Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles

Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 1 : Infogain Interview Aptitude Question
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On a magical land of Narnia , all the animal in the land are rational.

There are 10 tigers and one goat.
Tiger can eat goat but since its a magical land , the tiger who eats the goat , turns into goat and then can be eaten by the remaining tiger(s).

If we leave them for some time then how many goat and tiger will be there , when we come back ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 2 : Classic Logical Interview Puzzle
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I have two rectangular wires.
Both of them have property that when i light the fire from one end , it will take 60 minutes to get completely burn.
However they do not burn at consistent speed (i.e it might be possible 1st 20% burn in 50 minutes and 80% can burn in 10 minutes).

So how could i measure 45 minutes ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 3 : Tricky Logic Puzzle
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I have some blue and red sock in my drawer.
I have total of 4 socks.
I pick 2 socks and chances that i get pair of red socks is 1/2.

What is the chance of picking a pair of blue socks ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 4 : Oracle Probability Interview Question
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What is the probability of choosing the correct answer at random from the options below.

a) 1/4
b) 1/2
c) 1
d) 1/4
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 5 : Thinking Puzzle
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You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus

An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
An old friend who once saved your life.
The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 6 : Math Logic Puzzle
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In a guess game , five friends had to guess the exact numbers of apples in a covered basket.
Friends guessed as 22 , 24, 29 , 33 , 38, but none of guess was right.The guesses were off by 1, 8, 6, 3, and 8 (in a random order).

From this information, can you determine the number of apples in a basket ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 7 : Intel Logic Aptitude Interview Question
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Three brothers are identical triplets.
-: The oldest(my minutes) is Sanjay and he is so honest that he always tells the truth.
-: The next oldest is Anurag and he always lies.
-: The next and the youngest is Anmol and he sometimes lies and sometimes tells the truth.

Aditi, an old friend of the the brothers visited them after a long time and did not recognize them.
:- Aditi asked the brother that was sitting on the left, 'Which brother is in the middle of you three?' and the answer she received was, 'Oh, that's Sanjay.'
:- Aditi then asked the brother in the middle, 'What is your name?' The response given was, 'I am Anmol'
:- Aditi turned to the brother on the right, then asked, 'Who is that in the middle?' The brother then replied, 'He is Anurag.'

This confused Aditi; she had asked the same question three times and received three different answers.

Who was who ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 8 : Easy Gallon Riddle
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I have a five and a three gallon jar.

Assuming there us an infinite supply of water , how can i measure one gallon water ?
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 9 : Dollar Cent Maths Riddle
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I went to the book shop and spent one half of the money that was in my purse.

When I came out, I found that I had as many cents as I had dollars and half as many dollars as I had cents when I went in. Find the money in my purse when I entered the store.
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Lateral Thinking Logic Puzzles 10 : Murder Mystery Puzzle
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A wealthy man lives alone in a small cottage. Being partially handicapped he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering a letter one Thursday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening he could see the man's body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Monday's newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why?
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