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Riddles

  Refer to the hints section below if you need them. On Dec 21, 2020, Saturn and Jupiter appeared in the sky to have a conjunction. They were in the same sign/rashi. Saturn takes 30 years to go around the Sun, while Jupiter takes 12 years. After how many years will they appear to be in the same sign again (not necessarily as close to have the conjunction we witnessed last December)? There are 2 possible answers although only one of them is possible in reality. What are the answers? On a fine day in June, I travel 10 kms North and then I travel 5 kms South. How far am I from my original location? I am not looking for the obvious answer of 5 kms North? What are the other answers? When a person is watching the lunar eclipse, his friend calls him and says that he is watching the Solar eclipse. How is this possible? Both of them are telling the truth. Consider an object which is falling to the Earth from great heights. As it approaches the Earth, it experiences increasing gravity. Now imagi