Known by all without exception, Forever here, for your protection, Sometimes strong, sometimes weak, Right after the night I come - hot and chic. And while millions of miles away, I always get to you, I find my way. No life around could do without me, Can you guess what I might be?

You are given a cube that is made with the help of 10x10x10 smaller cubes summing up to a total of 1000 smaller cubes. You are asked to take off one layer of the cubes.
How many remain now?

How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

Decode the below four famous ciphers:

8P of the SS
1M of the E
1S of the SS
60M in 1H

Make eight squares by moving only two matchsticks.
Note- Square can be of different sizes.

What does does this rebus picture means ?

500 women soldiers are arranged in an array of ten rows and fifty columns in accordance with their respective heights. Now, the tallest woman from each row is asked to move out in the front. From them, the shortest one is labelled as Alpha. They are then asked to resume their original position.

Now, the shortest woman in each column is asked to come out in front. The tallest among them is labelled as Beta.

Can you find out if Alpha will be taller or Beta?

When I got four, I have it none.
When I got two, I have it some.
When I got none, I have it all.

What is it?

I am dry when I go inside, but wet when I am pulled outside.
The longer I am inside, the stronger I get
When I am completely out, I am wet and I literally sag
Who am I?

1. What does:
TIM JOB
represent?

2. What does:
MO_ _
represent?