C Cer ca on-Sample Ques ons for prac ce

Unit 1: Problem Solving Fundamentals

1. Which of the following is not a valid C variable name?

a) int 1var;
b) int _var;
c) int var1;
d) int Var;

2. What is the output of printf("%d", sizeof('A')); in a 32-bit C compiler?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) Depends on the compiler

3. Which operator has the highest precedence in C?

a) *
b) ()
c) ++
d) =

4. What is the range of a signed char in C?

a) 0 to 255
b) -128 to 127
c) -127 to 128
d) -32768 to 32767

5. Which of the following is not a valid storage class in C?

a) auto
b) register
c) static
d) extern
e) dynamic

6. What is the output of printf("%d", 5 + 2 * 3 - 1);?

a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 16

7. Which function is used to read a single character from stdin in C?

a) scanf()
b) getchar()
c) gets()
d) fgets()

8. What does the break statement do in a loop?

a) Skips the current iteration
b) Terminates the loop
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d) None of the above

9. Which header ile is required for printf() and scanf()?

a) <conio.h>
b) <stdlib.h>
c) <stdio.h>
d) <math.h>

10. What is the output of printf("%d", 10 ? 0 ? 5 : 3 : 8);?

a) 5
b) 3
c) 0
d) 8

11. Predict the output:

int main()

int x = 5;

printf("%d", x++ + ++x);

return 0;

11. Fill in the blank:

The ________ quali ier prevents a variable from being modi ied.

12. What is wrong with this code?

int main()

int a = 10, b = 20;

if (a = b) printf("Equal");

else printf("Not Equal");

return 0;

13. Predict the output:

int main()

{
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while (i < 5) {

printf("%d ", i);

if (i == 3) break;

i++;

return 0;

14. What is the output of:

printf("%d", sizeof(3.14f));

15. Correct the code:

int main()

char *str = "Hello";

str[0] = 'h';

printf("%s", str);

return 0;

16. Predict the output:

int main() {

int x = 5, y = 10;

x ^= y ^= x ^= y;

printf("%d %d", x, y);

return 0;

17. What is the value of i after:

int i = 5;

i = i++ + ++i;
 18. Fill in the blank:
The ________ directive is used to include a header ile.

19. What is the output?

int main() {

int a = 0;

if (a = 0) printf("Zero");

else printf("Non-zero");

return 0;

Unit 2: Counting, Sorting, and Searching

21. What is the output of:

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};

printf("%d", *(arr + 1));

22. Which of the following is not a correct way to pass an array to a function?
a) func(int arr[])
b) func(int *arr)
c) func(int arr[5])
d) func(int arr)

23. What is the time complexity of binary search?

a) O(n)
b) O(log n)
c) O(n²)
d) O(1)

24. Which of the following is not a storage class in C?

a) auto
b) register
c) static
d) volatile

25. What is the output of:

int main() {

int *ptr = NULL;

printf("%d", *ptr);
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26. Which of the following is not a valid way to declare a pointer?

a) int *p;
b) int* p;
c) int * p;
d) int p*;

27. What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[3] = {1, 2, 3};

printf("%d", arr[3]);

return 0;

28. What is the output of:

int main() {

int a = 5, b = 10;

int *p = &a;

*p = b;

printf("%d", a);

return 0;

29. Which of the following is true about recursion?

a) It always improves performance
b) It requires a base case
c) It cannot cause stack over low
d) It is faster than iteration

31. Predict the output:

int main() {

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

printf("%d", *(arr + 2));

}
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32. What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

int *p;

*p = 10;

printf("%d", *p);

return 0;

33. Fill in the blank:

The ________ keyword is used to de ine a recursive function.

34. What is the output?

int main() {

int a[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};

printf("%d", a[a[1]]);

35. Predict the output:

int main() {

int x = 5;

int *p = &x;

printf("%d", ++*p);

36. What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[3] = {1};

printf("%d", arr[2]);

37. Correct the code:

int main() {

int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));
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free(p);

printf("%d", *p);

38. What is the output of:

int main() {

int a = 5, b = 10;

swap(&a, &b);

printf("%d %d", a, b);

(Assume swap is correctly implemented)

39. Fill in the blank:

The ________ sorting algorithm is in-place and has O(n²) worst-case time complexity.

