Keyboard words are not in alphabetical order, Why?

In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

There are seven sisters in a house in a village where there is no electricity or any gadget.

Sister-1: Reading Novel
Sister-2: Cooking
Sister-3: Playing Chess
Sister-4: Playing Sudoku
Sister-5: Washing clothes
Sister-6: Gardening

what is Sister-7 doing ?

In the four images below, can you find the odd one out?

There are 2 sand hourglasses.

The small one can measure 5 hours and the large one can measure 7 hours.

How can we measure 16 hours with 2 sand hourglasses running together ?

You are provided with a grid (as shown in the picture). Can you fill the squares with numbers 1-8 in a manner that none of the two consecutive numbers are placed next to each other in any direction (vertically, horizontally or diagonally?)

It's pretty hard to give up.
If you remove a part of it, you will be left with a bit.
Even if you remove another part, the bit still remains.
Remove one more and it still remains.

What is it?

What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see?

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Find the missing number in the image below.