the real brain teasers

 Old codes

A	N	G	R	Y	C	H	I	L	D
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0

New codes

G	L	A	N	D	Y	R	I	C	H
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0

During war a new station K is established between L and N stations. According to the new code the distance between the K and N stations is DCA meters . According to old code distance between L and N stations is ADLC meters.

What will be the distance between L and K stations according to new code?

Answer

 DHA

Solution : Value of DCA according to new code = 593meters

Value of ADLC according to old code = 1096 meters

So, Distance between L and N = 1096 meters

And distance between K and N = 993 meters

So, distance between L and K = 1096 – 593 = 503 meters

On converting 503 according to new code, DHA comes.

Train A leaves Mumbai at 10:00 a.m. for Delhi and travels with a constant speed of 50 km/h, while train B leaves Delhi at 10:30 a.m. for Mumbai and travels with a constant speed of 60 km/h. At the instant when the two trains meet, which train will be nearer to Mumbai?

Answer

Both trains will be at the same distance from Mumbai!

You will find me in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days? Who am I?

Answer

The letter 'n'!

Find the odd one out

                                              a) OXMICE

                                              b) NIWAAT

                                              c) REEPOU

                                              d) DOLANP

                                              e) ANFCER

                                              f) LARSIE

Answer

The option (c) is the odd one out, all the others are anagrams of country names, as

a) MEXICO

b) TAIWAN

d) POLAND

e) FRANCE

f) ISRAEL

Dev was born on March 5, 1970. Prashant has born 25 days before Dev. If in that year Republic  Day has come on Monday, then on what day did Prashant was born?

Answer

Sunday

Solution: Since Prashant has born 25 days before Dev so birth date of Prashant is February 8, 1970. But in that year Republic Day was on Monday.

Now, number of days from 26 January till 8 February = 13 days

Hence, after 13 days of Monday, there will be Sunday.