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

John was born on March 5, 1970, in Delhi, India. Jacob was born 25 days before John. The year when they took birth, Republic Day fell on Monday.

Can you find out on what day was Jacob born?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

One of the leprechaun is missing if you see the two pictures attached to this question. Where did he go? When he comes back, do you know where has he been?

John is pretty weird. He likes toffees but hates chocolates. He loves books but never reads. He likes to build his troops in an online game but does not proceed with the war. He likes to go swimming but is afraid of water.

Seeking this behaviour, can you tell whether he likes balloons and parties?

Decode below three cipher riddles:

26 L of the A
7 D of the W
1000 Y in a M

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

A Scientist was fifty years old in the year 2000 but he was forty years old in the year 2010. How can this be possible?

PS: It has a logical answer.

Can you fill the blank with the correct number?

6 30 870 756030 _____