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This set of Object Oriented Programming (OOPs) Multiple

Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Constructors”.
1. Which among the following is called first, automatically,

whenever an object is created?
a) Class
b) Constructor
c) New
d) Trigger
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Constructors are the member functions which
are called automatically whenever an object is created. It is
a mandatory functions to be called for an object to be
created as this helps in initializing the object to a legal initial
value for the class.
2. Which among the following is not a necessary condition
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for constructors?
a) Its name must be same as that of class
b) It must not have any return type
c) It must contain a definition body
d) It can contains arguments
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Constructors are predefined implicitly, even if
the programmer doesn’t define any of them. Even if the
programmer declares a constructor, it’s not necessary that
it must contain some definition.
3. Which among the following is correct?

a) class student{ public: int student(){} };
b) class student{ public: void student (){} };
c) class student{ public: student{}{} };
d) class student{ public: student(){} };
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructors must not have any return
type. Also, the body may or may not contain any body.
Defining default constructor is optional, if you are not using
any other constructor.
4. In which access should a constructor be defined, so that

object of the class can be created in any function?
a) Public
b) Protected
c) Private
d) Any access specifier will work
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View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Constructor function should be available to all
the parts of program where the object is to be created.
Hence it is advised to define it in public access, so that any
other function is able to create objects.
5. How many types of constructors are available for use in

general (with respect to parameters)?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Two types of constructors are defined
generally, namely, default constructor and parameterized
constructor. Default constructor is not necessary to be
defined always.
6. If a programmer defines a class and defines a default

valued parameterized constructor inside it.
He has not defined any default constructor. And then he try
to create the object without passing arguments, which
among the following will be correct?
a) It will not create the object (as parameterized constructor
is used)
b) It will create the object (as the default arguments are
passed )
c) It will not create the object ( as the default constructor is
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not defined )
d) It will create the object ( as at least some constructor is
defined )
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: It will create the object without any problem,
because the default arguments use the default value if no
value is passed. Hence it is equal to default constructor with
zero parameters. But it will not create the object if signature
doesn’t match.
7. Default constructor must be defined, if parameterized

constructor is defined and the object is to be created
without arguments.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: If the object is create without arguments and
only parameterized constructors are used, compiler will give
an error as there is no default constructor defined. And
some constructor must be called so as to create an object
in memory.
8. If class C inherits class B. And B has inherited class A.

Then while creating the object of class C, what will be the
sequence of constructors getting called?
a) Constructor of C then B, finally of A
b) Constructor of A then C, finally of B
c) Constructor of C then A, finally B
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d) Constructor of A then B, finally C

View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: While creating the object of class C, its
constructor would be called by default. But, if the class is
inheriting some other class, firstly the parent class
constructor will be called so that all the data is initialized
that is being inherited.
9. In multiple inheritance, if class C inherits two classes A

and B as follows, which class constructor will be called first:
class A{ };
class B{ };
class C: public A, public B{ };
a) A()
b) B()
c) C()
d) Can’t be determined
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Constructor of class A will be called first. This
is because the constructors in multiple inheritance are
called in the sequence in which they are written to be
inherited. Here A is written first, hence it is called first.
10. Which among the following is true for copy constructor?

a) The argument object is passed by reference
b) It can be defined with zero arguments
c) Used when an object is passed by value to a function
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d) Used when a function returns an object

View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: It can’t be defined with zero number of
arguments. This is because to copy one object to another,
the object must be mentioned so that compiler can take
values from that object.
11. If the object is passed by value to a copy constructor:

a) Only public members will be accessible to be copied
b) That will work normally
c) Compiler will give out of memory error
d) Data stored in data members won’t be accessible
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Compiler runs out of memory. This is because
while passing the argument by value, a constructor of the
object will be called. That in turn called another object
constructor for values, and this goes on. This is like a
constructor call to itself, and this goes on infinite times,
hence it must be passed by reference, so that the
constructor is not called.
12. Which object will be created first?
class student
{
int marks;
};
student s1, s2, s3;
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a) s1 then s2 then s3
b) s3 then s2 then s1
c) s2 then s3 then s1
d) All are created at same time
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The objects are created in the sequence of
how they are written. This happens because the
constructors are called in the sequence of how the objects
are mentioned. This is done in sequence.
13. Which among the following helps to create a temporary

