I came across some questions that were asked in job interviews at Microsoft Inc. and at Google Inc.
Found some of them irritating.
Anyway, have a look and do tell if you have the answers to them.
Google: How many piano tuners are there in the entire world?
Microsoft: How much does a 747 weigh?
Google: Describe a chicken using a programming language.
Google: You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your original density. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The blades will start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?
Google: In a country in which people only want boys, every family continues to have children until they have a boy. If they have a girl, they have another child. If they have a boy, they stop. What is the proportion of boys to girls in the country?
Microsoft: 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?
Microsoft: Pairs of primes separated by a single number are called prime pairs. Examples are 17 and 19. Prove that the number between a prime pair is always divisible by 6 (assuming both numbers in the pair are greater than 6). Now prove that there are no ‘prime triples.’
Microsoft: Imagine an analog clock set to 12 o’clock. Note that the hour and minute hands overlap. How many times each day do both the hour and minute hands overlap? How would you determine the exact times of the day that this occurs?
Microsoft: Imagine a disk spinning like a record player turn table. Half of the disk is black and the other is white. Assume you have an unlimited number of color sensors. How many sensors would you have to place around the disk to determine the direction the disk is spinning? Where would they be placed?
Note: Pingdom claims that it came across these questions narrated by different candidates while it was looking for a developer and a support technician.
PS: The original report can be viewed here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/5941045.cms
HT Shine also listed some questions that foxed the interviewee-
>A genie gives you 3 wishes that have to relate only to your workplace.What would you ask for?
>If I were to call your boss right now, what is the best thing that he would say about you?And the worst?
>Let us presume that you have just won a lottery.What will you do?Will you continue to work?If so, why?
>You are on a flight with your boss and your girlfriend/wife also happens to be on board.The plane crashes- Who would you save first?
>You have a choice between working with 2 different bosses.One boss is a Yoga expert and the other is a martial arts freak.Who will you prefer to work with?
>How long will you be able to stay with company?
