'Out of the box' questions asked in IAS interviews

[Himanshi Agarwal]

While you are at it, try this one too

What starts with “e” and ends with “e” but only has one letter in it?

 

[poornima lagadapati]

Envelope

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Envelope

Yes absolutely right. The word starts with and ends with the English alphabet 'E'. It contains only one letter in it. Here 'letter' refers to the actual physical paper present inside the envelope.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Try this :

How can the pocket of your pants be empty, but still have something in it?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

This too:

If I drink, I die. If I eat, I’m fine. What am I?

 

[poornima lagadapati]

If it has a hole...but it can has darkness,air etc

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

 

[poornima lagadapati]

What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

River

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?

 

[poornima lagadapati]

Sec

If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?

Secret

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Lets try something general
How many soccer players should each team have on the field at the start of each match?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

While we are at it,lets try something logical too


Which alphabet will be 14th to the left of 8th alphabet from the right in the following series of letters?
A O B P C Q D R E S F T G U H V I W J X K Y L Z M N.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

This one's easy


Lali and Anju are a married couple. Tunu and Munu are brothers. Tunu is the brother of Lali. How is Munu related to Anju?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Pointing towards a lady, Neeraj said. “ She is the daughter of the only child of my grandmother.”
How is the lady related to Neeraj ?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

This one might make you scratch your head a bit .. but I'm sure u will get it



Find the relationship in the series D, N, O, S, A, J, J and also find the next alphabet?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Pointing towards Shreya, Mahesh said,” The father of her brother is the only son of my grandfather.” How is Shreya related to Mahesh?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Let's confuse you a bit


If "basketball" is "football”,"football" is "korfball”, "korfball" is "tennis”, "tennis" is "kabaddi" and "kabaddi" is "basketball", then to which game Wimbeldon is associated?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Imagine that you need to put a ball into an empty container and then insert a cork into the neck. Is there a way to remove the ball without taking out the cork or breaking the container?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Asha is older than Swati
Mohtarma is older than Asha but younger than Kashish.
Kashish is older than Swati.
Swati is younger than Mohtarma.
Gauri is the oldest.
Who is youngest?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

A+B>C+D and B+C> A+D then it is definite that
1. D>B
2. C>D
3. A>D
4. B>D

Think and answer