HCLTech Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Q1. Tell me about yourself Java basic questions Selenium basic questions
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Q1. What is overloading and overriding ? What are locators in Selenium? What is the syntax of xpath locator ? What are the methods to write the test cases? Is it mandatory to have input tag in defining xpath?
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Answers to questions related to automation testing using Selenium
• Overloading is when a method has the same name but different parameters in the same class, while overriding is when a subclass provides its own implementation of a method already defined in its superclass

• Locators in Selenium are used to identify web elements on a web page

• The syntax of xpath locator is //tagname[@attribute='value']

• Methods to write test cas...read more
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Q1. Basic interview questions
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Q1. Initially HR called me and asked about experience. There was 1 technical round in which they ask some basic coding questions and programs on online compiler. And last 1 managerial round happend
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Q2. In python some List, String and Dictionary related problems. and 2-3 small programs on coding
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Q1. In Manager round they ask me one scenario of ATM logic and ask to write 1 program for it
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Q1. Different types of exceptions we face during automation
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Various types of exceptions in automation testing
• Checked exceptions

• Unchecked exceptions

• Timeout exceptions

• Element not found exceptions

• Stale element reference exceptions

• Invalid element state exceptions

• Element not interactable exceptions
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Q2. Different types of locators
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Locators are used in automation testing to identify web elements on a page. Common types include ID, class name, name, xpath, css selector, link text, and partial link text.
• ID: Unique identifier for an element

• Class name: Class attribute value of an element

• Name: Name attribute value of an element

• XPath: XML Path language to locate elements

• CSS Selector: CSS syntax to locate elements

• Link text: Text of a link element

• Partial
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Q3. Difficulty faced during automating a application
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Difficulty faced in automating an application is handling dynamic elements on the webpage.
• Identifying and handling dynamic IDs or classes

• Using dynamic XPath or CSS selectors

• Implementing wait strategies for dynamic content to load

• Updating locators frequently due to changes in the application
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Q1. Api Testing with Rest API
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API testing with Rest API involves testing the functionality, performance, and security of API endpoints.
• Understand the API documentation to identify endpoints, parameters, and expected responses

• Test different HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

• Verify response codes, headers, and payload data

• Perform boundary value analysis and negative testing

• Use tools like Postman or RestAssured for automation testing

• Validate aut...read more
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Q1. What are the different types of datatypes in python?
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Python has several built-in datatypes including numeric, sequence, and mapping types.
• Numeric types include integers, floating-point numbers, and complex numbers.

• Sequence types include lists, tuples, and range objects.

• Mapping types include dictionaries.

• Other datatypes include boolean, bytes, and sets.
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Q2. How do you concatenate a string and integer? is it possible ?
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Yes, it is possible to concatenate a string and integer using type conversion.
• Convert the integer to a string using str() function and then concatenate with the string.

• Use format() method to insert the integer value into the string.

• Use f-strings to directly insert the integer value into the string.
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Q3. What is xpath ? How do you find an element ? what is the difference between absolute xpath and relative xpath?
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XPath is a language used to locate elements in an XML or HTML document. Absolute and relative XPaths differ in their starting point.
• XPath is used to navigate through elements and attributes in an XML or HTML document

• Elements can be located using absolute or relative XPaths

• Absolute XPaths start from the root node and are more specific but less flexible

• Relative XPaths start from the current node and are more flexible but
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Q4. What are different locators supported in selenium?
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Selenium supports various locators such as ID, Name, Class Name, Tag Name, Link Text, Partial Link Text, CSS Selector and XPath.
• ID locator is the most efficient and reliable locator

• Name locator is used for locating elements by their name attribute

• Class Name locator is used for locating elements by their class attribute

• Tag Name locator is used for locating elements by their tag name

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Q5. What is the difference between findelement and findelements?
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findelement returns the first matching element while findelements returns a list of all matching elements.
• findelement is used to locate the first matching element on a web page

• findelements is used to locate all matching elements on a web page

• findelement throws NoSuchElementException if no matching element is found

• findelements returns an empty list if no matching element is found
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Q6. What are the exceptions in selenium?
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Exceptions in Selenium are errors that occur during test execution.
• Some common exceptions in Selenium are NoSuchElementException, TimeoutException, StaleElementReferenceException, and ElementNotVisibleException.

• NoSuchElementException occurs when an element cannot be found on the page.

• TimeoutException occurs when a command takes too long to execute.

• StaleElementReferenceException occurs when an element is no longer attac...read more
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Q7. How do you select a value from dropdown in selenium?
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To select a value from dropdown in Selenium, use the Select class and its methods.
• Locate the dropdown element using any of the locators like ID, name, class name, etc.

• Create an object of the Select class and pass the dropdown element as a parameter.

• Use the Select class methods like selectByVisibleText(), selectByValue(), or selectByIndex() to select the desired option.

• Finally, use the assert statement to verify if the
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Q8. How do you achieve synchronization? what are the differences between the synchronization ways?
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Synchronization is the process of coordinating the execution of multiple threads to ensure proper order of execution.
• Synchronization can be achieved using techniques like locks, semaphores, and monitors.

• Locks are used to ensure that only one thread can access a shared resource at a time.

• Semaphores are used to control access to a shared resource by limiting the number of threads that can access it at once.

