Quikr Lead Software Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It comprised of general aptitude questions and two coding questions. It was an offline test.

Q1. 
N Queens Problem
Given an integer N, find all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard such that no two queens threaten each other.
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A queen can attack another queen if they ar...read more
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The N Queens Problem involves finding all possible placements of N queens on an N x N chessboard where no two queens threaten each other.
• Use backtracking algorithm to explore all possible configurations.

• Keep track of rows, columns, and diagonals to ensure queens do not attack each other.

• Generate and print valid configurations where queens are placed safely.

• Consider constraints and time limit for efficient solution.

• Exam...read more
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Sort 0 1 2 Problem Statement
Given an integer array arr of size 'N' containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s, write an algorithm to sort the array.
Input:
The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the n...read more
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Sort an integer array containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s in linear time complexity.
• Use three pointers to keep track of the positions of 0s, 1s, and 2s in the array.

• Iterate through the array and swap elements based on the values encountered.

• Achieve sorting in a single scan over the array without using any extra space.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

After having a technical discussion about my CV. He gave me two questions to code.

Q1. 
Ninja and Substrings Problem Statement
Ninja has to determine all the distinct substrings of size two that can be formed from a given string 'STR' comprising only lowercase alphabetic characters. These su...read more
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Find all unique contiguous substrings of size two from a given string.
• Iterate through the string and extract substrings of size two

• Use a set to store unique substrings

• Return the set as an array of strings
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Q2. 
Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List
Determine if a given singly linked list of integers forms a cycle or not.
A cycle in a linked list occurs when a node's next points back to a previous node in the ...read more
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Detect if a singly linked list forms a cycle by checking if a node's next points back to a previous node.
• Traverse the linked list using two pointers, one moving one step at a time and the other moving two steps at a time.

• If the two pointers meet at any point, there is a cycle in the linked list.

• If one of the pointers reaches the end of the list (null), there is no cycle.
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was supposed to be the HR round but out of surprise the interviewer started by giving me a question to code. 
After I approached this question with the right solution he just asked about my family. After that he said to wait. After half an hour the results were announced. A total of three students were hired and I was amongst one of them.

Q1. 
Balanced Parentheses Combinations
Given an integer N representing the number of pairs of parentheses, find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses using the given number of pairs.
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Generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses for a given number of pairs.
• Use recursion to generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses.

• Keep track of the number of open and close parentheses used in each combination.

• Return the valid combinations as an array of strings.
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2 questions in 60 minutes

Q1. System design, 1 hr
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Q2. Don’t remember the question
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Q1. Asked about my school life
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Q2. Asked about my family
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Q1. Launch modes on android
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Launch modes on Android determine how a new instance of an activity is associated with the current task.
• Standard: Creates a new instance of the activity in the task's stack

• SingleTop: If an instance of the activity already exists at the top of the stack, it will not be recreated

• SingleTask: Activity is always at the root of the task and no other activities can be on top of it

• SingleInstance: Similar to SingleTask, but the
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Questios based on Activity backstacks

Q1. Stock buy and sell with at most 2 transaction
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Implement a solution to find the maximum profit from buying and selling stocks with at most 2 transactions.
• Use dynamic programming to keep track of maximum profit at each day with 0, 1, or 2 transactions.

• Consider the possibility of splitting the transactions into two separate parts.

• Calculate the maximum profit by iterating through the prices array and updating the maximum profit accordingly.
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Q2. Binary search to find target
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Binary search is a divide and conquer algorithm that efficiently finds a target value in a sorted array.
• Divide the array in half and compare the target value with the middle element

• If the target is less than the middle element, search the left half. If greater, search the right half

• Repeat the process until the target is found or the subarray is empty
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Q1. General about project
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Q2. Design paytm wallet
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Design a digital wallet system similar to Paytm.
• Allow users to add money to their wallet using various payment methods like credit/debit cards, net banking, UPI, etc.

• Enable users to make payments for various services like mobile recharge, bill payments, online shopping, etc.

• Implement security measures like two-factor authentication, encryption of sensitive data, and regular security audits.

• Provide features like transac...read more
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Q1. What is thread ?
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A thread is a lightweight process that can run concurrently with other threads within the same process.
• Threads allow for parallel execution of tasks within a single process.

• Threads share the same memory space and resources of the process they belong to.

• Threads can communicate with each other through shared memory or message passing.

• Examples: Java threads, POSIX threads (pthreads) in C/C++.
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Q2. Inter process communication and project?
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round consisted of 2 coding Problems and it lasted for 60 minutes from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Hackerearth.
Use of other IDEs was prohibited and video was on.

Q1. 
Implement indexOf Function
You are provided with two strings A and B. Your task is to find the index of the first occurrence of A within B. If A is not found in B, return -1.
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Input:
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Implement a function to find the index of the first occurrence of one string within another string.
• Iterate through the second string and check if a substring of the same length as the first string matches the first string.

• Return the index of the first occurrence of the first string within the second string, or -1 if not found.

