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Interview questions are a necessary part of the selection process of any company or
organization. To face the interviewer, one needs to be fully prepared for the interview questions.
In this C++ interview questions tutorial, you will look at the most commonly asked C++ interview
questions that one should know.
In this C++ interview questions tutorial, you will go through some conceptual questions, multiple-
choice, output-based, and programming questions that you can expect in any C++ interview.
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So let’s begin with the top 40 -2025-asked
commonly Simplilearn Solutions.
C++ interview questions.
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The C++ Interview Questions addressed in this section cover the fundamentals of the C++
language, an aspect to be known mandatorily.
C C++
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C language doesn’t support virtual and friend C++ language supports both virtual and friend
function functions.
A class is like a blueprint of an object. It is a user-defined data type with data members and
member functions and is defined with the keyword class.
You define objects as an instance of a class. Once it creates the object, then it can operate on
both data members and member functions.
You use access modifiers to define accessibility for the class members. It defines how to access
the members of the class outside the class scope.
Private
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Public
Protected
The equal to operator == checks whether two values are equal or not. If equal, then it’s true;
otherwise, it will return false.
The assignment operator = allots the value of the right-side expression to the left operand.
while do-while
Syntax: Syntax:
{ statements
statements }
} while(condition);
If the condition is false in a while loop, then not a If the condition in a do-while loop is false,
single statement will execute inside the loop. then the body will also execute once.
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1. 4 bytes
2. 1 byte
3. 8 bytes
4. 2 bytes
1. -
2. +
3. ?:
4. %
8. What among these is used to return the number of characters in the string?
1. Size
2. Length
4. Name
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3. Both size and length are used to return the number of characters in the string.
In prefix (++i), first, it increments the value, and then it assigns the value to the expression.
In postfix (i++), it assigns the value to the expression, and then it increments the variable's value.
Yes, you can compile a program without the main function, but you cannot run or execute the
program because the main() function is the entry point, from where all the execution begins. And
without the entry point, then you can execute the program.
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Enumeration: Enum
Structure Class
Its members are public by default. Its members are private by default.
The default access specifiers are public when The default access specifiers are private
deriving a struct from a class/struct. when deriving a class.
The term polymorphism refers to the presence of multiple forms. Polymorphism usually occurs
when there is a hierarchy of classes that are linked by inheritance.
C++ polymorphism means that depending on the type of object that invokes the function, a
different function will be executed.
The method to be executed is known at compile The method to be executed is known at run
time. And the call is resolved by the compiler. time. The compiler does not resolve the call.
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Provides quicker execution because it is known Provides slower execution because it is known
at the compile time. at the run time.
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In C++, a function Object is a particular "MEMBER FUNCTION" that shares the same title as the
class it belongs to and is used to initialize specific values to an object's data members.
#include <iostream>
class student {
int no;
public:
student()
void display()
};
int main()
s.display();
return 0;
A member function in the base class redefined in a derived class is a virtual function. It is
declared using the virtual keyword. It ensures that the correct function is called for an object,
irrespective of the type of reference/pointer used for the function call. Virtual functions are
mainly used for runtime polymorphism.
18. What do you understand about friend class and friend function?
Like a friend function, a friend class can access personal and guarded variables of the type in
which it is declared. All member functions for classes specified as friends to another class are
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c t s dec a ed. e be u ct o s o c asses spec ed as e ds to a ot e c ass a e
friend functions for the friend class.
class Node {
private:
int key;
Node* next;
};
19. What are the three different types of C++ access specifiers?
Public: All member functions and data members are accessible outside the class.
Protected: All member functions and data members are accessible within the class and to the
derived class.
Private: All member functions and data members cannot be accessed outside the class.
Abstraction means displaying the essential details to the user while hiding the irrelevant or
particular details that you don’t want to show to a user. It is of two types:
Control abstraction
Data abstraction
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A destructor member function is instantly called when an object exits its scope or is specifically
deleted by a call to delete.
class X {
public:
X();
~X();
};
No, it is impossible as destructors do not take arguments or return anything. There has to be only
one empty destructor per class. It should have a void parameter list.
An abstract class is a class whose objects cannot be created. It serves as a parent for the
derived classes. Placing a pure virtual function in the class makes it an abstract class.
24. What do you understand about static members and static member functions?
A variable in a class declared as static has its space allocated for the lifetime of the program.
f f f
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Regardless of the number of objects of that class created, there is only a single copy of the static
member. The same static member is accessible to all the objects of that class.
A static member function can be called even if no class objects exist. It is accessed using only
the class name and the scope resolution operator (::).
This set of C++ Interview Questions are bit more complex and advanced and form the next stage
of your preparation for the C++ interview.
Object
Class
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Encapsulation
Abstraction
Object: Anything that exists physically in the real world is called an object.
Inheritance: Properties of parent class inherited into child class is known as inheritance.
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You use the void() return type when you don’t want to return any value. It specifies that the
function doesn’t return a value. A function with a void return type completes its task and then
returns the control to the caller.
In the call by value method, you pass the copies of actual parameters to the function's formal
parameters. This means if there is any change in the values inside the function, then that change
will not affect the actual values.
In the call-by-reference method, the reference or address of actual parameters is sent to the
function's formal parameters. This means any change in values inside the function will be
reflected in the actual values.
An inline function when called expands in line. When you call this function, the whole code of the
inline function gets inserted or substituted at the inline function call.
