If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

What is the longest word in the dictionary?

This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary, you'd think nothing was wrong with it. Actually, nothing IS wrong with it. But it is not as ordinary as you might think. If you think about it for a bit, you will find out why it is truly so unusual. So what is it? What is so unordinary about this paragraph?

Find three whole, positive numbers that have the same answer when multiplied together as when added together.

Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40, and leave 6.

How Come ??

The captain of a ship is telling you an interesting story and then poses a question. He says, “I have travelled the oceans far and wide. One time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly. Can you tell me how that was possible?”

Manish has to secure 40% marks to pass his B.tech final exams.
He got just 40 marks and failed by 40-marks.

What is the maximum marks?

Can you think of a smallest +ve number such that if we shuffle the digits of the number, the new number becomes double the original number?

I am a seven-letter word but if you remove four of my letters I will have one left. What word am I?

What does this rebus riddle means ?