questions. We are also mentioning the difficult level as per our perception. Our opinion may differ from yours.
Weight Puzzle Number 1
Here is a puzzle question of average (2/5; 5/5 is most difficult) difficulty level -
Among 12 identical looking golf balls there is one that [...]
February 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Puzzles | 5 Comments
Can you find these words from the clues?
If the clue were ‘Behead a mass killing to find amusement’, the answer would be LAUGHTER, since by beheading SLAUGHTER you are left with LAUGHTER.
December 29th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 1 Comment
In a day at the library, 64 people borrowed books. Twice as many people borrowed a thriller only as borrowed a science fiction novel only. Three people borrowed a biography only and 11 people borrowed both science fiction and a thriller but ……
December 29th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | No Comments
My friend asked me this question: “my grandmother’s age is a perfect square. Also, it is equal to the difference the square of my father’s age and the square of my mother’s age.
December 26th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 4 Comments
An electrician’s brother died and left 10 lakh rupees to his only brother. The money was paid out
December 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 1 Comment
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.
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 1 Comment
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 .
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 2 Comments
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.
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 1 Comment
The stump of a candle is usually thrown away. A clever man found that ten such stumps would make a full candle. As luck would have it,
December 18th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 4 Comments
A group of walkers trekked from Town A to Town B at an average speed of 4 km an hour, and then back from Town B to Town A at a speed of 1 km an hour.
December 17th, 2009 | Posted in Puzzles | 1 Comment