Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

Decode the below four famous ciphers:

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

A seven-year-old kid challenged his classmates that he can make the number one disappear by adding something to it.

How can he do that?

When it's bad luck to meet a black cat?

I cannot talk, but I always reply when spoken to. What am I?

A pack of cards has 40 cards. You are blindfolded. Out of 40, 25 cards are facing down while 15 are facing up. You have been asked to divide this pack of cards into two decks - so that each deck contains an equal number of face-up cards. Remember, you are blindfolded.

How will you do it?

My first is in chocolate but not in ham. My second is in cake and also in jam. My third at tea time is easily found. Altogether, this is a friend who is often around. What is it?

In a basket of apples,
when counted in twos, there was one extra
when counted in threes, there were two extra when counted in fours, there were three extra
when counted in fives, there were four extra
when counted in sixes, there was five extra.

However, if the apples were counted in sevens, no extra apple was left. Can you calculate the minimum number of apples that were present in the basket?

What is the next number in this matchsticks series riddle?

What is more useful when it is broken?