Accountability Interview

Accountability Interview

1. Tell us about a time when despite careful planning, things got out of hand or did not work out and
what did you do?

Tell us about an occasion when you chose, for whatever reason, not to finish a particular task?
Tell us about a time your supervisor was absent and you had to make a decision? What steps have you taken to enable you to become more effective in your team?
What have you done to become more effective in your career?
How have you handled special responsibilities or assignments that have been given to you that
may not be part of your routine?
Give us some examples demonstrating how you reacted to short deadlines or pressure situations.
Tell us about a time when your performance did not live up to your expectations? What did you
do?
How do you motivate yourself to complete unpleasant assignments?


Advanced

1. Would you rather design/develop plans and procedures or implement/manage them? Why?
2. Have you had to make and/or implement an unpopular decision/policy and why did you make the
decision or support the decision?

Adaptability

What types of people do you get along with best?
How do you work with people whom you don't get along with?
What role do you play in ensuring a smooth working environment?
Have you worked for more than one manager and how did you cope with it?
Give us an example of a crisis situation you were involved in and what did you do to help resolve
it?

6. What professional situations cause you to feel awkward and how do you handle them?
7. How many projects can you handle at a time? Give an example when this occurred.
8. How do you prioritize your projects? 9. How do you handle repetitive tasks?
10. Tell us about a time you had to go above and beyond the call of duty?
11. How many levels of management do you deal with?
12. Describe a situation when your work was criticized. How did you react?

13. Describe a situation where you had to work with someone who was difficult, how did you handle
it?
14. How do you define conducive work atmosphere?
15. What type of work environment appeals to you most?
16. How do you deal with conflict?
17. In what kinds of situations do you find it most difficult to deal with people?

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50 best Interview Questions

50 Tough Interview Questions

You and Your Accomplishments  Interview

1. Tell me a little about yourself.
Because this is often the opening question, be careful that you don't run off at the mouth.
Keep your answer to a minute or two, and consider four topics:
• Early Years
• Education
• Work History
• Recent Career Experience

2. What can you do for us that some else can't?
Here you have every right and perhaps obligation to toot your own horn and be a bit
egotistical.
• Talk about your record of getting things done.
• Mention specifics from your resume or inventory of accomplishments
• Say that your skills and interests, combined with history of getting things done, makes
you valuable.
• Mention ability to set priorities, identify problems, and use your experience and ability to
solve them.

3. Why should we hire you?
Create your answer by thinking in terms of your ability, your experience, and your energy.
See Question 2 for more detail.

4. What do you look for in a job?
Keep you answer oriented toward the opportunities at the organization.
• Talk about desire to perform and be recognized for contributions
• Orient your answer toward opportunities rather than personal security

5. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Be realistic.
• Say that, while you would expect to meet pressing demands and pull your own weight
from the first day, it might take six months to a year before you could expect to know the organization and its needs enough to make a major contribution.

6. Did you change the nature of your job?
Tell how you improved it.

7. Can you work under pressure and deal with deadlines?
Observe that both are facts of business life.
• Take examples from your list of accomplishments to show how you have dealt
successfully with pressure and deadlines in the past.

8. In your present (last) position, what problems did you identify that had previously been
overlooked?
Be brief and don't brag. Indicate the positive changes your suggestions or leadership
resulting in.

9. If you could start your career over again what would you do differently?
The best answer is, "Not a thing."
• You should try to present yourself as a person who is happy with his or her life. • You've enjoyed its ups and learned from its downs.
• You would not, as a result, want to change things that brought you to where you are
today.
• Mention that it is the past, after all, that has prepared you for this position.

10. What career options do you have at this moment?
You should try to identify three areas of interest, one of which includes this company and job.
• The other two should be in related fields.


11. How would you define success?
Think in terms of a sense of well-being.
• Consider opportunity and responsibility as components of success.

12. How successful do you think you've been so far?
Say that, all in all, you're happy with the way you career has progressed.
• Given the normal ups and downs of life, you feel that you've done quite well and expect
to continue to succeed in the future.
• Present a positive and confident picture of yourself, but don't overstate your case.
An answer like, "Everything is wonderful; I'm overjoyed!" is likely to make an
interviewer wonder whether you're trying to fool him or yourself. The most convincing confidence is quiet confidence.

Our Organization (Interview )

13. What do you know about our organization?
You should be able to discuss the following:
• Production Services     •    Goals
• Revenues     •    Management Style • Reputation     •    People
• Image     •    History and Philosophy
However, don't act as if you know everything about the place.
• Let answers show that you have taken the time to do some research, but don't overwhelm
the interviewer.
• Make it clear that you wish to learn more.
• Give answers in a positive tone. Don't say, "Well, everyone tells me the company's in a
heap of trouble, and that's why I'm here" - even if it is why you're there.


14. Tell us why you want to work for us?
The deadliest answer you can give is "Because I like people." What else would you like—
animals? Here and throughout the interview, a good answer comes from having done your homework so you can speak in terms of the company's need.

