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Updated 12 Dec 2020

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Interview Questionnaire 

15 Questions

  • Q1. WHAT IS LIFE?
  • Ans. 

    Life is the existence of living organisms characterized by growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli.

    • Life is a characteristic that distinguishes physical entities with biological processes from those without such processes.

    • It involves growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli.

    • Living organisms are made up of cells, which are the basic unit of life.

    • Life can be found in various forms, from ...

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  • Q2. WHO WAS THE PROPONENT OF YOGA IN ACTION?
  • Ans. 

    The proponent of Yoga in Action was Swami Vivekananda.

    • Swami Vivekananda was a Hindu monk and a key figure in the introduction of Yoga to the Western world.

    • He believed in the practical application of Yoga in daily life, which he called 'Yoga in Action'.

    • Swami Vivekananda's teachings on Yoga in Action emphasized the importance of selfless service and the unity of all beings.

    • He also stressed the need for balance between ph...

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  • Q3. HOW SHOULD WE MAKE ADLOSENCE DEDICATED & MOTIVATED?
  • Q4. WHAT SHOULD ONE DO IF ONE DOES'T KNOW THE ANSWER?
  • Ans. 

    Admit lack of knowledge, ask for clarification, research, and seek help.

    • Admit lack of knowledge and avoid guessing

    • Ask for clarification or more information

    • Research the topic using reliable sources

    • Seek help from colleagues or experts

    • Offer to follow up with an answer later

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. WHAT IS DYNAMIC ARRAY?
  • Ans. 

    Dynamic array is an array that can change its size during runtime.

    • Dynamic arrays are allocated memory at runtime.

    • They can be resized as needed.

    • They are useful when the size of the array is not known beforehand.

    • Examples include ArrayList in Java and List in Python.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. HOW CAN WE EMBED PYTHON IN C++?
  • Ans. 

    Python can be embedded in C++ using the Python/C API.

    • Include the Python header files in the C++ code.

    • Initialize the Python interpreter in the C++ code.

    • Call Python functions from C++ code using the Python/C API.

    • Pass data between Python and C++ using Python objects and C++ data types.

    • Compile the C++ code with the Python library.

    • Example: Embedding a Python script in a C++ program to perform complex calculations.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. HOW CAN WE EMBED ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE IN C++?
  • Ans. 

    Assembly language can be embedded in C++ using inline assembly or by linking assembly files.

    • Inline assembly can be used to write assembly code directly in C++ code.

    • Assembly files can be linked with C++ code using the linker.

    • Inline assembly can be platform-specific and may require different syntax for different architectures.

    • Assembly code can be used to optimize critical sections of code for performance.

    • Debugging assemb

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  • Q8. SHOULD ONE ENABLE STREET FIGHT?
  • Ans. 

    No, street fights should not be enabled.

    • Street fights can lead to serious injuries or even death

    • It promotes violence and aggression

    • It can lead to legal consequences

    • It goes against the principles of a peaceful society

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  • Q9. "IMAGINE" SONG SUNG BY WHOM?
  • Q10. BE ARTICULATE & BOLD BUT DON'T LIE? THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU +-? & OVERCHECK TO CONFIRM FROM YOU?
  • Q11. HOW SHOULD WE WINNER OVER PROTEST?
  • Q12. WHAT IS THE CRUCIAL AGE TO BE MADE IN LIFE?
  • Ans. 

    There is no one crucial age to be made in life as it varies from person to person.

    • Important decisions should be made based on personal circumstances and goals

    • Some people may make significant choices in their 20s while others may do so in their 40s or later

    • It's never too late to make positive changes in life

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  • Q13. WHAT ARE MAHATAMA GANDHI 3 MONKEYS?
  • Ans. 

    Mahatma Gandhi's three monkeys are a pictorial maxim embodying the proverbial principle 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil'.

    • The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, Kikazaru, covering his ears, and Iwazaru, covering his mouth.

    • The maxim is often used to describe a lack of moral responsibility on the part of people who refuse to acknowledge impropriety.

    • The monkeys are also associated with the Buddhist prin...

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  • Q14. WHAT IS AHIMSA?
  • Ans. 

    Ahimsa is a principle of non-violence and respect for all living beings in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

    • Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word that means 'non-harming' or 'non-violence'.

    • It is a fundamental principle of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

    • Ahimsa is not just about refraining from physical violence, but also from mental and emotional harm.

    • It promotes respect for all living beings, including animals and plants.

    • Mahatma G...

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  • Q15. HOW DO ONE INDICATE ONE HAD HIS FILL?
  • Ans. 

    To indicate one had his fill, one can use various phrases or gestures.

    • One can say 'I'm full' or 'I'm stuffed'

    • One can push their plate away or cover their plate with a napkin

    • One can decline further offers of food or drink

    • One can express gratitude for the meal and compliment the food

    • One can loosen their belt or unbutton their pants

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - GIVEN ABOVE PLEASE ACCEPT IT

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview questions from similar companies

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Today it is Thursday.After 132 days,it will be

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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is differece between java and python?
  • Ans. 

