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jNS¡Ù» (1)

i¡la£u c¤C V¡L¡l j¤â¡u c¤C¢V B‰¥m cM¡ e¡ b¡ L z HL V¡L¡l j¤â¡u

cM¡ e¡ b¡ L HL¢V B‰¥m z HL V¡L¡l j¤â¡u L¡e B‰¥m¢V

cM¡ e¡ b¡ L ?

On a Two Rupee Indian coin, two fingers are shown.

Similarly, on a One-Rupee coin, one finger is shown.

Which finger?

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h¤ s¡ B‰¥m / hªÜ¡‰¥ù

The Thumb

jNS¡Ù» (2)

i¡la£u HL n¡ V¡L¡l Qm¢a ¢p¢l Sl e¡ Vl ¢fR e HL¢V ¢h no

R¢h b¡ L z ¢L pl R¢h ?

The current series of the 100 Rupees note has the particular picture printed on

its reverse side. Picture of what is referred to?

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L¡’eS´O¡ nª‰Kanchenjungha

peak

jNS¡Ù» (3)

aMe j¤omd¡ l hª¢ø fs R z HLSe m¡L R¡a¡ h¡ hoÑ¡¢a R¡s¡C

l¡Ù¹¡ ¢c u k¡¢µRm z ¢L¿¹¥ m¡L¢Vl HL¢VJ Q¥m hª¢ø a

¢iSm e¡ z Le ?

A man is walking outside in the rain. He does not have an umbrella

even though it is pouring outside. Nothing is covering his head, yet his hair

doesn't get wet. How is this possible?

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m¡L¢Vl HL¢VJ Q¥m ¢Rm e¡ /

m¡L¢Vl j¡b¡u V¡L ¢Rm z

The man was bald

jNS¡Ù» (4)

HLSe m¡L Bf¡cjÙ¹L L¡ m¡ l Pl S¡j¡-L¡fs f s HL¢V l¡Ù¹¡ ¢c u k¡¢µRm z

HL¢V L¡ m¡ l Pl N¡¢s L¡e m¡CV e¡ SÆ¡¢m u l¡Ù¹¡ ¢c u k¡¢µRm z N¡¢s¢V HL¢V   j¡ sl L¡ R m¡L¢Vl fË¡u O¡ sl L¡ R H p S¡ l hËL L o

L¡eœ² j cy¡¢s u fsm z N¡¢sl XÊ¡Ci¡l ¢Li¡ h L¡ m¡ l Pl S¡j¡-

L¡fs fs¡ m¡L¢V L cM a f­l ¢Rm ?

A man dressed all in black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly

a large black car without any headlights on,

comes round the corner and screeches to a halt.

How did the driver know there was a man in the road?

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aMe ¢c el hm¡ ¢Rm !

It was daytime!

jNS¡Ù» (5)

HLSe X¡š²¡lh¡h¤ a¡j¡ L ¢ae¢V Jo¤d M a ¢c u hm me k 20 ¢j¢eV

A¿¹l HL¢V L l Jo¤d M a q hz ¢ae¢V Jo¤d no Ll a a¡j¡l La pju m¡N h ?A doctor gives you 3 pills to take

1 in every 20 minutes. How long will the pills last?

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40 ¢j¢eV40 Minutes

jNS¡Ù» (6)

f¤l¦o J j¢qm¡ cl n¡VÑ h¡ S¡j¡l j dÉ HL¢V NWeNa p¡d¡lZ

f¡bÑLÉ b¡ L z ¢L pC f¡bÑLÉ ?

There is a basic difference between the shirts made for male and female.

What is that basic difference?

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f¤l¦o cl n¡ VÑ h¡a¡j b¡ L X¡e ¢c L z j¢qm¡ cl n¡ VÑ h¡a¡j b¡ L h¡j ¢c L z

THE BUTTONS ON A MALE SHIRT IS FIXED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE;

AND IT’S JUST THE OPPOSITE IN THE CASE OF THE SHIRTS

MADE FOR THE WOMEN

jNS¡Ù» (7)

' ¢Su¡ jS ' k¢c i¨–¡l ¢h‘¡epeÈa e¡j qu, a¡q m ' ¢Su¡ jS Hi¡lV¡ (Zea mays everta)' L¡e fËL¡l M¡ cÉl

¢h‘¡epeÈa e¡j ?If ‘Zea maize’ is the scientific name

of corn, then ‘Zea maize everta’ refers to which particular food product?

