Phobias and Brain Teasers Quiz

Working backwards: After vehicle expense, Sanjay has Rs.3213 (which is 90% of remaining after entertainment). So before vehicle: 3213/0.9 = Rs.3570. After food expense: 3570/0.7 = Rs.5100. Original income: 5100/0.85 = Rs.6000. Option A is correct.

This is an inverse proportion problem: more men means fewer days. Total work = 12 men × 20 days = 240 man-days. With 15 men: 240/15 = 16 days. Option C is correct.

Total distance to cross = train length + platform length = 175 + 35 = 210 metres. Time = 12 seconds. Speed = 210/12 = 17.5 m/s. Convert to km/hr: 17.5 × (3600/1000) = 17.5 × 3.6 = 63 km/hr. Option C is correct.

This is a lateral thinking puzzle. The answer is False because if the man is LIVING in the USA, he cannot be buried anywhere - you must be dead to be buried. This appears to be a geographic/legal question but is actually a logic puzzle playing on the word 'living'.

The answer is False because if a man has a widow, it means he is dead. A dead person cannot legally marry anyone. This is another lateral thinking puzzle that appears to be about marriage laws but is actually testing if you notice that a widower is deceased.

This is a classic geography puzzle. For a rectangular house to have ALL four sides facing south, the house must be at the North Pole. At the North Pole, all directions point south. Polar bears found in the Arctic region are white in color. This tests spatial reasoning and geographic knowledge.

The answer is 2 because if YOU take away 2 apples, then YOU HAVE 2 apples. This is a trick question designed to make you do subtraction (3-2=1) when it's actually asking what you possess after taking the apples. The wording 'how many do YOU have' refers to the apples you took, not what remains.

The answer is True because the fan can literally say the words 'the score' before any game begins - this is a play on words. He's not predicting the actual game score, he's just saying the phrase 'the score'. This appears to be about supernatural prediction but is actually a linguistic trick.

The answer is Matches because you must light the match first before you can light anything else. This appears to be asking which material burns best, but it's actually testing logical sequence - you need an ignition source to start a fire, and that ignition source (the match) must be lit first.

The answer is based on population size - there are more Chinese men than Japanese men overall, so total rice consumption is higher. This appears to be about cultural preferences or stereotypes, but the answer relies purely on population demographics. Larger population = more total consumption of any common food.

The answer is 'Normal' because a normal person has fingers on BOTH hands, not all on one hand. This appears to be asking about disability, but it's actually a trick question playing on assumption - no normal person has all their fingers on just one hand.

Achluophobia is the specific term for fear of darkness. The prefix 'achluo' comes from Greek meaning darkness or gloom. Acrophobia is fear of heights, Ablutophobia is fear of bathing, and Agateophobia is fear of insanity.

Bathophobia is the specific term for the fear of depths. Batophobia is the fear of heights or being close to high buildings, and Bibliophobia is the fear of books.

Chromophobia is the fear of colors. The prefix 'chromo' comes from Greek meaning color. Chronophobia is fear of time, Chorophobia is fear of dancing, and Chrometophobia is fear of money.

Dystychiphobia is the fear of accidents. The prefix comes from Greek 'dystychia' meaning bad fortune or accident. Dinophobia is fear of whirlpools, Dendrophobia is fear of trees, and Dipsophobia is fear of drinking.

Electrophobia is the fear of electricity. The word contains 'electr' from electricity. Ergophobia is fear of work, Ecophobia is fear of home surroundings, and Elurophobia is fear of cats.

Felinophobia is the fear of cats. The prefix 'felino' comes from feline (cat-related). Francophobia is fear of French culture, Febriphobia is fear of fever, and Fibriophobia is fear of fibers.

Genophobia is the fear of sex. The prefix 'geno' relates to birth or reproduction. Genuphobia is fear of knees, Genephobia is fear of birth, and Geniophobia is fear of chins.

Hylophobia is the fear of forests. The prefix 'hylo' comes from Greek meaning forest or wood. Hylephobia is fear of material things, Hyelophobia is fear of oil, and Hygrophobia is fear of liquids.

Iophobia is the fear of poison or being poisoned. The prefix 'io' comes from Greek meaning poison or rust. Isolophobia is fear of solitude, Ideophobia is fear of ideas, and Iatrophobia is fear of doctors.