The answer "No" is based on the fact that there are no questions in the test which is a flaw because "No" is in fact answer to the question: "any questions?" And that makes it ONE question. However, if the answer "yes" is also not correct as ultimately there ARE no questions in the test. This makes the whole test a paradox and the question cannot be answered correctly.
shareExactly.
Guns don't kill people
MICHAEL KILLS PEOPLE
Yea it is a paradox, but I don't think they intended it to be.
I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake. Now it's time to erase that mistake
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I think the point is simply to answer the question after the 80 minutes has passed. If they have questions, answer yes, then ask questions to their hearts content after the 80 minutes, it will still be a valid answer.
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Are there any questions?
Any means one or more. So as long as the number of questions is greater than zero, it's valid.
"Any questions" doesn't mean "Are there any questions on the paper" but rather means "Do you have any questions regarding this exam or the job"
shareIt depends on when the candidates chose to answer that question. If they had said "yes" or "no" before the invigilator had left the room, it would mean "Do you have any questions regarding this exam or the job?"
Had someone replied, he would probably answer curtly and leave the room after saying "Any questions?" again. The question to be answered after 80 minutes was "Are there any questions on the paper?".
Not to mention that Questions is plural. You could argue that there was only 1 question. "are there any questions", the answer would still be no, as there are no "questions" there is only "a question".
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