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Which of the following errors can a compiler check?





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A compiler detects Syntax Errors, i.e., grammatical mistakes in code.
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What will be values for $a$ and $c$ after execution of the following code if $a$ is $10$, $b$ is $5$, and $c$ is $10$? if ((a > b) && (a <= c)) a = a + 1; else c = c + 1;





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$a>b$ is $10>5$ (true) and $a\le c$ is $10\le10$ (true). Condition is true $\Rightarrow$ execute $a=a+1 \Rightarrow a=11$, $c$ unchanged $=10$.
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What is meant by 'a' in the following C file operation? fp = fopen("Random.txt", "a");





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In C programming, the mode 'a' in the fopen() function is used to open a file in append mode, which allows new data to be added to the end of the file without deleting existing content.
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The size of a union is determined by the size of the ________.





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The union in C shares the same memory space among all members. Hence, its size equals the size of its largest member.
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Which of the following languages is case sensitive?





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C distinguishes uppercase/lowercase identifiers.
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C is a:





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C is often called a “middle-level” language — a high-level language that also supports low-level features (pointers, bitwise ops, etc.).
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The minimum number of temporary variables needed to swap the contents of two variables is:





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Can swap in-place using XOR or +/− without any temp.
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Consider the following C language declarations & statements. Which statement is erroneous? float f1 = 9.9; float f2 = 66; const float *ptrF1; float * const ptrF2 = &f2; ptrF1 = &f1; ptrF2++; ptrF1++;





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- `const float *ptrF1;` → pointer to constant float, can move pointer, not modify value. - `float * const ptrF2 = &f2;` → constant pointer to float, cannot change address, but can modify value. - Statement `ptrF2++` tries to move a **constant pointer**, which is **not allowed**. Hence, `ptrF2++` is **erroneous**.
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What will be output of following statements? int n1 = 3, n2 = 6, a; printf("(n1 ^ n2) + (a ^ a) = %d", (n1 ^ n2) + (a ^ a));





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Solution: Operator `^` is **bitwise XOR**. $n1 = 3 \Rightarrow 011_2$ $n2 = 6 \Rightarrow 110_2$ $n1 \oplus n2 = 101_2 = 5$ Variable `a` is declared but **not initialized**. Using an uninitialized variable in expression `(a ^ a)` causes **undefined behavior**. Hence, the program compiles but produces a **run-time error or unpredictable result**.
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What will be output of following statements? char ch; ch = 130; printf("\nvalue of ch=%d", ch);





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Solution: In C, the range of `char` is from $-128$ to $127$. When we assign $130$ to a `char`, it overflows: $130 - 256 = -126$ Thus the value stored in `ch` is $-126$. Output: value of ch = -126
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What is the output of the following C code segment?

int i;
for(i = 0; i <= 2; i++)
{
    switch(i)
    {
        case 1: printf("%2d", i);
        case 2: printf("%2d", i); continue;
        default: printf("%2d", i);
    }
}





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Solution

Solution:

Let’s analyze iteration by iteration —

**Iteration 1:** `i = 0`  
→ `switch(0)` → goes to `default:` → prints `0`.

**Iteration 2:** `i = 1`  
→ executes `case 1:` → prints `1`  
→ no `break`, so it falls through to `case 2:` → prints `1`  
→ encounters `continue;` → skips remaining statements in the `for` loop body and proceeds to next iteration.

**Iteration 3:** `i = 2`  
→ executes `case 2:` → prints `2`  
→ `continue;` moves control to the next iteration, but loop ends because `i <= 2` condition fails.

Final output:  
`0 1 1 2`



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 What is the output of the following C program?

int main()
{
    char ch = 'A';
    int x = 97;
    int y = sizeof(++x);
    printf("\nx is %d", x);
    while (ch <= 'F')
    {
        switch (ch)
        {
            case 'A':
            case 'B':
            case 'C':
            case 'D': ch++; break;
            case 'E':
            case 'F': ch++;
        }
        putchar(ch);
    }
    return 0;
}






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Solution:

1️⃣ `int y = sizeof(++x);`  
→ `sizeof` is a compile-time operator, so `++x` is **not evaluated**.  
Hence, `x` remains unchanged (`x = 97`).

