Questions from a Recruiter to a Candidate – E140

November 23, 2023 0 Comments
  1.         Cannibals in the jungle capture three men.The men are given one chance to escape with their lives.The men are lined up and bound to stakes such that one man can see the backs of the other two, the middle man can see the back of the front man, and the front man cannot see anybody.The men are shown five hats, three of which are black and two of which are white.Then the men are blindfolded, and one of the five hats is placed on each man’s head.The remaining two hats are hidden away.The blindfolds are removed.The men are told that if just one of the men can guess what hat he is wearing, they may all go free.Time passes.Finally, the front man, who cannot see anyone, correctly guesses the color of his hat.What color was it, and how did he guess correctly?.
  2.         There is a fishing trawler, with a ladder in it, leaning against a wall at the harbor.There are five oars and two fishing nets in the trawler.The distance between two consecutive steps on the ladder is 1 meter.If waves lashing against the wall rise half meter in every half hour, in how much time will six steps of the ladder get under the waves?
  3.         I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness.You cannot express happiness without me yet I am in the midst of crosses.I am always in risk yet never in danger.You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness.