Explore topic-wise MCQs in Automata Theory.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Automata Theory knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

State true or false:Statement: If an n-state DFA accepts a string w of length n or more, then there must be a state that appears twice on the path labeled w from the start state to the final state.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
2.

If a DFA has n states and the language contains any string of length n or more, the language is termed as:

A. Infinite
B. Empty
C. Non regular
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
3.

Suppose there is a string w=abbab, and there exists a DFA which accepts w. How many stepts will be required to test its membership?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
4.

Which of the following is a function of Closure properties?a) Helps construct representationsb) Helps show informally described languages not to be in classc) Both (

A. Helps construct representationsb) Helps show informally described languages not to be in classc) Both (a) and (
B. Helps show informally described languages not to be in class
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
5.

For an automata, which of the following are equivalent variants?DFA,NFA and NFA with epsilon transitions

A. DFA and NFA
B. NFA and epsilon NFA
C. DFA and epsilon NFA
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is a function of Closure properties?

A. Helps construct representations
B. Helps show informally described languages not to be in class
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
7.

Which of the following problems do not belong to decision properties?

A. Given two languages, are there strings that are in both
B. Is the language a subset of another regular language
C. Is the language same as another regular language
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following are not meant to specify a regular language?

A. Regular Expression
B. DFA
C. NDFA and epsilon-NFA
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
9.

Pick the odd one out of the given properties of a regular language:

A. Kleene
B. Reversal
C. Homomorphism
D. Membership
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following are decision properties?

A. Emptiness
B. Infiniteness
C. Membership
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
11.

Language classes have the following property:

A. Closure property
B. Decision property
C. Closure & Decision property
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned