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The document outlines various programming problems commonly encountered in interviews, categorized into number-based, array-based, string-based, sorting and searching algorithms, and conversions. It includes specific tasks such as checking for leap years, finding duplicates in arrays, and implementing sorting algorithms. Additionally, it lists problems from TCS NQT, TCS Digital, and TCS Ninja, providing a comprehensive overview of expected programming skills and challenges.
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Nqt question pattern

The document outlines various programming problems commonly encountered in interviews, categorized into number-based, array-based, string-based, sorting and searching algorithms, and conversions. It includes specific tasks such as checking for leap years, finding duplicates in arrays, and implementing sorting algorithms. Additionally, it lists problems from TCS NQT, TCS Digital, and TCS Ninja, providing a comprehensive overview of expected programming skills and challenges.
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Number-Based Problems:

• Check for Leap Year: Write a program to determine if a given year is a leap year.

• Prime Numbers: Check if a number is prime.

• Armstrong Numbers: Check if a given number is an Armstrong number.

• Perfect Number: Identify if a number is a perfect number.

• Fibonacci Series: Generate the Fibonacci series up to n terms.

• Sum of First n Natural Numbers: Compute the sum of the first n natural numbers.

• Add Digits: Given a number, find the sum of its digits.

• Replace all '0's with '5' in a number.

2. Array-Based Problems:

• Find Duplicates: Identify duplicates in an array in O(n) time and O(1) space.

• Array Rotation: Rotate an array K times to the right.

• Sum of Array Elements: Find the sum of all elements in an array.

• Find the Third Maximum Number: Given an array, find the third largest element.

• Sorting Arrays: Implement sorting algorithms such as Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Selection Sort.

• Pascal's Triangle: Print Pascal's Triangle up to n rows.

3. String-Based Problems:

• Palindrome Check: Verify if a given string is a palindrome.

• Reverse a String: Write a program to reverse the characters of a string.

• Count Frequency of Characters: Count the frequency of each character in a string.

• Anagram Check: Check if two strings are anagrams of each other.

• Convert String Case: Convert lowercase characters of a string to uppercase and vice versa.

Remove Duplicates from a String: Eliminate duplicate characters from an input string.

4. Sorting and Searching Algorithms:

• Bubble Sort: Implement the bubble sort algorithm for an integer array.

• Insertion Sort: Implement insertion sort for an integer array.

• Quick Sort: Implement quick sort for a given array of numbers.

• Binary Search: Write a program to perform binary search on a sorted array.

5. Conversions:

• Decimal to Binary Conversion: Convert a decimal number to its binary equivalent.

• Binary to Decimal Conversion: Convert a binary number to its decimal equivalent.

• Fahrenheit to Celsius: Convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

• String to Integer Conversion: Convert a string to an integer without using in-built functions like Integer.parseInt().

MOST COMMONLY GIVEN PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS IN INTERVIEW ROUND IN TCS

TCS NQT (National Qualifier Test)


1. Check for Leap Year

o Write a program to determine if a given year is a leap year.

2. Fibonacci Sequence

o Generate the Fibonacci series up to n terms.

3. Prime Number Check

o Verify if a given number is a prime number.

4. Sum of Natural Numbers

o Calculate the sum of the first n natural numbers.

5. Array Rotation

o Rotate an array K times to the right.

6. Find Maximum and Minimum in an Array

o Write a program to find the maximum and minimum elements in an array.

7. Palindrome String Check

o Check if a given string is a palindrome.

8. Binary Search Implementation

o Implement binary search on a sorted array.

9. Armstrong Number Check

o Determine if a given number is an Armstrong number.

10. Reverse a String

o Write a program to reverse the characters of a string.

TCS Digital

1. Two Sum Problem

o Given an array of integers, return the indices of the two numbers that add up to a specific target.

2. Find Duplicate in an Array

o Find duplicates in an array in O(n) time and O(1) space.

3. Find the Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

o Given a string, find the longest substring that contains no repeated characters.

4. Implement Merge Sort

o Sort an array using the merge sort algorithm.

5. Kth Largest Element in an Array

o Find the Kth largest element in a given array.

6. Palindrome Number

o Check whether a given integer is a palindrome.

Move Zeros in an Array

o Move all the zeros to the end of an array while maintaining the relative order of other elements.

8. Maximum Subarray Problem


o Implement Kadane's algorithm to find the maximum sum of a contiguous subarray.

9. Valid Parentheses

o Write a program to check if a string of parentheses is valid.

10. Climbing Stairs Problem

o Given n stairs, find the number of ways you can climb the stairs (either 1 or 2 steps at a time).

TCS Ninja

1. Check if Array is Sorted

o Write a program to check if a given array is sorted or not.

2. Bubble Sort Algorithm

o Implement bubble sort on a given array.

3. Sum of Array Elements (The image cuts off here, but it's reasonable to assume this would ask for a program to
calculate the sum of all elements in an array.)

Count the Frequency of Characters in a String

o Given a string, count the frequency of each character.

6. Find the Second Largest Element in an Array

o Write a program to find the second largest element in an array.

7. Perfect Number Check

o Determine if a number is a perfect number.

8. Factorial of a Number

o Write a program to calculate the factorial of a given number.

9. Palindrome Number

o Check if a number is a palindrome.

10. Sort an Array of 0s, 1s, and 2s

o Sort an array containing only 0s, 1s, and 2s without using any sorting algorithm.

