Problem: 2063C - Remove Exactly Two
Language: java

Solution 1 (runtime: 1093 ms):
  
/* package codechef; // don't place package name! */

import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Main {

    //------------------------------------------main--------------------------------------------------//
    public static void main(String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception {
        OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
        FastReader sc = new FastReader();
        Task s = new Task(sc, out);
        s.solve();
        out.close();
        // your code goes here"
    }
}

class FastReader {

    BufferedReader br;
    StringTokenizer st;

    public FastReader() {
        br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    }

    String next() {
        while (st == null || !st.hasMoreElements()) {
            try {
                st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
        return st.nextToken();
    }

    int nextInt() {
        return Integer.parseInt(next());
    }

    long nextLong() {
        return Long.parseLong(next());
    }

    double nextDouble() {
        return Double.parseDouble(next());
    }

    String nextLine() {
        String str = "";
        try {
            str = br.readLine();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return str;
    }

    public int[] readIntArray(int n) throws IOException {
        int[] arr = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = nextInt();
        }
        return arr;
    }

    public long[] readLongArray(int n) throws IOException {
        long[] arr = new long[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = nextLong();
        }
        return arr;
    }
}

class Task {

    PrintWriter out;
    FastReader sc;

    Task(FastReader sc, PrintWriter out) {
        this.sc = sc;
        this.out = out;
    }
    //----------------------------------------------inputfunction------------------------------------------//

    String st() {
        return sc.nextLine();
    }

    int i() {
        return sc.nextInt();
    }

    long l() {
        return sc.nextLong();
    }

    double d() {
        return sc.nextDouble();
    }

    //---------------------------------------------absolute----------------------------------------------//
    public long abs(long a) {
        return a < 0 ? -a : a;
    }

    public int abs(int a) {
        return a < 0 ? -a : a;
    }

    //-------------------------------------------max--------------------------------------------------//
    public int max(int a, int b) {
        return a >= b ? a : b;
    }

    public long max(long a, long b) {
        return a >= b ? a : b;
    }

    public int max(int a, int b, int c) {
        return Math.max(a, Math.max(b, c));
    }

    public long max(long a, long b, long c) {
        return Math.max(a, Math.max(b, c));
    }

    //------------------------------------------min---------------------------------------------------//
    public int min(int a, int b) {
        return a <= b ? a : b;
    }

    public long min(long a, long b) {
        return a <= b ? a : b;
    }

    public int min(int a, int b, int c) {
        return Math.min(a, Math.min(b, c));
    }

    public long min(long a, long b, long c) {
        return Math.min(a, Math.min(b, c));
    }

    //----------------------------------------sortingfunction---------------------------------------------//
    private void sort(int[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }

    private void sort(char[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Character> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }

    private void rsort(char[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Character> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list, Collections.reverseOrder());
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }

    private void rsort(int[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list, Collections.reverseOrder());
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }

    private void sort(long[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Long> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list);
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }

    private void rsort(long[] arr) {
        int n = arr.length;
        List<Long> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            list.add(arr[i]);
        }
        Collections.sort(list, Collections.reverseOrder());
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            arr[i] = list.get(i);
        }
    }
    //---------------------------------------power----------------------------------------------------//

    public long pow(long a, int b) {
        long ans = 1L;
        while (b > 0) {
            if ((b & 1) > 0) {
                ans *= a;
            }
            a *= a;
            b >>= 1;
        }
        return b;
    }
    //----------------------------------------binary_exponentiation-----------------------------------//

    public long exp(long a, long b, long mod) {
        long ans = 1L;
        while (b > 0) {
            if ((b & 1) > 0) {
                ans = (ans * a) % mod;
            }
            a = (a * a) % mod;
            b >>= 1;
        }
        return ans;
    }
    int t;
    public void solve() throws IOException {
        t = sc.nextInt();
        while (t-- > 0) {
            int n = i();
            List<Set<Integer>> a = new ArrayList<>();
            int[][] in = new int[n+1][2];
            for(int i =0;i<=n;i++){
                a.add(new HashSet<>());
                in[i][1] = i;
            }
            for(int i = 1;i<n;i++){
                int x = i(), y = i();
                a.get(x).add(y);
                a.get(y).add(x);
                in[x][0]++; in[y][0]++;
            }
            Arrays.sort(in, (x, y) -> y[0] - x[0]);
            int ans = 0;
            for(int i = 1;i<=n;i++){
                for(int e: a.get(i)){
                    ans = max(ans, a.get(i).size() + a.get(e).size() - 2);
                }
            }
            for(int i = 0;i<n;i++){
                for(int j = i+1;j<n;j++){
                    if(a.get(in[i][1]).contains(in[j][1])) continue;
                    ans = max(ans, in[i][0] + in[j][0] - 1);
                    break;
                }
            }
            out.print(ans);
            out.print("\n");
        }
    }
}


