Can you find any error in the following sentence?
A taxi was standing outside a fort at night. A man came out of the fort, opened the gate and hit the taxi driver killing him instantly. He took out all the money out of the meter and started running till he was caught by a local sheriff.
There is no money in the taxi meter. It just consist of a timer. The children from small towns might not be aware of the fact.
The great emperor Akbar once ruled India. He was well known for his intelligence. But along with that, he was known for the Nine Gems in his court. One of the nine gems was Birbal, a quick witted and extremely intelligent man. The stories of his wit were widely popular.
Once a king ruling in a distant land heard of Birbal. To check his wit, he sent an invitation and called him to visit his land. Akbar allowed Birbal to go and he took off on the journey.
Upon reaching that kings kingdom, he was welcomed with flowers. He was then escorted to the palace of the king. Upon entering the palace, Birbal found that there were six people sitting in front of him adorning the same robe. They were also lookalike and it was hard to judge who the real king was.
After a couple of minutes, Birbal approached one of them and bowed in front of him greeting him.
That was the real king. How did Birbal know who was the real king ?
When the king asked Birbal, he replied, "Your Majesty, all the other people were looking at you closely to imitate you adequately. While, you were calmly sitting with your composed demeanor. This is because you did not need to look for any support however the commoners always look for their kings support."
This impressed the King a lot. He was showered with gifts and jewels. When Birbal returned back to his kingdom, he made Akbar proud.
A school server was hacked. The headmaster suspects five friends based on the fact that they were really good such knowledge. He calls all of them in his room and the five students give the following statements:
Peter:
1. I did not do it.
2. I have never hacked in my entire life.
3. Christy did it.
Jamie
1. I did not do it.
2. The hack was done from within the network.
3. I do not like Misty.
Casey
1. I did not do it.
2. I have never seen Misty in my life.
3. Christy did it.
Christy
1. I did not do it.
2. Misty did it.
3. Peter was lying when he said I did it.
Misty
1. I did not do it.
2. Jamie did it.
3. Casey and I used to be friends.
Now, you know that out of the three statements, every student has speaker two truths and one lie. Reading all these statements, can you identify who hacked the server?
Jamie hacked the server.
Let us assume that Peter is a hacker. If so, his first statement is false and also the third statement is false. But as per the condition, he cant speak more than one lie. The same goes for Casey, Christy and Misty.
If you assume the same for Jamie however, the condition stands true.
"That shopping mall always remain crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there."
Can you find a flaw in this statement ?
If nobody goes there, the restaurant cannot be crowded.
Billy "The Knife," the infamous tough guy, was found murdered one night in an alleyway behind the nightclub he used to frequently visit. The police brought in three suspects on the next morning. One of the officers interrogated the three men and noted down the following statements.
Alex:
1. I did not kill Billy.
2. Jimmy is not my friend.
3. I knew Billy.
Jimmy:
1. I did not kill Billy.
2. Alex and Dexter are friends of mine.
3. Alex did not kill Billy.
Dexter:
1. I did not kill Billy.
2. Alex lied when he said that Jimmy was not his friend.
3. I do not know who killed Billy.
Only one of the three is guilty, and only one of each man statements is false. Who killed Billy the Knife ?
Jimmy
It is not Alex because if it was, Alex 1 and Jimmy 3 would both be false, which would make Alex 2 and Jimmy 2 both true which is a contradiction.
It is not Dexter because if it was, Dexter 1 and Dexter 3 would both be false, which is not possible.
Therefore, it must be Jimmy.
A container contains hundred eggs. They can be either fresh or rotten. What is sure is the fact that there is at least one fresh egg in that container.
If you are asked to pick two eggs randomly from the container, at least one of them will be rotten.
Can you calculate how many eggs in that container are fresh ?
Only one egg in that container is fresh.
The question tells us that at least one egg in that container is fresh. Then the question says when two eggs are picked at random, at least one egg will be rotten. This concludes that all the other 99 eggs are rotten or there would have been possibility of picking two fresh eggs as well.
A shepherd had twenty sheep, out of which, all but thirteen died.
Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?
He was left with thirteen sheep.
The phrase "all but thirteen died" actually means that all except thirteen died.
Sanjay is pretty weird. He likes toffees but hates chocolates. He loves books but never read. He likes to build his troops in an online game but does not proceed with war. He likes to go swimming but is afraid of water.
Seeking this behavior, can you tell whether he like balloons and parties?
sanjay definitely likes balloons but he does not like parties.
The reason is that Sanjay only likes word with double letters like toffees, books, troops, swimming and thus also balloons.
There were two grandmothers and their two granddaughters.
There were two husbands and their two wives.
There were two fathers and their two daughters.
There were two mothers and their two sons.
There were two maidens and their two mothers.
There were two sisters and their two brothers.
Yet there are only six, who are buried here,
All are born legitimate and relationships clear.
How can this happen?
if the two widows had a son each and if the two widows were married to the son of the other and with this relationship of marriage they had a daughter, all the relationships can be found.
Chelsea football website was hacked by one of the players. Jose, the coach of Chelsea has shortlisted five players as the possible hacker.
Each suspected player made three statements from each suspected player and out of which two are true and one is false.
Terry
A) I have not hacked the website.
B) I know nothing about hacking.
C) Costa did it.
Hazard
A) I have not hacked the website.
B) The website was attacked by one of the players.
C) I hate Shelly
Remy
A) I have not hacked the website.
B) I have never seen Oscar in my entire life.
C) I am sure Costa did it.
Costa
A) I have not hacked the website.
B) I am sure Oscar did it.
C) Terry was lying when he said he did it.
Oscar
A) I have not hacked the website.
B) I am sure Hazard did it.
C) I used to be friend with Remy.
So who hacked the website?
Hazard