Stock Holding Corporation of India Data Entry Operator Interview Questions and Answers

I had been interviewed on the basis of excel test related to advanced excel tecniques.

Q1. I have been interviewed on the basis of alternative assets, finance etc.
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Q2. Tell me about hedge funds
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Hedge funds are investment funds that use various strategies to maximize returns for their investors.
• Hedge funds are typically only available to accredited investors due to their complex and risky nature.

• They often use leverage and derivatives to amplify returns, but this also increases the risk of losses.

• Hedge funds charge both a management fee (usually 2%) and a performance fee (usually 20%) based on profits earned.

• S...read more
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Q1. What is K means
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K-means is a popular clustering algorithm used to partition data points into K clusters based on similarity.
• K-means aims to minimize the sum of squared distances between data points and their respective cluster centroids.

• It requires the number of clusters (K) to be specified in advance.

• The algorithm iteratively assigns data points to the nearest cluster centroid and updates the centroids until convergence.

• K-means is se...read more
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Q2. Type 1 and Type 2 error
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Q1. Questions on functional knowledge
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Summary for two questions (1000 words)

Q1. Another functional one to one discussion
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Q1. Face to face interview
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Q1. HR discussion and salary negotiation
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Q1. Explain your credit risk project
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Developed a credit risk project to assess the likelihood of default by analyzing financial data and creating predictive models.
• Collected and cleaned financial data from various sources

• Performed statistical analysis to identify key risk factors

• Built machine learning models to predict credit risk

• Evaluated model performance using metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall
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Q2. Why do you want to have a role in model validation, since your exp is in model development.
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I believe model validation is crucial for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of models, which ultimately impacts decision-making and outcomes.
• Model validation helps identify potential errors or biases in the model

• It ensures the model performs well on new data and in real-world scenarios

• Validation is essential for building trust in the model's predictions

• Experience in model development provides insights into potentia...read more
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UK banking case study was given, submitted my responses over email

Q1. SAS technical questions
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Q2. Work Culture/behavioral questions
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Q1. What motivates you to work at OSB?
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I am motivated to work at OSB because of the company's commitment to innovation, growth opportunities, and collaborative work environment.
• Commitment to innovation: I am excited to be part of a company that values creativity and forward-thinking.

• Growth opportunities: I am motivated by the chance to develop my skills and advance my career within the organization.

• Collaborative work environment: I thrive in environments wh...read more
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Q1. What are your skills
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Q2. Why should we hire you
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Basic questioning about my work experiences, things I have developed and created, my work experience(internships). The challenges which I have faced and how I overcame them. Basic questions about some android concepts

Q1. What puzzles were asked during the interview, and can you describe the projects you discussed?
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Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The interviewer was very friendly and asked about various things and tried to judge my understanding of the projects and how deep I know about the concepts I have implemented in my projects

Q1. RxJava
RxJava
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RxJava is a popular library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences.
• RxJava provides a functional API for working with asynchronous data streams.

• It uses Observables to emit items and notify subscribers.

• Operators can be used to transform, filter, and combine these streams of data.

• Schedulers are used to control the threading behavior of these operations.

• Example: Creating an Observabl...read more
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Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was a system design round

Q1. Can you explain the fragment lifecycle in Android system design?
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Fragment lifecycle in Android involves various states and methods for managing UI components.
• Fragments have several lifecycle states such as created, started, resumed, paused, stopped, and destroyed.

• Methods like onCreate(), onCreateView(), onResume(), onPause(), onStop(), onDestroy() are used to manage fragment lifecycle.

• Fragment lifecycle is closely tied to the hosting Activity's lifecycle.

• Example: When a fragment is ...read more
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