Indian Folk Riddles and Puzzles

Description: Test your knowledge of Indian folk riddles and puzzles, a rich part of Indian cultural heritage.
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What has a head and a tail, but no body?

  1. A coin

  2. A snake

  3. A rope

  4. A key


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A coin has a head (the side with the design) and a tail (the side with the year), but it doesn't have a body.

I am always hungry, the more you feed me, the more I grow. But when I'm thirsty, I get smaller.

  1. A fire

  2. A plant

  3. A balloon

  4. A sponge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A fire grows when you feed it with fuel, but it gets smaller when you add water.

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but there is not a single person on board. Why?

  1. They are all married

  2. They are all children

  3. They are all statues

  4. They are all ghosts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The riddle says 'not a single person,' which means they are all married couples.

What has three feet but can't walk?

  1. A Yardstick

  2. A Tripod

  3. A Table

  4. A Chair


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A yardstick has three feet (the markings used for measuring), but it can't walk.

What has a neck without a head, a back without a spine, and four legs without feet?

  1. A shirt

  2. A table

  3. A chair

  4. A guitar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A shirt has a neck (the opening for the head), a back (the part that covers the back), and four legs (the sleeves), but it doesn't have a head, a spine, or feet.

I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. What am I?

  1. A candle

  2. A tree

  3. A person

  4. A mountain


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A candle is tall when it is new, and it gets shorter as it burns.

What has a tongue but cannot speak, a bed but never sleeps, and a river but no water?

  1. A shoe

  2. A book

  3. A map

  4. A clock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A shoe has a tongue (the part that goes over the instep), a bed (the insole), and a river (the groove in the sole), but it can't speak, sleep, or hold water.

What goes up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

  1. An umbrella

  2. A feather

  3. A balloon

  4. A smoke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An umbrella can go up a chimney down because it is pointed, but it can't go down a chimney up because it is too wide.

What has a face but no eyes, hands but no arms, and walks but has no legs?

  1. A clock

  2. A watch

  3. A mirror

  4. A door


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A clock has a face (the dial), hands (the hour and minute hands), and walks (the second hand), but it doesn't have eyes, arms, or legs.

I am always changing, but I always stay the same. What am I?

  1. The weather

  2. The moon

  3. The tide

  4. The seasons


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The weather is always changing, but it always stays the same in the sense that there is always some kind of weather.

What has a head and a tail, but no body? (x^2 - 4 = 0)

  1. A snake

  2. A coin

  3. A worm

  4. A fish


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The answer is a coin. The equation (x^2 - 4 = 0) has two solutions, (x = 2) and (x = -2), which can be interpreted as the head and tail of a coin.

I am always there, but you can't see me. I am everywhere, but you can't touch me. What am I?

  1. The wind

  2. The air

  3. The sun

  4. The moon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The air is always there, but we can't see it. It is everywhere, but we can't touch it.

What has a tongue but cannot speak, a bed but never sleeps, and a river but no water?

  1. A shoe

  2. A book

  3. A map

  4. A clock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A shoe has a tongue (the part that goes over the instep), a bed (the insole), and a river (the groove in the sole), but it can't speak, sleep, or hold water.

What goes up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

  1. An umbrella

  2. A feather

  3. A balloon

  4. A smoke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An umbrella can go up a chimney down because it is pointed, but it can't go down a chimney up because it is too wide.

What has a face but no eyes, hands but no arms, and walks but has no legs?

  1. A clock

  2. A watch

  3. A mirror

  4. A door


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A clock has a face (the dial), hands (the hour and minute hands), and walks (the second hand), but it doesn't have eyes, arms, or legs.

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