Associate Consultant interview questions

Explain in detail about your internship

What do you plan to do 5 years down the line? Plans of higher studies? Why not an MBA immediately? What are your long term goals?

Tell me of a time when you had conflicting opinions in a team and how you resolved it

Sorting Algorithms? What is their complexity?

How would you develop an algorithm for an app like Splitwise with the objective of minimizing the number of transactions among a group of 5?

A bag contains equal number of Rs.5, Rs.2 and Re.1 coins. If the total amount in the bag is Rs.1152, find the number of coins of each kind?

A cistern is normally filled in 8 hours but takes two hours longer to fill because of a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, the leak will empty it in?

If I walk at 3 kmph, I miss the train by 2 min, if however, I walk at 4 kmph. I reach the station 2 min before the arrival of the train. How far do I walk to reach the station?

A man leaves a point P at 6 a.m. and reaches the point Q at 10 a.m. another man leaves the point give at 8 a.m. and reaches the point P at 12 noon. At what time do they meet?

Sides of a rectangular park are in the ratio 3: 2 and its area is 3750 sq m, the cost of fencing it at 50 ps per meter is?

X, Y and Z are partners. X receives 2/3 of profits, Y and Z dividing the remainder equally. x's income is increased by Rs.200 when the rate to profit rises from 5 to 7 percent. Find the Capital of Y?

Anil can do a work in 15 days while Sunil can do it in 25 days. How long will they take if both work together?

Ravi can do a piece of work in 30 days while Prakash can do it in 40 days. In how many days will they finish it together?

A man purchased 15 pens, 12 books, 10 pencils and 5 erasers. The cost of each pen is Rs.36, each book is Rs.45, each pencil is Rs.8, and the cost of each eraser is Rs.40 less than the combined costs of pen and pencil. Find the total amount spent?

The volumes of two cubes are in the ratio 27: 125, Evaluate the ratio of their surface areas?

An amount of money is to be divided between P, Q and R in the ratio of 3:7:12. If the difference between the shares of P and Q is Rs.2400, what will be the difference between Q and R's share?

A is a working partner and B is a sleeping partner in the business. A puts in Rs.15000 and B Rs.25000, A receives 10% of the profit for managing the business the rest being divided in proportion of their capitals. Out of a total profit of Rs.9600, money received by A is?

The average age 9 members of a committee are the same as it was 2 years ago, because an old number has been replaced by a younger number. Find how much younger is the new member than the old number?

The radius of a circle is increased by 1%. Find how much % does its area increases?

Find the ratio of the curved surfaces of two cylinders of same heights if their radii are in the ratio 1:2.

How long does a train 165 meters long running at the rate of 54 kmph take to cross a bridge 660 meters in length?

The speed at which a man can row a boat in still water is 15 kmph. If he rows downstream, where the speed of current is 3 kmph, what time will he take to cover 60 metres?

The ratio between the present ages of A and B is 5:7 respectively. If the difference between B's present age and A's age after 6 years is 2. What is the total of A's and B's present ages?

X, Y and Z can do a piece of work in 7 days, 14 days and 28 days respectively. How long will they taken, if all the three work together?

The sum and the product of two numbers are 25 and 144 respectively, Find the difference of the number is?

What type of information would you store in the Service Catalogue?