Linked Lists Interview Questions for Freshers
Preparing for your first Linked Lists interviews? This set is curated for freshers and early-career developers (0–2 years): the 27 questions that come up most for entry-level roles, each with a clear answer, example code and follow-ups.
27 Linked Lists questions
- 1Odd-Even Linked List groupingIntermediate
- 2Delete a node given only a pointer to itIntermediate
- 3Remove Duplicates from a sorted listIntermediate
- 4Find the Intersection of two listsIntermediate
- 5Check if a Linked List is a PalindromeIntermediate
- 6Remove N-th Node from EndIntermediate
- 7Merge Two Sorted Linked ListsIntermediate
- 8Find the Middle of a Linked ListIntermediate
- 9Detect a Cycle (Floyd's Cycle Finding)Intermediate
- 10Reverse a Singly Linked ListIntermediate
- 11Why use a Linked List over an Array?Beginner
- 12What is the 'Head' and 'Tail'?Beginner
- 13How to delete the first node?Beginner
- 14Time complexity of insertion at the beginning?Beginner
- 15What is a 'Node' in a Linked List?Beginner
- 16How to find the length of a Singly Linked List?Beginner
- 17Array vs Linked List: Memory AllocationBeginner
- 18What is a Circular Linked List?Beginner
- 19Singly vs Doubly Linked List?Beginner
- 20What is a Linked List?Beginner
- 21Linked Lists Interview Question 5 (Free)Intermediate
- 22Linked Lists Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
- 23Linked Lists Interview Question 2 (Free)Intermediate
- 24Linked Lists Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
- 25Linked Lists Advanced Interview Question 7Beginner
- 26Linked Lists Advanced Interview Question 8Intermediate
- 27Linked Lists Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner
Explore more Linked Lists interview questions
Or browse all Linked Lists interview questions.
Frequently asked questions
Which Linked Lists questions do freshers (0–2 years) get asked?
This page collects 27 Linked Lists interview questions aligned with freshers (0–2 years), ranging across the difficulty levels that match that experience band.
How do I prepare for a Linked Lists interview with my experience level?
Work through these questions in order, make sure you can explain each answer out loud, and pay attention to the real-world examples and follow-ups — interviewers at this level care as much about reasoning as the final answer.
Do the answers include code and examples?
Yes — answers include explanations, code examples where relevant, common mistakes to avoid and follow-up questions so you are ready for the full interview conversation.