•    You might say your research has shown that the company is doing things you would like
to be involved with, and that it's been doing them in ways that interest you.
•    If the company is known for strong management, your answer should be you would like to be
part of that team.
•    If the company puts a great deal of emphasis on research and development emphasize the fact
that you want to create new things and you know this is a place where inventiveness is encouraged.
•    If the organization stresses financial controls, your answer should mention a reverence for
numbers.
If you feel that you have to concoct an answer to this question, then you probably shouldn't
be taking the interview, because you probably shouldn't be considering a job with that
organization. Your homework should include learning enough about the company to avoid approaching places where you wouldn't be able or wouldn't want to function.

15. Please give me the definition of (the position for which you are being interviewed).
Keep you answers brief and task oriented.
• Think in terms of responsibilities and accountability.
• Make sure that you really do understand what the position involves before you attempt an
answer.
• If you aren't sure, ask the interviewer, he or she may answer the question for you.

16. Do you prefer staff or line work?
Say that it depends of the job and its challenge.


17. Don't you think you might be better suited for a different size company? To a different
type company?
Tailor you answer to the job being discussed.

•    Say that your preferences for the size or type of company generally depend on the job in
question.
•    Note that your research has shown you that this organization and this job meet you
criteria.

18. If you could choose any company, where would you go?
Talk about the job and the company for which you are being interviewed.


19. What other jobs are you considering?
Restrict your answer to fields similar to the one in which this company operates.

20. What are your long-range goals?
Refer back to the self-assessment phase of your career continuation efforts. Don't answer, "I
want the job you've advertised."
• Relate your goals to the company you're interviewing for: "In a firm like yours, I would
like to ."

21. What do you find most attractive about this position? What seems least attractive about
it?
List three or four attractive features of the job, and mention a single, minor, unattractive
item.

22. In your current (last) position, what features do (did) you like the most? The least?
Be careful and be positive. Describe more features that you liked than disliked.
• Don't site personality problems.
• If you make your last job sound terrible, an interviewer may wonder why you've
remained there until now, or whether you have an attitude problem that would be likely to show up on a new job, too.

23. In your current (last) position, what have been (were) your five most significant
accomplishments?
Have specific examples ready.
• If you are asked for five examples, don't cite ten.
• If you want to show that you were responsible for more than five achievements, you can
say, "I've given you five that seem the most important to me. There are others, if you'd
like to hear about some other area of my work" Then if the interviewer asks for additional accomplishments, you can give them without appearing to boast.

24. How long will you stay with us?
Say that you are interested in a career with the organization, but admit that you would have
to continue to feel challenged to remain with an organization. Think in terms of, "As long as
we both feel achievement oriented."

25. Your resume suggests that you may be overqualified or too experienced for this
position. What do you think?
Emphasize your interest in establishing a long term association with the organization, and
say that you assume if you perform well in this job, new opportunities will open up for you.
• Mention that a strong company needs a strong staff.
• Observe that individuals are always at a premium
• Suggest that because you are so well qualified, the company will get a fast return on
investment.

•    Say that a growing, growing, energetic company can never have too much talent.

Management Style (Interview )

26. What is your management style?
You should know enough about the company's style to know that your management style will
compliment it. Possible styles include:
• Task oriented (Problem solving)
• Results oriented (Effect on bottom line)
• Participative style (open-door method motivating people and delegating)

27. Are you a good manager? Can you give me some examples? Do you feel that you have
top management potential?
Keep your answer achievement and task-oriented.
• Rely on examples from your career to support your statements. • Stress your experience and your energy.


28. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager or an executive?
Mention planning, execution, and cost control.
• The most difficult task may be to motivate and manage employees to get tasks routinely
planned and completed on time and within budget.

29. Do you consider yourself a leader?
Take examples from your work experience.

30. What do you look for when you hire people?
Think in terms of skills, initiative, and adaptability to work comfortably and productively with
others.
• Mention that you like to hire people who appear capable of moving up in an
organization.

31. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons, and how did you handle the
situation?
Admit that the situation wasn't easy, but say that it worked out well, both for the company
and, you think for the individual or individuals involved.
• Show that, like anyone else, you don't enjoy unpleasant tasks, but that you can resolve
them efficiently and, in the case of firing someone, humanely.

Industry Trends (Interview )

32. What important trends do you see in our industry?
Be prepared with two or three trends that illustrate how well you understand your industry.
• You might consider technological challenges or opportunities
• Economic conditions
• Current competitive situation
• Regulatory demands related to the direction in which your business is heading.

