Spot the cat in the picture below

During an interview, the interviewer ordered hot coffee for the candidate to relieve the stress. The coffee was kept before him. After a minute, the interviewer asked him, 'What is before you?' He replied 'Tea'.

The candidate was selected immediately. Why?

Take away my first letter, then take away my second letter. Then take away the rest of my letters, yet I remain the same. What am I?

What is the next number in this matchsticks series riddle?

On rolling two dices (six-sided normal dice) together, what is the probability that the first one comes up with a 2 and the second one comes up with a 5?

A river should be crossed by a father, a mother and their two sons and two daughters.
There are some rules that should be followed while crossing the river. There can be only two people in the raft while crossing. The daughters cannot be with their father unless there is the presence of the mother. The sons cannot be with their mothers unless the father is present. Unless the guard is on the board, the criminals cannot be with any of the family members. Only the adults like the father, the guard, and the mother knows to use the raft.

How will they cross the river?

You are on a Boat in the mid of a river. You have two cigarettes with you. One of these two you have to light, how will you light the cigarette?

It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

"That Restaurant always remains crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there".

Can you find a flaw in this statement?

How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?