instance?
a) Implicit call to a default constructor
b) Explicit call to a copy constructor
c) Implicit call to a parameterized constructor
d) Explicit call to a constructor
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Explicit call to a constructor can let you create
temporary instance. This is because the temporary
instances doesn’t have any name. Those are deleted from
memory as soon as their reference is removed.
14. Which among the following is correct for the class

defined below?
class student
{
int marks;
public: student(){}
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student(int x)
{
marks=x;
}
};
main()
{
student s1(100);
student s2();
student s3=100;
return 0;
a) Object s3, syntax error

b) Only object s1 and s2 will be created
c) Program runs and all objects are created
d) Program will give compile time error
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: It is a special case of constructor with only 1
argument. While calling a constructor with one argument,
you are actually implicitly creating a conversion from the
argument type to the type of class. Hence you can directly
specify the value of that one argument with assignment
operator.
15. For constructor overloading, each constructor must

differ in ___________ and __________
a) Number of arguments and type of arguments
b) Number of arguments and return type
c) Return type and type of arguments
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d) Return type and definition

View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Each constructor must differ in the number of
arguments it accepts and the type of arguments. This
actually defines the constructor signature. This helps to
remove the ambiguity and define a unique constructor as
required.
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focuses on “Types of Constructors”.
1. How many types of constructors are available, in general,

in any language?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: There are 3 types of constructors in general,
namely, default constructors, parameterized constructors
and copy constructors. Default one is called whenever an
object is created without arguments.
2. Choose the correct option for the following code.
class student
{
int marks;
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}
student s1;
student s2=2;
a) Object s1 should be passed with argument.

b) Object s2 should not be declared
c) Object s2 will not be created, but program runs
d) Program gives compile time error
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The object s2 can be assigned with one value
only if a single argument constructor is defined in class, but
here, it can’t be done as no constructor is defined. Hence
every object must be declare or created without using
arguments.
3. Which constructor is called while assigning some object

with another?
a) Default
b) Parameterized
c) Copy
d) Direct assignment is used
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Copy constructor is used while an object is
assigned with another. This is mandatory since we can’t
decide which member should be assigned to which member
value. By using copy constructor, we can assign the values
in required form.
4. It’s necessary to pass object by reference in copy
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constructor because:
a) Constructor is not called in pass by reference
b) Constructor is called in pass by reference only
c) It passes the address of new constructor to be created
d) It passes the address of new object to be created
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Object must be passed by reference to copy
constructor because constructor is not called in pass by
reference. Otherwise, in pass by value, a temporary object
will be created which in turn will try to call its constructor
that is already being used. This results in creating infinite
number of objects and hence memory shortage error will be
shown.
5. Which specifier applies only to the constructors?

a) Public
b) Protected
c) Implicit
d) Explicit
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The keyword explicit can be used while
defining the constructor only. This is used to suppress the
implicit call to the constructor. It ensures that the
constructors are being called with the default syntax only
(i.e. only by using object and constructor name).
6. Which among the following is true?

a) Default constructor can’t be defined by the programmer
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b) Default parameters constructor isn’t equivalent to default

constructor
c) Default constructor can be called explicitly
d) Default constructor is and always called implicitly only
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Default constructors can be called explicitly
anytime. They are specifically used to allocate memory
space for the object in memory, in general. It is not
necessary that these should always be called implicitly.
7. Which type of constructor can’t have a return type?

a) Default
b) Parameterized
c) Copy
d) Constructors don’t have a return type
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Constructors don’t return any value. Those are
special functions, whose return type is not defined, not even
void. This is so because the constructors are meant to
initialize the members of class and not to perform some
task which can return some value to newly created object.
8. Why do we use static constructors?