33. What are the frontier or cutting-edge issues in our industry?
Be prepared with two or three key issues.


Reasons for Your Search (or Why You Are Out of Work) (Interview )

34. Why are you leaving (did leave) your present (last) position?
Be brief, to the point, and as honest as you can without hurting yourself.
• Refer back to the planning phase of your job search, where you considered this topic as
you thought about reference statements.
• If you were laid off in a staff reduction, say so
• Otherwise indicate that the move was your decision, the result of your desire to advance
your career.
• Don't mention personality conflicts.
• The interviewer may spend some time probing you on this issue, particularly if it's clear
that you were terminated. Be as positive and honest as you can. The "We agreed to disagree" approach suggested earlier may be useful.
• Don't fabricate a story for an interview; even in today's reference-shy climate, your story
may be checked.

35. Why haven't you found a job before now?
Say that finding a job isn't difficult, but that finding the right job deserves time and demands
careful planning.

36. Did you think of leaving your present position before? If so, what do you think held you
there?
You might say that the challenge of the job held you in the past but, as that seemed to
diminish, you reached the decision to investigate new opportunities.

37. What do you think of your (former) boss?
Be as positive as you can.
• A potential boss will anticipate that you might talk about him or her in similar terms at
some point in the future.

38. Will you be out to take your boss's job?
Say that while you certainly hope to win additional responsibility in the organization, you've
always focused on getting the current job done.


Strengths and Weaknesses (Interview )

39. Would you describe a few situations in which your work was criticized?
Be specific. Don't be emotional.
• Think in terms of constructive criticism
• Show that you responded positively and benefited from that criticism.

40. If I spoke with your (former) boss, what would he or she say are your greatest strengths
and weaknesses?
Name three or four strengths and only one weakness. Be honest but not negative.

41. What are your strong points?
Present at least three.
• Use concrete, work-related examples to illustrate them.
• Try to relate your answer to the interviewing organization and the specific job opening.

42. What are your weak points?
Don't say you have none. But try to make a negative sound like a strength carried a bit to far.
• "I sometimes get impatient and become deeply involved when a project is running late.
• Don't offer a list of weaknesses
• A good interviewer may press you a bit by saying, "Is there anything else?" You might
answer "No, I don't think so on that topic."
• If the interviewer persist, come up with a second weakness, but only if you are asked for
it. Don't offer negative information unnecessarily.
• If the interviewer continues and asks for a third weakness, say politely that you really
can't think of anything else.
• Finally, show that you are working to correct your weaknesses.

Salary-Related Questions (Interview )

43. Why aren't you earning more at your age?
Say that is one reason you're conducting this job search. Don't be defensive.

44. What do you feel this position should pay?
Salary is a delicate topic.
• We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do it
politely.
• You might say, "I understand that the range for this job is between $X and $Y. That seem
appropriate for the job as I understand it."
• You might answer the question with a question. "Perhaps you can help me on this one.
Can you tell me if there is a range for similar jobs in the organization?
• If you're asked the question during an initial screening interview, you might say that you
feel you need to know more about the responsibilities involved before giving a
meaningful answer. Here too, either by asking the interviewer or doing research during
your investigation of the company, you can try to find out whether there is a salary grade
attached to the job. If there is, and if you can live with it, say that the range seems right to you.
• If the interviewer continues to probe, you might say, "You know I am making $X now.
Like everyone else, I'd like to improve on that figure, but my major interest is in the job itself." Remember the act of taking a new job does not, in and of itself, make you worth more money.
• If no price range is attached to the job, and the interviewer continues to press the subject,
then you will have to respond with a number. You can't leave the impression that it doesn't really matter, that you'll accept what ever is offered. If you've been making
$96,000 annually, you can't say that a $42,000 figure would be fine without sounding
like you are giving up on yourself. (If you are making a radical career change, however,
a substantial disparity may be more reasonable and understandable)
• Don't sell yourself short, but continue to stress the fact that the job itself is the most
important thing in your mind. The interviewer may be trying to determine just how much
you want the job. Don't leave the impression that money is the only thing important to you. Link questions of salary to the work itself.
• If a search firm is involved, your contact there may be able to help with the salary
question. A search firm representative may even be able to run interference for you. If, for instance, this person tells you what the position pays, and you respond that you are
earning that amount now and would like to do a bit better, he or she might go back to the employer and purpose that you be offered an additional ten percent.
• But, whenever possible, say as little as you can about salary until you reach the final
stage of the interviewing process. At that point, you know the company is genuinely interested in you and is more likely to be flexible in salary negotiations.

Personality Traits (Interview )

45. Do you have any objection to psychological tests?
Say you would feel comfortable taking them.

46. Do you speak to others before they speak to you?
The interviewer is probably trying to determine your ability to deal with unstable or
unanticipated situations.
• Say that your actions depend on specific circumstances.
• While you wouldn't normally start a conversation with a stranger on the street, for
example, you feel comfortable initiating discussions with people you don't know in normal business or social settings.

47. What was the last book you read? Movie you saw? Sporting event you attended?
Try to show that you lead a balanced life when answering questions about outside activities.

