PwC FULL ONLINE TEST PAPER – 2025 (SET 2)

Place of Test: PES University, Bengaluru
Date: March 12, 2025

Round 1: Online Assessment – 90 Questions (120 Minutes)

Round 2: Technical Interview – 45 Minutes

Round 3: Managerial Interview – 25 Minutes

Round 4: HR Interview – 15 Minutes

Written Test Pattern & Sample Questions

Part A: Quantitative & Logical Reasoning (35 Questions)

1. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 7:5 and there are 84 boys, how many girls are there?
a) 50
b) 55
c) 60 ✅
d) 65

2. Find the next number: 4, 9, 19, 39, ?
a) 59
b) 69 ✅
c) 79
d) 89

3. A and B can complete a task in 12 days and 18 days respectively. In how many days will they complete it together?
a) 6.8 days ✅
b) 7.2 days
c) 8.1 days
d) 9 days

Part B: Technical MCQs (25 Questions)

4. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Java?
a) Platform independent
b) Object oriented
c) Pointers ✅
d) Secure

5. What will be the output of the following program?

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int x = 10;
        System.out.println(x++ + ++x);
    }
}

a) 21
b) 22 ✅
c) 23
d) 24

Part C: English & Verbal Ability (20 Questions)

6. Choose the correct sentence:
a) She don’t like coffee
b) She doesn’t likes coffee
c) She doesn’t like coffee ✅
d) She not like coffee

7. Antonym of “Optimistic”:
a) Hopeful
b) Confident
c) Pessimistic ✅
d) Honest

Part D: Coding Section (2 Questions)

Question 1: Check if a Number is a Palindrome

public class PalindromeNumber {

    public static boolean isPalindrome(int num) {
        int original = num;
        int reverse = 0;

        while (num != 0) {
            reverse = reverse * 10 + num % 10;
            num /= 10;
        }

        return original == reverse;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(isPalindrome(121));
        System.out.println(isPalindrome(123));
    }
}

Question 2: SQL – Find Employees Earning Above Company Average

SELECT *
FROM employees
WHERE salary >
(
    SELECT AVG(salary)
    FROM employees
);

HR Interview Questions:

• Introduce yourself.
• Why do you want to join PwC?
• What do you know about PwC’s consulting services?
• How do you handle tight deadlines?
• Are you comfortable working with international clients?
• What are your long-term career goals?

Technical Interview Questions:

• Explain OOPS concepts with examples.
• What is normalization in DBMS?
• Difference between HashMap and Hashtable.
• Explain exception handling in Java.
• What is multithreading?
• Explain SQL joins.

Project Discussion Questions:

1. Explain your final year project architecture.
2. Which technologies did you use and why?
3. What was your contribution to the project?
4. What challenges did you face?
5. How would you improve your project if given more time?

PwC Specific Preparation Tips 2026:

1. Strengthen SQL, Excel, and data analysis fundamentals.
2. Work on business communication and presentation skills.
3. Prepare real-world project explanations with business impact.
4. Learn basics of cloud platforms like AWS and Azure.
5. Understand consulting life-cycle and client handling.
6. Research PwC’s latest digital and transformation projects.
7. Write clean, well-structured, and commented code.
8. Prepare strong teamwork and leadership examples.

Note: The PwC hiring process may vary slightly based on domain and college. This paper reflects the most common fresher hiring trend observed in 2025.