Eight of us go fourth, not back, to protect our king from an attack. What are we?

Trying to tease Birbal, Akbar gave him one gold coin and ask him to buy
* something for him to eat
* something for him to drink.
* something to feed the cows
* something to plant in the garden
and most important you need to buy only one thing.

What must Birbal buy to silence Akbar?

How many points are there on the globe where, by walking one mile south, then one mile east and then one mile north, you would reach the place where you started?

When monkey rotate the gear, which mark will be hit 1 or 2 ?

If you were to put a coin into an empty bottle and then insert a cork into the neck, how could you remove the coin without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle?

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In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

Do you know of a place where the wind blows south and then suddenly shifts direction towards the north?

Can you find the largest Three-digit number whose sum is 14 and whose square is less than 5,00,000?