48. Are you creative?
Be prepared with work related examples of creativity.

49. How would you describe your own personality?
It may be wise to say you are the proud owner of a balanced personality.

"When Can You Start?" (Interview )

50. When could you start?
Be prepared to give a date or commit to a time and date that you can commit to a start date.
• "Are you offering the position to me now?" might be a good response if an offer has not
yet been made.

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Design of Question Paper Mathematics Class XII

Design of Question Paper
Mathematics - Class XII

Time : 3 hours

Weightage of marks over different dimensions of the question paper shall be as follows :

Weightage to different topics/content units


Max. Marks : 100

Topics
Relations and functions
Algebra
Calculus
Vectors & three-dimensional Geometry
Linear programming
Probability

Marks
10
13
44
17
06
10
100

Weightage to different forms of questions

Forms of Questions

Very Short Answer questions (VSA)
Short answer questions (SA)
Long answer questions (LA)
Total

(1)

Class XII
MATHEMATICS
Blue-Print I

(2)

Sample Question Paper - I
MATHEMATICS
Class XII

Time : 3 Hours

General Instructions

All questions are compulsory.

SECTION - A

Which one of the following graphs represent the function of x ? Why ?

1.

y

y

x

x

(a)

(b)

What is the principal value of

2.

2π 
2π 

−1 
cos −1  cos
 + sin  sin
 ?
3 
3 



3.

A matrix A of order 3 × 3 has determinant 5. What is the value of | 3A | ?

4.

For what value of x, the following matrix is singular ?

5 − x
 2


x + 1
4 


Find the point on the curve y = x 2 − 2 x + 3 , where the tangent is parallel to x-axis.

5.

What is the angle between vectors a & b with magnitude √3 and 2 respectively ? Given a . b = 3 .

6.


Cartesian equations of a line AB are.

7.

2x −1 4 − y z + 1
=
=
2
7
2

Write the direction ratios of a line parallel to AB.

8.

Write a value of


(x )dx

3 log x


Write the position vector of a point dividing the line segment joining points A and B with position vectors a & b
externally in the ratio

9.

ˆ j
1 : 4, where a = 2 i + 3ˆ + 4k and b = − iˆ + ˆ + k
j ˆ

3 − 1
 2 1 4


If A = 
 and B = 2 2 
 4 1 5
1 3 



10.

Write the order of AB and BA.

Show that the function f : R → R defined by f (x ) =

11.

inverse of the function f.

OR
Examine which of the following is a binary operation

(i)

SECTION - B

2x −1
, x ∈ R is one-one and onto function. Also find the
3

a+b
, a, b ∈ N
2

a*b=

a+b
, a, b ∈ Q
2

a*b =

(ii)

for binary operation check the commutative and associative property.

Prove that

12.

 63 
5
3
tan −1   = sin −1   + cos −1  
 16 
 13 
5


13.

Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of

2 − 6
1 − 2 



OR

Using properties of determinants, prove that

− bc

b 2 + bc c 2 + bc

a 2 + ac

a 2 + ab b 2 + ab

c 2 + ac = (ab + bc + ca )3

− ac

− ab

Find all the points of discontinuity of the function f defined by

14.

x + 2,
x ≤1
f (x) = x − 2, 1 < x < 2
0,
x≥2

p q
If x y = (x + y )

15.

p +q

, prove that

dy y
=
dx x

OR

 1 + x2 + 1 − x2 
dy
−1
 , 0 < | x | <1
, if y = tan 
Find
dx
 1 + x2 − 1 − x2 



Evaluate

16.

(x + 1)(x
∫ (x + 3)(x

2

2

) dx
− 5)

+4

2

2

17.

A water tank has the shape of an inverted right circular cone with its axis vertical and vertex lower most. Its semi-

−1
vertical angle is tan   . Water is poured into it at a constant rate of 5 cubic meter per minute. Find the rate at

which the level of the water is rising at the instant when the depth of water in the tank is 10m.

Evaluate the following integral as limit of sum

18.

Evaluate

19.

20.

Find the vector equation of the line parallel to the line

1
2

x −1 3 − y z + 1
=
=
and passing through (3, 0, –4). Also
5
2
4

(5)

find the distance between these two lines.

In a regular hexagon ABC DEF, if AB = a and BC = b , then express CD, DE, EF, FA, AC, AD, AE and CE

21.

in terms of a and b .

A football match may be either won, drawn or lost by the host country’s team. So there are three ways of
forecasting the result of any one match, one correct and two incorrect. Find the probability of forecasting at least
three correct results for four matches.
OR
A candidate has to reach the examination centre in time. Probability of him going by bus or scooter or by other

22.

1
1
3 1 3
, , respectively. The probability that he will be late is and respectively, if he
4
10 10 5
3
travels by bus or scooter. But he reaches in time if he uses any other mode of transport. He reached late at the
centre. Find the probability that he travelled by bus.

means of transport are

SECTION - C

23.