40. Predict the output:

int main() {

int arr[2][2] = {{1, 2}, {3, 4}};

printf("%d", *(*(arr + 1) + 1));

Unit 3: Text Processing & User-De ined Types

41. Which function is used to compare two strings in C?

a) strcmp()
b) strcat()
c) strcpy()
d) strlen()

42. What is the output of:

printf("%d", strlen("Hello\n"));

43. Which of the following is not a valid way to declare a string?

a) char str[] = "Hello";
b) char *str = "Hello";
c) char str[5] = "Hello";
d) char str[6] = "Hello";
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int main() {

struct { int x; } s1 = {5}, s2 = s1;

printf("%d", s2.x);

45. Which of the following is not a dynamic memory allocation function?

a) malloc()
b) calloc()
c) realloc()
d) alloc()

46. What is the output of:

int main() {

union { int a; char b; } u;

u.a = 65;

printf("%c", u.b);

47. What is the output of:

int main() {

enum { A, B = 5, C } e;

printf("%d", C);

48. Which of the following is not a valid way to pass a structure to a function?
a) Pass by value
b) Pass by reference
c) Pass by pointer
d) Pass by address

49. What is the output of:

int main() {

char str[10] = "Hello";

printf("%d", sizeof(str));

}
50. Which of the following is not a valid bitwise operator?
a) &
b) |
c) ^
d) &&

51. Predict the output:

int main() {

char *str = "Hello";

printf("%c", *str + 1);

52. What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

char *str;

strcpy(str, "Hello");

printf("%s", str);

53. Fill in the blank:

The ________ function is used to concatenate two strings.

54. What is the output of:

int main() {

printf("%d", sizeof("A\0B"));

55. Correct the code:

int main() {

char *str = malloc(5);

str = "Hello";

printf("%s", str);

56. Predict the output:

 int main() {

struct { int x; char c; } s = {1, 'A'};

printf("%d", sizeof(s));

57. What is the output of:

int main() {

enum { A = 1, B, C = 0 } e;

printf("%d %d", B, C);

58. Fill in the blank:

The ________ directive is used to pack structures without padding.

59. What is the output of:

int main() {

int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));

*p = 5;

free(p);

printf("%d", *p);

61. function is used to read a line from a ile?

a) fgets()
b) fread()
c) fscanf()
d) getline()

62. What is the output of:

int main() {

FILE *fp = fopen("test.txt", "w");

fprintf(fp, "Hello");

fclose(fp);

fp = fopen("test.txt", "r");
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printf("%c", ch);

63. Which directive is used for conditional compilation?

a) #ifdef
b) #include
c) #de ine
d) #pragma

64. What is the output of:

#de ine SQUARE(x) x * x

int main() {

printf("%d", SQUARE(2 + 3));

65. Which function is used to dynamically allocate an array?

a) malloc()
b) calloc()
c) realloc()
d) All of the above
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66. What is the output of:

int main() {

printf("%s", __FILE__);

67. Which of the following is not a valid ile opening mode?

a) "r"
b) "w"
c) "a"
d) "x"

68. What is the output of:

int main() {

#ifdef DEBUG

printf("Debug");

#else
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#endif

71. Predict the output:

int main() {

FILE *fp = fopen("test.txt", "w");

fputs("Hello", fp);

fclose(fp);

fp = fopen("test.txt", "r");

char str[10];

fgets(str, 3, fp);

printf("%s", str);

72. What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

FILE *fp;

fp = fopen("test.txt", "r");

char ch = fgetc(fp);

printf("%c", ch);

73. Fill in the blank:

The ________ function is used to change the ile position indicator.