Syntax:
Pointers are the variables that store the memory address of another variable The type of the
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Pointers are the variables that store the memory address of another variable. The type of the
variable must correspond with the type of pointer.
To access a global variable when you have a local variable with the same name.
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1. 01
2. 02
3. 012
4. 011
3 - 012, the value of i is 0 and i % 5 is equal to 0, so x is displayed and incremented and i is also
incremented, then 1 % 5 is not zero, so the condition is not met. Similarly, the process will repeat
till 4 % 5 because 5 % 5 is zero. So the value of x is one and gets incremented to two. Then, the
process will repeat for 6,7,8,9, but 10 % 10 will be zero again, and the value of x is printed, which
is 2.
A constructor is defined as a member function that is invoked whenever you create an object; it
has the same name as that of the class.
P t i d t t I thi t t it
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Parameterized constructor: In this constructor, it can pass arguments.
class A
};
int main()
A a1,a2,a3;
a3= a1 + a2;
return 0;
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new malloc
For example, you can overload the ‘+’ operator in a class-like string to concatenate two strings by
only using ‘+.’
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1. 0 3
2. 0 8
3. 0 6
4. 0 2
3 - 0 6. In enum, the element's value is one greater than the previous element. The value of blue is
0 by default, and the value of green is five, so the value of GREAT will become six automatically.
38. What among these is used to return the number of characters in the string?
Size
Length
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Name
3 - Both size and length are used to return the number of characters in the string
39. Which among the following statements is correct about the program given below?
1 - Output will be 7. Pointer p has the memory address of x, and you display the pointer with a
dereference operator that will display the value 7.
40. Which among the following statements is correct about the program given below?
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3 - Output will be 4810, because you are passing the references of the function here.
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You can define a friend function as a function that can access private, public and protect
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members of the class. You declare the friend function with the help of the friend keyword. You
declare this function inside the class.
42. Which of the following will give the size of object or type?
1. sizeof
2. malloc
3. realloc
4. calloc
1. Static function
2. Virtual function
3. Const function
4. Friend function
STL stands for standard template library. It is a library of container templates that provide
generic classes and functions.
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These C++ Interview Questions test your application skills in C++ and explore practical problems
that might be posed to you in a C++ interview.
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A copy function is a member function that uses another object from the same class to initialize a
new thing. A copy function is, to put it simply, a function that produces an object by initializing it
with a different object of the same class that has already been constructed.
#include <iostream>
class A
Public:
int x;
{
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x=a;
x = i.x;
};
int main()
cout<<a2.x;
return 0;
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Inheritance is the mechanism in which you can create a new class i.e. child class from the
existing class i.e. parent class. This child class is also known as a derived class and the parent
class is also called Base class.
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Abstraction can be defined as a technique in which you only show functionality to the user i.e.,
the details that you want the user to see, hiding the internal details or implementation details.
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2. 4
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4 - 6, Ternary operator is used, the value of a is less than b which violates the condition that is
why 6 is the answer.
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1. 1010
2. 1001
3. 11
4. 1000
1 - 1010, the value of j is incremented to 11, then j value is added to 100 but not assigned, and at
last the value of j i.e 11 is added to 999 which gives us 1010.
53. What should be the correct statement about string objects in C++?
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It stores the references of objects to the It makes a fresh and separate copy of an entire
original memory address. object and its unique memory address.
It reflects changes made to the new/copied It doesn’t reflect changes made to the new/copied
object in the original object. object in the original object.
55. How are virtual functions different from pure virtual functions?
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A virtual function is a base class member function that a derived class can modify. A member
function of a base class that is a pure virtual function must be defined in the derived type;
otherwise, the derived class will become abstract as well.
class
interface Woocommerce{
void print();
obj.print();
56. Class D is derived from a base class B. If creating an object of type D, what order will the
constructors of these classes get called?
The derived class consists of two parts: the base part and the derived part. C++ constructs
derived objects in phases. The process begins with constructing the most-base class (at the top
of the inheritance tree), followed by each child class construction in order, and then the most-
child class. Thus, first, the Constructor of class B will be called, and then the constructor of class
D.
A virtual process may be called a function Object, but exercise caution. It might perform
differently than expected. The virtual call mechanism in a function Object is disabled since
overriding from derived classes hasn't happened yet. Building blocks are used to create objects,
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"base before derived."
class Dog{
void make(){
System.out.println("labrador");
void make(){
ob1.make();
In C, a void pointer has no connection to any particular data type. It designates a location for
specific data within the storage. This indicates that it is pointing to a variable's address. It also
goes by the name "general purpose pointer."
#include <iostream>
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int main()
int a = 10;
char b = 'x';
A class, struct, or union form only has access to this pointer within non-static member variables.
The arrow shows the object for which the member function is called.
string* ptr = &food; // A pointer variable, with the name ptr, that stores the address of food
The heap is used in C to allocate dynamic memory, and these functions are part of the standard
library. Malloc() and free are the two important dynamic memory operations (). The size of the
desired memory area in bytes is the only parameter accepted by the malloc() function.
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y y yp p y ()
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
int main() {
char *user;
strcpy(user, "Jane_Eyre");
cout << "User Name = " << user << " " << &user << endl;
free(user);
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After reading these C++ interview questions you must have got an insight into various essential
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questions, multiple-choice, and programming questions.
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