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Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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