There was a strange boy who was born before his father. How can this be possible?

I never was there, I am always to be.
You have never ever seen me, not ever you will.
Yet I am the confidence of everyone.

Who Am I?

Can you solve the tricky chess rebus puzzle below by ciphering the hidden meaning?

Can you solve below mathematical equation?

2^1234 - 2^1233

When I got four, I have it none.
When I got two, I have it some.
When I got none, I have it all.

What is it?

What does this say?

XLR8

Living above a star, I do not burn
Eleven friends and they do not turn
I can just be visited in a sequence, not once or repeatedly
PQRS are my initials
Can you tell my name accurately?

Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?

A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?