C Interview Questions.

Answer:
These are the questions usually repeated for C written Test.  You can alos use
these questions to brushup your skills.

Instructions:
1.      Please ignore any case-sensitive errors and un-included libraries.
2.      You may use the back of this question paper for any rough work.

Q1.
main()
{
 int i;
 clrscr();
 printf("%d", &i)+1;
 scanf("%d", i)-1;
}
a. Runtime error.
b. Runtime error.  Access violation.
c. Compile error.  Illegal syntax
d. None of the above
 
 
 Ans: d, printf( ) prints address/garbage of i,
  scanf() dont hav & sign, so scans address for i
  +1, -1 dont hav any effect on code

Q2.
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
       (main && argc) ? main(argc-1, NULL) : return 0;
}
a. Runtime error.
b. Compile error.  Illegal syntax
c. Gets into Infinite loop
d. None of the above
 
Ans: b)  illegal syntax for using return
Q3.
main()
{
  int i;
  float *pf;
  pf = (float *)&i;
 *pf = 100.00;
  printf("n %d", i);
}
a. Runtime error.
b. 100
c. Some Integer not 100
d. None of the above
 
Ans: d) 0

Q4.
main()
{
  int i = 0xff ;
  printf("n%d", i<<2);
}
a. 4
b. 512
c. 1020
d. 1024
 
Ans: c) 1020

Q5.
 #define SQR(x) x * x
main()
{
  printf("%d", 225/SQR(15));
}
a. 1
b. 225
c. 15
d. none of the above

 Ans: b) 225
Q6.
union u
{
  struct st
 {
       int i : 4;
       int j : 4;
       int k : 4;
       int l;
 }st;
 int i;
}u;
main()
{
    u.i = 100;
    printf("%d, %d, %d",u.i, u.st.i, u.st.l);
}
a. 4, 4, 0
b. 0, 0, 0
c. 100, 4, 0
d. 40, 4, 0
 
Ans: c) 100, 4, 0

Q7.
union u
{
     union u
    {
        int i;
        int j;
    }a[10];
    int b[10];
}u;
main()
{
      printf("n%d", sizeof(u));
      printf("  %d", sizeof(u.a));
//      printf("%d", sizeof(u.a[4].i));
}
a. 4, 4, 4
b. 40, 4, 4
c. 1, 100, 1
d. 40 400 4

Ans: 20, 200, error for 3rd printf

Q8.
main()
{
      int (*functable[2])(char *format, ...) ={printf, scanf};
      int i = 100;
      (*functable[0])("%d", i);
      (*functable[1])("%d", i);
      (*functable[1])("%d", i);
      (*functable[0])("%d", &i);
}
a. 100, Runtime error.
b. 100, Random number, Random number, Random number.
c. Compile error
d. 100, Random number

 
Q9.
main()
{
  int i, j, *p;
   i = 25;
   j = 100;
   p = &i; // Address of i is assigned to pointer p
  printf("%f", i/(*p) ); // i is divided by pointer p
}
a. Runtime error.
b. 1.00000
c. Compile error
d. 0.00000
 

Ans: c) Error becoz i/(*p) is 25/25 i.e 1 which is int & printed as a float,
 So abnormal program termination,
 runs if (float) i/(*p)   -----> Type Casting
Q10.
main()
{
       int i, j;
       scanf("%d %d"+scanf("%d %d", &i, &j));
       printf("%d %d", i, j);
}
a. Runtime error.
b. 0, 0
c. Compile error
d. the first two values entered by the user
 
Ans: d) two values entered, 3rd will be null pointer assignment

Q11.
main()
{
        char *p = "hello world";
        p[0] = 'H';
        printf("%s", p);
}
a. Runtime error.
b. “Hello world”
c. Compile error
d. “hello world”
 
Ans: b) Hello world

Q12.
main()
{
   char * strA;
   char * strB = I am OK;
   memcpy( strA, strB, 6);
}
a. Runtime error.
b. I am OK
c. Compile error
d. I am O
 
Ans: c)  I am OK is not in    "   "
Q13. How will you print % character?
a. printf(“%”)
b. printf(“\%”)
c. printf(“%%”)
d. printf(“%%”)

Ans: c) printf(" %% ");