    Java is a statically typed language with a strong emphasis on object-oriented programming, while Python is dynamically typed and focuses on simplicity and readability.

    • Java is statically typed, while Python is dynamically typed

    • Java is strongly typed, while Python is weakly typed

    • Java is compiled into bytecode and runs on a virtual machine, while Python is interpreted

    • Java has a strong emphasis on object-oriented programmi...

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  • Q2. What is data abstraction
  • Ans. 

    Data abstraction is the process of hiding the implementation details of a system and only showing the necessary information to the user.

    • Data abstraction allows users to interact with complex systems without needing to understand the inner workings.

    • It helps in reducing complexity and improving efficiency in software development.

    • Examples include object-oriented programming where classes hide their internal data and expos

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Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself?
  • Q2. What do you to join ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Selected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Case Study, prepping a deck and code

Round 2 - Case Study 

On the assignment provided in Round 1

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General aptitude
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Q2. Family background
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What your highest qualification
  • Q2. Tell something about your favourite subject in your graduation
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell social media impact in your life in English
  • Q2. Salary discussion

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow

Round 1 - HR 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. Why McKinsey?
  • Q2. Why Consulting?
  • Q3. Think of a failure in life and how it changed you?
  • Q4. Situational questions on teamwork & how to deal with team members?
  • Q5. Finance as a specialization: what are your key learnings?
  • Q6. Social projects done at Miranda House & difficulties and uncertainty faced in those: how did I overcome them?
  • Q7. Experience at Citi: what was your project, key learnings, first corporate experience?
Round 2 - Case Study 

McKinsey is working with an auto components supplier for automotive vehicles. Design a strategy to increase its revenues in the next 3-5 years.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

C: Is there a target revenue increase?

I: Doubling in next 3 years.

C: Which geography is our client located in?

I: India

C: Who are the takers of these auto components and where are they based?

I: Indian companies: likes of say Maruti (for 4 wheelers) and Honda (for 2 wheelers).

C: What parts/components of the automobile exactly do they manufacture?

I: Exteriors (steel fabricated parts visible externally: say doors of the car, roof).

C: Should I focus on OEMs for 4 wheelers & if yes, which specific types of 4 wheelers (say passenger vehicles or commercial vehicles)?

I: Yes, both are serviced by the client. Focus on them.

C: I'd like to understand the industry landscape: growth rate of the company vis-a-vis industry.

I: Industry has been growing steadily. Our client is present & it's not losing market share.

C: What are the distribution channels: any direct-to-consumer touchpoint?

I: They supply to OEMs and also sell replacement parts via client --> distributors --> retailers -> car owners who need replacement.

At this point, I thought I fairly understood the case-at-hand and took a couple of minutes to think.

My structure was as follows:

Step 1: Identify the different sources of revenue existing and potential: Sales to car manufacturers & replacement market (existing), new product lines (car interiors like seats/steering): potential lines.

Step 2: For each revenue line, demarcated the markets (existing geographies v/s new ones)

C: What are the KPIs in this industry for the current geographies?

I: What do you think? Focus on existing product & market.

C:
1) Interoperability among different models/carmakers

2) Quality & longevity of product

3) Service guarantee

4) Price point

I: Point 1 & 4 were the key to success in this space.

C: Could you tell me about the players in the current space & if there are any foreign forces?

I: Mentioned Chinese players and how they were flooding the market with cheaper components to which the current costs stood no competition. Please recommend both short term & long-term solutions to combat this.

C: Mentioned few points like their source of low costs was cheap steel which was 80% of the auto-body. Short Term Solution: Demand exclusivity from OEMs to sign long term contracts.

Long Term Solution: Procurement Lever, Rationalizing steel usage, alternative material R&D, brand name development.

I: Thanks, that'll be all. Please synthesize the case for me.

Round 3 - Case Study 

Guesstimate the market for niche home products for smart personal devices for households.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

It was more conversational. I did not realize when the case started.

Laid out the structure: number of HHs in India --> Urban/Rural Split --> Income split.

I: Please do the entire calculation and give me the numbers.

C: Started calculating & speaking the figures aloud.

I: Tell me the specific customer segments to target at the outset.

Identified the following target segments:

1) Rich & affluent urban nuclear families

2) Double Income No Kids segment

3) Tech-inclined singles

4) Old aged rich grandparents looking for convenience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm; everything else syncs.
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed before Jul 2023.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How much expected salary

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - fake interview
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Shipping domain related
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Aditya Degree College, Kakinada and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

All aptitude and reasoning topics

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about resume
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary and location details
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General profile understanding
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General experience and skill questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary negotiations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Negotiate hard on salary as internal appraisals and hikes are very bad. They pay very less vis-a-vis market

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow

Round 1 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. I have gone through your CV, but can you tell your life story and some key things from your resume?
  • Q2. If we don't make an offer to you today, what will you do and how would you react?
  • Q3. You said that McKinsey is your dream company, what is that about McKinsey?
  • Q4. Tell me about a situation when you were leading a team, and the team didn't perform to its potential, what did you do?
Round 2 - Case Study 

I am running a very niche NBFC targeted at MSMEs. I offer hassle-free small ticket loans of about 5-10-15 lakhs through digitization. We are not growing as per our expectations, please help.
[Please note that I stands for Interviewer and C stands for Candidate] 

C: Since when are we facing the problem and what is our target for growth?