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Q9. What is the difference between break continue and pass?
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Break, continue and pass are control statements used in loops. Break terminates the loop, continue skips an iteration and pass does nothing.
• Break is used to terminate a loop when a certain condition is met

• Continue is used to skip an iteration of a loop when a certain condition is met

• Pass is used as a placeholder when a statement is required syntactically but no action is needed
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Q10. What is full join ?
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Full join is a type of SQL join that returns all the rows from both tables, matching rows from both tables and nulls where there is no match.
• Full join is also known as a full outer join.

• It is used to combine data from two tables where some of the data may not match.

• The result set includes all the rows from both tables, with nulls where there is no match.

• Full join is represented by the keyword 'FULL OUTER JOIN' in SQL.

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Q11. Write a Query to Find Second Highest Salary in SQL
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Query to find second highest salary in SQL
• Use the ORDER BY clause to sort the salaries in descending order

• Use the LIMIT clause to select the second highest salary

• Use a subquery to exclude the highest salary from the results
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Q12. How to fetch 1st 5 records in sql?
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To fetch 1st 5 records in SQL, use the LIMIT clause.
• Use the SELECT statement to specify the columns to retrieve.

• Use the FROM clause to specify the table to retrieve data from.

• Use the LIMIT clause to specify the number of records to retrieve.

• The syntax is: SELECT column1, column2, ... FROM table_name LIMIT 5;

• The first 5 records will be returned.
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Q13. How do you copy a table in mysql?
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To copy a table in MySQL, use the CREATE TABLE statement with the SELECT statement.
• Use the CREATE TABLE statement with the SELECT statement to copy a table.

• Specify the new table name after the CREATE TABLE statement.

• Specify the original table name after the SELECT statement.

• Add any additional conditions or clauses as needed.

• Example: CREATE TABLE new_table SELECT * FROM original_table WHERE condition;
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Q14. How do you fetch unique elements from a column?
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To fetch unique elements from a column, use the DISTINCT keyword in SQL.
• Use the SELECT statement with the DISTINCT keyword.

• Specify the column name from which you want to fetch unique elements.

• Example: SELECT DISTINCT column_name FROM table_name;

• You can also use GROUP BY clause to group the unique elements based on another column.

• Example: SELECT column_name, COUNT(*) FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name;
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Q15. Write an SQL query to find names of employees start with ‘A’?
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SQL query to find names of employees starting with 'A'
• Use the SELECT statement to retrieve data from the employee table

• Use the LIKE operator to match the names starting with 'A'

• Use the % wildcard to match any number of characters after 'A'
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Q16. How do you open a file and read repeating words from a file ?
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To open a file and read repeating words, use file handling and string manipulation techniques.
• Open the file using file handling techniques in the programming language of your choice.

• Read the contents of the file and store it in a string variable.

• Split the string into an array of words using a delimiter such as space or comma.

• Loop through the array and use a dictionary or hash table to count the frequency of each word.

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Q17. How do you generate random emails in python? gmail.com is constant
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Generating random emails in Python with constant domain
• Use the random module to generate random strings for the username part of the email

• Combine the random username with the constant domain name

• Ensure the generated email is unique if required
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Q18. How do you generate random data / number in python ?
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Python provides random module to generate random data and numbers.
• Import random module

• Use random.randint() to generate random integer within a range

• Use random.choice() to select a random element from a list

• Use random.random() to generate a random float between 0 and 1

• Use random.uniform() to generate a random float within a range
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Q19. What is the difference between array and a list ?
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Arrays are fixed in size, while lists can grow or shrink dynamically.
• Arrays are a collection of elements of the same data type, while lists can contain elements of different data types.

• Arrays are accessed using an index, while lists are accessed using an iterator.

• Arrays are faster for accessing elements, while lists are faster for inserting or deleting elements.

• Examples of arrays include int[] and char[], while example
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Q20. How do you run a test suite using robotframework command line ?
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To run a test suite using robotframework command line, use the 'robot' command followed by the path to the test suite file.
• Open the command prompt or terminal

• Navigate to the directory containing the test suite file

• Enter the command 'robot' followed by the name of the test suite file

• Add any additional options or arguments as needed

• Press enter to execute the command

• Example: robot my_test_suite.robot

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Q21. If some data is not found on the page, do page refresh and how do you validate a data after page refresh in selenium?
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To validate data after page refresh in Selenium, we can refresh the page and then use explicit wait to validate the data.
• Refresh the page using driver.navigate().refresh() method

• Use explicit wait to wait for the element to be visible on the page

• Validate the data using getText() or getAttribute() method

• Example: driver.navigate().refresh(); WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10); wait.until(ExpectedConditions...read more
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Q1. What are your roles and responsibilities?
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As a Senior Automation Test Engineer, my roles and responsibilities include designing and implementing automated test scripts, identifying and reporting software defects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Designing and implementing automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Appium, or JUnit

• Identifying and reporting software defects and working closely with dev...read more
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Q2. What is your current and expected CTC ?
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I prefer not to disclose my current CTC. As for my expected CTC, I am looking for a competitive salary based on my experience and skills.
• I am open to negotiation based on the job responsibilities and company's budget

• I have researched the market rates for similar positions and have a realistic expectation

• I am looking for a salary that reflects my experience and skills

• I am also interested in other benefits such as health
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Q3. Are you willing to relocate to Hyderabad ?
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Yes, I am willing to relocate to Hyderabad.
• I am open to new opportunities and experiences in different locations.

• I have researched about Hyderabad and I am excited about the city's culture and opportunities.

• I am ready to adapt to a new environment and build a life in Hyderabad.
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