Sample Technical Paper
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Point out error, if any, in the following program
main()
{
int i=1;
switch(i)
{
case 1:
printf(“\nRadioactive cats have 18 half-lives”);
break;
case 1*2+4:
printf(“\nBottle for rent -inquire within”);
break;
}
}
Ans. No error. Constant expression like 1*2+4 are acceptable in cases of a switch. -
Point out the error, if any, in the following program
main()
{
int a=10,b;
a>= 5 ? b=100 : b=200;
printf(“\n%d”,b);
}
Ans. lvalue required in function main(). The second assignment should be written in parenthesis as follows:
a>= 5 ? b=100 : (b=200); -
In the following code, in which order the functions would be called?
a= f1(23,14)*f2(12/4)+f3();
a) f1, f2, f3 b) f3, f2, f1
c) The order may vary from compiler to compiler d) None of the above -
What would be the output of the following program?
main()
{
int i=4;
switch(i)
{
default:
printf(“\n A mouse is an elephant built by the Japanese”);
case 1:
printf(” Breeding rabbits is a hair raising experience”);
break;
case 2:
printf(“\n Friction is a drag”);
break;
case 3:
printf(“\n If practice make perfect, then nobody’s perfect”);
}
}
a) A mouse is an elephant built by the Japanese b) Breeding rabbits is a hare raising experience
c) All of the above d) None of the above -
What is the output of the following program?
#define SQR(x) (x*x)
main()
{
int a,b=3;
a= SQR(b+2);
printf(“%d”,a);
}
a) 25 b) 11 c) error d) garbage value -
In which line of the following, an error would be reported?
1. #define CIRCUM(R) (3.14*R*R);
2. main()
3. {
4. float r=1.0,c;
5. c= CIRCUM(r);
6. printf(“\n%f”,c);
7. if(CIRCUM(r))==6.28)
8. printf(“\nGobbledygook”);
9. }
a) line 1 b) line 5 c) line 6 d) line 7 -
What is the type of the variable b in the following declaration?
#define FLOATPTR float*
FLOATPTR a,b;
a) float b) float pointer c) int d) int pointer -
In the following code;
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
FILE *fp;
fp= fopen(“trial”,”r”);
}
fp points to:
a) The first character in the file.
b) A structure which contains a “char” pointer which points to the first character in the file.
c) The name of the file. d) None of the above. -
We should not read after a write to a file without an intervening call to fflush(), fseek() or rewind() < TRUE/FALSE>
Ans. True -
If the program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog 1 2 3 , What would be the output?
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
for(i=0;i<argc;i++)
printf(“%s”,argv[i]);
}
a) 1 2 3 b) C:\MYPROG.EXE 1 2 3
c) MYP d) None of the above -
If the following program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog 1 2 3, What would be the output?
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i,j=0;
for(i=0;i<argc;i++)
j=j+ atoi(argv[i]);
printf(“%d”,j);
}
a) 1 2 3 b) 6 c) error d) “123” -
If the following program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog monday tuesday wednesday thursday,
What would be the output?
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
while(–argc >0)
printf(“%s”,*++argv);
}
a) myprog monday tuesday wednesday thursday b) monday tuesday wednesday thursday
c) myprog tuesday thursday d) None of the above -
In the following code, is p2 an integer or an integer pointer?
typedef int* ptr
ptr p1,p2;
Ans. Integer pointer -
Point out the error in the following program
main()
{
const int x;
x=128;
printf(“%d”,x);
}
Ans. x should have been initialized where it is declared. -
What would be the output of the following program?
main()
{
int y=128;
const int x=y;
printf(“%d”,x);
}
a) 128 b) Garbage value c) Error d) 0 -
What is the difference between the following declarations?
const char *s;
char const *s;
Ans. No difference -
What would be the output of the following program?
main()
{
char near * near *ptr1;
char near * far *ptr2;
char near * huge *ptr3;
printf(“%d %d %d”,sizeof(ptr1),sizeof(ptr2),sizeof(ptr3));
}
a) 1 1 1 b) 1 2 4 c) 2 4 4 d) 4 4 4 -
If the following program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog friday tuesday sunday,
What would be the output?
main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
printf(“%c”,**++argv);
}
a) m b) f c) myprog d) friday -
If the following program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog friday tuesday sunday,
What would be the output?
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
printf(“%c”,*++argv[1]);
}
a) r b) f c) m d) y -
If the following program (myprog) is run from the command line as myprog friday tuesday sunday,
What would be the output?
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
while(sizeofargv)
printf(“%s”,argv[–sizeofargv]);
}
a) myprog friday tuesday sunday b) myprog friday tuesday
c) sunday tuesday friday myprog d) sunday tuesday friday -
Point out the error in the following program
main()
{
int a=10;
void f();
a=f();
printf(“\n%d”,a);
}
void f()
{
printf(“\nHi”);
}
Ans. The program is trying to collect the value of a “void” function into an integer variable. -
In the following program how would you print 50 using p?
main()
{
int a[]={10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
char *p;
p= (char*) a;
}
Ans. printf(“\n%d”,*((int*)p+4)); -
Would the following program compile?
main()
{
int a=10,*j;
void *k;
j=k=&a;
j++;
k++;
printf(“\n%u%u”,j,k);
}
a) Yes b) No, the format is incorrect
c) No, the arithmetic operation is not permitted on void pointers
d) No, the arithmetic operation is not permitted on pointers -
According to ANSI specifications which is the correct way of declaring main() when it receives command line arguments?
a) main(int argc, char *argv[]) b) main(argc,argv) int argc; char *argv[];
c) main() {int argc; char *argv[]; } d) None of the above -
What error would the following function give on compilation?
f(int a, int b)
{
int a;
a=20;
return a;
}
a) missing parenthesis in the return statement b) The function should be declared as int f(int a, int b)
c) redeclaration of a d) None of the above -
Point out the error in the following program
main()
{
const char *fun();
*fun()=’A’;
}
const char *fun()
{
return “Hello”;
}
Ans. fun() returns to a “const char” pointer which cannot be modified -
What would be the output of the following program?
main()
{
const int x=5;
int *ptrx;
ptrx=&x;
*ptrx=10;
printf(“%d”,x);
}
a) 5 b) 10 c) Error d) Garbage value -
A switch statement cannot include
a) constants as arguments b) constant expression as arguments
c) string as an argument d) None of the above -
How long the following program will run?
main()
{
printf(“\nSonata Software”);
main();
}
a) infinite loop b) until the stack overflows
c) All of the above d) None of the above -
On combining the following statements, you will get char*p; p=malloc(100);
a) char *p= malloc(100) b) p= (char*)malloc(100)
c) All of the above d) None of the above -
What is the output of the following program?
main()
{
int n=5;
printf(“\nn=%*d”,n,n);
}
a) n=5 b) n=5 c) n= 5 d) error