PUZZLES
1. I AM ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUND , YOU PLAY WITH ME IN THE GROUND . WHO AM I ?2. A BOY PAYS RS. 4 TO GUARD, WHILE HIS RELATIVES DOUBLES THE AMOUNT WHEN HE ENTERS THEIR HOME. HE VISITS 3 RELATIVES AND AT LAST HE IS LEFT WITH ' 0 ' AMOUNT . HOW MUCH AMOUNT HE INITIALLY HAD ?
3. WHICH IS AN ODD NUMBER WHICH BECOMES EVEN ON REMOVING AN ALPHABET ?
4. IF 2 CATS ARE RUNNING AFTER A CAT AND 2 CATS ARE RUNNING BEFORE THAT CAT . HOW MANY TOTAL CATS ARE THERE ?
5. OLDEST MATHEMATICS PUZZLE : A MAN WAS GOING TO CHURCH , HE HAD SEVEN WIVES. EVERY WIFE HAD SEVEN SACKS AND EVERY SACK HAD SEVEN CATS . EVERY CAT HAD SEVEN KITTENS. HOW MANY WERE GOING TO CHURCH ?
6.AT WHICH PLACE ON EARTH WINDS ALWAYS BLOW FROM SOUTH ?
7. HOW YOU CAN GET 9 ADDED TO 5 , SO THAT THE ANSWER IS 2 ( DON' TO USE NEGATIVE NUMBERS ).
8. TEN CHILDREN CAN EAT 10 CHOCOLATES IN 10 MINUTES . HOW MANY MINUTES WOULD ONE CHILD TAKE TO EAT ONE CHOCOLATE ?
9. 6 CARS WERE STUCK IN A TRAFFIC JAM IN A LINE . HOW MANY OF THEM WERE STUCK BUMPER TO BUMPER ?
10. YOU ARE THE CONDUCTOR OF A SCHOOL BUS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS AND YOU TAKE CARE OF 89 CHILDREN IN THE BUS EACH DAY . WHAT IS THE AGE OF THE CONDUCTOR ?( HINT : READ QUESTION CAREFULLY ).
11. TO DRAW ANGLES AND MEASURE , KEEP ME SAFE , LIKE A TREASURE .
12. MEASURE A LINE SEGMENT OR AN ANGLE, USE ME, DON'T GET INTO A TANGLE .
ADDITION
13. 2 A
+ A
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B A
(14) 3 C
+ 2 5
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B 2
INTERESTING QUESTIONS
14. FIND THE LARGEST 10 DIGIT NUMBER USING 0 TO 9 , USING EACH DIGIT ONLY ONCE SUCH THAT THE NUMBER IS DIVISIBLE BY 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 AND 9 ( HINT
; FOR UNIT'S PLACE CHECK DIVISIBILITY TEST OF 2 AND 5 , FOR TEN'S PLACE - TEST OF 4 .....)
MATHEMATICS AND GAMES
15.IN WHICH YEAR INDIA HOSTED ASIAN GAMES ? ___
16. THERE ARE ____________ HOLES TO BE PLAYED IN GOLF .
17. INDIA WON CRICKET WORLD CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ____________ YEAR.
18. __________CIRCLES ARE THERE IN FLAG OF OLYMPICS.
19. LENGTH OF FULL SIZE CRICKET BAT IS _________ INCHES .
20. HOW MANY PIECES ARE THERE ON CHESS BOARD ?__.
21. THE WIZARD OF HOCKEY , MAJOR DHYANCHAND WAS WINNER OF GOLD MEDAL IN OLYMPICS IN 1928, 1932 AND ____.
22. IF A,B,C AND D ARE FOUR ANGLES OF A QUADRILATERAL SUCH THAT A=2B, B=2C, C=2D. FIND ANGLE D_____.
22. IF A,B,C AND D ARE FOUR ANGLES OF A QUADRILATERAL SUCH THAT A=2B, B=2C, C=2D. FIND ANGLE D_____.
FIRST IN INDIA
23.FIRST CITY TO HOSTS ASIAN GAMES WAS NEW DELHI, IT HOSTED OLYMPIC GAMES IN ____( WHICH YEAR )
24. FIRST INDIAN ASTRONAUT TO VISIT SPACE WAS MR. RAKESH SHARMA, HE VISITED SPACE IN __________( WHICH YEAR )
25. FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE OF INDIA WAS ARYABHATA, IT WAS LAUNCHED IN WHICH YEAR ?______
26. FIRST PERSON TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST WAS TEN ZING NORWAY , HE WAS HONORED , PADMA BHUSHAN BY INDIAN GOVERNMENT IN YEAR ______