Find the matrix P satisfying the matrix equation

 2 1   − 3 2  1 2 
3 2 P  5 − 3 = 2 − 1


 
 

Find all the local maximum values and local minimum values of the function

24.

f (x ) = sin 2 x − x,

−

OR

π
π
<x<
2
2

A given quantity of metal is to be cast into a solid half circular cylinder (i.e., with rectangular base and semicircular
ends). Show that in order that the total surface area may be minimum, the ratio of the length of the cylinder to the

diameter of its circular ends is π : (π + 2 ).

Sketch the graph of

25.

| x − 2 | +2, x ≤ 2
f (x ) =  2
x>2
 x − 2,

What does the value of this integral represent on the graph ?

Evaluate

Solve the following differential equation 1 − x 2

26.

(

) dy − xy = x , given y = 2 when x = 0
dx

(6)

2

27.

Find the foot of the perpendicular from P(1, 2, 3) on the line

x−6 y−7 z−7
=
=
3
2
−2

Also obtain the equation of the plane containing the line and the point (1, 2, 3)

28.

Let X denote the number of colleges where you will apply after your results and P(X = x) denotes your probability
of getting admission in x number of colleges. It is given that

if x = 0 or 1
kx

P(X = x ) = 2kx
if x = 2
,
k (5 − x ) if x = 3 or 4


k is +ve constant

(a) Find the value of k.
(b) What is the probability that you will get admission in exactly two colleges?
(c) Find the mean and variance of the probability distribution.

OR
Two bags A and B contain 4 white 3 black balls and 2 white and 2 black balls respectively. From bag A two balls
are transferred to bag B. Find the probability of drawing
(a) 2 white balls from bag B ?
(b) 2 black balls from bag B ?
(c) 1 white & 1 black ball from bag B ?

29.
A catering agency has two kitchens to prepare food at two places A and B. From these places ‘Mid-day Meal’ is
to be supplied to three different schools situated at P, Q, R. The monthly requirements of the schools are respec-
tively 40, 40 and 50 food packets. A packet contains lunch for 1000 students. Preparing capacity of kitchens A
and B are 60 and 70 packets per month respectively. The transportation cost per packet from the kitchens to
schools is given below :

How many packets from each kitchen should be transported to school so that the cost of transportation is mini-
mum ? Also find the minimum cost.

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Interview General Questions,

1.

At the conclusion of the Earth Summit of 1992, the following were
accomplished:
a. Agenda 21 was signed
b. An international agreement to reduce CO 2 outputs was signed
c. The Earth Charter was developed
d. All of the above

In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, which two countries announced
that they would resume whale hunting?
a. India and Bangladesh
b. Iceland and Norway
c. USA and Canada
d. Egypt and Israel

2.

3.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was opened for signature at
the Rio Earth Summit. Name the
landmark protocol that was adopted 5 years later, which required industrialized nations to
collectively reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 5% below their 1990 levels.
a. Kyoto Protocol
b. Vienna Convention
c. Basel Convention
d. Agenda 21

In recent years, the environment has become a major issue all over the world
and various steps have been taken for its protection. The United Nations held
its first international conference on Human Environment on 5 June 1972 in this city.
Since then, the World Environment Day is also celebrated on this day. Name the city.
a. Berlin
b. Stockholm
c. Washington
d. Vienna

4.

5.

Its primary objective is the conservation and management of diversity among
plants, animals, birds, etc. It also provides opportunities for the protection of
indigenous knowledge practices and innovations related to the natural
environment. This is known as the
a. Convention on Biological Diversity
b. Montreal Protocol
c. Framework Convention on Climate Change
d. Kyoto Protocol

6.

What is Agenda 21?
a. A list of 21 actions that people can take to save the planet
b. A challenge to the government and local communities to prepare for the 21st
century
c. The 21st of 27 agendas produced at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992
of
the
above
d. None

7.

Agenda 21, a United Nations document, does not use which of the following as
one of its important themes:
a. The clean world—managing chemicals and waste
b. The shared world—managing global and regional resources
c. The equalized world—using force to take resources from rich countries
d. The just world—promoting sustainable living everywhere

8.

According to the Agenda, this group has the foremost responsibility for bringing
about changes in the environment.
a. Communities
b. National governments
c. Local governments
d. Individuals

9.

