John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?

John killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

13 decks of cards have been mixed. What is the minimum number of cards that must be taken out from the above-mixed cards to guarantee at least one 'four of a kind?

Why is the Hole below a Lock?

On the occasion of Diwali, online seller companies in India are offering a big discount on Iphone14 as below.

: Flipkart offers a Flat 65% discount
: Amazon offers a 10% discount over and over again.
: Shopclues offers RS.45,000 off.

If the original cost of the iPhone is Rs.70,000 Which is the best offer for you?

Arrange the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 above and below the division line in a manner that the thus formed fractions equal to 1/3.

(You can use one number only once)

There are people and strange monkeys on this island, and you can not tell who is who (Edit: until you understand what they said - see below). They speak either only the truth or only lies.
Who are the following two guys?
A: B is a lying monkey. I am human.
B: A is telling the truth.

You need to arrange three 7 and mathematical symbols to form number 1?

Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the circles in a manner that each side of the triangle sums up to 17.

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?