The Boxes

There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.

How can you label the boxes correctly?




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A cat, a dog and a monkey were stolen. 3 suspects got caught: Harish, Manoj and Tarun. All we know is each person stole one animal, but we do not know who stole which. Here are the investigation statements. Harish said: Tarun stole the cat. Manoj said: Tarun stole the dog. Tarun said: They both were lying. I did not steal the cat or the dog. Later on, the police found out the man who stole the monkey told a lie. The man who stole the cat told the truth. Can you find out who stole which?

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There is an ancient kingdom where every married woman keeps information regarding the fidelity of other men. However, what they don't know is the fidelity of their own husbands. Also, there is an ancient belief that they don't tell each other about the fidelity of their husbands.

On a certain day, the queen of the kingdom declares that she has identified at least one unfaithful man in the kingdom. She allows the wives to identify and gives them authority to kill their husbands if they are unfaithful at midnight.

How will the wives manage it?

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Delta is Gamma's father.

Tango is Delta's mother.

Then,

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Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?

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Find the combined weight of the Cat, Dog and Rabbit in the given picture.

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What has to be broken before you can use it?

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There is a square of a particular number which when doubled, becomes 7 more than its quarter.

Can you find the number?

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Find the number of squares in the below picture

Count The Squares

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The horse jumps over the king.
Strangely there is absolutely no scratch on him.

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