Two guards were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?"

How did he know his companion was smiling?

In the following series, a set of numbers is progressing with a particular pattern. Can you deduce that pattern and find the missing set?

(2 + 6), (21 + 6), (58 + 6), (119 + 6), ___

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?

Spelt forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backwards I’m something you hate. What am I?

Can you place three balls such that the equation shown in the picture holds true?

Name the three-letter word that can complete the below words:

A) L O _ _ _ E
B) E D U _ _ _ E
C) _ _ _ E R
D) _ _ _ T L E

You have two buckets of 11 liters and 6 litres.
How can you measure exactly 8 litres?

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?

I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat, but I am not a cat. What am I?

What does it mean?