a) To initialize the static members of class
b) To initialize all the members with static value
c) To delete the static members when not required
d) To clear all the static members initialized values
View Answer
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Answer: a
Explanation: Static constructors help in initializing the static
members of the class. This is provided because the static
members are not considered to be property of the object,
rather they are considered as the property of class.
9. When and how many times a static constructor is called?

a) Created at time of object destruction
b) Called at first time when an object is created and only
one time
c) Called at first time when an object is created and called
with every new object creation
d) Called whenever an object go out of scope
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Those are called at very first call of object
creation. That is called only one time because the value of
static members must be retained and continued from the
time it gets created.
10. Which among the following is true for static constructor?

a) Static constructors are called with every new object
b) Static constructors are used initialize data members to
zero always
c) Static constructors can’t be parameterized constructors
d) Static constructors can be used to initialize the non-static
members also
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Static constructors can’t be parameterized
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constructors. Those are used to initialize the value of static

members only. And that must be a definite value. Accepting
arguments may make it possible that static members loses
their value with every new object being created.
11. Within a class, only one static constructor can be

created.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Since the static constructors are can’t be
parameterized, they can’t be overloaded. Having this case,
only one constructor will be possible to be created in a local
scope, because the signature will always be same and
hence it will not be possible to overload static constructor.
12. Default constructor initializes all data members as:

a) All numeric member with some garbage values and
string to random string
b) All numeric member with some garbage values and
string to null
c) All numeric member with zero and strings to random
value
d) All numeric member with zero and strings to null
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: Default constructor, which even the
programmer doesn’t define, always initialize the values as
zero if numeric and null if string. This is done so as to avoid
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the accidental values to change the conditional statements

being used and similar conditions.
13. When is the static constructor called?

a) After the first instance is created
b) Before default constructor call of first instance
c) Before first instance is created
d) At time of creation of first instance
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The static constructor is called before creation
of first instance of that class. This is done so that even the
first instance can use the static value of the static members
of the class and manipulate as required.
14. If constructors of a class are defined in private access,

then:
a) The class can’t be inherited
b) The class can be inherited
c) Instance can be created only in another class
d) Instance can be created anywhere in the program
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: If the constructors are defined in private
access, then the class can’t be inherited by other classes.
This is useful when the class contains static members only.
The instances can never be created.
15. Which among the following is correct, based on the

given code below:
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class student
{
int marks;
public : student()
{
cout<<”New student details
can be added now”;
}
};
student s1;
a) Cout can’t be used inside the constructor

b) Constructor must contain only initilizations
c) This program works fine
d) This program produces errors
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: This program will work fine. This is because it
is not mandatory that a constructor must contain only
initialization only. If you want to perform a task on each
instance being created, that code can be written inside the
constructor.

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1. Copy constructor is a constructor which

________________
a) Creates an object by copying values from any other
object of same class
b) Creates an object by copying values from first object
created for that class
c) Creates an object by copying values from another object
of another class
d) Creates an object by initializing it with another previously
created object of same class
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The object that has to be copied to new object
must be previously created. The new object gets initialized
with the same values as that of the object mentioned for
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being copied. The exact copy is made with values.
2. The copy constructor can be used to:

a) Initialize one object from another object of same type
b) Initialize one object from another object of different type
c) Initialize more than one object from another object of
same type at a time
d) Initialize all the objects of a class to another object of
another class
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The copy constructor has the most basic
function to initialize the members of an object with same
values as that of some previously created object. The
object must be of same class.
3. If two classes have exactly same data members and

member function and only they differ by class name. Can
copy constructor be used to initialize one class object with
another class object?
a) Yes, possible
b) Yes, because the members are same
c) No, not possible
d) No, but possible if constructor is also same
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The restriction for copy constructor is that it
must be used with the object of same class. Even if the
classes are exactly same the constructor won’t be able to
access all the members of another class. Hence we can’t
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use object of another class for initialization.
4. The copy constructors can be used to ________

