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51.

What is the output of this C code (without linking the source file in which ary1 is defined)?

A. scope rules
B. Linking error due to undefined reference
C. Compile time error because size of array is not provided
D. Compile time error because datatype of array is not provided
Answer» B. Linking error due to undefined reference
Discussion
52.

Which variable has the longest scope?

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. Both a and b
Answer» C. c
Discussion
53.

Comment on the output of this 2 C code?

A. They are both the same
B. Scope of C is till the end of program
C. All operation in Program 1 can also be performed in Program 2
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
Discussion
54.

The sequence of allocation and deletion of variables for the following code is.

A. a->b, a->b
B. a->b, b->a
C. b->a, a->b
D. b->a, b->a
Answer» C. b->a, a->b
Discussion
55.

What is the output of code given below if these two files are linked and run in file test.c ?

A. 1 0 0
B. 0 0
C. 10 10
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
56.

Assignment statements assigning value to local static variables are executed only once

A. true
B. false
C. Depends on the code
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Depends on the code
Discussion
57.

Comment on the output of this C code?

A. Output will be 0
B. Output will be 20
C. Output will be a garbage value
D. Compile time error due to redeclaration of static variable
Answer» B. Output will be 20
Discussion
58.

Inner Block can access variables declared ___________.

A. inside Outer Block
B. None of these
C. inside Same Block
D. inside Inner Block
Answer» B. None of these
Discussion
59.

Pick the correct statements.

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II anf IV
Answer» D. II anf IV
Discussion
60.

Automatic variables

A. Exist only within that scope in which it is declared
B. Cease to exist after the block is exited
C. Exist only within that scope in which it is declared & exist after the block is exited
D. Only 1
Answer» D. Only 1
Discussion
61.

What is the problem in the following declarations? int func(int); double func(int); int func(float);

A. A function with same name cannot have different signatures
B. A function with same name cannot have different return types
C. A function with same name cannot have different number of parameters
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
62.

A function can make

A. One throw
B. One throw of each scale type
C. One throw of each programmerdefined type
D. As many throws of as many types as necessary
Answer» E.
Discussion
63.

The #elif directive cannot appear after the preprocessor #else directive

A. True
B. False
C. None of the mentioned
D. Varies
Answer» B. False
Discussion
64.

The “else if” in conditional inclusion is written by?

A. #else if
B. #elseif
C. #elsif
D. #elif
Answer» E.
Discussion
65.

Which conversion also called Automatic Type Conversion?

A. Implicit Type Conversion
B. Explicit Type Conversion
C. both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Explicit Type Conversion
Discussion
66.

Iteration requires more system memory than recursion.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't Say
Answer» C. May be True or False
Discussion
67.

Which function definition will run correctly?

A. int sum(int a, int b) return (a + b);
B. int sum(int a, int b) {return (a + b);}
C. int sum(a, b) return (a + b);
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. int sum(a, b) return (a + b);
Discussion
68.

A preprocessor is a program

A. That processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
B. That is nothing but a loader
C. That links various source files
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. That is nothing but a loader
Discussion
69.

In the following 'C' code, in which order the functions would be called ? a = ( f1(23,14 ) * f2 (12/14)) + f3 () ;

A. f1,f2,f3
B. f3,f2,f1
C. The order may vary from compiler to compiler
D. None of these
Answer» B. f3,f2,f1
Discussion
70.

Global variables are:

A. Internal
B. External
C. Both Internal and External
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Both Internal and External
Discussion
71.

The value obtained in the function is given back to main by using ________ keyword?

A. return
B. static
C. new
D. volatile
Answer» B. static
Discussion
72.

Let a, b be two non-negative integers. Which of the following calls, finds the positive difference of a and b ?

A. find(a, b) + find (b, a)
B. find (a, find(a, b))
C. a + find (a, b)
D. b + find(a, b)
Answer» B. find (a, find(a, b))
Discussion
73.

Which of the following function declaration is illegal?

A. double func(); int main(){} double func(){}
B. double func(){}; int main(){}
C. int main() { double func(); } double func(){//statements}
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
74.

What is the sequence for preprocessor to look for the file within ?

A. The predefined location then the current directory
B. The current directory then the predefined location
C. The predefined location only
D. The current directory location
Answer» B. The current directory then the predefined location
Discussion
75.

If max is a function that returns the larger of the two integers, given as arguments, then which of the following statements finds the largest of three given numbers

A. max(max(a,b),max (a,c))
B. max(max(a,b),max (b,c))
C. max(b,max (a,c))
D. All of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
76.