Solution 2 (runtime: 1296 ms):
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class RemoveExactlyTwo {

    static int mod = 1000000007;

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

        FastReader reader = new FastReader();
        FastWriter writer = new FastWriter();

        int numTests = reader.readSingleInt();
        for (int t = 0; t < numTests; t++) {
            int n = reader.readSingleInt();

            Node[] nodes = new Node[n];
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                nodes[i] = new Node(i);
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
                int[] uv = reader.readIntArray(2);
                int u = uv[0] - 1;
                int v = uv[1] - 1;
                nodes[u].children.add(nodes[v]);
                nodes[v].children.add(nodes[u]);
            }

            var largest = new HashSet<Node>();
            int max = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                if (max == nodes[i].children.size()) {
                    largest.add(nodes[i]);
                } else if (max < nodes[i].children.size()) {
                    largest.clear();
                    largest.add(nodes[i]);
                    max = nodes[i].children.size();
                }
            }

            var toppers = new ArrayList<>(largest);
            var top = toppers.get(0);

            boolean allChildren = true;
            for (int i = 1; i < toppers.size(); i++) {
                if (!top.children.contains(toppers.get(i))) {
                    allChildren = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (allChildren && toppers.size() > 1) {
                top = toppers.get(1);
            }


            for (var child : top.children) {
                child.children.remove(top);
            }
            top.children.clear();

            max = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                if (nodes[max].children.size() < nodes[i].children.size()) {
                    max = i;
                }
            }

            for (var child : nodes[max].children) {
                child.children.remove(nodes[max]);
            }
            nodes[max].children.clear();

            var count = 0;
            var seen = new HashSet<Node>();
            for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                if (seen.contains(nodes[i])) {
                    continue;
                }

                count++;

                seen.add(nodes[i]);
                var stack = new Stack<Node>();

                stack.push(nodes[i]);
                while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
                    top = stack.pop();
                    for (var child : top.children) {
                        if (seen.contains(child)) {
                            continue;
                        }
                        seen.add(child);
                        stack.push(child);
                    }
                }
            }

            writer.writeSingleInteger(count - 2);
        }
    }

    public static class Node {
        int id;
        Set<Node> children = new HashSet<>();

        Node(int id) {
            this.id = id;
        }
    }


    public static void mergeSort(int[] a, int n) {
        if (n < 2) {
            return;
        }
        int mid = n / 2;
        int[] l = new int[mid];
        int[] r = new int[n - mid];

        for (int i = 0; i < mid; i++) {
            l[i] = a[i];
        }
        for (int i = mid; i < n; i++) {
            r[i - mid] = a[i];
        }

        mergeSort(l, mid);
        mergeSort(r, n - mid);

        merge(a, l, r, mid, n - mid);
    }


    public static void merge(int[] a, int[] l, int[] r, int left, int right) {

        int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
        while (i < left && j < right) {
            if (l[i] <= r[j]) {
                a[k++] = l[i++];
            } else {
                a[k++] = r[j++];
            }
        }
        while (i < left) {
            a[k++] = l[i++];
        }
        while (j < right) {
            a[k++] = r[j++];
        }
    }


    public static class FastReader {

        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        StringTokenizer tokenizer;


        public int readSingleInt() throws IOException {
            return Integer.parseInt(reader.readLine());
        }

        public int[] readIntArray(int numInts) throws IOException {
            int[] nums = new int[numInts];
            tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
            for (int i = 0; i < numInts; i++) {
                nums[i] = Integer.parseInt(tokenizer.nextToken());
            }
            return nums;
        }

        public long[] readLongArray(int numInts) throws IOException {
            long[] nums = new long[numInts];
            tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(reader.readLine());
            for (int i = 0; i < numInts; i++) {
                nums[i] = Long.parseLong(tokenizer.nextToken());
            }
            return nums;
        }

        public String readString() throws IOException {
            return reader.readLine();
        }

    }


    public static class FastWriter {

        BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(System.out));


        public void writeSingleInteger(int i) throws IOException {
            writer.write(Integer.toString(i));
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeSingleLong(long i) throws IOException {
            writer.write(Long.toString(i));
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeIntArrayWithSpaces(int[] nums) throws IOException {
            for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
                writer.write(nums[i] + " ");
            }
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeLongArrayWithSpaces(long[] nums) throws IOException {
            for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
                writer.write(nums[i] + " ");
            }
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeIntArrayListWithSpaces(ArrayList<Integer> nums) throws IOException {
            for (int i = 0; i < nums.size(); i++) {
                writer.write(nums.get(i) + " ");
            }
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeIntArrayWithoutSpaces(int[] nums) throws IOException {
            for (int i = 0; i < nums.length; i++) {
                writer.write(Integer.toString(nums[i]));
            }
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

        public void writeString(String s) throws IOException {
            writer.write(s);
            writer.newLine();
            writer.flush();
        }

    }


}