Mar 24
Mar 24
Microsoft has decided to launch MCP (Microsoft Calculator Pro) as their flagship product from 2009. This product’s new version is capable of solving mathematical problems posed in the natural language and is currently in the System test phase and the ST team has raised numerous critical defects for the development team. The product manager needs your help to verify the results of few complicated calculations.
The six mathematical calculations which MCP is having problems with, are given below. The product manager wants to compare your results with the results shown by the software. So, please do the calculations and once you get the answers, anagram it and get the password for this clue.
1) Number of Oscars won by Titanic – 2
2) DCXCIV
3) The number of stars in the Universe (as of 24th March 2009 morning 9.23 am) is 4.2 x 10^24 . The average Cypriot family has 2.3 kids. So, if there are 43560 square feet in an acre, how many humps do 461 dromedary camels have?
4) 0!
5) Number of biscuits in a baker’s dozen + Number of stars on the American Flag + 3
6) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841?71693993751058209749445923078164
Mar 22
Here in Amdocs, we have a Social Club where they arrange for screening all the important cricket on Big Screen using a projector. To inaugurate the last year’s world cup, we had a small cricket quiz just before the west indies – pakistan match. Also, we had got Indian Team tshirts and caps to be given away as prizes. This was not a regular quiz for the regular quizzers. This was a quiz for the masses, just an excuse to give them tshirts and caps! The questions, almost all of the them very easy, are given below. The answers shall be updated soon.
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What does ICC stand for ?
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The term ‘a pair’—where a batsman is out for nought has it’s origin in an object that resembles two zeros placed side by side. Which object ?
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Who inaugurated this year’s world cup ?
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After how many overs can a new ball be taken?
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This quote of Ian Botham led to one of the many disciplinary actions against him: “Everyone should send their mothers-in-law to ___________”
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Shahid Afridi holds the record for the fastest one day hundred (37 balls). Who has hit the second fastest(44 balls) ?
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What are the names of Sachin Tendulkar’s kids ?
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When was the only time cricket was played in the olympics?
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When is the world cup final going to be held ?
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Which cricketer has sung along with Asha Bhosle in the album “Asha & Friends” ?
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This is the full name of a cricketer. Identify the blanksSahibzada Mohammad ____ Khan ____
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Who had scores of 0,0,1,0,0,0 in his first three test matches and a 0 in his first one-dayer?
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What is Don Bradman’s Test average ?
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Which fielding position is most likely to field a French cut?
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KS Ranjitsinhji, K S Duleepsinhji and Ajaysinhji Daulatsinhji all came from the royal family of Nawanagar, now known as Jamnagar. Who was the last member from this pedigree to have represented India ?
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What was burnt to create the Ashes?
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‘Z’ is the autobiography of which former test cricket captain?
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what is the position right behind the wicketkeeper called ?
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To which country does the cricketer Anthony Ireland belong to ?
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What would happen if a player fielded the ball with his cap?
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Which cricketer’s middle name is Chandidas?
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In world Cup 1975, East Africa was one of the teams. Which are the countries which formed a part of East Africa?
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What is the common terminology used for running out the batsman when he is backing up at the non-strikers end?
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The West Indian Batsman George Headley was nicknamed“The Black ______”
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In the interval of a New Zealand – England day-night ODI at Wellingtonin 2002, the director of a movie stood on the pitch with a microphone and persuaded the crowd to make howling, growling and grunting noises for use in battle scenes in his film _____________. Which Film ?
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In which city was the world’s first ever indoor one-day international cricket match played?
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Gary Sobers is regarded as one of the best all-rounders in test cricket. He played only one ODI. How uch did he score ?
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Wife of this cricketer phoned him during a test match. It was told to her that he had just gone inside the field to bat. The wife told that she would prefer to hold because he never survives more than a few balls. Who is this cricketer ?
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To which country does the cricketer Jeetan Patel belong to ?
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Who is “Masaba” and how is she related to Bollywood and West Indian cricket?
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Who is the only man to play in both his country’s first and the 100th test match?
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What is shane warne’s middle name?
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The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of India’s highest order of chivalry (during the days of the British Raj) founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. What was the order called ?
