Bluestock ™ Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. 2Sum DSA leetcode problem
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2Sum problem involves finding two numbers in an array that add up to a specific target.
• Use a hashmap to store the difference between the target and each element in the array.

• Iterate through the array and check if the current element's complement exists in the hashmap.

• Return the indices of the two numbers that add up to the target.
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Q2. Spiral traversal of a Binary tree
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Spiral traversal of a Binary tree involves visiting nodes level by level alternating between left to right and right to left.
• Start by pushing the root node into a queue.

• While the queue is not empty, pop a node, print its value, and push its children into the queue.

• Alternate between popping nodes from the queue and printing their values in a spiral manner.
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Q1. A problem similar to coin change problem of leetcode
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Q2. Aggressive cows problem
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The aggressive cows problem involves finding the maximum distance between cows in a field while ensuring they are not too close to each other.
• Use binary search to find the maximum distance between cows.

• Sort the cows' positions and check if a certain distance is feasible.

• Consider the constraints of the problem such as the number of cows and the size of the field.
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Q1. Basic behavioural questions like why I am looking for a change and would I be able to handle the increased work pressure as I was shifting from MNC to a startup
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Q1. Diff between react and jQuery
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React is a modern JavaScript library for building user interfaces, while jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript library for DOM manipulation.
• React is component-based, promoting reusability and modularity.

• React uses a virtual DOM for efficient updates, while jQuery directly manipulates the DOM.

• React is declarative, making it easier to reason about the UI, while jQuery is imperative.

• React is typically used for single-pa...read more
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Javascript,html, CSS and MySQL

Q1. Basic NodeJs and MySQL questions,scenario-based technical questions and basic interview questions
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Q2. What is an event loop, The second highest from the table
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An event loop is a programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program.
• Event loop is commonly used in asynchronous programming to handle tasks like I/O operations without blocking the main thread.

• It continuously checks for events in a queue and processes them one by one.

• Examples of event loops include Node.js event loop for handling asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

• Event loop helps ...read more
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Q1. Basic nodejs and SQL queries question
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Q1. Basic interview question and technology based
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Hacker earth , Rest api consuming and filtering response . 2 question

Q1. L1 Technical of 1 hour - Java , Spring Boot, OOPs
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Q2. JAVA 8 Features , OOPs Concept
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Q1. L2 technical , design , puzzle
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Q1. With CTO , recent projects , puzzle
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Q1. Directly discussion on expected
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Q1. Does Java support pass by reference?
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Yes
• Java uses pass by value for all variables, including object references.

• When an object reference is passed as an argument, a copy of the reference is passed, not the actual object.

• Modifying the reference inside the method will not affect the original reference outside the method.

• However, modifications to the object's state inside the method will be visible outside the method.
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Q2. Explain Singleton Pattern
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Singleton pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to a single object.
• Singleton pattern ensures that only one instance of a class exists throughout the application.

• It provides a global point of access to the instance.

• Commonly used in scenarios where a single instance needs to coordinate actions across the system.

• Example: Database connection manager, logger, configuration manager.
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Q1. Internal Implementation of HashMap
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HashMap is implemented using an array of linked lists to handle collisions.
• HashMap stores key-value pairs in an array of linked lists

• Hash function is used to determine the index of the array where the key-value pair will be stored

• Collision handling is done by chaining, where multiple key-value pairs with the same hash value are stored in the same linked list

• HashMap allows null keys and values

• HashMap is not synchronized...read more
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Test was based on arrays and some dsa concepts.

Coding and aptitude round

Q1. Tree dsa questions
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Q1. Horse race question
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Q1. Location specific question
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