a) Copy an object so that it can be passed to a class
b) Copy an object so that it can be passed to a function
c) Copy an object so that it can be passed to another
primitive type variable
d) Copy an object for type casting
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: When an object is passed to a function,
actually its copy is made in the function. To copy the
values, copy constructor is used. Hence the object being
passed and object being used in function are different.
5. Which returning an object, we can use ____________

a) Default constructor
b) Zero argument constructor
c) Parameterized constructor
d) Copy constructor
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: While returning an object we can use the copy
constructor. When we assign the return value to another
object of same class then this copy constructor will be used.
And all the members will be assigned the same values as
that of the object being returned.
6. If programmer doesn’t define any copy constructor then

_____________
a) Compiler provides an implicit copy constructor
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b) Compiler gives an error

c) The objects can’t be assigned with another objects
d) The program gives run time error if copying is used
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The compiler provides an implicit copy
constructor. It is not mandatory to always create an explicit
copy constructor. The values are copied using implicit
constructor only.
7. If a class implements some dynamic memory allocations

and pointers then _____________
a) Copy constructor must be defined
b) Copy constructor must not be defined
c) Copy constructor can’t be defined
d) Copy constructor will not be used
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: In the case where dynamic memory allocation
is used, the copy constructor definition must be given. The
implicit copy constructor is not capable of manipulating the
dynamic memory and pointers. Explicit definition allows to
manipulate the data as required.
8. What is the syntax of copy constructor?

a) classname (classname &obj){ /*constructor definition*/ }
b) classname (cont classname obj){ /*constructor
definition*/ }
c) classname (cont classname &obj){ /*constructor
definition*/ }
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d) classname (cont &obj){ /*constructor definition*/ }

View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The syntax must contain the class name first,
followed by the classname as type and &object within
parenthesis. Then comes the constructor body. The
definition can be given as per requirements.
9. Object being passed to a copy constructor ___________

a) Must be passed by reference
b) Must be passed by value
c) Must be passed with integer type
d) Must not be mentioned in parameter list
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: This is mandatory to pass the object by
reference. Otherwise the object will try to create another
object to copy its values, in turn a constructor will be called,
and this will keep on calling itself. This will cause the
compiler to give out of memory error.
10. Out of memory error is given when the object

_____________ to the copy constructor.
a) Is passed with & symbol
b) Is passed by reference
c) Is passed as
d) Is not passed by reference
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: All the options given, directly or indirectly
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indicate that the object is being passed by reference. And if

object is not passed by reference then the out of memory
error is produced. Due to infinite constructor call of itself.
11. Copy constructor will be called whenever the compiler

__________
a) Generates implicit code
b) Generates member function calls
c) Generates temporary object
d) Generates object operations
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: Whenever the compiler creates a temporary
object, copy constructor is used to copy the values from
existing object to the temporary object.
12. The deep copy is possible only with the help of

__________
a) Implicit copy constructor
b) User defined copy constructor
c) Parameterized constructor
d) Default constructor
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: While using explicit copy constructor, the
pointers of copied object point to the intended memory
location. This is assured since the programmers themselves
manipulate the addresses.
13. Can a copy constructor be made private?

a) Yes, always
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b) Yes, if no other constructor is defined

c) No, never
d) No, private members can’t be accessed
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The copy constructor can be defined private. If
we make it private then the objects of the class can’t be
copied. It can be used when a class used dynamic memory
allocation.
14. The arguments to a copy constructor _____________

a) Must be const
b) Must not be cosnt
c) Must be integer type
d) Must be static
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The object should not be modified in the copy
constructor. Because the object itself is being copied. When
the object is returned from a function, the object must be a
constant otherwise the complier creates a temporary object
which can die anytime.
15. Copy constructors are overloaded constructors.

a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The copy constructors are always overloaded
constructors. They has to be. All the classes have a default
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constructor and other constructors are basically overloaded

constructors.