Q14.
const int perplexed = 2;
#define perplexed 3
main()
{
    #ifdef perplexed
    #undef perplexed
    #define perplexed 4
    #endif
   printf("%d",perplexed);
}
a. 0
b. 2
c. 4
d. none of the above
 
Ans: c)

Q15.
struct Foo
{
  char *pName;
};
main()
{
    struct Foo *obj = malloc(sizeof(struct Foo));
    clrscr();
    strcpy(obj->pName,"Your Name");
    printf("%s", obj->pName);
}
a. Your Name
b. compile error
c. Name
d. Runtime error
 
Ans a)

Q16.
struct Foo
{
  char *pName;
  char *pAddress;
};
main()
{
    struct Foo *obj = malloc(sizeof(struct Foo));
clrscr();
    obj->pName = malloc(100);
    obj->pAddress = malloc(100);
    strcpy(obj->pName,"Your Name");
    strcpy(obj->pAddress, "Your Address");
    free(obj);
    printf("%s", obj->pName);
    printf("%s", obj->pAddress);
}
a. Your Name, Your Address
b. Your Address, Your Address
c. Your Name Your Name
d. None of the above
 
 Ans: d) printd Nothing, as after free(obj), no memory is there containing

 obj->pName   &   pbj->pAddress

Q17.
main()
{
      char *a = "Hello ";
      char *b = "World";
clrscr();
      printf("%s", strcat(a,b));
}
a. Hello
b. Hello World
c. HelloWorld
d. None of the above
 
Ans: b)

Q18.
main()
{
      char *a = "Hello ";
      char *b = "World";
      clrscr();
      printf("%s", strcpy(a,b));
}
a. “Hello”
b. “Hello World”
c. “HelloWorld”
d. None of the above
 
 Ans: d) World, copies World on a, overwrites Hello in a.

Q19.
void func1(int (*a)[10])
{
       printf("Ok it works");
}
void func2(int a[][10])
{
   printf("Will this work?");
}
  main()
{
   int a[10][10];
          func1(a);
   func2(a);
}
a. Ok it works
b. Will this work?
c. Ok it worksWill this work?
d. None of the above
 
 Ans: c)
Q20.
main()
{
  printf("%d, %d", sizeof('c'), sizeof(100));
}
a. 2, 2
b. 2, 100
c. 4, 100
d. 4, 4
 
 Ans: a) 2, 2

Q21.
main()
{
  int i = 100;
  clrscr();
  printf("%d", sizeof(sizeof(i)));
}
a. 2
b. 100
c. 4
d. none of the above
 
Ans: a) 2

Q22.
main()
{
  int c = 5;
  printf("%d", main||c);
}
a. 1
b. 5
c. 0
d. none of the above
 
Ans: a) 1,    if  we use main|c  then error, illegal use of pointer

Q23.
main()
{
   char c;
   int i = 456;
   clrscr();
   c = i;
   printf("%d", c);
}
a. 456
b. -456
c. random number
d. none of the above
 
 Ans: d) -56

Q24.
void main ()
{
    int x = 10;
    printf ("x = %d, y = %d", x,--x++);
}
a. 10, 10
b. 10, 9
c. 10, 11
d. none of the above
 
 

Ans: d) Lvalue required

Q25.
main()
{
   int i =10, j = 20;
   clrscr();
   printf("%d, %d, ", j-- , --i);
   printf("%d, %d ", j++ , ++i);
}
a. 20, 10, 20, 10
b. 20, 9, 20, 10
c. 20, 9, 19, 10
d. 19, 9, 20, 10
 
 Ans: c)
Q26.
main()
{
  int x=5;
  clrscr();
  for(;x==0;x--) {
    printf("x=%dn”", x--);
 }
}
a. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
c. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
d. none of the above
 
 Ans: d) prints nothing, as condition x==0 is False

Q27
main()
{
  int x=5;
  for(;x!=0;x--) {
    printf("x=%dn", x--);
 }
}
a. 5, 4, 3, 2,1
b. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
c. 5, 3, 1
d. none of the above
  
Ans: d) Infinite loop as x is decremented twice, it never be 0
 and loop is going on & on

 
Q28
main()
{
  int x=5;
  clrscr();
  for(;x<= 0;x--)
 {
    printf("x=%d ", x--);
 }
}
a. 5,  3, 1
b. 5, 2, 1,
c. 5, 3, 1, -1, 3
d. –3, -1, 1, 3, 5
 
Ans: prints nothing, as condition in loop is false.

