1.What will the following code output? >>> word=’abcdefghij’ >>> word[:3]+word[3:] The output is ‘abcdefghij’. The first slice gives us ‘abc’, the next gives us ‘defghij’. 2.How ...
Continue reading10 Questions, 10 Minutes – 2/100
This is something which has been on my mind since a long time. We will be picking 10 questions per day and would like to simplify it.We will make sure that the complete article is covered in 10 ...
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This is something which has been on my mind since a long time. We will be picking 10 questions per day and would like to simplify it.We will make sure that the complete article is covered in 10 ...
Continue readingHow much is the annual income of a beggar in Bangalore?
You can assume anything and everything under the Sun, just to try to keep the assumptions close to realityI always start with an equation, for this question the ...
Continue readingGuesstimate 9 : The number of people wearing watches in Bangalore
Ans: Let’s assume population of Bangalore as 10 million and the day today is a working day for every age group And age group wise population ...
Continue readingGuesstimate 8 : How many red colour Swift cars are there in Delhi ?
Let’s start with the population of Delhi which is 2 Crores. We will divide this population into two groups- 1. Family(80%) = ...
Continue readingGuesstimate 7 : How to estimate the number of ambulances on the road ?
Ans: Let’s start with the population of the country ~ 1.3 Billion (1300 million) Rural - 70% = 900 million Urban 400 million
Continue readingGuesstimate 6 : How do we estimate the area of an Airport ?
Ans: Let’s assume the airport can accommodate 10 planes at once and handle 5 runways. Average length of runway = 2000m Width ...
Continue readingGuesstimate 5 : How much is the surf excel detergent usage in a day in India?
Approach: India has a population of approx 1.2B People. About 20% are BPL and would therefore not use surf excel. Remaining population: o.8*1.2B = 0.96B people.
Continue readingGuesstimate 4 : Estimate the total length of roads in your city
Approach:If we take Mumbai and say Blue Dart, it will take 1 delivery truck for a region like Andheri from the regional distribution centre.
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