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Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Overloading Constructors”.
1. Which among the following best describes constructor

overloading?
a) Defining one constructor in each class of a program
b) Defining more than one constructor in single class
c) Defining more than one constructor in single class with
different signature
d) Defining destructor with each constructor
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: If more than one constructors are defined in a
class with same signature, then that results in error. The
signatures must be different. So that the constructors can
be differentiated.
2. Can constructors be overloaded in derived class?
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a) Yes, always
b) Yes, if derived class has no constructor
c) No, programmer can’t do it
d) No, never
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructor must be having the same
name as that of a class. Hence a constructor of one class
can’t even be defined in another class. Since the
constructors can’t be defined in derived class, it can’t be
overloaded too, in derived class.
3. Does constructor overloading include different return

types for constructors to be overloaded?
a) Yes, if return types are different, signature becomes
different
b) Yes, because return types can differentiate two functions
c) No, return type can’t differentiate two functions
d) No, constructors doesn’t have any return type
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructors doesn’t have any return type.
When we can’t have return type of a constructor,
overloading based on the return type is not possible. Hence
only parameters can be different.
4. Which among the following is possible way to overload

constructor?
a) Define default constructor, 1 parameter constructor and 2
parameter constructor
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b) Define default constructor, zero argument constructor

and 1 parameter constructor
c) Define default constructor, and 2 other parameterized
constructors with same signature
d) Define 2 default constructors
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: All the constructors defined in a class must
have different signature in order to be overloaded. Here one
default and other parameterized constructors are used,
wherein one is of only one parameter and other accepts
two. Hence overloading is possible.
5. Which constructor will be called from the object created

in the code below?
class A
{
int i;
A()
{
i=0; cout<<i;
}
A(int x=0)
{
i=x; cout<<I;
}
};
A obj1;
a) Default constructor
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b) Parameterized constructor
c) Compile time error
d) Run time error
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: When a default constructor is defined and
another constructor with 1 default value argument is
defined, creating object without parameter will create
ambiguity for the compiler. The compiler won’t be able to
decide which constructor should be called, hence compiler
time error.
6. Which among the following is false for a constructor?

a) Constructors doesn’t have a return value
b) Constructors are always user defined
c) Constructors are overloaded with different signature
d) Constructors may or may not have any arguments being
accepted
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The constructors are not always user defined.
The construct will be provided implicitly from the compiler if
the used doesn’t defined any constructor. The implicit
constructor makes all the string values null and allocates
memory space for each data member.
7. When is the constructor called for an object?

a) As soon as overloading is required
b) As soon as class is derived
c) As soon as class is created
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d) As soon as object is created

View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructor is called as soon as the object
is created. The overloading comes into picture as to identify
which constructor have to be called depending on
arguments passed in creation of object.
8. Which among the following function can be used to call

default constructor implicitly in java?
a) this()
b) that()
c) super()
d) sub()
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The function this() can be used to call the
default constructor from inside any other constructor. This
helps to further reuse the code and not to write the
redundant data in all the constructors.
9. Why do we use constructor overloading?

a) To use different types of constructors
b) Because it’s a feature provided
c) To initialize the object in different ways
d) To differentiate one constructor from another
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The constructors are overloaded to initialize
the objects of a class in different ways. This allows us to
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initialize the objet with either default values or used given

values. If data members are not initialized then program
may give unexpected results.
10. If programmer have defined parameterized constructor

only, then __________________
a) Default constructor will not be created by the compiler
implicitly
b) Default constructor will be created by the compiler
implicitly
c) Default constructor will not be created but called at
runtime
d) Compiler time error
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: When the programmer doesn’t specify any
default constructor and only defines some parameterized
constructor. The compiler doesn’t provide any default
constructor implicitly. This is because it is assumed that the
programmer will create the objects only with constructors.
11. Which among the following is not valid in java?