Q29.
main()
{
   {
      unsigned int bit=256;
      printf("%d", bit);
   }
   {
      unsigned int bit=512;
      printf("%d", bit);
   }
}
a. 256, 256
b. 512, 512
c. 256, 512
d. Compile error
 
Ans: 256, 512,     becoz these r different blocks, so declaration allowed

Q30.
main()
{
   int i;
   clrscr();
   for(i=0;i<5;i++)
 {
       printf("%dn",  1L << i);
 }
}
a. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
b. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 0, 1, 2, 4, 8
d. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16
 
Ans: d) L does't make any diff.

Q31.
main()
{
  signed int bit=512, i=5;
   for(;i;i--)
 {
       printf("%dn",  bit = (bit >>  (i - (i -1))));
 }
}
a. 512, 256, 128, 64, 32
b. 256, 128, 64, 32, 16
c. 128, 64, 32, 16, 8
d. 64, 32, 16, 8, 4
 
Ans: b)

Q32.
main()
{
  signed int bit=512, i=5;
   for(;i;i--)
 {
       printf("%dn",  bit >>  (i - (i -1)));
 }
}
a. 512, 256, 0, 0, 0
b. 256, 256, 0, 0, 0
c. 512, 512, 512, 512, 512
d. 256, 256, 256, 256, 256
 
Ans: d) bit's value is not changed

Q33.
main()
{
     if (!(1&&0))
    {
  printf("OK I am done.");
    }
    else
   {
 printf("OK I am gone.");
   }
}
a. OK I am done
b. OK I am gone
c. compile error
d. none of the above
 
Ans: a)

Q34
main()
{
   if ((1||0) && (0||1))
 {
  printf("OK I am done.");
    }
    else
   {
 printf("OK I am gone.");
   }
}
a. OK I am done
b. OK I am gone
c. compile error
d. none of the above
 
 Ans: a)
Q35
main()
{
   signed int bit=512, mBit;
 {
 mBit = ~bit;
 bit = bit & ~bit ;
 printf("%d %d", bit, mBit);
   }
}
a. 0, 0
b. 0, 513
c. 512, 0
d. 0, -513
 
Ans: d)

1. C Programming

2.  Which of the following about the following two declaration is true

       i ) int *F()
       ii) int (*F)()
       Choice :
      a) Both are identical
      b) The first is a correct declaration and the second is wrong
      c) The first declaraion is a function returning a pointer to an integer
and the second is a pointer to function returning
         int
      d) Both are different ways of declarin pointer to a function     Answer :
c) The first de...

3. What are the values printed by the following

program?                                            
         #define dprint(expr) printf(#expr "=%d\n",expr)
         main()
            {
              int x=7;
              int y=3;
              dprintf(x/y);
          }
          Choice:
           a) #2 = 2 b) expr=2 c) x/y=2 d) none
            Answer: c)x/y=2

4. Which of the following is true of the following program

       main()
            {
             char *c;
             int *p;
             c =(char *)malloc(100);
             ip=(int *)c;
             free(ip);
           }
          ans: The code functions properly releasing all the memory allocated

5. .output of the
following.                                                                                        
            main()
                 {
                   int i;
                   char *p;
                   i=0X89;
                   p=(char *)i;
                   p++;
                   printf("%x\n",p);
                    }
             ans:0X8A

6. which of the following is not a ANSI C language keyword? 

ans:Function.

7. When an array is passed as parameter to a function, which of the

following statement is correct  choice:
       a) The function can change values in the original array
       b) In C parameters are passed by value. The funciton cannot change
the original value in the array 
       c) It results in compilation error when the function tries toaccess the
elements in the array
       d) Results in a run time error when the funtion tries to access the
elements in the array
        Answer: a) The fu...

