Why is the Hole below a Lock?

You have an empty wine bottle with a cork that has been secured at the top in a normal way. There is a metal ring inside the bottle that is suspended by a string.

How can you make the metal ring drop to the bottom if you are not allowed to touch anything - not the bottle, not the cork, not the thread and not the ring?

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

Which is Odd One Out and why?

4377

3954

9862

8454

9831

There was an aeroplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?

On 26-01-2022, Juli was murdered at her house in a city in India in the afternoon. There were three suspects in the murder and the following are the statements that were given by them:

John: I visited my village that day.
Jacob: I was out to deposit my house tax in the municipality office at that time.
Jonny: I was at a friend's place having lunch at that time.

Can you find out who is the murderer?

Can you decipher the below rebus?

PBLUESAISNUERSES

Can you guess the name of the month by looking the below rebus ?

Count the number of balls in picture below:

1 + 9 + 8 = ?
considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10