Top 15 odd interview questions by tech cos in 2010

By Binu Paul, SiliconIndia   |   Friday, 14 January 2011, 12:56 IST   |    61 Comments
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How many traffic lights in Manhattan? - Argus Information & Advisory Services asked during an interview for the position of an analyst. 11.
Apple showed its touch of uniqueness even in the interview with a question quite enough to confuse the candidate - There are three boxes, one contains only apples, one contains only oranges, and one contains both apples and oranges. The boxes have been incorrectly labeled such that no label identifies the actual contents of the box it labels. Opening just one box, and without looking in the box, you take out one piece of fruit. By looking at the fruit, how can you immediately label all of the boxes correctly? 12.
Another question asked for a project manager position at Epic Systems is even funnier - An apple costs 20 cents, an orange costs 40 cents, and a grapefruit costs 60 cents, how much is a pear?