27. FIRST INDIAN TO GET NOBEL PRIZE WAS RABINDRANATH TAGORE , HE GOT NOBEL PRIZE IN WHICH YEAR ?
28. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA ______
29. FIRST STATE THAT WAS DECLARED ON LINGUISTIC BASES WAS ANDHRA PRADESH , THAT WAS IN WHICH YEAR ? ___________
30. FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA WAS _____________
31. FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF FREE INDIA WAS_____
28. FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA ______
29. FIRST STATE THAT WAS DECLARED ON LINGUISTIC BASES WAS ANDHRA PRADESH , THAT WAS IN WHICH YEAR ? ___________
30. FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA WAS _____________
31. FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF FREE INDIA WAS_____
GREAT MATHEMATICIANS
32. THE SIGNS "+ " AND " - " WERE FIRST SHOWN BY _____
33. INDIAN MATHEMATICIAN WHO WAS CALLED HUMAN COMPUTER ____________
34. INDIAN MATHEMATICIAN WHO INVENTED " 0 " ____
35.GREAT INDIAN MATHEMATICIAN WHOSE BIRTHDAY WAS DECLARED AS " NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY" ____
36.RAMANUJAN NUMBER IS ______________. (PCS )
37. FIRST ASIAN COUNTRY TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE WAS INDIA , IT GOT PRIZE IN WHICH YEAR ?______ (SSC)
38. NUMBER OF BONES IN ADULT HUMAN BODY _____ ( DPMT ).
39. QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT STARTED ON (UP PCS ) AUGUST________, 19__ __.
40. HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE THERE IN UNO ? ______( UP PCS)
41. HINDI IS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE ___________ . ( UP PCS )
ABBREVIATIONS IN MATHEMATICS
FILL IN THE BLANKS
42. NBHM : NATIONAL BOARD OF HIGHER ____________.
43. I M O : INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS _____________.
44. JMO : JUNIOR ______________ OLYMPIAD .
45. NTSE : NATIONAL TALENT _____________ EXAMINATION .
46. IMOTC :INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS OLYMPIAD TRAINING _______..
47. HOTS : HIGHER ORDER THINKING ____________.
ANSWERS OF PUZZLES ASKED IN SOMETHING FOR YOU :
1. CIRCLE
2. 10.50 Rupees
3. SEVEN
4. TOTAL CATS ARE 5
5. 1 only
6. North pole
7. CHRISTMAS IS WRITTEN AS X MAS BECAUSE "X" REPRESENTS GREEK LETTER " CHI " , WHICH IS SHORT FORM OF CHRIST IN GREEK . IN MATHS WE USE SOME SYMBOLS LIKE P ( RHO ) , PI (22/7), FOR CALCULATIONS
