What is Before You

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?




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Can you find the least possible number such that

If the number is divided by 3, it gives the remainder of 1;
If the number is divided by 4, it gives the remainder of 2;
If the number is divided by 5, it gives the remainder of 3;
If the number is divided by 6, it gives the remainder of 4.

Asked by Neha on 23 Oct 2024


In the given picture, you can find two letters missing. When two particular letters are placed in the missing spots, you get an eight-letter word while reading in the anti-clockwise direction. Can you find out the missing letters and the missing word eventually?

Picture Puzzle

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It is a six-letter word.
The first four letters are me.
The second and last letters are the same.
The fourth second and last letter is payment.

Who is it?

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In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

Asked by Neha on 11 Nov 2025

John was running from 40 thieves. John has got 3 gold boxes which weigh as 4kg, 2kg, and 1kg respectively. A witty man asked John to stay with him for seven days in exchange for 1kg gold per day. John needs to stay there for seven days and also do not want to give the witty man any advance. How can John pay for his seven days stay?

Asked by Neha on 14 Jul 2023

If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?

Asked by Neha on 08 May 2023


How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?

Asked by Neha on 03 Apr 2022

What does this rebus mean?

O
N
C
E
TIME

Asked by Neha on 22 Feb 2025

Three fair coins are tossed in the air and they land with heads up. Can you calculate the chances that when they are tossed again, two coins will again land with heads up?

Asked by Neha on 28 Mar 2024


I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 25 Jul 2025

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