Smartavya Analytica Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

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Fruits and Baskets Problem Statement
You are given 'n' fruit trees planted along a road, numbered from 0 to n-1. Each tree bears a fruit type represented by an uppercase English alphabet. A Ninja walking ...read more
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The problem is to find the maximum number of fruits the Ninja can put in both baskets after satisfying given conditions.
• The Ninja can start at any tree and end at any tree, but cannot skip a tree.

• He can pick one fruit from each tree until he cannot, i.e., when he has to pick a fruit of the third type.

• The restriction is that each basket can have only one type of fruit.

• We need to find the maximum number of fruits that ca...read more
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Was Shortlisted For this round with in total of 22 students, 7 in my profile.
It was Technical round with 30 mins of time allotted.
The interviewer was friendly, started with basic questions about me followed by project specific and then a puzzle.

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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.
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The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the n...read more
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The problem requires sorting an array of 0s, 1s, and 2s in a single scan.
• Use three pointers to keep track of the positions of 0s, 1s, and 2s.

• Initialize the low pointer at the beginning of the array and the high pointer at the end.

• Iterate through the array using a current pointer and swap elements based on their values.

• Move the pointers accordingly until the array is sorted.

• The time complexity of this solution is O(N) a...read more
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Round duration - 20 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

The interview was scheduled for 15 mins and 12 students were shortlisted for this round. 5 in my profile.
The interviewer didn't on his video whereas mine was, the interviewer was friendly and maintained a poker voice.
Asked Basic HR questions but crossed questioned several times.

General aptititude including finance questions , mathematics

Q1. General finance and accounting related questions
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Q1. Same as round 2
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3 questions, medium hard

Q1. Greedy Algorithm, simple jumps question, easily approachable by greedy algorithm
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Q2. Binary Search, simple array based
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Q1. DBMS, Projects, SQL Queries
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Q2. 2 coding questions
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Q1. What is credit back securities
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Credit-backed securities are financial instruments backed by a pool of credit assets, providing investors with income from these assets.
• Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): These are securities backed by a pool of loans or receivables, such as auto loans or credit card debt.

• Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS): A type of ABS specifically backed by mortgage loans, providing cash flow from mortgage payments.

• Risk Diversification: I...read more
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Q2. What is meant by swaption
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A swaption is an option granting the right to enter into an interest rate swap agreement at a future date.
• Types of Swaptions: There are two main types - payer swaptions (right to pay fixed rate) and receiver swaptions (right to receive fixed rate).

• Usage: Companies use swaptions to hedge against interest rate fluctuations, allowing them to lock in rates for future borrowing.

• Example: A company expecting to borrow in the ...read more
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