I: We want to grow 3x-4x in a year, and the problem is happening for the last 12-18 months.

C: Which cities are we targeting currently? And MSMEs in which sector particularly?

I: We are currently focused on top 10-15 cities of India, on front end, we don't have any sectoral preferences, however, in the backend, most of our loans have been granted to MSME construction firms, restaurants and garages.

C: Can I know more about the loan terms: Collateral, documentation needed, time taken to disburse loans, Interest rates, payment terms etc.?

I: Loans are collateral free, we do full documentation check: where we need bank statements and P&L statements of the MSME for cash flow estimation, GST linkages etc. As I told the process is hassle free, we provide loans in 1-2 days, and since the loans are provided quickly, interest rates are little on higher side.

C: What is the time frame we are looking at? Is there any budgetary constraint?

I: Time horizon is 6-12 months and definitely no NBFC would be burning money like that.

(CASE SOLVING: STRUCTURE)

C: As we wish to grow the number of loans disbursed, we can divide it into: Number of customers * number of loans per customer
Focusing on number of customers: we can look at 3 dimensions:

1) New markets: Outside India and Inside India (Tier 2-3 cities where most of the MSMEs are based out of)

2) New products: Expanding into banking, Fintech (Digital payments, digital insurance, wealth tech etc.)

3) Market penetration: Attracting more no. of customers in the existing market.

I: Start with 3rd part.

C: Can I know more about the distribution model, is it all digital or we also have salesforce?

I: We operate largely online, however, salesforce is used to spread word amongst MSMEs.

C: I would like to structure this ahead in terms of

1) Awareness of our NBFC

2) Loan terms attractiveness

3) Accessibility of our salesforce and digital platform

4) Experience: issues in loan disbursal process

I: Okay, start from the first one then.

C: I would like to explore all possible mediums of lead generation like telephone calls, face to face visits, emails, website, apps and affiliate marketing. is there problem across any?

I: No.

C: Based on my prior case competition experience, where I did personal surveys with 30+ MSMEs, most of the mails etc. are made in English and loads of calls and emails are considered as SPAM by MSMEs, thus I would suggest calls and mails should be made in the regional languages of the MSMEs, and for greater trust and credibility, we should reach out to trade associations like Shankar Market Trade association in Delhi.

Generally, the MSMEs. are organized into trade associations and thus reaching out directly to these trade associations and their presidents, provide greater credibility and support from MSMEs.

I: Yes, this could be done, what else? You talked about Amazon; how can we leverage them?

C: Yes, we can do affiliate marketing on Amazon and their home page.

I: What about the various sellers who are selling on Amazon, aren't they also our target market?

C: Yes, absolutely, we should rather partner with Amazon to list us as SME loan provider while a seller is registering and creating profile with Amazon, to target them in the beginning only.

I: Yes, this could also be done. What next?

C: I would like to shift to loan terms now.

You mentioned that our rate of interest in higher, is it a possibility that we can reduce them a notch?

I: The problem is that we have little data, and thus interest rates are charged higher due to limited data.

C: In that case, for gathering more data, we should make use of open banking, partner with various digital payments providers like Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay that these MSMEs use for collecting payments so that we can estimate cash flows of the MSMEs with greater accuracy based on thus data, as a result, our interest rates can also reduce.

I: Okay, what else?

C: We can also look at the tenure and frequency of payments (EMIs), increasing the tenure of loans, provides greater cushion to MSMEs and flexible loan payment terms like balloon payments, quarterly, half yearly or yearly installments rather than monthly payments, would ease the pressure on the clients. Also, we can facilitate Auto debits, ECS/NACH mechanism so that MSMEs are regular in their payments, and they don't default.

I: We are already having auto debit facility, what else?

C: I would now like to look at accessibility part. is our app present on Android/Apple phones?

I: Yes.

C: Is there any problem with loading of the website/app and working speed?

I: No.

C: Ok, then I would shift to our salesforce. Here, I would look at quantitative and qualitative factors. Quantitative: number of salesforces, number of visits made by each. Qualitative: quality of engagement with the MSMEs, negotiation skills, training, experience etc.

I: (Abruptly ended the case, and asked to tell 2-3 major ideas from the entire discussion).

Round 3 - Case Study 

Numerical Problem

I: We are a cellphone manufacturer; we are facing the following issue -

Current price: 1000$
Margin per unit: 200$
Currently selling 2 million units:

Sales head has come with the following proposal:

Reduce price by 5%, and volume would go up by 25%.

Evaluate the proposal on contribution margin basis.

Now, if you don't want your contribution to get impacted, by what percentage should your cost reduce.
Solved the numerical based on my course knowledge.

Interview Preparation Tips

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