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The Java, Spring & SQL Online Test uses scenario-based MCQs to evaluate candidates on their understanding and application of Java programming language, Spring framework, and SQL database. The test assesses candidates' knowledge of topics such as object-oriented programming, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, relational database management systems, SQL queries, and database design principles. Candidates are evaluated on their ability to solve real-world programming problems using Java and Spring, as well as their proficiency in writing efficient and effective SQL queries.

Covered skills:

  • Arrays
  • Strings
  • Objects
  • Data Structures
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9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface Java, Spring & SQL Online Test is the most accurate way to shortlist candidates



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Java, Spring & SQL Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

Non-googleable questions & proctoring features enable you to be comfortable with conducting assessments online. The Java, Spring & SQL Online Test is ideal for helping recruiters identify which candidates have the skills to do well on the job.

Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Java, Spring & SQL Test will be non-googleable.

๐Ÿง Question

Easy

Custom Exception
Exceptions
Solve
What does the following code output?
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Hard

Holding References
Solve
What does the following Java code output?
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Medium

Abstract Interface
OOPs
Interfaces
Solve
Given following interface:
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Which of these are correct classes?
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Medium

Garbage Collection
Garbage Collection
Solve
After which line is "bs" object, created on Line 4, eligible for garbage collection?
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Hard

Static Init Blocks
OOPs
Solve
What does the following code output?
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1) G A B E D H
2) G B A D E H
3) G B A D E H C F
4) C F G A B E D H
5) C F G B A D E H
6) G C F A B E D H
7) G C F B A D E H

Medium

Autowiring Service
Solve
Review the following two Spring components- SampleA and SampleB:
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Notice @Autowired line added to SampleService in SampleB (rest of the code is same for both components). What happens when the components are run as a @SpringBootApplication?
A: SampleA prints true null
B: SampleA prints true class package.SampleService
C: SampleA throws a null pointer exception
D: SampleA prints false null

E: SampleB prints true null
F: SampleB prints true class package.SampleService
G: SampleB throws a null pointer exception
H: SampleB prints false null

Medium

Bean init and afterPropertiesSet
Beans
Solve
Spring allows specific operations to be performed after the bean is initialized and before the bean is destroyed. Review the following sample Bean that implements init method and overrides afterPropertiesSet. 
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Hereโ€™s the bean definition added to the configuration file:
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What does the code print when the Spring container is started?

Medium

Boot Autowiring
Spring Boot
Solve
Review the following Spring Boot application code:
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Here are two possible SampleConfig class definitions:
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When the code is run as @SpringBootApplication, what would happen?

A: Using X as SampleConfig will print- true SimpleDateFormat
B: Using X as SampleConfig will print - true class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
C: Using X as SampleConfig will print a NullPointerException stacktrace
D: Using X as SampleConfig will print a BeanDefinitionParsingException stacktrace

E: Using Y as SampleConfig will print- true SimpleDateFormat
F: Using Y as SampleConfig will print - true class java.text.SimpleDateFormat
G: Using Y as SampleConfig will print a NullPointerException stacktrace
H: Using Y as SampleConfig will print a BeanDefinitionParsingException stacktrace

Medium

Multi Select
Solve
Consider the following SQL table:
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How many rows does the following SQL query return?
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Medium

Select & IN
Solve
Consider the following SQL table:
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Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
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Hard

With, AVG & SUM
Solve
Consider the following SQL table:
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How many tuples does the following query return?
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Easy

Registration Queue
Logic
Queues
Solve
We want to register students for the next semester. All students have a receipt which shows the amount pending for the previous semester. A positive amount (or zero) represents that the student has paid extra fees, and a negative amount represents that they have pending fees to be paid. The students are in a queue for the registration. We want to arrange the students in a way such that the students who have a positive amount on the receipt get registered first as compared to the students who have a negative amount. We are given a queue in the form of an array containing the pending amount.
For example, if the initial queue is [20, 70, -40, 30, -10], then the final queue will be [20, 70, 30, -40, -10]. Note that the sequence of students should not be changed while arranging them unless required to meet the condition.
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- The first line of the input is the length of the array. The second line contains all the elements of the array.
- The input is already parsed into an array of "strings" and passed to a function. You will need to convert string to integer/number type inside the function.
- You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases.

For the example discussed above, the input will be:
5
20 70 -40 30 -10

Your code needs to print the following to the standard output:
20 70 30 -40 -10

Medium

Visitors Count
Strings
Logic
Solve
A manager hires a staff member to keep a record of the number of men, women, and children visiting the museum daily. The staff will note W if any women visit, M for men, and C for children. You need to write code that takes the string that represents the visits and prints the count of men, woman and children. The sequencing should be in decreasing order. 
Example:

Input:
WWMMWWCCC

Expected Output: 
4W3C2M

Explanation: 
โ€˜Wโ€™ has the highest count, then โ€˜Cโ€™, then โ€˜Mโ€™. 
โš ๏ธโš ๏ธโš ๏ธ Note:
- The input is already parsed and passed to a function.
- You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases.
- If the input is- โ€œMMWโ€, then the expected output is "2M1W" since there is no โ€˜Cโ€™.
- If any of them have the same count, the output should follow this order - M, W, C.
๐Ÿง Question๐Ÿ”ง Skill

