Sherlock Holmes was challenged to make a pre-drawn line smaller without erasing it. He did it in fractions of seconds. How?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?

Two boys were admitted to a school. When the headmaster asks them about their parents, they tell him that they have same parents (father and mother). On further inquiry, it turns out that they both share the same date for their birthday.

"Are you twins," ask the headmaster.
"No," replies the boys.

Is it possible?

I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I?

Steffi's daughter Jazelle needs to be picked up from school every day.
Steffi asks one of her colleagues to pick up Jazelle from the school. Steffi devised a password system to confirm that Jazelle goes with the correct colleague only.

The password on Monday was SJM16.
The password on Wednesday was TAW39.

What will the password be for Friday?

You can take four of the five letters out of this word, but the pronunciation never changes. What is the word?

Can you solve this picture maths equation?

If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

A Shopkeeper collects 71 rupees in the form of 20 paisa and 25 paisa.
He collects a total of 324 coins.

Can you tell me how many number of 20-paisa and 25-paisa he got?