8. 99 + 9/9
9. NUMBER IS : 27 , 2+7=9 AND 9*3= 27
10. ANSWER IS "-1"
11. 4%
12. SIDE OF SQUARE IS 4 UNITS
13. 81+16= 2 RAISE TO POWER 4 + 3 RAISE TO POWER 4
14. A = 5 AND B = 1
15. D = 6
16. Y = 1
17. 64
18. 11
19. 38 INCH IS LENGTH OF FULL SIZE CRICKET BAT
20. 18 HOLES TO BE PLAYED IN GOLF
21. GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN- "JOHANN WILD MAN"
22. SHAKUNTALA DEVI IS CALLED HUMAN COMPUTER
23. ASIAN GAMES ARE HELD AFTER EVERY 4 YEARS
24.I ASIAN GAMES WERE HELD IN 1951 AT NEW DELHI
25. THERE ARE 16 PIECES ON CHESS BOARD
26. FAHRENHEIT WAS NAMED AFTER G- FAHRENHEIT
27. CELSIUS WAS NAMED AFTER A SCIENTIST NAMED CELSIUS
28. HEALTHY ADULT'S TEMPERATURE IS 98.6 DEGREE F OR 37 DEGREE CELSIUS
29. FREEZING POINT OF WATER IS 32 F
30. BOILING POINT OF WATER IS 212 F
31. PUZZLE A CHOCOLATE WILL BE EATEN IN 20 MINUTES
32. YOUR OWN AGE IS THE AGE OF THE BUS CONDUCTOR
33. FOUR CARS WERE STUCK BUMPER TO BUMPER
34. I INDIAN ASTRONAUT MR. RAKESH SHARMA, WAS TO VISIT SPACE IN 1984.
35. I INDIAN WOMAN ASTRONAUT KALPANA CHAWLA WENT TO SPACE IN 1997 AND THEN 2003 , IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
36. 1 KWH = 3.6 x 10 power 6
37. FIRST INDIAN TO GET NOBEL PRIZE WAS RABINDRA NATH TAGORE . HE GOT PRIZE IN 2013
38. GATIMAN EXPRESS HAS SPEED OF 160KM PER HOUR .
39. ARYABHATA WAS LAUNCHED IN 1975
40. THREE MILE ISLAND IS IN USA ( CHERNOBYL)
41. PARLIAMENT CAN HAVE A MAXIMUM STRENGTH OF 552 MEMBERS
42. RAJYA SABHA CAN HAVE MAXIMUM OF STRENGTH OF 250 MEMBERS
43. 7 OUT OF 29 STATES ( TILL MAY '2016 ) HAVE TWO HOUSES NAMELY : ANDHRA PRADESH, BIHAR , JAMMU AND KASHMIR, KARNATAKA , MAHARASHTRA , TELANGANA AND UTTAR PRADESH
ANSWERS OF PUZZLES ASKED IN SOMETHING FOR YOU :
1. CIRCLE
2. 10.50 Rupees
3. SEVEN
4. TOTAL CATS ARE 5
5. 1 only
6. North pole
7. CHRISTMAS IS WRITTEN AS X MAS BECAUSE "X" REPRESENTS GREEK LETTER " CHI " , WHICH IS SHORT FORM OF CHRIST IN GREEK . IN MATHS WE USE SOME SYMBOLS LIKE P ( RHO ) , PI (22/7), FOR CALCULATIONS
8. 99 + 9/9
9. NUMBER IS : 27 , 2+7=9 AND 9*3= 27
10. ANSWER IS "-1"
11. 4%
12. SIDE OF SQUARE IS 4 UNITS
13. 81+16= 2 RAISE TO POWER 4 + 3 RAISE TO POWER 4
14. A = 5 AND B = 1
15. D = 6
16. Y = 1
17. 64
18. 11
19. 38 INCH IS LENGTH OF FULL SIZE CRICKET BAT
20. 18 HOLES TO BE PLAYED IN GOLF
21. GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN- "JOHANN WILD MAN"
22. SHAKUNTALA DEVI IS CALLED HUMAN COMPUTER
23. ASIAN GAMES ARE HELD AFTER EVERY 4 YEARS
24.I ASIAN GAMES WERE HELD IN 1951 AT NEW DELHI
25. THERE ARE 16 PIECES ON CHESS BOARD
26. FAHRENHEIT WAS NAMED AFTER G- FAHRENHEIT
27. CELSIUS WAS NAMED AFTER A SCIENTIST NAMED CELSIUS
28. HEALTHY ADULT'S TEMPERATURE IS 98.6 DEGREE F OR 37 DEGREE CELSIUS
29. FREEZING POINT OF WATER IS 32 F
30. BOILING POINT OF WATER IS 212 F
31. PUZZLE A CHOCOLATE WILL BE EATEN IN 20 MINUTES
32. YOUR OWN AGE IS THE AGE OF THE BUS CONDUCTOR
33. FOUR CARS WERE STUCK BUMPER TO BUMPER
34. I INDIAN ASTRONAUT MR. RAKESH SHARMA, WAS TO VISIT SPACE IN 1984.
35. I INDIAN WOMAN ASTRONAUT KALPANA CHAWLA WENT TO SPACE IN 1997 AND THEN 2003 , IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
36. 1 KWH = 3.6 x 10 power 6
37. FIRST INDIAN TO GET NOBEL PRIZE WAS RABINDRA NATH TAGORE . HE GOT PRIZE IN 2013
38. GATIMAN EXPRESS HAS SPEED OF 160KM PER HOUR .
39. ARYABHATA WAS LAUNCHED IN 1975
40. THREE MILE ISLAND IS IN USA ( CHERNOBYL)
41. PARLIAMENT CAN HAVE A MAXIMUM STRENGTH OF 552 MEMBERS
42. RAJYA SABHA CAN HAVE MAXIMUM OF STRENGTH OF 250 MEMBERS
43. 7 OUT OF 29 STATES ( TILL MAY '2016 ) HAVE TWO HOUSES NAMELY : ANDHRA PRADESH, BIHAR , JAMMU AND KASHMIR, KARNATAKA , MAHARASHTRA , TELANGANA AND UTTAR PRADESH