A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Kareena is older than Katrina and younger than Karishma. Isabelle is younger than Bipasha and Karishma. Bipasha is older than Karishma. If Kareena and Isabelle are the same age, who's the youngest?

What is the largest amount of money that you can possess in change and still if someone asks you for a dollar, you won't be able to give?

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

Can you decipher the following common phrase?

T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E

If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?

Here is a conversation between a couple who both are software professionals.

Husband: Hey! What is your date of birth?
Wife Replied Angrily: It is 591062400
Husband after doing some calculations replied, "Got It".

What is the DOB of the wife?

You along with your friend are standing in front of two houses. Each of those houses inhabits a family with two children.

Your friend tells you the below two facts:
1) On your left is a family that has a boy who likes accounts but the other child loves science.
2) On the right is a family with a seven-year-old boy and a newborn baby.

You ask him, "Does either of the family have a girl?"

To this, he replies, "I am not quite sure. But can you guess that? If you are right, I will give you $500."

Which family do you think is likely to have a girl?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?