Reverse a Linked List

o Reverse a singly linked list iteratively and recursively.

2. Fibonacci Series Using Recursion

o Generate Fibonacci numbers using recursion.

3. Check if a String is Palindrome

o Verify if a string reads the same backward as forward.

4. Find the Middle of a Linked List

o Use the fast and slow pointer approach to find the middle node.

5. Bubble Sort Algorithm

o Implement bubble sort to sort an array.

6. Remove Duplicates from a Sorted Linked List


o Remove duplicates from a sorted linked list.

7. Maximum Sum Subarray (Kadane's Algorithm)

o Find the maximum sum of a contiguous subarray.

8. Check if a Tree is a Binary Search Tree

o Verify whether a given binary tree is a BST.

9. Binary Search

o Implement binary search on a sorted array.

10. Insertion Sort Algorithm

o Implement insertion sort to arrange an array.

11. Find the nth Node from the End of a Linked List

o Given a linked list, find the nth node from the end.

Merge two sorted arrays into one sorted array.

14. Balanced Parentheses

o Check if a string of parentheses is balanced.

15. Intersection of Two Linked Lists

o Find the intersection point of two linked lists.

16. Sorting a Stack Using Recursion

o Sort elements of a stack using recursion.

17. Find the Minimum Element in a Stack

o Design a stack that supports finding the minimum element in O(1) time.

18. Reverse a String Using Stack

o Reverse a given string using a stack.

19. Check for Anagrams

o Given two strings, check whether they are anagrams of each other.

20. Move Zeroes to the End of Array

o Move all zeroes to the end of an array without affecting the order of non-zero elements.

TCS Digital - 20 DSA Questions

1. Two Sum Problem

o Find two numbers in an array that sum up to a specific target.

2. Find the Longest Palindromic Substring

o Given a string, find the longest palindromic substring.

3. Merge Intervals

o Merge overlapping intervals from a list.

4. Quick Sort Algorithm

o Implement quick sort to sort an array.

5. Find the Kth Largest Element in an Array


o Find the Kth largest element using a heap.

6. Trapping Rain Water

o Calculate how much water can be trapped between bars after rain.

7. Longest Common Subsequence

o Find the longest common subsequence between two strings.

• Find the top K most frequent elements in an array.

9. Binary Tree Level Order Traversal

o Implement level order traversal of a binary tree.

10. Longest Increasing Subsequence

o Find the longest increasing subsequence in an array.

11. Rotate Matrix by 90 Degrees

o Rotate a square matrix by 90 degrees.

12. Nth Fibonacci Number Using Dynamic Programming

o Calculate the nth Fibonacci number using dynamic programming.

13. Flatten a Multilevel Doubly Linked List

o Flatten a multi-level doubly linked list.

14. Find the First Missing Positive

o Find the smallest missing positive integer from an unsorted array.

15. Zigzag Level Order Traversal of a Binary Tree

o Perform zigzag level order traversal.

16. Find the Lowest Common Ancestor in a Binary Tree

o Find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes in a binary tree.

17. Detect Cycle in a Directed Graph

o Detect if a cycle exists in a directed graph using DFS.

18. Median of Two Sorted Arrays

o Find the median of two sorted arrays.

19. Merge K Sorted Linked Lists (The image cuts off here, but it's reasonable to assume this would ask to merge k
sorted linked lists into one sorted linked list.)

• Given an infinite supply of coins of different denominations, find the minimum number of coins to make a specific
amount.

TCS Ninja - 20 DSA Questions

1. Check if Array is Sorted

o Write a function to check whether an array is sorted.

2. Find the Missing Number in an Array

o An array contains numbers from 1 to n with one number missing. Find the missing number.

3. Find the Second Largest Element in an Array

o Find the second largest number in an array.


4. Find Intersection of Two Arrays

o Return the intersection of two arrays.

5. Detect Cycle in an Undirected Graph

o Detect if a cycle exists in an undirected graph.

6. Remove Duplicates from Unsorted Linked List (The rest of the list is cut off in the image.)

7. Count Inversions in an Array

o Count the number of inversions in an array (using merge sort).

8. Reverse a Queue Using Recursion

o Reverse the elements of a queue using recursion.

9. Convert Binary Tree to Doubly Linked List

o Convert a binary tree into a doubly linked list.

10. Check for Balanced Binary Tree

o Check if a binary tree is height-balanced.

11. Find Majority Element in an Array

o Find the element that appears more than half the time in an array.

12. Sort Colors

o Sort an array of 0s, 1s, and 2s without using any sorting algorithm.

13. Remove Loop in Linked List

o Detect and remove a loop in a linked list.

14. Check if a Binary Tree is Symmetric

o Check if a binary tree is a mirror of itself. (The image cuts off here, but it's likely the question would
continue as shown below.)

o Check if a binary tree is a mirror of itself.

• Check if a binary tree is a mirror of itself.

15. Find Duplicates in O(n) Time and O(1) Space

o Find all duplicate numbers in an array in O(n) time and constant space.

16. Find the Median of a Stream of Integers

o Find the median of a stream of integers.

17. K Closest Points to Origin

o Find the K points closest to the origin (0,0).

18. Word Search

o Given a 2D board and a word, find if the word exists in the grid.

19. Serialize and Deserialize a Binary Tree

o Serialize and deserialize a binary tree.

20. Next Greater Element

o Given an array, for each element find the next greater element.

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