Top 10 Interview Puzzles for Software Engineers

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How can you divide a gold bar into two parts with only three cuts? Get ready to put your analytical skills to the test, and think creatively to solve this one!

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1. Divide Gold Bar

Can you divide a rectangular cake with one cut, after a rectangular section is removed? This puzzle is sure to get your brain working.

2. Divide the Cake

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How can a group of people, with varying walking speeds, cross a bridge with only one flashlight in the shortest time possible? It's a race against time in this mind-bending puzzle.

3. Cross the Bridge

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100 monkeys open and close doors in a specific pattern. What is the state of the doors after the last pass? Put your problem-solving skills to the test with this tricky puzzle.

4. Monkeys and Doors

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Can you help bad king identify poisoned bottle of wine from 1000 bottles with help of prisoners, minimizing number of deaths. This puzzle will test your logic & deduction skills.

5. Prisoners and Poison

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Can you determine the ages of three daughters sorted in ascending order based on a few simple clues? Put your math skills to the test with this challenging puzzle.

6. Daughters' Ages

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Can you use your critical thinking skills to figure out the color of a bear that fell from a height of 10m and reached the ground in sqrt(2) seconds?

7. Color of the Bear

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Can you determine the ratio of girs to boys in a town based on a few simple clues? This puzzle will test your logical thinking skills.

8. Ratio of Boys and Girls

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Can you figure out the highest floor (N) the egg can be dropped from without breaking using just 2 eggs? You'll need to think creatively to solve this unique puzzle.

9. Eggs and Building

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Can you determine minimum jelly beans you would have to pull out to find out how to fix labels on jars? This puzzle will test your attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

10. Jelly Beans Jars

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