Google Interview Questions

[The_Big_K]

CEans,

One of my friends forwarded few questions asked by Google to candidates in interviews. I'm not sure if Google really asked these questions, but I thought it would be interesting to share them with you.

So Here are few questions, all you have to do is to pick one and write your answer let's see if we get interesting replies to these interesting questions:-

Q.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?

Q. Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.

Q. How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?

Q. You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do?

Q. Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’s very hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirts for easy retrieval?

So pick your favorite question(s) and start answering

Oh yes! All The Best!

[The_Big_K]

No takers for this? Too hard?

[suyash]

Q.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?

Ans :

my solution depends on the size of the blender and the amount of clothing that I have.
what I will try to do is that I will try to make a long chain of clothes (pants+ shirts + ********** etc) and then try to hook it up on one of the blades. Now when the blender starts I will pray to god that the air vortex that forms, which actually pulls things up (like an exhaust fan) takes me out of the blender before the blades reached enough speed to get me. (of course this too, only if the top of the blender is open )

another solution will be that you might as well try to burn the motor of the blender by trying to wedge your clothing in between some notch, if its present at the outer periphery.

Q.Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.

A database is a sort of magic bag that lets you find anything you want. you just have to order something and its there... presto !!

Q. How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?

sit back and relax...
or else you could also give a "birbal" like answer (how many crows? remember... )

Q.You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do?

I have no clue as to this one...
maybe I will ask for directions hehe...


Q.Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’s very hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirts for easy retrieval?

the best way to organize your shirts will be first by colour and then another subdivision in each category can be with respect to type / size...

is there a better way?

[The_Big_K]

good try, Suyash!

I liked your answer to question#1 & #2.

the best way to organize your shirts will be first by colour and then another subdivision in each category can be with respect to type / size...

really?

[crook]

Originally Posted by The_Big_K

Q.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?

I will take out my clothes and try to jam the rotor with them

[kidakaka]

Q.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?

A. I will not do anything. Since my density is lesser than the liquid's (assuming its water based) then I will float to the top.

Another alternative action is to take a deep breathe and sink along the sides of the vessel where the flow of the whirlpool would be the least. Come up to take a deep breath again and keep on doing that.

[gauravtiwari89]

Q.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?

i) I will try and use the measurement marks on the container as steps to climb out.
ii)Maybe sit in the center of the blade, have a hell of a ride .. and wait for it to get over..


Q. Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.

Database is a superhero with a giant brain, who never forgets whats where, and is allways ready to help.

Q. How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?

Assuming that the population of U.S is 450-500miliion, and that approximately 200 million vehicles, assuming one gas station supplies to 500 cars per day ill say around 400,000.


Q. You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do?


Id say that I will start anyway, hire a cab who knows the way, pay him more if running late. and for personal satisfaction confirm the route with someone of its knowledge


Q. Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’s very hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirts for easy retrieval?

Id built 3 basic categories, T-shirt, Full sleeves, Half Sleeves.
These three will have three more catogories party, casual , formal..
and in theese catogories id organise them according to thier colour.

[yudi]

Q. 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?
A. I will try to get out of that EMPTY blender before the action begun.

Q. Explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew.
A. Database is like your math's teacher who remembers names, numbers, grades of every student in your class & also teaches/helps you in solving math problems.

Q. How many gas stations would you say there are in the United States?
A. Assuming that the population of U.S is 500 miliion apx., so it should be somewhere 120 to 140 thousand, according to latest census bureau data.

Q. You have to get from point A to point B. You don’t know if you can get there. What would you do?
A. from A i'll hire a taxi/cab to reach B,making sure that he follow the authentic route. In that case taxi/cab driver should know the way to B.

Q. Imagine you have a closet full of shirts. It’s very hard to find a shirt. So what can you do to organize your shirts for easy retrieval?
A. Asumming that i don't have any T-shirt, then in that case follwing SQL query can be used.
SELECT * FROM CLOSET HAVING SLEEVES='HALF' OR 'FULL' ORDER BY SLEEVES,COLOR;

[The_Big_K]

Wow, good!

I hope someone from Google watches this and makes you guys an offer

[can't rule out that possibility, you know ]

[mahajan.ar]

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