Newsela Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Ques:- Why are you considering leaving your present job?
Ques:- A light bulb is hanging in a room. Outside of the room there are three switches, of which only one is connected to the lamp. In the starting situation, all switches are 'off' and the bulb is not lit. If it is allowed to check in the room only once.How would you know which is the switch?
Recent Answer : Added by Mukesh On 2022-08-14 18:02:46:

Put switch 1 on and leave it on for 2 minutes, then switch it off.
Put switch 2 on and leave it on, then walk into the room.
If the light is on, the answer is switch 2.
If the light is off but the bulb is warm when you feel it, the answer is switch 1.
If the light is off and the bulb is cold when you feel it, the answer is switch 3.

Ques:- What important goals have you achieved in the past year?
Ques:- How do you deal with stress?
Ques:- Can you name your work activities you do most well and most enjoy?
Ques:- How do you manage your time in a project when the project has a tight deadline? Give an example to prove your point.
Ques:- Has Madhava Reddy, President of HTC Global Services, been caught by US Department of Labor for failure to pay salary?
Ques:- Why are you so interested in this company?
Ques:- Are you willing to do night shift?
Ques:- 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?(a) 30(b) 20(c) 19(d) 29
Recent Answer : Added by Rajarshi Gangopadhyay On 2021-12-13 17:58:41:

30

Ques:- A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?
Recent Answer : Added by mohammed shahnawz On 2022-08-14 16:45:52:

mr, blue was compplete the contract in 12 days

Ques:- You have 8 balls. One of them is defective and weighs less than others. You have a balance to measure balls against each other. In 2 weighings how do you find the defective one?
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 12:04:12:

CASE 1: First we should take six balls divided equally and
then it is placed on the two pans.three on one and three on
other..
if the two pans are balanced then the defective ball is not
in the six..then we should the two and keep them one ball
on each.
CASE2: Again We should take any of the six balls and
divided equally and then it is placed on the two pans.. if
any of the pan weighs less than the other.. We should take
the three balls seperately..Now from that three we should
take any two and placed one on each.. fi both the pan
balances the ball which is left over is the defective.. if
one ball weighes less than the other,while keeping one on
each,then it is the defective one….

Ques:- Why is a manhole cover round?
Ques:- Pipe A can fill a tank in 6 hours. Due to a leak at the bottom, it takes 9 hours for the pipe A to fill the tank. In what time can the leak alone empty the full tank?
Ques:- The LCM of three different numbers is 120. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 24
D. 35
Recent Answer : Added by SWEETI On 2022-08-14 16:42:23:

35 is not the factor of 120 so…35 is the answer

Ques:- I am a MBA graduate. I have experience in Customer Service.How do you manage your own time and objectives?
Ques:- A certain sum of money at simple interest amounted Rs.840 in 10 years at 3% per annum, evaluate the sum?
Recent Answer : Added by CS On 2022-08-14 16:31:43:

(p*r*t)/100 = I ………………..(p*3*10)/100 = 840 …..p = 84000/30 = 2800

Ques:- A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?(a) Rs.500(b) Rs.1500(c) Rs.1000(d) Rs. 900
Recent Answer : Added by DK BOSS On 2021-07-17 06:22:58:

option c is the answer
as
1/2 for household
1/4 for rent
1/5 for travel
remaining for deposit in bank(i.e) 1/2+1/4+1/5=19/20 ; 1-19/20=1/20
so 1/20 for deposit
1/20(x)=50
hence x=1000
option c is the answer

Ques:- Louis Banks is a well known :
A. Banker
B. Dancer
C. Fashion Designer
D. Music Composer
Ques:- What is your long term and Short Term goal
Ques:- The number of prime number between 0 and 100 is
A. 17
B. 25
C. 31
D. 39
Recent Answer : Added by Shidane On 2021-08-18 01:31:09:

B.25

Ques:- 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution
Ques:- Tell something about your family background.
Ques:- Can you come up with an year plan ?
Ques:- Insert the missing number:
8, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 17, 22, (…..)
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 27
Recent Answer : Added by Swapnil On 2022-11-24 16:55:31:

20

Ques:- Why us?
Ques:- What is your short term and long term goals?
Ques:- The C.P of 15 books is equal to the S.P of 18 books. Find his gain% or loss%?
Recent Answer : Added by Pawan On 2021-07-18 09:42:52:

16.25

Ques:- price of a product is reduced by 30% . What percentage should be increased to make it 100%
Recent Answer : Added by Admin On 2020-05-17 11:59:31:

30/100*142.85 = approx. 100
so ans is 42.85

Ques:- Do you have any experience?

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