C Programming Online Quiz
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Q 1 - What is the output of the following code snippet?
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
short unsigned int i = 0;
printf("%u\n", i--);
}
Answer : A
Explanation
0, with post decrement operator value of the variable will be considered as the expression’s value and later gets decremented.
Q 2 - The type name/reserved word ‘short’ is ___
Answer : D
Explanation
short is used as an alternative of short int.
Q 3 - What is the output of the following program?
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
int i = 1;
Charminar:
printf("%d ",i++);
if(i==3) break;
if(i<=5) goto Charminar;
}
Answer : D
Explanation
Compile error, wrong place for ‘break’ to appear.
Q 4 - What is the output of the following program?
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
char *p = NULL;
printf("%c", *p);
}
Answer : D
Explanation
It is invalid to access the NULL address hence giving run time error.
Answer : C
Explanation
B is a programming language developed at Bell Labs in 1969. It is derived from BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language). It is designed by Ken Thompson with Dennis Ritchie.
Q 6 - A Variable name in C includes which special symbols?
Answer : D
Explanation
Characters which are allowed and not allowed with variable name,
- Underscore(_) allowed
- Capital Letters ( A – Z ) allowed
- Small Letters ( a – z ) allowed
- Digits ( 0 – 9 ) allowed
- First Character should be alphabet or Underscore
- Blanks & Commas not allowed
- Special Symbols not allowed, but Underscore(_)allowed
- Reserved Word not allowed
Q 7 - The given below program allocates the memory, what function will you use to free the allocated memory?
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#define MAXROW 4
# define MAXCOL 5
int main ()
{
int **p, i, j
p = (int **) malloc(MAXROW * sizeof(int*));
return 0;
}
Answer : B
Explanation
free() is the function in C language to release the allocated memory by any dynamic memory allocating built in library function.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#define MAXROW 4
# define MAXCOL 5
int main ()
{
int **p, i, j
p = (int **) malloc(MAXROW * sizeof(int*));
return 0;
}
Q 8 - In DOS, how many bytes exist for near, far and huge pointers?
Answer : C
Explanation
In DOS, numbers of byte exist for near pointer = 2, far pointer = 4 and huge pointer = 4.
In Windows and Linux, numbers of byte exist for near pointer = 4, far pointer = 4 and huge pointer = 4.
Q 9 - To print a float value which format specifier can be used?
Answer : A
Explanation
%f can be use to print out float value and %lf can be use to print out double value.
Q 10 - The library function strrchr() finds the first occurrence of a substring in another string.
Answer : B
Explanation
Strstr() finds the first occurrence of a substring in another string.