8. The type of the controlling expression of a switch statement cannot

be of the type 
        a) int b) char c) short d)float e) none
        Answer : d)float

9. What is the value of the expression (3^6) + (a^a)?

     a) 3     b) 5    c) 6     d) a+18       e) None
     Answer : 5
10.  What is the value assigned to the variable X if b is 7 ?
       X = b>8 ? b <<3 : b>4 ? b>>1:b;
       a) 7 b) 28 c) 3 d) 14 e) None
        ans: 3;

11. Which is the output produced by the following program

                main()
                  {
                   int n=2;
                   printf("%d %d\n", ++n, n*n);
                    }
       a) 3,6 b) 3,4 c) 2,4 d) cannot determine
        Answer : b) 3,4

12.  What is th output of the following

program?                                                             
         int x= 0x65;
         main()
            {
             char x;
             printf("%d\n",x)
           }
       a) compilation error     b) 'A'     c) 65       d) unidentified

13. What is the output of the following program

         main()
             {
              int a=10;
              int b=6;
              if(a=3)
              b++;
              printf("%d %d\n",a,b++);
              }
          a) 10,6 b)10,7 c) 3,6 d) 3,7 e) none
           Answer : a) 10,6

14. What can be said of the following program?

          main()
             {
                enum Months {JAN =1,FEB,MAR,APR};
                Months X = JAN;
                if(X==1)
                   {
                     printf("Jan is the first
month");                                                             
                  }
             }
          a) Does not print anything
          b) Prints : Jan is the first month
          c) Generates compilation error
          d) Results in runtime error
           Answer: b) Prints : Jan..
15. What is the output of the following program?
           main()
                 {
                     char *src = "Hello World";
                     char dst[100];
                     strcpy(src,dst);
                     printf("%s",dst);
                     }strcpy(char *dst,char *src)
                       {while(*src) *dst++ = *src++;
                        }
                       ) "Hello World" b)"Hello" c)"World" d) NULL e) unidentified
                      Answer: d) NULL

16.  What is the output of the following program?

                 main()
                        {
                          int l=6;
                          switch(l)
                          { default : l+=2;
                            case 4: l=4;
                            case 5: l++;
                            break;
                            }
                           
printf("%d",l);                                                                                   
                              }
                    a)8 b)6 c)5 d)4 e)none
                    Answer : a)8

17. What is the output of the following program?

            main()
                   {
                    int x=20;
                    int y=10;
                    swap(x,y);
                    printf("%d %d",y,x+2);
                  }
                     swap(int x,int y)
                             {
                               int temp;
                               temp =x;
                               x=y;
                                y=temp;
                             }
                     a)10,20 b) 20,12 c) 22,10 d)10,22 e)none
                   Answer:b)20,12

18. What is the output of the following problem ?

            #define INC(X) X++
             main()
               {
                int X=4;
                printf("%d",INC(X++));
               }
              a)4 b)5 c)6 d)compilation error e) runtime error
               Answer : d) compilation error

19. what can be said of the following

            struct Node {
            char *word;
             int count;
             struct Node left;
              struct Node right;
               }
                 a) Incorrect definition
                 b) structures cannot refer to other structure
                 c) Structures can refer to themselves. Hence the statement is  OK
                 d) Structures can refer to maximum of one other structure
                 Answer :c)

20. What is the size of the following union. Assume that the size of int
=2, size of float =4 and size of
       char =1.
       Union Tag{
         int a;
         flaot b;
        char c;
           };
        a)2 b)4 c)1 d) 7   
 21.  What is the output of the following program? (. has been used to
indicate  a space)
            main()
             {
              char s[]="Hello,.world";
             printf(%15.10s",s);
           }
           a )Hello,.World...
           b)....Hello,.Wor
           c)Hello,.Wor....
           d)None of the above

1. Given the following statement

enum day = { jan = 1 ,feb=4, april, may}
What is the value of may?

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 11
(e) None of the above

2. Find the output for the following C program

main
{int x,j,k;
j=k=6;x=2;
x=j*k;
printf("%d", x);

3. Find the output for the following C program

fn f(x)
{ if(x<=0)
return;
else f(x-1)+x;
}

4. Find the output for the following C program

i=20,k=0;
for(j=1;j<i;j=1+4*(i/j))
{k+=j<10?4:3;
}
printf("%d", k);

Ans. k=4

5. Find the output for the following C program

int i =10
main()
{int i =20,n;
for(n=0;n<=i;)
{int i=10;
i++;
}
printf("%d", i);

Ans. i=20

6. Find the output for the following C program

int x=5;
y= x&y

7.Find the output for the following C program

Y=10;
if( Y++>9 && Y++!=10 && Y++>10)
{printf("%d", Y);
else
printf("%d", Y);
}

Ans. 13
8. Find the output for the following C program

f=(x>y)?x:y

a) f points to max of x and y

b) f points to min of x and y
c)error

Ans. (a)