Easy

Custom Exception
Exceptions
2 mins
Java
Solve

Hard

Holding References
2 mins
Java
Solve

Medium

Abstract Interface
OOPs
Interfaces
2 mins
Java
Solve

Medium

Garbage Collection
Garbage Collection
2 mins
Java
Solve

Hard

Static Init Blocks
OOPs
2 mins
Java
Solve

Medium

Autowiring Service
3 mins
Spring
Solve

Medium

Bean init and afterPropertiesSet
Beans
2 mins
Spring
Solve

Medium

Boot Autowiring
Spring Boot
3 mins
Spring
Solve

Medium

Multi Select
2 mins
SQL
Solve

Medium

Select & IN
3 mins
SQL
Solve

Hard

With, AVG & SUM
2 mins
SQL
Solve

Easy

Registration Queue
Logic
Queues
30 mins
Coding
Solve

Medium

Visitors Count
Strings
Logic
30 mins
Coding
Solve
๐Ÿง Question๐Ÿ”ง Skill๐Ÿ’ช DifficultyโŒ› Time
Custom Exception
Exceptions
Java
Easy2 mins
Solve
Holding References
Java
Hard2 mins
Solve
Abstract Interface
OOPs
Interfaces
Java
Medium2 mins
Solve
Garbage Collection
Garbage Collection
Java
Medium2 mins
Solve
Static Init Blocks
OOPs
Java
Hard2 mins
Solve
Autowiring Service
Spring
Medium3 mins
Solve
Bean init and afterPropertiesSet
Beans
Spring
Medium2 mins
Solve
Boot Autowiring
Spring Boot
Spring
Medium3 mins
Solve
Multi Select
SQL
Medium2 mins
Solve
Select & IN
SQL
Medium3 mins
Solve
With, AVG & SUM
SQL
Hard2 mins
Solve
Registration Queue
Logic
Queues
Coding
Easy30 minsSolve
Visitors Count
Strings
Logic
Coding
Medium30 minsSolve
Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

customers in 75 countries
Brandon

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Java, Spring & SQL Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidateโ€™s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Java, Spring & SQL Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

invite candidates
Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & comparative results

Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

test completion rate
Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


What topics are covered in the Java, Spring & SQL Online Test?

Arrays
Objects
Strings
Data Structures
Reflection API
Functional programming
Lambdas
Streams API
Regular Expressions
JDBC
Working with Databases
Serialization & De-serialization
Object-oriented programming (OOP)
Classes & Objects
Web application programming
Annotations
Optionals
Modules
Java 8 Date/Time API
List, Set, Map interfaces
SOLID
Java Collections Framework
Searching
Sorting
Variables
Data Types
JSP
Servlets
Generics
Multi-threading
Exception Handling
File system Handling
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Debugging
Matrices
Event-Driven Programming
Spring Boot
Spring Core - IoC
Spring MVC
Spring AOP
Spring Data JPA
Spring REST
Spring Security
Dependency Injection
Autowiring
Scope of a Bean
Prototype
Singleton
Lifecycle of a Bean
Annotations
@PostConstruct
@PreDestroy
@Component
@Service
@Repository
@Controller
Spring Boot Auto Configuration
Spring Boot Developer Tools
Spring Environment Properties
Spring Boot Application Properties
Perform database operations using Spring JDBC
Spring Boot
Spring Core - IoC
Spring MVC
Spring AOP
Spring Data JPA
Spring REST
Spring Security
Dependency Injection
Autowiring
Scope of a Bean
Prototype
Singleton
Lifecycle of a Bean
Annotations
@PostConstruct
@PreDestroy
@Component
@Service
@Repository
@Controller
Spring Boot Auto Configuration
Spring Boot Developer Tools
Spring Environment Properties
Spring Boot Application Properties
Perform database operations using Spring JDBC
The Relational Model
SQL Basics
SQL Functions
Data Modification Language
Data Query Language
CRUD
SQL Filtering / WHERE Statement
Subqueries
Indexes
3 Valued Logic
SQL JOINS
Window Functions
Date Filtering and Timestamps
Aggregate Functions
Operator Precedence
ORDER BY
GROUP BY
Top-Down Design
Bottom-Up Design
Entity Relationship Diagram
Normalization
Database Types
Multi-Table SELECT
Permission Management
Backup Strategies
Transactions
Data Types
Views
Sharding
Replication
Backups
Vertical + Horizontal Scaling
Distributed vs Centralized Databases
Database Security
SQL Injections
Access Control
Computer fundamentals
Letter Coding
Number Coding
Substitution
Coding-Decoding Puzzles
Non-verbal Reasoning
SQL concepts
Business analysis
Coding-Decoding
Programming languages
Computer architecture
Basic DBMS concepts
SOLID principles
Automation systems
Decision making
Non-verbal Reasoning
Problem-solving approach
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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


85%
reduction in screening time

FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.

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