Talentica Software Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 70 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

Q1. 
Candies Distribution Problem Statement
Prateek is a kindergarten teacher with a mission to distribute candies to students based on their performance. Each student must get at least one candy, and if two s...read more
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The task is to distribute candies to students based on their performance while minimizing the total candies distributed.
• Create an array to store the minimum candies required for each student.

• Iterate through the students' ratings array to determine the minimum candies needed based on the adjacent ratings.

• Consider both left-to-right and right-to-left passes to ensure fair distribution.

• Keep track of the total candies dist
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Merge Sort Problem Statement
You are given a sequence of numbers, ARR. Your task is to return a sorted sequence of ARR in non-descending order using the Merge Sort algorithm.
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Implement Merge Sort algorithm to sort a sequence of numbers in non-descending order.
• Use Divide and Conquer approach to recursively divide the input array into two halves.

• Merge the sorted halves to produce a completely sorted array.

• Ensure the implementation handles the constraints specified in the problem statement.

• Example: For input [3, 1, 4, 1, 5], the output should be [1, 1, 3, 4, 5].
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Q1. Negative scenarios of pen,
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Negative scenarios of pen include ink leakage, broken tip, running out of ink, smudging, and losing cap.
• Ink leakage can ruin documents or clothing

• Broken tip can make writing difficult

• Running out of ink can be frustrating in the middle of an important task

• Smudging can make writing illegible

• Losing cap can cause ink to dry out
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Q2. Test plan vs test statergy
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Test plan outlines the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of testing, while test strategy defines the overall testing approach.
• Test plan details the specific test cases, test objectives, and test environment.

• Test strategy defines the testing methods, tools, and techniques to be used.

• Test plan is more detailed and focuses on individual test cases, while test strategy is high-level and focuses on overall testing ap...read more
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Q3. CRUD commands in API
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CRUD commands in API refer to Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations for interacting with data.
• Create - POST request to add new data

• Read - GET request to retrieve data

• Update - PUT or PATCH request to modify existing data

• Delete - DELETE request to remove data
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2 sum program from Geeks for Geeks

Q1. Ruby basics Eigen class Callbacks
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Q2. Lazy and Eagar loading N+1 problem
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Lazy loading delays loading of related data until it is specifically requested, while eager loading loads all related data upfront. N+1 problem occurs when lazy loading results in multiple additional queries being made.
• Lazy loading is used to improve performance by only loading related data when needed

• Eager loading loads all related data upfront to reduce the number of queries made

• N+1 problem occurs in lazy loading whe...read more
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Q3. Puzzles
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Q1. AWS basics with CI/CD
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Q2. Deployment to AWS
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Q1. Basic introduction and salary discussion
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Questions based or percentage, profit loss, ratio

Q1. Explain about stacks
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Stacks are a data structure that follows the Last In First Out (LIFO) principle.
• Elements are added and removed from the top of the stack

• Common operations include push (add element) and pop (remove element)

• Stacks can be implemented using arrays or linked lists

• Examples of stack usage include function call stack and undo/redo functionality in text editors
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Q2. To find middle number in the linked list
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To find the middle number in a linked list.
• Traverse the linked list using two pointers, one moving twice as fast as the other.

• When the fast pointer reaches the end, the slow pointer will be at the middle node.

• If the linked list has even number of nodes, there will be two middle nodes. Return either one.
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Q1. Introduction , hobbies, goals
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Q2. Strength, weakness, short term and long term goals
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I think duration was 30 min, and aptitude was very basic. If someone preparing for campus placement, can easily crack aptitude at TFT.

Q1. Basic questions based on Manual testing, test case, SDLC/STLC, test scenarios etc.
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Q2. Core Java, what is OOPS etc.
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Q1. Normal questions. Introduction, goals etc. When can you join TFT? Any questions I have about company, job profile etc?
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Q1. Testing process and java code
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Q2. Python machine learning questions
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Java and python test was there