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1. What is the size of wchar_t in C++?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 2 or 4
d) Based on the number of bits in the system

2. Pick the odd one out

a) array type
b) character type
c) boolean type
d) integer type

3. Which data type is used to represent the absence of parameters?

a) int
b) short
c) void
d) float

4. What does an escape code represent?

a) alert
b) backslash
c) tab
d) form feed

5. Which type is best suited to represent the logical values?

a) integer
b) boolean
c) character
d) all of the mentioned

6. Identify the user-defined types from the following?

a) enumeration
b) classes
c) both enumeration and classes
d) int

7. Which of the following statements are true?

int f(float)

a) f is a function taking an argument of type int and returning a floating point number
b) f is a function taking an argument of type float and returning an integer
c) f is a function of type float
d) none of the mentioned

8. The value 132.54 can be represented using which data type?

a) double
b) void
c) int
d) bool

9. When a language has the capability to produce new data type mean, it can be called as
a) overloaded
b) extensible
c) encapsulated
d) reprehensible

10. Pick the odd one out.

a) integer, character, boolean, floating
b) enumeration, classes
c) integer, enum, void
d) arrays, pointer, classes

11. The constants are also called as

a) const
b) preprocessor
c) literals
d) none of the mentioned

12. What are the parts of the literal constants?

a) integer numerals
b) floating-point numerals
c) strings and boolean values
d) all of the mentioned

13. How are the constants declared?

a) const keyword
b) #define preprocessor
c) both const keyword and #define preprocessor
d) none of the mentioned

14. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

int const p = 5;

cout << ++p;

return 0;

a) 5
b) 6
c) Error
d) None of the mentioned

15. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

#define PI 3.14159

int main ()

float r = 2;

float circle;

circle = 2 * PI * r;

cout << circle;

return 0;
 }

a) 12.5664
b) 13.5664
c) 10
d) compile time error

16. Which of the following statement is not true about preprocessor directives?
a) These are lines read and processed by the preprocessor
b) They do not produce any code by themselves
c) These must be written on their own line
d) They end with a semicolon

17. Regarding the following statement which of the statements is true?

const int a = 100;
a) Declares a variable a with 100 as its initial value
b) Declares a construction a with 100 as its initial value
c) Declares a constant a whose value will be 100
d) Constructs an integer type variable with an as identifier and 100 as the value

18. The difference between x and ‘x’ is

a) The first one refers to a variable whose identifier is x and the second one refers to the
character constant x
b) The first one is a character constant x and the second one is the string literal x
c) Both are same
d) None of the mentioned

19. How to declare a wide character in the string literal?

a) L prefix
b) l prefix
c) W prefix
d) none of the mentioned

20. Which of the following will not return a value?

a) null
b) void
c) empty
d) free
21. Which of the following correctly declares an array?
a) int array[10];
b) int array;
c) array{10};
d) array array[10];

22. What is the index number of the last element of an array with 9 elements?
a) 9
b) 8
c) 0
d) Programmer-defined

23. What is a array?

a) An array is a series of elements of the same type in contiguous memory locations
b) An array is a series of element
c) An array is a series of elements of the same type placed in non-contiguous memory locations
d) None of the mentioned

24. Which of the following accesses the seventh element stored in array?
a) array[6];
b) array[7];
c) array(7);
d) array;

25. Which of the following gives the memory address of the first element in array?
a) array[0];
b) array[1];
c) array(2);
d) array;

26. What will be the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int array1[] = {1200, 200, 2300, 1230, 1543};

int array2[] = {12, 14, 16, 18, 20};

int temp, result = 0;

int main()
 {

for (temp = 0; temp < 5; temp++)

result += array1[temp];

for (temp = 0; temp < 4; temp++)

result += array2[temp];

cout << result;

return 0;

a) 6553
b) 6533
c) 6522
d) 12200

27. What will be the output of the this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main ()

int array[] = {0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 3};

int n, result = 0;

for (n = 0; n < 8; n++) {

result += array[n];
 }

cout << result;

return 0;

a) 25
b) 26
c) 27
d) None of the mentioned

28. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

int a = 5, b = 10, c = 15;

int arr[3] = {&a, &b, &c};

cout << *arr[*arr[1] - 8];

return 0;

a) 15
b) 18
c) garbage value
d) compile time error

29. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
 {

char str[5] = "ABC";

cout << str[3];

cout << str;

return 0;

a) ABC
b) ABCD
c) AB
d) None of the mentioned

$ g++ array.cpp

$ a.out

ABC

30. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

int array[] = {10, 20, 30};

cout << -2[array];

return 0;

a) -15
b) -30
c) compile time error
d) garbage value
31. Which of the following correctly declares an array?
a) int array[10];
b) int array;
c) array{10};
d) array array[10];

