'Out of the box' questions asked in IAS interviews

[Rahul_M]

It's really just there. Try picturising it for real.

An orchard or a garden?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

An orchard or a garden?

Nooo
You will have Very Large Hands

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

If you can fit all those fruits in your hands then u have very big hands.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Doesn't it seem kinda obvious now?

 

[Rahul_M]

Doesn't it seem kinda obvious now?

Actually the answer is already given

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Actually the answer is already given

How so?

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Actually the answer is already given

And yet you couldn't guess it , pal.

 

[Rahul_M]

And yet you couldn't guess it , pal.

or very large hands

See here. It is already given by Poornima. How will i say the answer which u ignored already

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

See here. It is already given by Poornima. How will i say the answer which u ignored already

Oops, my bad

 

[poornima lagadapati]

Oops, my bad

No problem

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Try this

( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) = 30 This is what you have for equation. The following are the numbers that you can use to fill in the brackets: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. You can repeat the numbers if required. The resulting sum should be 30.

 

[Rahul_M]

Try this

( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) = 30 This is what you have for equation. The following are the numbers that you can use to fill in the brackets: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. You can repeat the numbers if required. The resulting sum should be 30.

I guess this is correct (15 – 9) + (13 – 7) + (7 – 1) + (9 – 1) + (13 – 9) = 30

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

I guess this is correct (15 – 9) + (13 – 7) + (7 – 1) + (9 – 1) + (13 – 9) = 30

absolutely right!

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

An easy one : Word Riddle: I am Bright Orange and I Wear a Green Cap. Who am I?

 

[Rahul_M]

Carrot

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Carrot

Yeah we can say so though it ain't that accurate na... Like the carrot may or may not be leafy and also what we call 'Delhi carrots' which are preferred for halwa making and eating raw aren't leafy at all

 

[Rahul_M]

Yeah we can say so though it ain't that accurate na... Like the carrot may or may not be leafy and also what we call 'Delhi carrots' which are preferred for halwa making and eating raw aren't leafy at all

It is not necessary to be leafy. Even one leaf will do. Consider it as a small cap.

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

It is not necessary to be leafy. Even one leaf will do. Consider it as a small cap.

Okay though the right answer is a parrot.. your answer is better. Real out of the box!

 

[Himanshi Agarwal]

Try this - If 2 is a company and 3 is the crowd, then what will be 4 and 5?

 

[Rahul_M]

Okay though the right answer is a parrot.. your answer is better. Real out of the box!

How come parrot???