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To which country does the cricketer Qaiser Ali belong to?
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What is the contribution of Paul Hawkins to the world of cricket?
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Who was the first cricketer to be given out by a third umpire ?
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“It involves the deliberate and systematic targeting of the opposing team’s captain, in the hope that if the captain is given out or rendered ineffective, it would lead to diminished respect for the captain’s authority and the rest of their team losing morale and the will to win”. What is the specific term for this strategy?
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Who is the captain of the England World Cup team?
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To which country does the cricketer Saleem Mukuddem belong to?
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In Australia, what are referred to as “sundries” ?
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Who said to whom “Mate ! You have just dropped the world cup ” ?
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In cricket, what is meant by the phrase “bowling a maiden over”?
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In the match between India and Pakistan at Jaipur on 02-10-1983, Which new rule was introduced?
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The nickname of Glenn McGrath is what?
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How many runs did Sir Donald Bradman need in his last innings to finish with a Test average of 100?
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What is the first innings lead required to ask the opposition to follow-on in a Test match?
Mar 21
I have always been fascinated by puzzles based on logic rather than pure mathematics. How these puzzles are different from the usual mathematical ones is that at some point in time of solving the puzzle, you have to use your logical part of the brain and eliminate some answers and not just keep doing some calculations to reach the answer. Below are two such puzzles which are extremely interesting to solve (in my opinion). The answers are written in white just after the puzzle. So , to see the answer, highlight the empty area after the puzzle. Enjoy!
Puzzle 1:
A census-taker(CT) (one who counts the population) goes to a house and knocks on the door. A woman(W) opens the door. Given below is the conversation they have:
CT: Ma’am, how many children do you have ?
W: Three
CT: Can you please tell me their ages ?
W: I won’t tell you their ages, but i can give you clues.
CT: wow, a puzzle! Ok, give me the clues.
W: Clue No 1: The product of my kid’s ages is 36.
W: Clue No 2: The sum of their ages is equal to my door number.
CT looks at the door number, thinks for a while and says “i need more clues”.
W: Okay, one more clue. My eldest plays baseball.
CT: Thank you Ma’am. I know their ages now.
Now, all you have to do is to find their ages with the above information.
Solution:
The woman has three children. The product of their ages is 36.
First, write down the possible combinations. They are 36/1/1, 18/2/1, 9/2/2, 9/4/1, 6/6/1, 6/3/2 and 4/3/3. Now, try to do what CT would have done i.e. take the totals of the ages which respectively are 38, 21, 13, 14, 13, 11 and 10.
The CT knew the door number (he can see it). If one of the totals matched the door number, he would have solved the puzzle. But, he asked for more clues. That means that the door number appeared as the total of more than one combination, which in our case is 9/2/2 and 6/6/1 whose total is 13.
The next clue was “My eldest plays baseball”. This clue may seem weird, but it is actually a very intelligent clue. When the woman refers to “my eldest”, it means that her eldest kid is unique which is not the case with the twins of 6/6/1. So, the answer is 9/2/2.
Puzzle 2:
There are 37 students in a classroom. What is the probability that at least 4 of them would have their birthday in the same month? Though this looks like a mathematical question, it is actually to be solved logically.
Solution:
Assume the worst case of the students’ birthdays being split right across all the months. If there were 36 students in the class, then 3 of them would have their birthdays in each month(36/12 months = 3 in each month). If a 37th student appears, this his/her birthday could be in any of the 12 months. What that means is that, for sure he would be at least the 4th person to have a birthday in any month. So, the probability is 1 (one) i.e. surely in a class of 37 students, at least 4 would have their birthday in the same month.
Hope you enjoyed the puzzles. If you liked them , you can check out more puzzles from the Logic Puzzle quiz which i conducted some time back.
Mar 21
I conducted an India quiz about a month back here in amdocs. I am posting the prelims questions/answers below. By the way, the average in the quiz was around 75% and hence is supposed to be very easy.
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Born to Narayan Paglu Rao in Maharashtra, she received her degree from Mooljee Jaitha (M.J.) College in Jalgaon. In 1962, she was also voted the “College Queen” in M.J College. She also excelled in Table Tennis and had won various inter-college events. She is currently married to Devisingh Ransingh (her third marriage). Identify her. >> Pratibha Devisingh Patil
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One of the origins of the name of this place is from the word Kalikshetra, meaning “Ground of the Goddess Kali.” Which place? >> Kolkata
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1. A Peepal tree 2. A banana tree 3. An idol 4. ??? >> Abhishek Bachchan. Aishwarya was “married” to the listed three before her marriage to Abhishek.
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What do you have to do to make your life jingalala? >> Install Tata Sky. (From the Ad Jingle)
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In Vedic times, a Brahmin boy was considered equal to an animal until a certain event took place. What was that event? >> Upannyanam or the thread ceremony
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When Sachin Tendulkar went for his first Test series to Pakistan, he did not sign the contract with BCCI. Someone else signed it on his behalf. Who signed it and why? >> His father, as he was a minor then
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This hill station is around 64 km from Pune and is also called the “Chikki” capital of India, as there are a lot of local outlets there manufacturing this sweet. Which place? >> Lonawala
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Which Indian actor, who has not acted in any movies in his mother tongue, made his debut in the 1975 Kannada movie Katha Sangama? >> Rajinikanth
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How do we better know baked chicken chunks cooked in curry sauce? >> Chicken Tikka Masala
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What is common to Bo Derek, Maradona, The Prime Minister of England, Vishnu and this question? >> The number 10!
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What is the capital of the state of Jharkhand? >> Ranchi
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Lord Vishnu, in all his avatars, has spared the life of only one Asura. Who? This Asura who is still believed to be alive, visits once a year and a festival is celebrated because of his visit. Which festival? >> Mahabali and Onam
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Yusuf Nulwalla, Sameer Hingora, Baba Chauhan, Zaibunnisa Anwar Kazi and Aziz Ahmed Mohammed. Who is the sixth? >> Sanjay Dutt
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Dada, Abdulla & Co recruited a person on year long contract in the late 19th century and sent him for a posting in South Africa. Who? >> Mahatma Gandhi
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Kusumpur, Pushpapur and Azeemabad are older names of which city? >> Patna
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Below is the photo of the Indian team for a particular sport (a 1998 photo). Which sport? >> Sumo Wresting team of India!
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On 31st October 1984, the 2nd ODI in the wills series between India and Pakistan was happening at Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot, Pakistan. Pakistan had won the toss and decided to field. India were 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. The match was abandoned then. Why? >> Indira Gandhi was assassinated
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Whenever a forest is shown in a movie, it is always accompanied by a chirping sound. This is the sound of the cicada which is quite famous for the noise it produces in dense forests. There is a famous place in Kerala which is called ____ Valley because there are no cicadas in this forest. Fill in the blank. >> Silent Valley
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English dictionaries tend to define the word as ‘a child’s vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard’. What word? >> Scooter
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Something made from sugar, corn syrup, corn starch and lecithin was enough to make Zaheer Khan very angry. What? >> Jelly Beans
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In the NATO phonetic alphabet, A- Alpha, B- Bravo, C-Charlie etc. For one letter, something related to India appears. For which letter and what is the code? >> I for India
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Father: Ramesh. He had 4 kids. Nitin, Savita and Ajit are three of them. Who is the fourth? >> Sachin Tendulkar
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Americans call it a faucet. What do we call it in India? >> A Tap
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For India, name the National Flower, the National Fruit, the National Animal and the National Bird? (0.5*4) >> Lotus, Mango, Tiger and Peacock
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By doing a wordplay on the acronym html, this BITS Pilani graduate created something which took the world by storm. What? >> HoTMaiL
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Who hit 5 sixers in Yuvraj’s last over in the match against England? >> Mascarenhas
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Which is the national soup of India? >> Mulligatawney Soup
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This waterway of around 150 kms width separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands. What is its name? >> Ten Degree Channel
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A word which has been formed recently. If you are ________, it means that you have lost your job because it has been outsourced to India. Fill the blank. >> Bangalored
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X comes in different sizes like137*63 mm, 147*63 mm, 157*73 mm, 167*73 mm and 177*73 mm. What is X? I would definitely like to have many of the 177*73 ones. >> Currency Notes