The problems of pollution are growing. Maximum pollution can be seen and felt
in the
a. Countryside
b. Mountains
c. Grasslands
d. Cities

10. Which group of countries has made the largest contribution to environmental
degradation
and
pollution
in
the
last
century?
a. Developing countries
b. Developed countries
c. Third World countries
d. a and c

11. Nature endows all creatures with certain abilities to help them adapt to their surroundings.
Sea mammals possess an insulating layer of fat that protects them from the cold. Name this
layer.
a. Thermofat
b. Blubber
c. Thermocol
d. Sea foam

12. This 140-MW ISCC (Integrated Solar Combined Cycle) power plant with a solar thermal
power generation technology will be India’s first and among the world’s largest. The solar
thermal component is based on the parabolic trough collector technology. The combined
cycle power plant of 105 MW capacity with supplementary firing during non-sunny hours will
be run on naphtha / natural gas. In which state is it being set up?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Bengal
d. Madhya Pradesh

13. Some organisms in the ocean use this greenhouse gas for photosynthesis and shell-
formation, thereby preventing it from contributing to global warming. Name the gas.
a. Nitrous oxide
b. Sulphur dioxide
c. Carbon dioxide

d. Oxygen

14. Volcanoes emit large volumes of pollutants into the air. The largest volcano on Earth rises to
a height of 56 000 feet from its base in the sea. Among Earth’s most active volcanoes, its the
most recent eruption was in 1984. Name this volcano.
a. Krakatoa
b. Vesuvius
c. Azores
d. Mauna Loa

15. In the animal kingdom, a variety of relationships exist among creatures. What type of
relationship is seen between the lion and the zebra?
a. Host/parasite
b. Mutualism
c. Predator/prey
d. Parasitism

16. Indian coal generally has a high ash content and low calorific value. Therefore, most coking
coal must be imported. Major Indian coalfields are found in Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya
Pradesh. Along with China and the United States, India ranks as the ______ largest coal
producer in the world.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth

17. This method of farming reduces soil erosion in hilly regions. It also creates hundreds of small
dams, slows down water flow, and increases infiltration, which reduces erosion and promotes
better water quality. What is this beneficial method known as?
a. Contour farming
b. Multiple cropping
c. Crop rotation
d. Jhum cultivation

18. The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous country and the second largest
energy consumer (after the United States). It is also the world’s largest producer and
consumer of one of the following fuels. Name the fuel.
a. Petroleum
b. Natural gas
c. Biomass
d. Coal

19. India was the first country to insert an amendment into its Constitution, allowing the State to
protect and improve the environment for safeguarding public health, forests, and wildlife. In
which year, was this 42nd amendment adopted?
a. 1975
b. 1976
c. 1977
d. 1978

20. Water engineers often say, ‘The solution to pollution is dilution’. This is true to some extent in
the case of River Yamuna. By the time it flows through Delhi, it is considered highly polluted

but on the way to Allahabad, it is joined by another tributary and gets diluted, thereby bringing
down the pollution level. Name this tributary.
a. Chambal
b. Beas
c. Sutlej
d. Kopili

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ALL CSS Interview question and answer

1. What is CSS?
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is a simple styling language which allows attaching style to HTML elements. Every element type as well as every occurance of a specific element within that type can be declared an unique style, e.g. margins, positioning, color or size.

2. What are Cascading Style Sheets?
A Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) is a list of statements (also known as rules) that can assign various rendering properties to HTML elements. Style rules can be specified for a single element occurrence, multiple elements, an entire document, or even multiple documents at once. It is possible to specify many different rules for an element in different locations using different methods. All these rules are collected and merged (known as a “cascading” of styles) when the document is rendered to form a single style rule for each element.

3. How do I center block-elements with CSS1?
There are ways of centering block level elements:

By setting the properties margin-left and margin-right to auto and width to some explicit value:

BODY {width: 30em; background: cyan;}
P {width: 22em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto}

In this case, the left and right margins will each be four ems wide, since they equally split up the eight ems left over from (30em – 22em). Note that it was not necessary to set an explicit width for the BODY element; it was done here to keep the math clean.

4.If background and color should always be set together, why do they exist as separate properties?
There are serveral reasons for this. First, style sheets become more legible — both for humans and machines. The background property is already the most complex property in CSS1 and combining it with color would make it even more complex. Second, color inherits, but background doesn’t and this would be a source of confusion.

5. What is class?
Class is a group of 1) instances of the same element to which an unique style can be attached or 2) instances of different elements to which the same style can be attached.

6. What is grouping?
Grouping is gathering into a comma separated list two or more selectors that share the same style or into a semicolon separated list two or more declarations that are attached to the same selector .

1. The selectors LI, P with class name .first and class .footnote share the same style, e.g.:
LI {font-style: italic}
P.first {font-style: italic}
.footnote {font-style: italic}

To reduce the size of style sheets and also save some typing time they can all be grouped in one list.
LI, P.first, .footnote {font-style: italic}

7. What is external Style Sheet? How to link?
External Style Sheet is a template/document/file containing style information which can be linked with any number of HTML documents. This is a very convenient way of formatting the entire site as well as restyling it by editing just one file. The file is linked with HTML documents via the LINK element inside the HEAD element. Files containing style information must have extension .css, e.g. style.css.

8. Is CSS case sensitive?
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is not case sensitve. However, font families, URLs to images, and other direct references with the style sheet may be.

