Logical Problems

(26) I am not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I?

• (a) A plant
• (b) A rock
• (c) Fire
• (d) A fire

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) A fire
A fire is not alive, but it can grow (in size) as it consumes fuel. It doesn’t have lungs, but it needs air to burn, and it can be extinguished (drowned) with water.

(27) What has keys but can’t open locks and has space but no room?

• (a) A keyboard
• (b) A computer
• (c) A room with a view
• (d) A piano

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) A piano
A piano has keys (musical keys) but can’t open locks, and it has space (in the form of keys) but no room.

(28) What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

• (a) The letter “m”
• (b) The letter “e”
• (c) The letter “o”
• (d) The word “time”

Answer

Correct Answer: (c) The letter “o”
The letter “o” appears once in the word “minute,” twice in the word “moment,” but never in the phrase “a thousand years.”

(29) If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, how many apples do you have?

• (a) 0 apples
• (b) 2 apples
• (c) 6 apples
• (d) 4 apples

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) 4 apples
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, you still have 4 apples in your possession.

(30) What gets wetter as it dries?

• (a) A sponge
• (b) A towel
• (c) A water bottle
• (d) A bar of soap

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) A towel
A towel gets wetter as it dries when used to dry off wet surfaces or people.