2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

It's a protector.
It sits on a bridge.
One individual can see directly through it, while others wonder what it hides.

What is it?

That attorney is my brother, testified the accountant.

But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother.

Who is lying?

I come in different shapes and sizes.
Parts of me are curved, other parts are straight.
You can put me anywhere you like,
but there is only one right place for me.
What am I?

What will you call your mother's brother's brother-in-law?

A farmer and his neighbour once went to Emperor Akbar"s court with a complaint. "Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer pointing to his neighbour, "and now he wants me to pay for the water."
"That"s right, your Majesty," said the neighbour. "I sold him the well but not the water!"?
The Emperor asked Birbal to settle the dispute. How did Birbal solve the dispute?

The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?

John has played 50 ODI's and his average is 50. How many runs should he score in his 51st ODI, so that his average score jumps to 51?

Can you find out which number multiplied by itself will give the output as 12345678987654321?

Below the four parts have been reorganised. The four partitions are exactly the same in both arrangements. Why is there a hole?