74. What is the output of:

int main() {

printf("%d", __LINE__);

75. Correct the code:

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 int main() {

FILE *fp = fopen("test.txt", "r");

char ch = fgetc(fp);

printf("%c", ch);

76. Predict the output:

int main() {

printf("%d", (5, 3));

77. What is the output of:

#de ine MIN(a,b) a < b ? a : b

int main() {

printf("%d", MIN(2, 3 < 4 ? 3 : 4));

78. Fill in the blank:

The ________ directive is used to de ine a macro.

79. What is the output of:

int main() {

int a = 5;

#if a == 5

printf("Five");

#else

printf("Not Five");

#endif

80. Predict the output:

int main() {

printf("%d", sizeof(void));
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Additional Questions

81. Which of the following is not a valid escape sequence in C?

a) \n
b) \t
c) \e
d) \\

82. What is the output of printf("%d", 10 + 5 / 2 * 3);?

a) 12
b) 14
c) 15
d) 17

83. Which of the following is not a valid format speci ier in printf?
a) %d
b) %f
c) %c
d) %e
e) %s
f) %p
g) %b

84. What is the output of printf("%d", sizeof(3.14));?

a) 4
b) 8
c) 16
d) Compiler-dependent

85. Which of the following is not a valid way to initialize a variable?

a) int x = 5;
b) int x(5);
c) int x{5};
d) int x; x = 5;

86. What is the output of printf("%d", 1 && 0 || 1);?

a) 0
b) 1
c) Syntax error
d) Unde ined behavior

87. Which of the following is not a valid main() function declaration in C?

a) int main() {}
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c) void main() {}
d) main() {}

88. What is the output of printf("%d", 1 << 3);?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 8
d) 9

89. Which of the following is not a valid comment style in C?

a) // Comment
b) /* Comment */
c) <!-- Comment -->
d) # Comment

90. What is the output of printf("%d", ~5); (assuming 32-bit int)?

a) -6
b) 6
c) 5
d) Unde ined

91. Predict the output:

int main() {

int x = 5;

printf("%d", x = x + 1);

92. What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

const int x = 5;

x = 10;

printf("%d", x);

93. Fill in the blank:

The ________ operator returns the address of a variable.

94. What is the output?

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 int main() {

int x = 5;

printf("%d", sizeof(x++));

printf("%d", x);

95. Correct the code:

int main() {

int x = 5;

if (x == 5);

printf("Five");

96. Predict the output:

int main() {

int x = 0;

if (x = 0) printf("Zero");

else printf("Non-zero");

97. What is the output?

int main() {

printf("%d", 1 + 2 * 3 / 4);

98. Fill in the blank:

The ________ function reads formatted input from stdin.

99. What is the output?

int main() {

int x = 5, y = 10;

printf("%d", x + y);

}
100.Predict the output:
int main() { printf("%d", 1 ? 0 ? 5 : 3 : 8); }

101.What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[3] = {1, 2, 3};

printf("%d", *arr + 1);

102.Which of the following is not a valid pointer declaration?

a) int *p;
b) int* p, q;
c) int *p, *q;
d) int* p; int* q;

103.What is the output of:

int main() {

int x = 5;

int *p = &x;

printf("%d", ++*p);

104.Which function is used to dynamically allocate memory?

a) malloc()
b) calloc()
c) realloc()
d) All of the above

105.What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};

printf("%d", 2[arr]);

106.Which of the following is not a valid way to pass an array to a function?

a) func(int arr[])
b) func(int *arr)
c) func(int arr[5])
 d) func(int arr)

107.What is the output of:

int main() {

int a = 5, b = 10;

int *p = &a;

*p = b;

printf("%d", a);

108.Which of the following is true about recursion?

a) It always improves performance
b) It requires a base case
c) It cannot cause stack over low
d) It is faster than iteration

111.Predict the output:

int main() {

int arr[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

printf("%d", *(arr + 3));

112.What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

int *p;

*p = 10;

printf("%d", *p);

113.Fill in the blank:

The ________ keyword is used to de ine a recursive function.

