Microsoft Interview Questions (Part - 1)

July 21, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

The following are actual questions from actual interviews conducted by Microsoft employees on the main campus. Microsoft Consultants are sometimes allowed to have a life, so questions asked of them during interviews don’t really count and aren’t listed.

The questions tend to follow some basic themes:

Riddles

Algorithms

Applications

Thinkers

Riddles

Why is a manhole cover round?

How […]

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MICROSOFT INTERVIEW

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

The Interview 
Interview is an opportunity for both the employer and the applicant to gather information. The
employer wants to know if you, the applicant, have the skills, knowledge, self-confidence, and
motivation necessary for the job. At this point you can be confident that the employer saw
something of interest in your resume. He or she also wants […]

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MICROSOFT PLACEMENT PAPER - 5

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

0. Classic: If a bear walks one mile south, turns left and walks one
mile to the east and then turns left again and walks one mile north and
arrives at its original position, what is the color of the bear.
ANS. The color of the bear is trivial. The possible solutions to it are […]

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MICROSOFT PAPER ON 26th JULY

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

Selection procedure and interview questions of Microsoft at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT)
There were 4 rounds for selection procedure. First round was a written test, second round was group interview and 3rd and 4th rounds were technical interview. Each round had eliminations. Total 143 students were eligible for written test and […]

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MICROSOFT PLACEMENT PAPER

April 16, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

MICROSOFT PLACEMENT PAPER
Riddles
•  Why is a manhole cover round?
•  How many cars are there in the USA? (A popular variant is “How many gas stations are
there in the USA?”)
•  How many manhole covers are there in the USA?
•  You’ve got someone working for you for seven days and a gold bar to […]

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MICROSOFT Placement PAPER ON 26th JULY

April 16, 2008 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

Selection procedure and interview questions of Microsoft at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT)
There were 4 rounds for selection procedure. First round was a written test, second round was group interview and 3rd and 4th rounds were technical interview. Each round had eliminations. Total 143 students were eligible for written test and […]

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MICROSOFT PAPER ON 26th JULY

December 9, 2007 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

MICROSOFT PAPER ON 26th JULY
Selection procedure and interview questions of Microsoft at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT)
There were 4 rounds for selection procedure. First round was a written test, second round was group interview and 3rd and 4th rounds were technical interview. Each round had eliminations. Total 143 students were eligible […]

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MICROSOFT PAPER ON 29th JANUARY

December 9, 2007 · Filed Under MICROSOFT Placement Papers, Placement Papers

MICROSOFT PAPER ON 29th JANUARY
1) Coldest planet:Pluto
2) INS Shivali is the first:
3) Which one of the following was NOT indegineously developed?:Prithvi/Akash/Agni
4) Full form of SARS
5) Anthrax is a :Virus/Bacteria/…/…
6) Dakshina Gangothri is:Ganga’s origin/Indian camp @ antartica/…/…
7) Which of the following is a chemical weapon:Mustard Gas/Marsh Gas/…/…
A question based on Coding and Decoding
9) Another […]

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