Thank you for making Aam Aadmi's Great Minds Contest 5 a success.
Right Answers:
1)All Volkswagen prices are in the range of 900000 to 1150000.
Ans:An Auto has price range of 90,000(base) to 115,000(on road)! So TEN AUTOs range in 900000 to 1150000!
2) Volkswagen Car appears to have 4 wheels. But I state it actually has 40 wheels, but only 30 touch the road while running!
Ans:An Auto runs on 3 running wheels & a spare. So TEN AUTOS run with 30 running wheels!
3) volkswagen starts by ignition key. But I state it has a manual start option. but to start once, the lever has to be operated exactly 10times.
Ans:Each Auto starts with one stroke of the start lever. TEN AUTOS require 10 such operations.
4) Volkswagen has a steering wheel. But I state it is steered by multiple simple handle. Do you know where these are fitted? do you know their count?
Ans:An Auto is steered by a handle, like that of scooter. TEN AUTOS will have 10 of them & they are fitted in front of the driver!
5) A volkswagen car can seat 2+3 people. But I state it can seat 40 people in all.
Ans: An Auto seats 1 driver & 3 passengers. So TEN AUTOS can seat 40 people!
6) A volkswagen car can seat a person to the left of driver. But I state that no person can sit to the left of the driver. In other words the seat to the left of driver is only imaginary
Ans: An Auto has only drivers seat in front. so no one can sit to his left ( or even right!) The same logic applies to TEN AUTOs! ;-)
Master Logic : Look closely at the volkswagen logo. Their tagline is 'Volkswagen. Das Auto'! which means 'Volkswagen. 10 Auto' ( Das means 10 in hindi, & pronounced as Dus!). So from the above logic "1 Volkswagen = 10 Auto(rickshaw)". apply this logic to each question above, every statement is self explanatory & every calculation falls in place ;-)
Clue: Bajaj - They are leading makers of Auto Rickshaws in India! ;-)
Results- First a word of thanks to these ppl who took a peep at the contest & didnt bother the quizmaster!- Debs, Bhupesh, Ajeet, Shalu, Rajesh, Nishana, Hemani, Javed, Fenil, Angel! ( I will send Cutting Chai in an effort to trigger their grey cells!)
Next the Bravery Awards- to the five who made valiant efforts in a almost clueless scenario. Their varied approach & answers showed MS still has people who arent afraid to think! Needless to say their answers showed a true spirit of enquiry, besides providing some great humor to the host(me).
They are - Umesh, Paul, Megna, Ram & confused (Sajith, the sponsor sends them each 250MSP)
I wont announce the winners, Rather I will share the answers. Just see how close their thinking was to the thinking of another great mind (yours humbly!)
From: sydbarett
Subject: First Cut
Date: Jan 06, 2010 | 05:46 PM
The Master Logic used is that Volkswagen is "Das Auto" which literally means "The car" but phonetically means 10 Auto(rickshaws)
(1) Each one of Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) cost the same ranging from Rs.90K to Rs.115K. Thus Das Auto costs 900000 to 1150000.
(2) Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) have a total of 40 wheels, thirty on road and ten spares
(3) To start Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) the manual lever has to be pulled 10 times. one for each, ten in toto.
(4) The multiple simple handles are fitten in front using which Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) are steered
(5) Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) can seat 40 people, 30 as passengers and 10 as drivers
(6) No person can sit to the left of the driver in Das Auto (Ten Autoricks) as passengers sitting in front is banned by the traffic police
Bajaj is the one who manufactures those "Das Autos"
From: deepak27
Subject: Contest
Date: Jan 08, 2010 | 08:01 AM
Volkswagen tagline is Das Auto, which in Hindi is 10 auto
So 1 Volkswagen=10 auto, this equation is used to solve all questions replacing volkswagen with 10 autorickshaws
1) An auto costs between 90 to 115K,10 autos costs 9-11.5 Lakh
2) 10 autos have 3 wheels each, so total 30 wheels on ground, 1 spare per auto, total 10
3) Each auto has manual start level, 10 times to start 10 autos
4) 10 Steering handles located in front of the driver for 10 autos
5) Auto can seat 3+1=4 people. 10 autos can seat 40 people
6) No seat next to auto driver, left or right, so question answered.
Nishant and Deepak are declared Great Minds. My status message will hail them next 7days & Sajit sends them each 1000MSP prizes. Congratulations to the winners ;-)