a) Constructor overloading
b) Recursive constructor call
c) Default value constructors
d) String argument constructor
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: Java doesn’t provide the feature to recursively
call the constructor. This is to eliminate the out of memory
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error in some cases that arises unexpectedly. That is an

predefined condition for constructors in java.
12. Which constructor will be called from the object obj2 in

the following program?
class A
{
int i;
A()
{
i=0;
}
A(int x)
{
i=x+1;
}
A(int y, int x)
{
i=x+y;
}
};
A obj1(10);
A obj2(10,20);
A obj3;
a) A(int x)
b) A(int y)
c) A(int y, int x)
d) A(int y; int x)
View Answer
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Answer: c
Explanation: The two argument constructor will be called as
we are passing 2 arguments to the object while creation.
The arguments will be passed together and hence compiler
resolves that two argument constructor have to be called.
13. What is we only create an object but don’t call any

constructor for it in java?
a) Implicit constructor will be called
b) Object is initialized to some null values
c) Object is not created
d) Object is created but points to null
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The object becomes a reference object which
can be initialized will another object. Then this object will
indirectly become another name of the object being
assigned. If not assigned, it simply points to null address.
14. Which among the following is false?

a) Constructor can’t be overloaded in Kotlin
b) Constructors can’t be called recursively in java
c) Constructors can be overloaded in C++
d) Constructors overloading depends on different
signatures
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Kotlin language allows constructor
overloading. This is a basic feature for the constructors.
The constructor overloading allows the object to be
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initialized according to the user.
15. Which is correct syntax?

a) classname objectname= new() integer;
b) classname objectname= new classname;
c) classname objectname= new classname();
d) classname objectname= new() classname();
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The syntax for object creating in java with
calling a constructor for is it is as in option c. The syntax
must contain the classname followed by the object name.
The kwyword new must be used and then the constructor
call with or without the parameters as required.


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by Manish
6-8 minutes
This set of Object Oriented Programming Questions and

Answers for Experienced people focuses on “Execution of
Constructor or Destructor”.
1. Which among the following best describes the

constructors?
a) A function which is called whenever an object is
referenced
b) A function which is called whenever an object is created
to initialize the members
c) A function which is called whenever an object is assigned
to copy the values
d) A function which is called whenever an object is to be
given values for members
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The constructors are special type of functions
which are called whenever an object is created. This is to
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initialize the data members of the class. The constructor

allocates memory space for all the data members.
2. Which among the following best describes destructor?

a) A function which is called just before the objects are
destroyed
a) A function which is called after each reference to the
object
c) A function which is called after termination of the
program
d) A function which is called before calling any member
function
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The Destructors are special functions which
are called just before an object is destroyed. This functions
is responsible to free all the allocated resources to the
object. Objects are destroyed whenever those go out of
scope.
3. Which among the following represents correct

constructor?
a) ()classname
b) ~classname()
c) –classname()
d) classname()
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructors must contain only the class
name. The class name is followed by the blank parenthesis
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or we can have parameters if some values are to be

passed.
4. Which among the following is correct syntax for the

destructors?
a) classname()
b) ()classname
c) ~classname()
d) -classname()
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructor must have same name as that
of the corresponding class. The class name should be
preceded by the tilde symbol (~).
5. Which among the following is true?

a) First the constructor of parent classes are called in
sequence of inheritance
b) First the constructor of child classes are called in the
sequence of inheritance
c) First constructor called is of the object being created
d) Constructors are called randomly
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: First the constructor of parent class are called.
The order in which the parent class constructors are called
is same in the sequence of inheritance used.
6. What is the sequence of destructors call?

a) Same order as that of the constructors call
b) Random order
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c) According to the priority

d) Revere of the order of constructor call
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The destructors are called in the reverse order
as that of the constructors being called. This is done to
ensure that all the resources are released in sequence.
That is, the derived class destructors will be called first.
7. The destructors _____________________

a) Can have maximum one argument
b) Can’t have any argument
c) Can have more than one argument
d) Can’t have more than 3 arguments
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The destructors doesn’t have any arguments.
The destructors have to be called implicitly whenever an
object goes out of scope. The user can’t pass argument to
the implicit call.
8. Destructor calls ________________ (C++)

a) Are only implicit
b) Are only explicit
c) Can be implicit or explicit
d) Are made at end of program only
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructors are usually called implicitly
whenever an object goes out of scope. The destructors can
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also be called explicitly if required. The call must be made,