9. What is the sizeof(long int)

(a) 4 bytes
(b) 2 bytes
(c) compiler dependent
(d) 8 bytes

10. Which of the function operator cannot be over loaded

(a) <=
(b) ?:
(c) ==
(d) *

11. Find the output for the following C program

main()
{intx=2,y=6,z=6;
x=y==z;
printf(%d",x)
}

section C - analysing program segements

1)struct dlink{
int nodeid;
struct dlink *next;
struct dline *prev;
} dlink_t;
A pointer to the head of tha linked list is
maintained
as a global variable whose definition is 
dlink_t *head;

The function remove_element(dlink_t*rp), needs to

remove the node pointed to by rp and adjust the head

The first node's prev and the last node's text are
NULL
remove_element (dlink_t *rp)
{
rp->prev->next =rp->next;
rp->next->prev =rp->prev;
if(head ==rp)
head =rp->next;
}
which of the following statement is true about the
function remove_element
a)it works when head is the same as rp;
b)it does not work whe rp is the last element on the
list
c)it sets the head of the list correctly
d)it works in all cases

ans:( b)

2.#define NULL 0
char *
index (sp,c)
register char *sp,c;
{
do {
if(*sp==c)
return(sp);
}while (*sp++);
return (NULL);
}
The first argument sp,is a pointer to a C string.
The
second argument c is a character. This function
searches for the character c in the string . If it
is
found
a pointer to that location is returned ,else NULL is
returned

This function works

a)Always
b)always but fails when the first byte contains the
character c
c)works when c is a non NULL character array
d)works only when the character c is found in the
string

3.main()
{
printf("%d\n",f(7));
}
f(x)
{
if(x<=4)
return x;
return f(--x);
}
a)4
b)5
c)6
d)7

4.on a machine where pointers are 4 bytes long,what

happens when the following code is executed
main()
{
int x=0 ,*p=0;
x++;p++;
printf("%d and %d\n",p);
}
a) 1 and 1 is printed
b) 1 and 4
c) 4 and 4
d) causes an exception

5.which is correct?

a)strcpy(char *dst,char *src)

{
while (*src)
*dst++=*src++;

b) strcpy(char *dst,char *src)

{
while (*dst++=*src++);
}

c) strcpy(char *dst,char *src)

{
while (*src){
*dst=*src;
dst++;src++;
}
}

d) strcpy(char *dst,char *src)

{
while (*++dst=*++src);
}

6. main()
{
int i=20,*j=&i;
f1(j);
*j+=10;
f2(j);
printf("%d and %d ',i,*j);
}
f1(k)
int *k;
{ *k+=15;}
f2(x)
int *x;
{ int m=*x, *n=&m;
*n+=10;
}
The values printed by the program will be
a)20 and 55
b)20 and 45
c)45 and 45
d)55 and 55
e)35 and 35
ans : ( c )

7.int 
func(int x)
{
if(x<=0)
return (1);
return func(x-1)+x;
}
main()
{
printf("%d",func(5));
}
a)12 b)16 c)15 d)11

8.consider the following fragments of c code in two

files which will be linked together and executed
a.c
int i;
main()
{
i=30;
f1();
printf("%d",i);
}
b.c
static int f1()
{ 
i+=10;
}

which of the following is true?

a)a.c will fail in compilation phase because f1() is
not declared
b)b.c will fail in compilation because the variable
i
is not declared
c)will print 30
d)will print 40
d)a & b

9. void 
funca(int *k)
{
*k+=20;
}
void 
funcb(int *k)
{
int m=*x,*n=&m;
*n+=10;
}
main()
{ 
int var=25,;
*varp=&var;
funca(varp)
*varp+=10;
funcb(varp);
printf("%d%d,var,*varp);
}
(a) 20,55(b) 35,35(c) 25,25(d)55,55
ans : (d )

9. #include <stream.h>
class x{
public :
int a;
x();
};
x::x() { a=10;cout<< a ;}
class b:public x {
public :
b(); x();
};
b::b() { a=20;cout<<a;}
main()
{
b temp;
}
what will be the output of the following program?
a)10 b)20 c)20 10 d)10 20