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When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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?

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

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