A function that uses variable types is called

A. Overloaded
B. Template Function
C. Variable function
D. Virtual function
Answer» D. Virtual function
Discussion
77.

void can be used

A. as a data-type of a function that returns nothing to its calling environment
B. inside the brackets of a function that does not need any argument
C. in an expression
D. both (a) & (b)
Answer» E.
Discussion
78.

A function that is prototyped as double calculate (int, num);may

A. Receive an integer constant such as 12
B. Receive an integer variable
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Either (a) or (b)
Discussion
79.

Can we use a function as a parameter of another function?

A. Yes, and we can use the function value conveniently
B. Yes, but we call the function again to get the value, not as convenient as in using variable
C. No, C does not support it
D. This case is compiler dependent
Answer» D. This case is compiler dependent
Discussion
80.

If the file name is enclosed in double quotation marks

A. The preprocessor treats it as a user-defined file
B. The preprocessor treats it as a system-defined file
C. The preprocessor treats it as a user-defined file & system-defined file
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. The preprocessor treats it as a system-defined file
Discussion
81.

Which of the following properties of #define not true?

A. You can use a pointer to #define
B. #define can be made externally available
C. They obey scope rules
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
82.

Which of the following sequences are unaccepted in C language?a) #if #else #endifb) #if #elif #endifc) #if #if #endifd) #if #undef #endif

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer» D. d
Discussion
83.

C preprocessors can have compiler specific features

A. true
B. false
C. Depends on the standard
D. Depends on the platform
Answer» B. false
Discussion
84.

Property of external variable to be accessed by any source file is called by C90 standard as

A. external linkage
B. external scope
C. global scope
D. global linkage
Answer» B. external scope
Discussion
85.

Feature for accessing a variable through its address is desireable because

A. call by reference can be simulated
B. excessive use of global variables can be avoided
C. a function can return more than one value
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
86.

When a recursive function is called in the absence of an exit condition, it results in an infinite loop due to which the stack keeps getting filled(stack overflow). This results in a run time error.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't Say
Answer» B. False
Discussion
87.

In Implicit type conversion, If an operand of long int is present then the other operand will be converted to

A. unsigned int
B. unsigned long int
C. float
D. long int
Answer» E.
Discussion
88.

The process in which a function calls itself directly or indirectly is called

A. Recursion
B. Type Conversions
C. Constant
D. Abstract Classes
Answer» B. Type Conversions
Discussion
89.

Register storage class can be specified to global variables

A. true
B. false
C. Depends on the compiler
D. Depends on the standard
Answer» C. Depends on the compiler
Discussion
90.

The function is lower(char) checks whether a character is in lower case or not, therefore it should return

A. 0 or 1
B. -1,0 or 1
C. a character
D. nothing
Answer» B. -1,0 or 1
Discussion
91.

Pick the correct statements.I. The body of a function should have only one return statement.II. The body of a function may have many return statements.III. A function can return only one value to the calling environment.IV. If return statement is omitted, then the function does its job but returns no value to the calling environment.

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II and IV
Answer» D. II and IV
Discussion
92.

Which among the following is wrong for “register int a;” ?

A. Compiler generally ignores the request
B. You cannot take the address of this variable
C. Access time to a is critical
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
93.

Which of the following is/are syntactically correct?

A. for ( ) ;
B. f or (;) ;
C. for ( , );
D. for ( ; ; ) ;
Answer» E.
Discussion
94.

Functions in C are ALWAYS:

A. Internal
B. External
C. Both Internal and External
D. External and Internal are not valid terms for functions
Answer» C. Both Internal and External
Discussion
95.

Which of the following is true about recursion?

A. Recursion provides a clean and simple way to write code.
B. The recursive program has less space requirements than iterative program
C. The principle of stack is FIFO
D. All of the above
Answer» B. The recursive program has less space requirements than iterative program
Discussion
96.

When a function is recursively called all the automatic variables are stored in a ..........

A. Stack
B. Queue
C. Array
D. Linked list
Answer» B. Queue
Discussion
97.

It is not advisable to use macros instead of functions because

A. it increases the code size
B. no type checking will be done
C. recursion is not possible
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
Discussion
98.

In Implicit type conversion, If an operand of type long double is present in the expression, then the corresponding operand will also be converted to

A. double
B. long double
C. int
D. float
Answer» C. int
Discussion
99.

A function fun is called __________ if it calls the same function fun.

A. indirect recursive
B. direct recursive
C. both a and b
D. None of the above
Answer» C. both a and b
Discussion
100.

When any function is called from main(), the memory is allocated to it on the stack.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. Can't Say
Answer» B. False
Discussion