32. What is the index number of the last element of an array with 9 elements?
a) 9
b) 8
c) 0
d) Programmer-defined

33. What is a array?

a) An array is a series of elements of the same type in contiguous memory locations
b) An array is a series of element
c) An array is a series of elements of the same type placed in non-contiguous memory locations
d) None of the mentioned

34. Which of the following accesses the seventh element stored in array?
a) array[6];
b) array[7];
c) array(7);
d) array;

35. Which of the following gives the memory address of the first element in array?
a) array[0];
b) array[1];
c) array(2);
d) array;

36. What will be the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int array1[] = {1200, 200, 2300, 1230, 1543};

int array2[] = {12, 14, 16, 18, 20};

 int temp, result = 0;

int main()

for (temp = 0; temp < 5; temp++)

result += array1[temp];

for (temp = 0; temp < 4; temp++)

result += array2[temp];

cout << result;

return 0;

a) 6553
b) 6533
c) 6522
d) 12200

37. What will be the output of the this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main ()

int array[] = {0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 5, 3};

 int n, result = 0;

for (n = 0; n < 8; n++) {

result += array[n];

cout << result;

return 0;

a) 25
b) 26
c) 27
d) None of the mentioned

38. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

int a = 5, b = 10, c = 15;

int arr[3] = {&a, &b, &c};

cout << *arr[*arr[1] - 8];

return 0;

a) 15
b) 18
c) garbage value
d) compile time error

39. What is the output of this program?

 #include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

char str[5] = "ABC";

cout << str[3];

cout << str;

return 0;

a) ABC
b) ABCD
c) AB
d) None of the mentioned
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40. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

int array[] = {10, 20, 30};

cout << -2[array];

return 0;

a) -15
b) -30
c) compile time error
d) garbage value
41. Choose the correct option.

extern int i;

int i;

a) both 1 and 2 declare i

b) 1 declares the variable i and 2 defines i
c) 1 declares and defines i, 2 declares i
d) 1 declares i,2 declares and defines i

42. Pick the right option

Statement 1:A definition is also a declaration.

Statement 2:An identifier can be declared just once.

a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

b) Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c) Both are false
d) Both are true
Answer: b

43. Which of the given statements are false.

1. extern int func;
2. extern int func2(int,int);
3. int func2(int,int);
4. extern class foo;

a) 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) only 4
d) 2, 3 and 4

44. Pick the right option

Statement 1:Global values are not initialized by the stream.

Statement 2:Local values are implicitly initialised to 0.

a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

b) Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c) Both are false
d) Both are true

45. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int g = 100;

int main()

int a;

int b;

b = 20;

a = 35;

g = 65;

cout << b << a << g;

a = 50;

cout << a << g;

return 0;

a) 2035655065
b) 2035655035
c) 2035635065
d) none of the mentioned
46. Can two functions declare variables(non static) with the same name.
a) No
b) Yes
c) Yes, but not a very efficient way to write programs
d) No, it gives a runtime error

47. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void addprint()

static int s = 1;

s++;

cout << s;

int main()

addprint();

addprint();

addprint();

return 0;

a) 234
b) 111
c) 123
d) 235

48. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>
 using namespace std;

int main()

int a = 10;

if (a < 10) {

for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)

cout << i;

else {

cout << i;

return 0;

a) 0123456789
b) 123456789
c) 0
d) error

49. Identify the incorrect statements.

int var = 10;

int *ptr = &(var + 1); //statement 1

int *ptr2 = &var; //statement 2

&&var = 40; //statement 3

a) Statement 1 and 2 are wrong

b) Statement 2 and 3 are wrong
c) Statement 1 and 3 are wrong
d) All the three are wrong
50. Identify the type of the variables.

typedef char* CHAR;

CHAR p,q;

a) char*
b) char
c) CHAR
d) unknown

51. Choose the correct option.

extern int i;

int i;

a) both 1 and 2 declare i

b) 1 declares the variable i and 2 defines i
c) 1 declares and defines i, 2 declares i
d) 1 declares i,2 declares and defines i

52. Pick the right option

Statement 1:A definition is also a declaration.

Statement 2:An identifier can be declared just once.

a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

b) Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c) Both are false
d) Both are true
Answer: b

53. Which of the given statements are false.

1. extern int func;
2. extern int func2(int,int);
3. int func2(int,int);
4. extern class foo;

a) 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) only 4
d) 2, 3 and 4

54. Pick the right option

Statement 1:Global values are not initialized by the stream.

Statement 2:Local values are implicitly initialised to 0.

a) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false

b) Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false
c) Both are false
d) Both are true

55. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int g = 100;

int main()

int a;

int b;

b = 20;

a = 35;

g = 65;

cout << b << a << g;

a = 50;
 cout << a << g;

return 0;

a) 2035655065
b) 2035655035
c) 2035635065
d) none of the mentioned

56. Can two functions declare variables(non static) with the same name.
a) No
b) Yes
c) Yes, but not a very efficient way to write programs
d) No, it gives a runtime error

57. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void addprint()

static int s = 1;

s++;

cout << s;

int main()

addprint();

addprint();

addprint();
 return 0;

a) 234
b) 111
c) 123
d) 235

58. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

int a = 10;

if (a < 10) {

for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)

cout << i;

else {

cout << i;

return 0;

a) 0123456789
b) 123456789
c) 0
d) error

59. Identify the incorrect statements.

 int var = 10;

int *ptr = &(var + 1); //statement 1

int *ptr2 = &var; //statement 2

&&var = 40; //statement 3

a) Statement 1 and 2 are wrong

b) Statement 2 and 3 are wrong
c) Statement 1 and 3 are wrong
d) All the three are wrong

60. Identify the type of the variables.

typedef char* CHAR;

CHAR p,q;

a) char*
b) char
c) CHAR
d) unknown

61. Which of the following is not one of the sizes of the floating point types?
a) short float
b) float
c) long double
d) double

62. Which of the following is a valid floating-point literal?

a) f287.333
b) F287.333
c) 287.e2
d) 287.3.e2

63. What is the range of the floating point numbers?

a) -3.4E+38 to +3.4E+38
b) -3.4E+38 to +3.4E+34
c) -3.4E+38 to +3.4E+36
d) -3.4E+38 to +3.4E+32
64. Which of three sizes of floating point types should be used when extended precision is
required?
a) float
b) double
c) long double
d) extended float

65. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

float num1 = 1.1;

double num2 = 1.1;

if (num1 == num2)

cout << "stanford";

else

cout << "harvard";

return 0;

a) harvard
b) stanford
c) compile time error
d) runtime error

66. What is the output of this program?

#include <iomanip>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

 int main()

cout << setprecision(17);

double d = 0.1;

cout << d << endl;

return 0;

a) 0.11
b) 0.10000000000000001
c) 0.100001
d) compile time error

67. What is the output of the following program?

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

float i = 123.0f;

cout << i << endl;

return 0;

a) 123.00
b) 1.23
c) 123
d) compile time error

123
68. Which is used to indicate single precision value?
a) F or f
b) L or l
c) Either F or for L or l
d) Neither F or for L or l

69. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

float f1 = 0.5;

double f2 = 0.5;

if (f1 == 0.5f)

cout << "equal";

else

cout << "not equal";

return 0;

a) equal
b) not equal
c) compile time error
d) runtime error

70. Which is correct with respect to size of the data types?

a) char > int < float
b) int < char > float
c) char < int < float
d) char < int < double
71. The size_t integer type in C++ is?
a) Unsigned integer of at least 64 bits
b) Signed integer of at least 16 bits
c) Unsigned integer of at least 16 bits
d) Signed integer of at least 64 bits

72. What is the output of the following program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

int x = -1;

unsigned int y = 2;

if(x > y)

cout << "x is greater";

else

cout << "y is greater";

a) x is greater
b) y is greater
c) implementation defined
d) arbitrary
73. Which of these expressions will return true if the input integer v is a power of two?
a) (v | (v + 1)) == 0;
b) (~v & (v – 1)) == 0;
c) (v | (v – 1)) == 0;
d) (v & (v – 1)) == 0;

74. What is the value of the following 8-bit integer after all statements are executed?

int x = 1;

x = x << 7;

x = x >> 7;

a) 1
b) -1
c) 127
d) Implementation defined

75. Which of these expressions will make the rightmost set bit zero in an input integer x?
a) x = x | (x-1)
b) x = x & (x-1)
c) x = x | (x+1)
d) x = x & (x+1)

76. Which of these expressions will isolate the rightmost set bit?
a) x = x & (~x)
b) x = x ^ (~x)
c) x = x & (-x)
d) x = x ^ (-x)

77. 0946, 786427373824, ‘x’ and 0X2f are _____ _____ ____ and _____ literals respectively.
a) decimal, character,octal, hexadecimal
b) octal, hexadecimal, character, decimal
c) hexadecimal, octal, decimal, character
d) octal, decimal, character, hexadecimal