implicitly or explicitly.
9. Number of destructors called are

a) Always equal to number of constructors called
b) Always less than the number of constructors called
c) Always greater than the number of constructors called
d) Always less than or equal to number of constructors
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: Destructor will be called only to free the
resources allocated for an object. The resources are
allocated only the constructor for an object is called.
10. For explicit call _________________

a) The destructor must be private
b) The destructor must be public
c) The destructor must be protected
d) The destructor must be defined outside the class
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The destructor must be public for explicit calls.
If it is made private or protected then it won’t be accessible
outside the class. There is no restriction of definition the
destructor outside the class.
11. If a class have 4 constructors then it must have 4

destructors also.
a) True
b) False
View Answer
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Answer: b
Explanation: Even if the class have 4 constructors, only one
would be used. And only one destructor is allowed.
12. Which among the following is true for destructors?

a) Destructors can be overloaded
b) Destructors can be define more than one time
c) Destructors can’t be overloaded
d) Destructors are overloaded in derived classes
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructors can never be overloaded. The
destructors doesn’t have arguments. And to get overloaded,
they must have different signature. This is not possible if
arguments are not allowed.
13. The constructor _____________

a) Have a return type
b) May have a return type
c) Of derived classes have return type
d) Doesn’t have a return type
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The constructors doesn’t have any return type.
The constructors are intended to allocate the resources for
the object. Memory spaces are to be finalized.
14. The destructors ____________

a) Have a return type
b) May have a return type
c) Of derived classes have return type
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d) Doesn’t have a return type

View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The destructors are intended to free the
memory space. And all the resources that were allocated
for the object. The return value is not supported since only
memory have to be made free.
15. The destructor can be called before the constructor if

required. (True/False)
a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The destructors can be called only after the
constructor calls. It is not a mandatory rule but the deletion
can only take place if there is something created using the
constructor.

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7-9 minutes

Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on ”
Destructors”.
1. Which among the following describes a destructor?

a) A special function that is called to free the resources,
acquired by the object
b) A special function that is called to delete the class
c) A special function that is called anytime to delete an
object
d) A special function that is called to delete all the objects of
a class
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: It is used to free the resources that the object
might had used in its lifespan. The destructors are called
implicitly whenever an object’s life ends.
2. When a destructor is called?
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a) After the end of object life

b) Anytime in between object’s lifespan
c) At end of whole program
d) Just before the end of object life
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: The destructor is called just before the object
go out of scope or just before its life ends. This is done to
ensure that all the resources reserved for the object are
used and at last, are made free for others.
3. Which among the following is correct for abstract class

destructors?
a) It doesn’t have destructors
b) It has destructors
c) It may or may not have destructors
d) It contains an implicit destructor
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: It doesn’t have destructors. Since an abstract
class don’t have constructors, and hence can’t have
instances. Having this case, the abstract classes doesn’t
have destructors too, because that would be of no use
here.
4. If in multiple inheritance, class C inherits class B, and

Class B inherits class A. In which sequence are their
destructors called, if an object of class C was declared?
a) ~C() then ~B() then ~A()
b) ~B() then ~C() then ~A()
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c) ~A() then ~B() then ~C()

d) ~C() then ~A() then ~B()
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructors are always called in the
reverse order of how the constructors were called. Here
class A constructor would have been created first if Class C
object is declared. Hence class A destructor is called at last.
5. Choose the correct sequence of destructors being called

for the following code:
class A{ };
class B{ };
class C: public A, public B{ };
a) ~A(), ~B(), ~C()
b) ~B(), ~C(), ~A()
c) ~A(), ~C(), ~B()
d) ~C(), ~B(), ~A()
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: In multiple inheritance, the constructors are
called in the sequence of how they are written in inheritance
sequence. And the destructors will be called in the reverse
order. This can be cross verified just by printing a message
from each destructor defined in classes.
6. When is the destructor of a global object called?