9. What is CSS rule ‘ruleset’?
There are two types of CSS rules: ruleset and at-rule. Ruleset identifies selector or selectors and declares style which is to be attached to that selector or selectors. For example P {text-indent: 10pt} is a CSS rule. CSS rulesets consist of two parts: selector, e.g. P and declaration, e.g. {text-indent: 10pt}.

P {text-indent: 10pt} – CSS rule (ruleset)
{text-indent: 10pt} – CSS declaration
text-indent – CSS property
10pt – CSS value

10. ‘Fixed’ Background?
There is the possibility to use the HTML tag bgproperties=”fixed”, but that is IE proprietary, and dependent upon the ‘background’ attribute (deprecated in HTML4).

With CSS, you can declare the background like:

BODY {
font-family : “Trebuchet MS”, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-image: url(images/yourimage.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat; /*no-tiling background*/
background-position: center;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-color: #hexcolor;
color : #hexcolor;
margin: 10px;
}

that shows a background-image in the center of the element, non-scrolling and non-repeating – in IE or NN6. NN 4.xx gets the non-repeat-part right, but stuffs the picture in the upper left corner and scrolls ..

11. What is embedded style? How to link?
Embedded style is the style attached to one specific document. The style information is specified as a content of the STYLE element inside the HEAD element and will apply to the entire document.

Note: The styling rules are written as a HTML comment, that is, between to hide the content in browsers without CSS support which would otherwise be displayed.

12. What is ID selector?
ID selector is an individually identified (named) selector to which a specific style is declared. Using the ID attribute the declared style can then be associated with one and only one HTML element per document as to differentiate it from all other elements. ID selectors are created by a character # followed by the selector’s name. The name can contain characters a-z, A-Z, digits 0-9, period, hyphen, escaped characters, Unicode characters 161-255, as well as any Unicode character as a numeric code, however, they cannot start with a dash or a digit.

#abc123 {color: red; background: black}

This and only this element can be identified as abc123

13. What is contextual selector?
Contextual selector is a selector that addresses specific occurrence of an element. It is a string of individual selectors separated by white space, a search pattern, where only the last element in the pattern is addressed providing it matches the specified context.

TD P CODE {color: red}

The element CODE will be displayed in red but only if it occurs in the context of the element P which must occur in the context of the element TD.

14. How do I have a background image that isn’t tiled?
Specify the background-repeat property as no-repeat. You can also use the background property as a shortcut for specifying multiple background-* properties at once. Here’s an example:

BODY {background: #fff url(watermark.jpg) no-repeat;}

15. What does \ABCD (and \ABCDE) mean?
CSS allows Unicode characters to be entered by number. For example, if a CLASS value in some Russian document contains Cyrillic letters EL PE (Unicode numbers 041B and 041F) and you want to write a style rule for that class, you can put that letter into the style sheet by writing:

.41B41F {font-style: italic;}
This works on all keyboards, so you don’t need a Cyrillic keyboard to write CLASS names in Russian or another language that uses that script.

The digits and letters after the backslash (\) are a hexadecimal number. Hexadecimal numbers are made from ordinary digits and the letters A to F (or a to f). Unicode numbers consist of four such digits.

If the number starts with a 0, you may omit it. The above could also be written as:

.\41B\41F {font-style: italic;}
But be careful if the next letter after the three digits is also a digit or a letter a to f! This is OK: .\41B-\41F, since the dash (-) cannot be mistaken for a hexadecimal digit, but .\41B9\41F is only two letters, not three.

Four digits is the maximum, however, so if you write:
.41B941F {font-style: italic;}

16. What are the advantages/disadvantages of the various style methods?
External Style Sheets
Advantages

* Can control styles for multiple documents at once
* Classes can be created for use on multiple HTML element types in many documents
* Selector and grouping methods can be used to apply styles under complex contexts

Disadvantages

* An extra download is required to import style information for each document
* The rendering of the document may be delayed until the external style sheet is loaded
* Becomes slightly unwieldy for small quantities of style definitions

Embedded Style Sheets
Advantages

* Classes can be created for use on multiple tag types in the document
* Selector and grouping methods can be used to apply styles under complex contexts
* No additional downloads necessary to receive style information

Disadvantages

* This method can not control styles for multiple documents at once

Inline Styles
Advantages

* Useful for small quantities of style definitions
* Can override other style specification methods at the local level so only exceptions need to be listed in conjunction with other style methods

Disadvantages

* Does not distance style information from content (a main goal of SGML/HTML)
* Can not control styles for multiple documents at once
* Author can not create or control classes of elements to control multiple element types within the document
* Selector grouping methods can not be used to create complex element addressing scenarios

17. What is inline style? How to link?
Inline style is the style attached to one specific element. The style is specified directly in the start tag as a value of the STYLE attribute and will apply exclusively to this specific element occurance.