78. What will be the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

 int main()

int a = 8;

cout << "ANDing integer 'a' with 'true' :" << a && true;

return 0;

a) ANDing integer ‘a’ with ‘true’ :8

b) ANDing integer ‘a’ with ‘true’ :0
c) ANDing integer ‘a’ with ‘true’ :1
d) None of the mentioned

79. What will be output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

int i = 3;

int l = i / -2;

int k = i % -2;

cout << l << k;

return 0;

a) compile time error

b) -1 1
c) 1 -1
d) implementation defined

80. What will be output of this function?

 int main()

register int i = 1;

int *ptr = &i;

cout << *ptr;

return 0;

a) 0
b) 1
c) Compiler error may be possible
d) Runtime error may be possible

81. How many characters are specified in the ASCII scheme?

a) 64
b) 128
c) 256
d) 82. Select the right option.
Given the variables p, q are of char type and r, s, t are of int type
1. t = (r * s) / (r + s);
2. t = (p * q) / (r + s);
a) 1 is true but 2 is false
b) 1 is false and 2 is true
c) both 1 and 2 are true
d) both 1 and 2 are false

83. Which of the following belongs to the set of character types?

a) char
b) wchar_t
c) only a
d) both wchar_t and char

84. What will be the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

 int main()

char c = 74;

cout << c;

return 0;

a) A
b) N
c) J
d) I

85. How do we represent a wide character of the form wchar_t?

a) L’a’
b) l’a’
c) L[a].
d) la

86. What is the output of this program?

#include <stdio.h>

int main()

char a = '\012';

printf("%d", a);

return 0;

a) Compiler error
b) 12
c) 10
d) Empty
87. In C++, what is the sign of character data type by default?
a) Signed
b) Unsigned
c) Implementation dependent
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: c
Explanation: The standard does not specify if plain char is signed or unsigned. There are
three distinct character types according to the standard: char, signed char and unsigned
char.

88. Is the size of character literals different in C and C++?

a) Implementation defined
b) Can’t say
c) Yes, they are different
d) No, they are not different

89. Suppose in a hypothetical machine, the size of char is 32 bits. What would sizeof(char)
return?
a) 4
b) 1
c) Implementation dependent
d) Machine dependent

90. What constant defined in <climits> header returns the number of bits in a char?
a) CHAR_SIZE
b) SIZE_CHAR
c) BIT_CHAR
d) CHAR_BIT

91. The data elements in the structure are also known as what?
a) objects
b) members
c) data
d) none of the mentioned

92. What will be used when terminating a structure?

a) :
b) }
c) ;
d) ;;

93. What will happen when the structure is declared?

a) it will not allocate any memory
b) it will allocate the memory
c) it will be declared and initialized
d) none of the mentioned

94. The declaration of the structure is also called as?

a) structure creator
b) structure signifier
c) structure specifier
d) none of the mentioned

95. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

#include <string.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

struct student

int num;

char name[25];

};

student stu;

stu.num = 123;

strcpy(stu.name, "John");

cout << stu.num << endl;

 cout << stu.name << endl;

return 0;

a) 123
john
b) john
john
c) compile time error
d) none of the mentioned

96. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

struct Time

int hours;

int minutes;

int seconds;

};

int toSeconds(Time now);

int main()

Time t;

t.hours = 5;

t.minutes = 30;

t.seconds = 45;

cout << "Total seconds: " << toSeconds(t) << endl;

 return 0;

int toSeconds(Time now)

return 3600 * now.hours + 60 * now.minutes + now.seconds;

a) 19845
b) 20000
c) 15000
d) 19844

97. What will be the output of this program?

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

struct ShoeType

string style;

double price;

};

ShoeType shoe1, shoe2;

shoe1.style = "Adidas";

shoe1.price = 9.99;

cout << shoe1.style << " $ "<< shoe1.price;

 shoe2 = shoe1;

shoe2.price = shoe2.price / 9;

cout << shoe2.style << " $ "<< shoe2.price;

return 0;

a) Adidas $ 9.99
Adidas $ 1.11
b) Adidas $ 9.99
Adidas $ 9.11
c) Adidas $ 9.99
Adidas $ 11.11
d) none of the mentioned

98. What is the output of this program?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

struct sec

int a;

char b;

};

int main()

struct sec s ={25,50};

struct sec *ps =(struct sec *)&s;

cout << ps->a << ps->b;

return 0;
 }

a) 252
b) 253
c) 254
d) 262

99. Which of the following is a properly defined structure?

a) struct {int a;}
b) struct a_struct {int a;}
c) struct a_struct int a;
d) struct a_struct {int a;};

100. Which of the following accesses a variable in structure *b?

a) b->var;
b) b.var;
c) b-var;
d) b>var;