1. you are at a party with a friend and 10 people are present including you and the friend. your friend makes you a wager that for every person you find that has the same birthday as you, you get $1; for every person he finds that does not have the same birthday as you, he gets $2. would you accept the wager? (google interview)
2. A town has two hospitals, one big and one small. Every day the big hospital delivers 1000 babies and the small hospital delivers 100 babies. There's a 50/50 chance of male or female on each birth.
Which hospital has a better chance of having the same number of boys
as girls?
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Puzzles to test your retaining and stress bearing ability
These kind of puzzles are mostly asked (asked in Microsoft)to test the stress level and attitude , you r not supposed to answer correctly but you must not let them feel that you are exhausted and not able to take challenge. you must try to find out all the possible ways , even if it is not correct. try out first and mail me at p4p.click@gmail.com if u r unable after giving your best effort.
1. Ali Baba had four sons, to whom he bequeathed his 39 camels, with the proviso that the legacy be divided in the following way : The oldest son was to receive one half the property, the next a quarter, the third an eighth and the youngest one tenth. The four brothers were at a loss as how to divide the inheritance among themselves without cutting up a camel, until a stranger appeared upon the scene. Dismounting from his camel, he asked if he might help, for he knew just what to do. The brothers gratefully accepted his offer. Adding his own camel to Ali Baba's 39, he divided the 40 as per the will. The oldest son received 20, the next 10, the third 5 and the youngest 4. One camel remained : this was his, which he mounted and rode away. Scratching their heads in amazement, they started calculating. The oldest thought : is not 20 greater than the half of 39? Someone must have received less than his proper share ! But each brother discovered that he had received more than his due. How is it possible?
2. Adam, Burzin, Clark and Edmund each live in an apartment. Their apartments are arranged in a row numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. Also, one of them is the landlord. If Clark's apartment is not next to Burzin's apartment, then the landlord is Adam and lives in apartment 1. If Adam's apartment is right of Clark's apartment, then the landlord is Edmund and lives in apartment 4. If Burzin's apartment is not next to Edmund's apartment, then the landlord is Clark and lives in apartment 3. If Edmund's apartment is right of Adam's apartment, then the landlord is Burzin and lives in apartment 2.Who is the landlord?
3. A man is going to an Antique Car auction. All purchases must be paid for in cash. He goes to the bank and draws out $25,000.Since the man does not want to be seen carrying that much money, he places it in 15 evelopes numbered 1 through 15. Each envelope contains the least number of bills possible of any available US currency (i.e. no two tens in place of a twenty).At the auction he makes a successful bid of $8322 for a car. He hands the auctioneer envelopes number(s) 2, 8, and 14. After opening the envelopes the auctioneer finds exactly the right amount.How many ones did the auctioneer find in the envelopes?
1. Ali Baba had four sons, to whom he bequeathed his 39 camels, with the proviso that the legacy be divided in the following way : The oldest son was to receive one half the property, the next a quarter, the third an eighth and the youngest one tenth. The four brothers were at a loss as how to divide the inheritance among themselves without cutting up a camel, until a stranger appeared upon the scene. Dismounting from his camel, he asked if he might help, for he knew just what to do. The brothers gratefully accepted his offer. Adding his own camel to Ali Baba's 39, he divided the 40 as per the will. The oldest son received 20, the next 10, the third 5 and the youngest 4. One camel remained : this was his, which he mounted and rode away. Scratching their heads in amazement, they started calculating. The oldest thought : is not 20 greater than the half of 39? Someone must have received less than his proper share ! But each brother discovered that he had received more than his due. How is it possible?
2. Adam, Burzin, Clark and Edmund each live in an apartment. Their apartments are arranged in a row numbered 1 to 4 from left to right. Also, one of them is the landlord. If Clark's apartment is not next to Burzin's apartment, then the landlord is Adam and lives in apartment 1. If Adam's apartment is right of Clark's apartment, then the landlord is Edmund and lives in apartment 4. If Burzin's apartment is not next to Edmund's apartment, then the landlord is Clark and lives in apartment 3. If Edmund's apartment is right of Adam's apartment, then the landlord is Burzin and lives in apartment 2.Who is the landlord?
3. A man is going to an Antique Car auction. All purchases must be paid for in cash. He goes to the bank and draws out $25,000.Since the man does not want to be seen carrying that much money, he places it in 15 evelopes numbered 1 through 15. Each envelope contains the least number of bills possible of any available US currency (i.e. no two tens in place of a twenty).At the auction he makes a successful bid of $8322 for a car. He hands the auctioneer envelopes number(s) 2, 8, and 14. After opening the envelopes the auctioneer finds exactly the right amount.How many ones did the auctioneer find in the envelopes?
Monday, February 11, 2008
most frequently asked puzzles
This section test your analytical ability , still if you know these puzzle before it can be your lucky question , these are some common puzzles that u must know bfore the interview as it might not click at that time , as it happens in interview , your mind become nervous , so go through thesse and try to solve on your own , it will sharp your analytical abilty.
i am not writing answers because it will not be benificial for you and also u will loose interest , even if u want to know the answer of some question that u r unable to solve mail me to p4p.click@gmail.com
1.Why is a manhole cover round?
2.One train leaves Los Angeles at 15mph heading for New York. Another train leaves from New York at 20mph heading for Los Angeles on the same track. If a bird, flying at 25mph, leaves from Los Angeles at the same time as the train and flies back and forth between the two trains until they collide, how far will the bird have traveled?
3.There is a room with a door (closed) and three light bulbs. Outside the room there are three switches, connected to the bulbs. You may manipulate the switches as you wish, but once you open the door you can't change them. Identify each switch with its bulb.
4.Suppose you had 8 billiard balls, and one of them was slightly heavier, but the only way to tell was by putting it on a scale against another. What's the fewest number of times you'd have to use the scale to find the heavier ball?
5.You have 4 jars of pills. Each pill is a certain weight(10g), except for contaminated pills contained in one jar, where each pill is weight – 1(9g). How could you tell which jar had the contaminated pills in just one measurement?
6.If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?
7.You have a bucket of jelly beans. Some are red, some are blue, and some green. With your eyes closed, pick out 2 of a like color. How many do you have to grab to be sure you have 2 of the same?
i am not writing answers because it will not be benificial for you and also u will loose interest , even if u want to know the answer of some question that u r unable to solve mail me to p4p.click@gmail.com
1.Why is a manhole cover round?
2.One train leaves Los Angeles at 15mph heading for New York. Another train leaves from New York at 20mph heading for Los Angeles on the same track. If a bird, flying at 25mph, leaves from Los Angeles at the same time as the train and flies back and forth between the two trains until they collide, how far will the bird have traveled?
3.There is a room with a door (closed) and three light bulbs. Outside the room there are three switches, connected to the bulbs. You may manipulate the switches as you wish, but once you open the door you can't change them. Identify each switch with its bulb.
4.Suppose you had 8 billiard balls, and one of them was slightly heavier, but the only way to tell was by putting it on a scale against another. What's the fewest number of times you'd have to use the scale to find the heavier ball?
5.You have 4 jars of pills. Each pill is a certain weight(10g), except for contaminated pills contained in one jar, where each pill is weight – 1(9g). How could you tell which jar had the contaminated pills in just one measurement?
6.If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?
7.You have a bucket of jelly beans. Some are red, some are blue, and some green. With your eyes closed, pick out 2 of a like color. How many do you have to grab to be sure you have 2 of the same?
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