What brings you down but never up?

The centre of the third figure is empty. What digit should fit inside?

Find the last number in the series below:

voN luJ yaM raM ---

What's a single-digit number with no value?

There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

Trying to tease Birbal, Akbar gave him one gold coin and ask him to buy
* something for him to eat
* something for him to drink.
* something to feed the cows
* something to plant in the garden
and most important you need to buy only one thing.

What must Birbal buy to silence Akbar?

What number does the below three word/phrase identify and why?
1. Deck
2. Year
3. Singing in the Rain

Okay before we begin with the puzzle, do keep in mind that you have to answer it quickly.

You are participating in a car race. Seeking the perfect moment, you overtake the second person in the race. What positions are you in now?

What is the unique property of the following words ?
* Revive
* Banana
* Grammar
* Voodoo
* Assess
* Potato
* Dresser
* Uneven

A woman shoots her husband.

Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.

Finally, she hangs him.

But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?