a) Just before end of program
b) Just after end of program
c) With the end of program
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d) Anytime when object is not needed

View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: This is because the lifespan of global object is
from start of the program, till the end of the program. And
hence program end is the end of global object too. Just
before the end of program, the destructor will be called to
free the acquired resources by the objects.
7. How the constructors and destructors can be

differentiated?
a) Destructor have a return type but constructor doesn’t
b) Destructors can’t be defined by the programmer, but
constructors can be defined
c) Destructors are preceded with a tilde (~) symbol, and
constructor doesn’t
d) Destructors are same as constructors in syntax
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructors are preceded with the tilde (~)
symbol. The name is same as that of the class. These also
doesn’t have any return type.
8. Destructors doesn’t accept parameters.

a) True
b) False
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The destructors doesn’t accept the arguments.
Those are just used to free up the resources.
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9. Destructors can be ________

a) Abstract type
b) Virtual
c) Void
d) Any type depending on situation
View Answer
Answer: b
Explanation: The destructors can be virtual. It is actually
advised to keep the destructors virtual always. This is done
to suppress the problems that may arise if inheritance is
involved.
10. Global destructors execute in ___________ order after

main function is terminated
a) Sequential
b) Random
c) Reverse
d) Depending on priority
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The destructors are always called in reverse
order no matter which destructor it is. This is done to
ensure that all the resources are able to get free. And no
resource is kept busy.
11. When is it advised to have user defined destructor?

a) When class contains some pointer to memory allocated
in class
b) When a class contains static variables
c) When a class contains static functions
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d) When a class is inheriting another class only

View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: This is always advised to have user defined
destructor when pointers are involved in class. This is
usually done to ensure that the memory, that was allocated
dynamically, gets free after use and doesn’t cause memory
leak.
12. Which among the following is correct for destructors

concept?
a) Destructors can be overloaded
b) Destructors can have only one parameter at maximum
c) Destructors are always called after object goes out of
scope
d) There can be only one destructor in a class
View Answer
Answer: d
Explanation: This is so because the destructors can’t be
overloaded. And the destructor must have the same name
as that of class with a tilde symbol preceding the name of
destructor. Hence there can be only one destructor in a
class. Since more than one function with same name and
signature can’t be present in same scope.
13. Which class destructor will be called first, when

following code go out of scope?
class A{ };
class B{ };
class C: public B{ };
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A a;
B b;
C c;
a) ~A()
b) ~B()
c) ~C()
d) ~B() and ~C()
View Answer
Answer: c
Explanation: The constructor that would have created at
last, its destructor will be called first when the code goes
out of scope. This will help the program to manage the
resources more efficiently.
14. When an object is passed to a function, its copy is

made in the function and then:
a) The destructor of the copy is called when function is
returned
b) The destructor is never called in this case
c) The destructor is called but it is always implicit
d) The destructor must be user defined
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: When an object is passed to a function, its
copy is made in the function. This copy acts as a real object
till the function is live. When the function is returned, the
copy’s destructor is called to free the resources held by it.
15. What happens when an object is passed by reference?

a) Destructor is not called
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b) Destructor is called at end of function

c) Destructor is called when function is out of scope
d) Destructor is called when called explicitly
View Answer
Answer: a
Explanation: The destructor is never called in this situation.
The concept is that when an object is passed by reference
to the function, the constructor is not called, but only the
main object will be used. Hence no destructor will be called
at end of function.


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3. Which among the following is correct?

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5. How many types of constructors are available for use in

6. If a programmer defines a class and defines a default

7. Default constructor must be defined, if parameterized

8. If class C inherits class B. And B has inherited class A.

d) Constructor of A then B, finally C

9. In multiple inheritance, if class C inherits two classes A

10. Which among the following is true for copy constructor?

d) Used when a function returns an object

11. If the object is passed by value to a copy constructor:

12. Which object will be created first?

13. Which among the following helps to create a temporary

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4. It’s necessary to pass object by reference in copy

5. Which specifier applies only to the constructors?

6. Which among the following is true?

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