Standard Chartered Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Coding round, two Questions: one easy and one hard
The test was scheduled for 6 pm.

Q1. Second largest element in the array
You have been given an array/list 'ARR' of integers. Your task is to find the second largest element present in the 'ARR'.
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a) Duplicate elements ...read more
Ans. Simple solution
The idea is to sort the array in decreasing order and return the second largest element in the array.
1. Sort the array in decreasing order.
2. We can create a function to sort the elements using a sorting algorithm such as quicksort or use inbuilt sorting functions.
3. Traverse from index 1(0-based indexing) because the element at index 0 will clearly be the first largest and check whether duplicates of the larger ...read more
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Q2. Ways To Make Coin Change
You are given an infinite supply of coins of each of denominations D = {D0, D1, D2, D3, ...... Dn-1}. You need to figure out the total number of ways W, in which you can make a cha...read more
Ans. Recursion
 
1. The idea is to use recursion.
2. For a particular coin, we have two options either include it or exclude it.
3. If we include that coin, then calculate the remaining number that we have to generate so recur for that remaining number.
4. If we exclude that coin, then recur for the same amount that we have to make.
5. Our final answer would be the total number of ways either by including or excluding.
6. There will be two edg...read more
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Q1. Prior job profile, working capital ratios, balance sheet understanding
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Q2. Companies act. Loan to directors and guarantees given on them
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