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You are in a boat with your mother and wife.
Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due to
boat overloading.
You cannot drop yourself. Whom will you drop?

Question Posted / vnu

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You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / maithily

the boat may contain more than 3 persons so i'll throw other
passenger(excluding my mother and wife)

Is This Answer Correct ?    30 Yes 6 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / saurabhd

my wife but not my MOTHER.
bcoz I can get another wife bt not another one lyk my mom...

Is This Answer Correct ?    27 Yes 13 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / revathi

i know swimminggggggggggggg...icomback by swmming...the r
in boat......we all r safe rignt now

Is This Answer Correct ?    12 Yes 3 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / a_a26

MYSELF EVEN IF NOT ALLOWED.

Is This Answer Correct ?    23 Yes 16 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / mukesh

I will drop who know the swimming.

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 0 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / jagathesh&achu

BOTH ARE IMPORTANT FOR ME.. SO I TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND
SIMPLY SAY PASS TO TIS QUESTION...

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 1 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / asharaf

myself n my wife will drop

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 4 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / guest

boatrider

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 3 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / pradip kumar bala

I will drop one out of my mother and wife who knows how to
swim. One may be knowing swimming. Question does not say
anything on it and hence, we should not be biased on this.

We cannot violate the condition given in the question and
hence, I cannot drop myself, it may be necessary.

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 0 No

You are in a boat with your mother and wife. Suddenly you are forced to drop somebody into water due..

Answer / arulmurugan.c

i will drop the one who know swimming
if both know swiming means i will drop my wife

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 0 No

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