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18. What is imported Style Sheet? How to link?
Imported Style Sheet is a sheet that can be imported to (combined with) another sheet. This allows creating one main sheet containing declarations that apply to the whole site and partial sheets containing declarations that apply to specific elements (or documents) that may require additional styling. By importing partial sheets to the main sheet a number of sources can be combined into one.
To import a style sheet or style sheets include the @import notation or notations in the STYLE element. The @import notations must come before any other declaration. If more than one sheet is imported they will cascade in order they are imported – the last imported sheet will override the next last; the next last will override the second last, and so on. If the imported style is in conflict with the rules declared in the main sheet then it will be overridden.

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19. What is alternate Style Sheet? How to link?
Alternate Style Sheet is a sheet defining an alternate style to be used in place of style(s) declared as persistent and/or preferred .
Persistent style is a default style that applies when style sheets are enabled but can disabled in favor of an alternate style, e.g.:

Preferred style is a default style that applies automatically and is declared by setting the TITLE attribute to the LINK element. There can only be one preferred style, e.g.:

Alternate style gives an user the choice of selecting an alternative style – a very convenient way of specifying a media dependent style. Note: Each group of alternate styles must have unique TITLE, e.g.:

20. How can you set a minimum width for IE?
To set a minimum width, the CSS property is ‘min-width’. This can be very useful and works well in good browsers. IE doesn’t understand ‘min-width’. However, it has a proprietary property called ‘expression’ which allows us to feed it javascript via a stylesheet. Below is how to set a (780px) minimum width for IE…

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Web Design HTML Interview Questions & Answers
June 28, 2008 — sharag
Web Design HTML Interview Questions &amp; Answers
1) Intrepret this statement: <strong>Michelle</strong>
a) It makes Michelle strong
b) It highlights Michelle as being strong
c) It will print out Michelle in bold font - correct answer
2) Tables can be nested (table inside of another table).
a) True - correct answer
b) False
3) Which is correct?
a) <b>Click Here<b>
b) <strong>Click Here<strong>
c) <b>Click Here</b> - correct answer
d) </strong>Click Here</strong>
4) Which of the following is a two sided tag?
a) DT
b) LI
c) DD
d) DL - correct answer
5) The Browser applies the feature of a tag until it encounters_____tag.
a) Quit
b) Closing - correct answer
c) Exit
d) Anti
e) Deactivate
6) _______are the HTML codes that control the apearance of the document contents
a) Tags - correct answer
b) Codas
c) Slashes
d) Properties
e) Code
7) What are the genral syntax for inline image?
a) src=img
b) src=image
c) img=file
d) img src=file - correct answer
e) image src=file
8) An HTML_____takes text in one format and changes it to HTML code.
a) Browser
b) Editor
c) Converter – correct answer
d) Processor
e) Parser
9) To create a link to an anchor, you use the______property in A tag.
a) Name
b) Tag
c) Link
d) Href - correct answer
10) HTML Tags are case sensitive.
a) True
b) False – correct answer
11) Relative path make your hypertext links______.
a) Portable - correct answer
b) Discrete
c) Uniform
12) A_____structure starts with a general topic that includes link to more specific topics.
a) Hierarchical - correct answer
b) Linear
c) Mixed
13) Which of the following path is supported by HTML?
a) Ralative
b) Defererenced
c) Absolute and Relative - correct answer
14) You cannot designate an inline image as a hypertext link.
a) True
b) False - correct answer
15) Because each computer differs in terms of what fonts it can display, each individual browser determines how text is to be displayed.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
16) You do not have to connect to the internet to verify changes to a Web page on your computer.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
17) You can combine structures e.g, linear and hierarchical.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
18) What is HTML stands for?
a) Hypertext Mailing List
b) Hypertext Mark Language
c) Hypertext Markup Language - correct answer
19) What is the tag for an inline frmae?
a) Iframe – correct answer
b) Inframe
c) frame
d) inlineframe
20) Within the MAP tag, you use the AREA tag to specify the areas of the image that will act as a hotspot.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
21) Can you create an e-mail form with auto responder using form action method=mailto:youdomainname.com?
a) Yes
b) No - correct answer
22) What is the most widely use e-mail form script?
a) ASP
b) PHP – correct answer
c) Perl CGI
d) JSP
23) There are_____color names recognized by all version of HTML.
a) 6
b) 8
c) 256
d) 16 - correct answer
24) Software programs, like your Web browser, use a mathemathical approach to define color.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
25) If you want to increase the font size by 2 relative to the sorounding text, you enter +2 in the tag.
a) True - correct answer
b) False
26) What operator makes converts 00110011 into 11001100?
a) ~ - correct answer
b) !
c) &
d) |
27) The default statement of a switch is always executed.
a) True
b) False - correct answer
28) H1 is the smallest header tag.
a) True
b) False - correct answer
29) The page title is inside the____tag.
a) Body
b) Head – correct answer
c) Division
d) Table
30) _____refers to the way the GIF file is saved by the graphics software.
a) Dithering
b) Interlacing - correct answer
c) Balancing
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