• Handle edge cases like empty strings or when the first string is longer than the second string
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Q2. 
Problem: Search In Rotated Sorted Array
Given a sorted array that has been rotated clockwise by an unknown amount, you need to answer Q queries. Each query is represented by an integer Q[i], and you must ...read more
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Search for integers in a rotated sorted array efficiently.
• Implement binary search to find the target integer in the rotated array.

• Handle the rotation by checking which side of the array is sorted before performing binary search.

• Return the index of the target integer if found, else return -1.

• Time complexity of O(logN) is required for each query.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The round was conducted on Google Meet with 2 interviewers . They were friendly and helpful.
The timing was 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
Our Video was on .

Q1. 
Distinct Subsequences Problem Statement
You are given a string 'S' of length 'N' which may include duplicate alphabets. Your goal is to calculate the number of distinct subsequences in the string.
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Calculate the number of distinct subsequences in a string with possible duplicates.
• Use dynamic programming to keep track of the count of distinct subsequences for each character in the string.

• Consider the cases where the current character is included or excluded in the subsequence.

• Handle duplicates by considering the previous occurrence of the character.

• Return the count of distinct subsequences modulo 10^9 + 7.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Behavioral Round. It lasted for 45-50 minutes. It consisted of a discussion on my projects. The interviewer was very impressed by the way I explained my projects. She even appreciated me for that. This was followed by normal HR questions .Timing of This round was 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The test was conducted in the evening from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. Because of the covid situation, all the students attempted the test from their homes. But it was a webcam-based test to avoid any kind of cheating.
There were 3 coding problems to be done in 90 minutes.
After resume based shortlisting, 70 candidates were selected to appear for the test out of which 30 were shortlisted for interviews.

Q1. 
Amazing Strings Problem Statement
Determine if the third string contains all the characters from both the first and second strings in any order. If so, return "YES"; otherwise, return "NO".
Input:
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Check if the third string contains all characters from the first and second strings in any order.
• Create a frequency map for characters in the first and second strings.

• Check if all characters in the third string are present in the frequency map.

• Ensure the count of characters in the third string matches the count in the frequency map.

• Return 'YES' if all conditions are met, otherwise return 'NO'.
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Q2. 
Shortest Path Visiting All Nodes
You are given a connected undirected unweighted graph comprising 'N' nodes and 'M' edges. In this graph, each pair of connected nodes is linked by exactly one undirected e...read more
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Find the length of the shortest path visiting all nodes in a connected undirected unweighted graph.
• Use Breadth First Search (BFS) to find the shortest path that visits all nodes at least once.

• Maintain a bitmask to keep track of visited nodes and their states.

• Consider all possible permutations of nodes to find the shortest path length.
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Q3. 
Meeting Rooms Allocation Problem Statement
Stark Industry is planning to organize meetings for various departments in preparation for Stark Expo. Due to limited rooms in Stark Tower, the goal is to alloca...read more
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Determine the minimum number of conference rooms required for scheduling meetings.
• Sort the meetings by start time.

• Iterate through the meetings and keep track of rooms needed based on overlapping times.

• Use a priority queue to efficiently allocate rooms.

• Example: For meetings (1pm-4pm), (3pm-5pm), (4pm-6pm), 2 rooms are required.

• Ensure linear time complexity by optimizing the room allocation process.
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Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round started at 9 am and went till 4 pm.
Out of 70 students that appeared in online coding test, 30 were shortlisted for the first round (this round) of interviews.
In this round, everyone was asked one moderate level coding question. The interviewer provided the link to an IDE, where I wrote my code.
The interview started with the introduction being followed by 1 coding problem. In the end, the interviewer asked me if I wanted to ask any questions. To which I asked him my feedback so that I can improve my wear areas.
Of the 30 candidates, 17 were selected for the final interview round.

Q1. 
Print All Subsets Challenge
Given an array arr containing 'N' distinct integers, your task is to generate all possible non-empty subsets of this array.
Note: While the elements within each subset should ...read more
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Generate all possible non-empty subsets of an array of distinct integers.
• Use recursion to generate all subsets by including or excluding each element in the array.

• Maintain a current subset and add it to the result when reaching the end of the array.

• Ensure elements within each subset are in increasing order.

• Handle the input and output format as specified in the question.
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Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a technical + HR round. Started in the evening at 4:30 pm, this round went till 9:30 pm.
17 students were shortlisted for this final round of interview.
This interview was also virtual and involved both technical and HR-related questions. The interview started with an introduction and then questions based on my resume were asked.
Out of 17 candidates, 8 candidates got a full-time offer from Urban Company.

Q1. 
Find Row With Maximum 1's in a Sorted 2D Matrix
You are provided with a 2D matrix containing only the integers 0 or 1. The matrix has dimensions N x M, and each row is sorted in non-decreasing order. Your...read more
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Find the row with the maximum number of 1's in a sorted 2D matrix.
• Iterate through each row of the matrix and count the number of 1's in each row.

• Keep track of the row index with the maximum number of 1's seen so far.

• Return the index of the row with the maximum number of 1's.

• If multiple rows have the same number of 1's, return the row with the smallest index.
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Seat reservation system
bit manipulation
binary tree related

Q1. Bfs / dfs traversal question
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