2️⃣ `printf("\nx is %d", x);`  
→ prints: `x is 97`

3️⃣ Loop execution:

| ch  | switch(ch) executes | putchar(ch) prints | next value of ch |
|------|----------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 'A'  | falls to case 'D' → ch++ → break | prints `'B'` | 'B' |
| 'B'  | falls to case 'D' → ch++ → break | prints `'C'` | 'C' |
| 'C'  | falls to case 'D' → ch++ → break | prints `'D'` | 'D' |
| 'D'  | case 'D' → ch++ → break | prints `'E'` | 'E' |
| 'E'  | case 'E' → fall through to case 'F' → ch++ | prints `'F'` | 'F' |
| 'F'  | case 'F' → ch++ | prints `'G'` | 'G' (loop ends) |

Output sequence = `x is 97 BCDEFG`



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What is the output of following C program?

void e(int x)
{
    if (x > 0)
    {
        e(- -x);
        printf("%2d", x);
        e(- -x);
    }
}

int main()
{
    e(3);
    return 0;
}





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Solution:

In C, the tokens `- -x` are parsed as two unary minuses with a space, i.e. $-(-x)=x$.
So both recursive calls are `e(x)`, not `e(--x)`.

For `x=3`, the function calls itself **with the same positive value** forever:
`e(3) → e(3) → e(3) → ...` and never reaches a base case.

This causes infinite recursion (stack overflow) at run time.



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Minimum & Maximum range of values for ‘float’ data type in C is:





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In standard C (IEEE-754 single precision), the approximate range of a `float` is from $1.17 \times 10^{-37}$ to $3.4 \times 10^{38}$.
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Which out of these is NOT valid for C language?





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Solution: When a local variable has the same name as a global variable, the **local variable overrides** (takes precedence over) the global one inside its block. Thus (C) is **invalid** for C.
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The output of following C language statement is: printf("\nhello" + 3);





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Solution: String: "\nhello" Character positions: 0:'\n' 1:'h' 2:'e' 3:'l' 4:'l' 5:'o' → "\nhello" + 3 points to index 3, i.e., `"llo"` Hence it prints “llo”.
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Give output of following C code:

int count(unsigned x)
{
    int b;
    for (b = 0; x != 0; x >>= 1)
        if (x & 1)
            b++;
    return b;
}

int main()
{
    unsigned int a = 3;
    printf("%d", count(a));
    return 0;
}






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```ruby Solution: The function `count()` counts number of 1-bits in the binary representation of `x`. For `a = 3` Binary of 3 = `11` → Number of 1 bits = 2 Hence output = 2.
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What is the data type of the following expression:  
expr₁ ? expr₂ : expr₃  
if expr₁ is of type float & expr₂ is of type int.





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Solution: In the **ternary operator** `(expr₁ ? expr₂ : expr₃)`, the **data type of result** is the **common type** of `expr₂` and `expr₃`. Here, - `expr₁` → condition (float type, irrelevant for result type) - `expr₂` → int - `expr₃` → (not specified but implied same as expr₂ type logic) When int and float are combined → **result type = float** (implicit type conversion).
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 Which operator out of these has got the highest precedence?





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Solution: Operator precedence (from high to low in C): `[]` > `<` > `?:` > `,` Therefore, the highest precedence among these is **array subscript `[ ]`**.
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Which operator out of these has left to right associativity?






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Operator associativity in C: - Most unary operators (!, ++, --, sizeof, etc.) → **Right to Left** - Conditional (`?:`) → **Right to Left** - Comma operator (`,`) → **Left to Right** Hence, only the **comma operator** has **left-to-right** associativity.
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Consider the following code segment:

if (n > 0)
    for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
        if (array[i] > 0)
            printf("%d\n", array[i]);
        else
            printf("\n n is negative\n");

Here, ‘else’ is paired with which ‘if’?





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Solution: In C, **“else” is always paired with the nearest unmatched “if”** (no braces rule). Here: - The inner `if (array[i] > 0)` is the **nearest unmatched `if`** before `else`. So, the `else` is paired with the **second (inner)** `if`.
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For this kind of declaration of main() function in a C program ‘copy.C’:

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { }

and this call of main function at command prompt:
C:\tc\bin>copy file1 file2 file3

What will be the value passed in parameter argc?





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Solution: The **argc (argument count)** includes the program name itself. So the arguments are: 1️⃣ "copy" (program name) 2️⃣ "file1" 3️⃣ "file2" 4️⃣ "file3" Thus, total arguments = 4.
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What is the correct file mode that opens preexisting file in read and write mode?





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Solution: - `"r+b"` or `"rb+"` → open **existing file** for both reading and writing (no truncation). - `"w+b"` or `"wb+"` → open file for reading and writing but **creates/truncates** file. - `"ab"` → append binary mode. Hence, the correct mode for **existing file in read-write** is `"r+b"`.
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Which C expression correctly represents this statement: “It decrements pointer p before fetching the character that p points to.”