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i¨–¡l MC h¡ ffÚLZÑPop-corn

jNS¡Ù» (8)

AEFHIKLMNTVWXYZ Hhw BCDGJOPQRSU

-Cwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC hsq¡ a mM¡ Arl…¢ml j dÉ

¢L p¡d¡lZ f¡bÑLÉ haÑj¡e ? What is the basic difference between

the following letters of the English alphabets: (if written in block capitals)

AEFHIKLMNTVWXYZ &

BCDGJOPQRSU

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AEFHIKLMNTVWXYZ -Cwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC Arl…¢m p¡d¡lZi¡ h plm lM¡ à¡l¡

mM¡ k¡u z ¢L¿¹¥ BCDGJOPQRSU - HC Arl…¢m

¢mM a q m hœ² lM¡l fË u¡Se qu zGenerally using only straight lines, the following letters of the English alphabets could be written:

AEFHIKLMNTVWXYZ whereas curved lines are generally have to be

used to write BCDGJOPQRSU

jNS¡Ù» (9)

F-H-L-M-N-S-XCwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC hÉ”ehZÑ…¢ml

j dÉ ¢L p¡d¡lZ p¡cªnÉ haÑj¡e ?

There is a certain similarity in the following consonants of the English

alphabets:F-H-L-M-N-S-X.

What is the similarity?

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F-H-L-M-N-S-X -Cwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC hZÑ…¢m EµQ¡lZ Ll¡l pju

fË¢a¢V hZÑ EµQ¡l Zl B N ‘a‘- HC ülhZÑ h¡ vowel- ¢Vl p¡q¡kÉ ¢e

a qu z

F-H-L-M-N-S-XAll are pronounced with the prior ‘a’ sound

jNS¡Ù» (10)

A-H-I-M-O-T-U-V-W-XCwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC hsq¡ a

mM¡ Arl…¢ml j dÉ ¢L p¡d¡lZ p¡cªnÉ haÑj¡e ?

There is a certain similarity in the following letters of the English alphabets

(if written in Block Capitals) :A-H-I-M-O-T-U-V-W-X.What is the similarity?

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A-H-I-M-O-T-U-V-W-X -Cwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l HC Arl…¢m hs q¡ a ¢m M Bue¡l p¡j e ¢e u N m

H cl cM a HLC lLj m¡ N z

A-H-I-M-O-T-U-V-W-XThese letters look same

in front of the mirror

jNS¡Ù» (11)

‘Almost’- HC Cwl¡S£ në¢Vl HL¢V ¢h no °h

¢nøÉ B R z ¢L pC °h¢nøÉ ?

There is a special characteristic when we spell or write the word ‘Almost’.

What is the unique characteristic?

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Almost - HC Cwl¡S£ në¢V a Cwl¡S£ hZÑj¡m¡l

Arl…¢m œ²jfkÑ¡ u p¡S¡ e¡ B R z‘Almost’ is the only 6-letter word in the

English language in which the letters used to spell or write the word are placed in

alphabetical order.

jNS¡Ù» (12)

(i) Rise to vote, Sir.(ii) A war at Tarawa.(iii) Red root put up to order.

- HC h¡LÉ…¢ml j dÉ HL¢V ¢h no °h¢nøÉ B R z

¢L pC °h¢nøÉ ?What is so special about the sentences:

(ii) Rise to vote, Sir.(ii) A war at Tarawa.(iii) Red root put up to order.

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(i) Rise to vote, Sir(ii) A war at Tarawa(iii) Red root put up to order

- HC h¡LÉ…¢m qm fÉ¡¢me XÊ¡j z H…¢m p¡S¡ h¡ E ÒV¡ - k¢cL ¢c uC fs¡ k¡L

e¡ Le, HLC EµQ¡lZ q h z

(i) Rise to vote, Sir(ii) A war at Tarawa(iii) Red root put up to order

- These sentences are Palindromes – they could be read same backwards as forwards

jNS¡Ù» (13)

HC j¤ý aÑ B¢éL¡ a HL L«o·¡‰ cÇf¢al

HL¢V ¢nö i¨¢jø qm z ¢nö¢Vl cy¡ al lw ¢L ?

Right at this moment, a child is born of a black couple.

What is the colour of the child’s teeth?

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HC j¤ý aÑ ¢nö¢V i¨¢jø q u R z

¢nö¢Vl cy¡aC eC !It is a newborn baby.

He /She does not have any tooth!

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HL¢ce l¡ a HL iâj¢qm¡ HL¢V AåL¡l O l h p HL¢V hC fs Re z O l L¡e fËL¡ ll B m¡ eC

h¡ h¡C l b L L¡e B m¡ Bp RJ e¡ z I iâj¢qm¡ L¡efËL¡l C-h¤L h¡ L¢ÇfEV¡l h¡ mÉ¡fVf h¡ L¡elLj °hcÉ¥¢ae j¡dÉj hÉhq¡l L lJ hC fs Re

e¡ z iâj¢qm¡ ¢Li¡ h hC¢V fs Re ?It is night time. A woman is reading a book sitting in adark room where there is no source of light. No light iscoming from outside either. She is not reading anything

in computer or laptop or on an e-book reader. How is she reading the book?

iâj¢qm¡ Q¡ M cM a f¡e e¡ z E¢e hËCm fÜ¢a a

hC fs Re z The lady is blind and thus is

reading a book written in Braille.