Collections Framework interview questions

21 real Collections Framework questions from the Java bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is ArrayList?

Junior
  1. A.a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  2. B.a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  4. D.a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.ArrayList — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  2. B.ArrayList — a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
  3. C.ArrayList — a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
  4. D.ArrayList — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
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4. What is LinkedList?

Mid
  1. A.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  2. B.a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  3. C.a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  4. D.a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
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6. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.LinkedList — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  2. B.LinkedList — a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.LinkedList — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  4. D.LinkedList — a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
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7. What is HashMap?

Junior
  1. A.a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
  2. B.a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  3. C.a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  4. D.a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.HashMap — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  2. B.HashMap — a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.HashMap — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  4. D.HashMap — a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
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10. What is TreeMap?

Mid
  1. A.a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  2. B.a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  4. D.a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.TreeMap — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  2. B.TreeMap — a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  3. C.TreeMap — a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
  4. D.TreeMap — a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
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13. What is LinkedHashMap?

Mid
  1. A.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  2. B.a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  3. C.a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  4. D.a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.LinkedHashMap — a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
  2. B.LinkedHashMap — a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.LinkedHashMap — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  4. D.LinkedHashMap — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
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16. What is HashSet?

Mid
  1. A.a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  2. B.a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  3. C.a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  4. D.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.HashSet — a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  2. B.HashSet — a doubly-linked-node List that gives fast insertion and removal at the ends but slow index-based access
  3. C.HashSet — a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  4. D.HashSet — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
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19. What is ConcurrentHashMap?

Senior
  1. A.a resizable array-backed List offering fast random access by index but slow insertion or removal in the middle
  2. B.a key-value structure backed by a red-black tree that keeps keys sorted in natural or comparator order with logarithmic lookup
  3. C.a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  4. D.a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
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21. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.ConcurrentHashMap — a key-value structure backed by a hash table giving average constant-time lookup with no guaranteed ordering of keys
  2. B.ConcurrentHashMap — a collection backed by a hash map that stores only unique elements with no defined order
  3. C.ConcurrentHashMap — a thread-safe map that allows concurrent reads and segmented writes without locking the entire structure
  4. D.ConcurrentHashMap — a hash-table-and-linked-list map that preserves insertion order of its keys during iteration
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