SAMPLE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - C PROGRAMMING

1 . What is the output of the below code snippet?

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{ for(;;)printf("Hello");}
A - Infinite loop
B - Prints “Hello” once.
C - No output
D - Compile error
Answer : A
Explanation
infinite loop, with second expression of ‘for’ being absent it is considered as true by default.

2 . What is the value of ‘y’ for the following code snippet?

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
int x = 1;
float y = x>>2;
printf( "%f", y );
}
A-4
B - 0.5
C-0
D-1
Answer : C
Explanation
0, data bits are lost for the above shift operation hence the value is 0.

3. What is the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
int a[3] = {2,1};
printf("%d", a[a[1]]);
}
A-0
B-1
C-2
D-3
Answer : B
Explanation
1, The inner indirection evaluates to 1, and the value at index 1 for outer indirection is 1.

4 . What is the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
fprintf(stdout,"Hello, World!");
}
A - Hello, World!
B - No output
C - Compile error
D - Runtime error
Answer : C
Explanation
stdout is the identifier declared in the header file stdio.h, need to include the same.

5. What is the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>

main()
{
char s[20] = "Hello\0Hi";

printf("%d %d", strlen(s), sizeof(s));

}
A-59
B - 7 20
C - 5 20
D - 8 20
Answer : C
Explanation
Length of the string is count of character upto ‘\0’. sizeof – reports the size of the array.

6. In the standard library of C programming language, which of the following header file
is designed for basic mathematical operations?
A - math.h
B - conio.h
C - dos.h
D - stdio.h

Answer : A
Explanation
math.h is a header file in the standard library designed for basic mathematical operations

7.Which header file supports the functions - malloc() and calloc()?

A - stdlib.h
B - memory.h
C - math.h
D - stdio.h
Answer : A
Explanation
void *malloc(size_t size) : Allocates the requested memory and returns a pointer to it.

void *calloc(size_t nitems, size_t size): Allocates the requested memory and returns a pointer to
it.

8.What do you mean by “int (*ptr)[10]”

A - ptr is an array of pointers to 10 integers

B - ptr is a pointer to an array of 10 integers
C - ptr is an array of 10 integers
D - Invalid statement
Answer : B
Explanation: with or without the brackets surrounding the *p, still the declaration says it’s an
array of pointer to integers.

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

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
 const int i = 0;

printf("%d\n", i++);
return 0;
}
A - 100
B - Infinity
C-0
D - Return error
Answer : D
Explanation
It is because ++needs a value and a const variable can’t be modified.

#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
const int i = 0;

printf("%d\n", i++);
return 0;
}
10.The library function strrchr() finds the first occurrence of a substring in another string.
A - Yes
B - Strstr()
C - strchr()
D - strnset()
Answer : B
Explanation
Strstr() finds the first occurrence of a substring in another string.

11.int x=~1; What is the value of 'x'?

A-1
B - -1
C-2
D - -2
Answer : D
Explanation
-2, the one’s compliment of 1 is 1110 (binary) which is equivalent to two’s compliment of 2, ie
-2.

12.What is the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>
void swap(int m, int n)
{
int x = m;

m = n;
n = x;
}
main()
{
int x=5, y=3;

swap(x,y);
printf("%d %d", x, y);
}
A-35
B-53
C-55
D - Compile error
Answer : B
Explanation
5 3, call by value mechanism can’t alter actual arguments.

#include <stdio.h>
void swap(int m, int n)
{
int x = m;

m = n;
n = x;
}
main()
{
int x=5, y=3;

swap(x,y);
printf("%d %d", x, y);
}
13. First operating system designed using C programming language.
A - DOS
B - Windows
C - UNIX
D - Mac
Answer : C
Explanation
UNIX. C actually invented to write an operation system called UNIX. By 1973 the entire UNIX
OS is designed using C.

14.What is the output of the following program?

#include<stdio.h>

main()
{
fprintf(stdout,"Hello, World!");
}
A - Hello, World!
B - No output
C - Compile error
D - Runtime error
Answer : C
Explanation
stdout is the identifier declared in the header file stdio.h, need to include the same.

15.What is the output of the following statement?

#include<stdio.h>

main()
{
printf("%d", -1<<1 );
}
A-2
B - -2
C-1
D - -1

Answer : B
Explanation
A negative number stored in two’s compliment of positive number. After shifting we get 1110,
which is equivalent to -2.

16.How do you specify double constant 3.14 as a long double?

A - By using LD after 3.14

B - By using L after 3.14
C - By using DL after 3.14
D - By using LF after 3.14
Answer : B
Explanation
The double constant 3.14 can be converted into long double by adding “L” after the constant
value, i.e; 3.14L.

17. “Stderr” is a standard error.

A - Yes
B - Standard error streams
C - Standard error types
D - Standard error function
Answer : B
Explanation
Standard error stream (Stderr) = Any program use it for error messages and diagnostics issue.

18.In DOS, What is the purpose of the function randomize() in Turbo C?

A - Displays a random number generator with a random value based on time
B - Displays a random number
C - Displays a random number generator in the specified range.
D - Invalid function
Answer : A
Explanation
randomize() picks the current time value as the SEED number to generate random numbers.

19.Choose the correct unary operators in C – a) !, b) ~, c) ^&, d) ++

A - a, b, d
B - a, b, c
C - b, c, d
D - c, d, a
Answer : A
Explanation
In C, these are the unary operators,

Logical NOT = !

Address-of = &

Cast Operator = ( )

Pointer dereference = *

Unary Plus = +

Increment = ++

Unary negation = –

20 - In the given below statement, what does the “arr” indicate?

char *arr[30];

A - arr is a array of function

B - arr is a array of 30 characters
C - arr is a pointer to an array
D - arr is a array of 30 character pointers
Answer : D
Explanation
square parenthesis signify as array at declaration and type is char*, so array of character
pointers.