The TCS test Sampus seasons will have four sections:
1) Section-1 Quantitative Test
2) Section-2 Verbal Test (Test on Written English skills)
3) Section-3 Test on Programming Language Proficiency (based on ‘C’)
4) Section-4 Coding test (C Language)
Question 1: Use of an increment statement or decrement statement in C?
Answer:
There are actually two ways you can do this. One is to use the increment operator ++ and
decrement operator - -. For example, the statement x++ means to increment the value of x
by 1. Likewise, the statement x -- means to decrement the value of x by 1.
Two types of increments are:
1. pre increment: (increment by 1 then print) and
2. post increment: (print then incremented value will be in buffer). Same thing will be with
decrement.
Question 2: In programs we place comment symbols on some codes instead of deleting it.
How does this aid in debugging?
Answer:
Placing comment symbols /* */ around a code, also referred to as commenting out , is a
way of isolating some codes that you think maybe causing errors in the program, without
deleting the code.
Question 3: What is the use of a ‘\0' character?
Answer:
This character is used primarily to show the end of a string value.
Question 4: What is the difference between the = symbol and == symbol?
Answer:
The = symbol is often used in mathematical operations. It is used to assign a value to a given
variable. On the other hand, the == symbol, also known as equal to or equivalent to, is a
relational operator that is used to compare two values.
Question 5: In C Programming, which of the following operators is incorrect and why? ( >=,
<=, <>, ==)
Answer:
<> is incorrect, all other operators are relational operators. While this operator is correctly
interpreted as not equal to in writing conditional statements, it is not the proper operator to
be used in C programming. Instead, the operator != must be used to indicate not equal to
condition.
Question 6: Can the curly brackets { } be used to enclose a single line of code?
Answer:
While curly brackets are mainly used to group several lines of codes, it will still work without
error if you used it for a single line. Some programmers prefer this method as a way of
organizing codes to make it look clearer, especially in conditional statements.
Question 7: Can I use int data type to store the value 32768? Why/why not?
Answer:
No. int data type is capable of storing values from -32768 to 32767. To store 32768, you can
use long int instead. You can also use ‘unsigned int, assuming you don’t intend to store
negative values.
Question 8: Can two or more operators such as \n and \t be combined in a single line of
program code?
Answer: Yes, it’s perfectly valid to combine operators, especially if the need arises.
For example: you can have a code like ‘printf (‘Hello\n\n\’World\’)’ to output the text ‘Hello’
on the first line and ‘World’ enclosed in single quotes to appear on the next two lines.
Question 9: When is the ‘void’ keyword used in a function?
Answer:
When declaring functions, you will decide whether that function would be returning a value
or not. If that function will not return a value, such as when the purpose of a function is to
display some outputs on the screen, then void is to be placed at the leftmost part of the
function header. When a return value is expected after the function execution, the data type
of the return value is placed instead of void.
Question 10: Write a loop statement that will show the following output:
1
12
123
1234
12345
Answer:
for (a=1; a<=5; i++) {
for (b=1; b<=a; b++)
printf("%d",b);
printf("\n");
}
