Puzzle-24

In a zoo: I. There were 9 male chimps and their baby chimps. II. There were 2 more female chimps than baby chimps. III. The number of different male-female chimp couples possible was 24. Note that if there were 7 male and 5 female chimps, then the total number of...

Puzzle-23

The year is 1950, when one did get ‘paises’ from a bank. Mahesh went to the bank to withdraw a precise amount of money: A rupeer B paise. But in a bungle at the cash counter, he ended up receiving B rupees and A paise. He spends 20 paise and then realized his mistake....

Puzzle-22

In Mr. Sharma’s family, there are one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters and one daughter-in-law. How many members...

Puzzle-21

There are 3 persons Ram, Shyam and Ghanshyam. On some day, Ram lent books to Shyam and Ghanshyam as many as they had. After a month Shyam gave as many books to Ram and Ghanshyam as many as they had. After a month Ghanshyam did the same thing. At the end of this...

Puzzle-20

One of Mr. Trump, his wife, their son and Mr. Trump’s mother is a Chef and another is an Astronaut. 1. If the Astronaut is a male, then the Chef is a male. 2. If the Chef is younger than the Astronaut, then the Chef and the Astronaut are not blood relatives. 3....