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Solution: - `p--` → post-decrement (use then decrement) - `--p` → pre-decrement (decrement then use) Here, we need to **decrement p first**, then fetch the value it points to. Hence, correct expression: `*--p`
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How many times this statement will execute: for (; *s == *t && *t != '\0'; s++, t++) if both character pointers ‘s’ and ‘t’ point to the same string “abc”.





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Solution: String = "abc" → characters: a, b, c, '\0' Loop condition: - Iteration 1: *s = 'a', *t = 'a' → true - Iteration 2: *s = 'b', *t = 'b' → true - Iteration 3: *s = 'c', *t = 'c' → true - Iteration 4: *s = '\0', *t = '\0' → fails because *t != '\0' → false Hence, loop executes **3 times**.
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Which out of these statements is NOT true:





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Solution: All three statements (A), (B), and (C) are correct according to C language behavior. Hence, there is **no incorrect statement**.
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Which out of these is NOT the keyword C99 has added in addition to 32 keywords defined by ANSI C?





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Solution: C99 added these new keywords: - `_Bool` - `inline` - `restrict` - `_Complex` - `_Imaginary` `register` is an **old ANSI C keyword**, not added in C99.
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Which out of these is NOT a valid C version?





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Solution: Valid C versions are: - C89 (ANSI standard, 1989) - C90 (ISO standard, 1990) - C99, C11, C17, and C23 There is **no version called C2007 or CIX**.
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What will be the output of the statement printf(3+"goodbye");





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"goodbye" is a char array; 3 + "goodbye" points to the 4th char → "dbye".
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What will be the output of the statements? 
int i = 1, j;
j = i-- - -2;
printf("%d", j);






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i-- uses the old value 1, then i becomes 0. Expression is 1 - (-2) = 3.
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What will be output of following statements?
int i = 1, j;
j = --i - 2;
printf("%d", j);






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i = 1 → --i = 0 → j = 0 - 2 = -2
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What is the output of following C Program?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    char grade[] = {'A','B','C'};
    printf("GRADE=%c, ", *grade);
    printf("GRADE=%d", grade);
    return 0;
}






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*grade = 'A', grade = base address of array Output: GRADE=A, GRADE=some address of array
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Which one is not a reserve keyword in C Language?





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main (function name, not a keyword).
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What is the output of following C program:

int main(){
  int a[3]={10,12,14};
  a[1]=20; int i=0;
  while(i<3){ printf("%d ", a[i]); i++; }
  return 0;
}






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main (function name, not a keyword).
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Prototype of a function means ____





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(interpreting “contains 1” as **exactly one** ‘1’, repetitions allowed):** Case-1: ‘1’ in the thousand’s place → remaining $3$ places from $\{0,\dots,7\}\setminus\{1\}$ with repetition: $7^3=343$ ways. Case-2: ‘1’ in any one of the last three places ($3$ choices). Thousand’s place from $\{2,\dots,7\}$ ($6$ ways). Remaining two places from $\{0,\dots,7\}\setminus\{1\}$ with repetition: $7^2=49$ ways. Total $=343+3\cdot6\cdot49=343+882
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Far pointer can access ____





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(interpreting “contains 1” as **exactly one** ‘1’, repetitions allowed):** Case-1: ‘1’ in the thousand’s place → remaining $3$ places from $\{0,\dots,7\}\setminus\{1\}$ with repetition: $7^3=343$ ways. Case-2: ‘1’ in any one of the last three places ($3$ choices). Thousand’s place from $\{2,\dots,7\}$ ($6$ ways). Remaining two places from $\{0,\dots,7\}\setminus\{1\}$ with repetition: $7^2=49$ ways. Total $=343+3\cdot6\cdot49=343+882
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A pointer that is pointing to NOTHING is called ____  





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Null pointer
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What is the similarity between a structure, union and enumeration?  





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 All of them let you define new data types
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 How will you free the allocated memory?  





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 All of them let you define new data types
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Which bitwise operator is suitable for turning off a particular bit in a number?





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Use bitwise AND with a mask having 0 at that bit.
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Consider the following lists, and then select the correct option after matching them. $\begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline \textbf{List–I} & & \textbf{List–II} & \\ \hline 1. & \text{Procedural Oriented Language} & P. & \text{COBOL} \\ \hline 2. & \text{Object Oriented Language} & Q. & \text{HTML} \\ \hline 3. & \text{Business Oriented Language} & R. & \text{C++} \\ \hline 4. & \text{Web Page} & S. & \text{Pascal} \\ \hline \end{array}$





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Procedural Oriented → Pascal $(1,S)$ Object Oriented → C++ $(2,R)$ Business Oriented → COBOL $(3,P)$ Web Page → HTML $(4,Q)$ Correct match: $(1,S), (2,R), (3,P), (4,Q)$

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