Can you find a number that lies one third of the distance between 1/3 and 2/3?

Name one eight-letter word with 'kst' in the middle, 'in' the beginning, 'and' at the end.?

You have a three-gallon and a five-gallon measuring device. You wish to measure out four gallons.

Detective Rockford was jogging near the beach at 4:30 am.
He hears a sound near the shack "No Michael, Please Do not shoot me".
Next instance he heard the sound of gunfire. Rockford rushes to the shack where he finds women lying dead and a gun in close proximity of three "Doctore Lawyer and a Teacher".

Rockford immediately knew that the Lawyer has committed the crime. How?

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?

You can see three almost identical images below. Can you spot the odd one out from them?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

During an interview, the interviewer ordered hot coffee for the candidate to relieve the stress. The coffee was kept before him. After a minute, the interviewer asked him, 'What is before you?' He replied 'Tea'.

The candidate was selected immediately. Why?

How many minutes are there in Feb 2017?

Note: The shortest answer is the correct answer.

How can you make number one disappear by adding something to it?