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If I were given questions like these, I would politely refuse to answer them explaining they have nothing to do with the important things a typical software developer does.

Having a solid portfolio of past successful projects to demonstrate your abilities (including participation in a open source development) is way safer than being able to solve artificial problems.

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And we would politely end the interview and not call you back. Questions like these are not made to decide who to hire -- They are made to establish a base level of competence.

The ability to answer these questions does not prove anything. However, the INABILITY to answer these questions says quite a lot.

So you gotta ask.

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