114.What is the output?

int main() {

int a[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};

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 printf("%d", a[a[1]]);

115.Correct the code:

int main() {

int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));

*p = 10;

free(p);

printf("%d", *p);

116.Predict the output:

int main() {

int x = 5;

int *p = &x;

printf("%d", ++*p);

117.What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[3] = {1};

printf("%d", arr[2]);

118.Fill in the blank:

The ________ sorting algorithm is in-place and has O(n²) worst-case time complexity.

119.What is the output of:

int main() {

int arr[2][2] = {{1, 2}, {3, 4}};

printf("%d", *(*(arr + 1) + 1));

120.Predict the output:

 int main() {

int a = 5, b = 10;

swap(&a, &b);

printf("%d %d", a, b);

(Assume swap is correctly implemented)

121.Which function is used to compare two strings?

a) strcmp()
b) strcat()
c) strcpy()
d) strlen()

122.What is the output of:

printf("%d", strlen("Hello\n"));

123.Which of the following is not a valid way to declare a string?

a) char str[] = "Hello";
b) char *str = "Hello";
c) char str[5] = "Hello";
d) char str[6] = "Hello";

124.What is the output of:

int main() {

struct { int x; } s1 = {5}, s2 = s1;

printf("%d", s2.x);

125.Which of the following is not a dynamic memory allocation function?

a) malloc()
b) calloc()
c) realloc()
d) alloc()

126.What is the output of:

int main() {

union { int a; char b; } u;

 u.a = 65;

printf("%c", u.b);

127.What is the output of:

int main() {

enum { A, B = 5, C } e;

printf("%d", C);

128.Which of the following is not a valid way to pass a structure to a function?

a) Pass by value
b) Pass by reference
c) Pass by pointer
d) Pass by address

129.What is the output of:

int main() {

char str[10] = "Hello";

printf("%d", sizeof(str));

130.Which of the following is not a valid bitwise operator?

a) &
b) |
c) ^
d) &&

131.Predict the output:

int main() {

char *str = "Hello";

printf("%c", *str + 1);

132.What is wrong with this code?

int main() {

char *str;
 strcpy(str, "Hello");

printf("%s", str);

133.Fill in the blank:

The ________ function is used to concatenate two strings.

134.What is the output of:

int main() {

printf("%d", sizeof("A\0B"));

135.Correct the code:

int main() {

char *str = malloc(5);

str = "Hello";

printf("%s", str);

136.Predict the output:

int main() {

struct { int x; char c; } s = {1, 'A'};

printf("%d", sizeof(s));

137.What is the output of:

int main() {

enum { A = 1, B, C = 0 } e;

printf("%d %d", B, C);

138.Fill in the blank:

The ________ directive is used to pack structures without padding.

139.What is the output of:

 int main() {

int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));

*p = 5;

free(p);

printf("%d", *p);

140.Predict the output:

int main() {

char str[] = "Hello";

printf("%d %d", sizeof(str), strlen(str));

141.Which function is used to open a ile?

a) fopen()
b) open()
c) ileopen()
d) read ile()

142.What is the correct way to open a ile in read mode?

a) fopen(" ile.txt", "r");
b) fopen(" ile.txt", "w");
c) fopen(" ile.txt", "a");
d) fopen(" ile.txt", "r+");

143.Which function is used to read a line from a ile?

a) fgets()
b) fread()
c) fscanf()
d) getline()

144.What is the output of:

int main() {

FILE *fp = fopen("test.txt", "w");

fprintf(fp, "Hello");

fclose(fp);
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 fp = fopen("test.txt", "r");

char ch = fgetc(fp);

printf("%c", ch);

145.Which directive is used for conditional compilation?

a) #ifdef
b) #include
c) #de ine
d) #pragma

146.What is the output of:

#de ine SQUARE(x) x * x

int main() {

printf("%d", SQUARE(2 + 3));

147.Which function is used to dynamically allocate an array?

a) malloc()
b) calloc()
c) realloc()
d) All of the above

148.What is the output of:

int main() {

printf("%s", __FILE__);

149.Which of the following is not a valid ile opening mode?

a) "r"
b) "w"
c) "a"
d) "x"

150.What is the output of:

int main() {

#ifdef DEBUG

printf("Debug");
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printf("Release");

#endif