PolicyBazaar Front end Developer Interview Questions and Answers

First round was a coding question with html, css, javascript to create 5 clickable boxes, change it's colors on click and update count

Round duration - 45 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Triplets with Given Sum Problem
Given an array or list ARR consisting of N integers, your task is to identify all distinct triplets within the array that sum up to a specified number K.
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The task is to identify all distinct triplets within an array that sum up to a specified number.
• Iterate through the array and use nested loops to find all possible triplets.

• Check if the sum of the triplet equals the specified number.

• Print the valid triplets or return -1 if no such triplet exists.
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Q2. 
Find Magic Index in Sorted Array
Given a sorted array A consisting of N integers, your task is to find the magic index in the given array, where the magic index is defined as an index i such that A[i] = i...read more
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Find the magic index in a sorted array where A[i] = i.
• Iterate through the array and check if A[i] = i for each index i.

• Since the array is sorted, you can optimize the search using binary search.

• Return the index if found, else return -1.
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Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

Q1. 
Alien Dictionary Problem Statement
You are provided with a sorted dictionary (by lexical order) in an alien language. Your task is to determine the character order of the alien language from this dictiona...read more
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Given a sorted alien dictionary in an array of strings, determine the character order of the alien language.
• Iterate through the words in the dictionary to build a graph of character dependencies.

• Perform a topological sort on the graph to determine the character order.

• Return the character array representing the order of characters in the alien language.
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Q2. 
Jumping Numbers Problem Statement
Given a positive integer N, your goal is to find all the Jumping Numbers that are smaller than or equal to N.
A Jumping Number is one where every adjacent digit has an a...read more
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Find all Jumping Numbers smaller than or equal to a given positive integer N.
• Iterate through numbers from 0 to N and check if each number is a Jumping Number.

• For each number, check if the absolute difference between adjacent digits is 1.

• Include all single-digit numbers as Jumping Numbers.

• Output the list of Jumping Numbers that are smaller than or equal to N.
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Q3. 
Matching Prefix Problem Statement
Given an integer N representing the number of strings in an array Arr composed of lowercase English alphabets, determine a string S of length N such that it can be used t...read more
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Given an array of strings, find the lexicographically smallest string that can be used as a prefix to minimize the total cost of deleting prefixes from the strings.
• Iterate through the array to find the common prefix among all strings

• Choose the lexicographically smallest common prefix

• Delete the common prefix from each string in the array to minimize the total cost
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Round duration - 20 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. Asked about fundamentals of javascript and react
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Q2. React lifecycle in functional components
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React lifecycle in functional components
• useEffect hook replaces lifecycle methods

• useEffect runs after every render by default

• useEffect can be controlled by dependencies array

• useEffect cleanup function can be used to clean up effects

• useLayoutEffect hook runs synchronously after DOM mutations
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Return numbers in array equal to sum

My mostly question were around node js frame works and other tools

Q1. Case study for the question asked
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Q2. Tell me something more about you
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There was an online coding test on signal consisting of leetcode easy medium and hard

30mins aptitude test

90 mins coding test for 3 questions

Q1. Why are you choosing this role
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I am choosing this role because of my passion for creating user-friendly and visually appealing websites.
• Passion for front end development

• Enjoy creating user-friendly interfaces

• Excited about the creative aspect of web design
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Q2. Why should we write you
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I am a dedicated and skilled front end developer with a passion for creating user-friendly interfaces.
• I have a strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• I have experience with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility

• I am proficient in using front end frameworks like React and Angular
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Coding a frontend UI from provided image. And creating a fucntional star rating system

Q1. Designing a Component API in React using Typescript.
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Designing a Component API in React using Typescript involves defining props, state, and methods for the component.
• Define the props interface to specify the expected input data for the component

• Use typescript types to ensure type safety and prevent runtime errors

• Define the state interface to manage the internal state of the component

• Implement methods to handle user interactions and component logic

• Document the component
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Q2. Create a function that can clear all the timer ids at once.
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Function to clear all timer ids at once
• Create an array to store all timer ids

• Iterate through the array and clear each timer id using clearTimeout() function
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