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C Embedded Interview MCQ Set1

The document contains a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focused on C programming concepts relevant for embedded systems interviews. Each question is followed by four answer options and an explanation of the correct answer. Topics covered include pointer arithmetic, function pointers, variable storage duration, and undefined behavior in C.

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C Embedded Interview MCQ Set1

The document contains a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) focused on C programming concepts relevant for embedded systems interviews. Each question is followed by four answer options and an explanation of the correct answer. Topics covered include pointer arithmetic, function pointers, variable storage duration, and undefined behavior in C.

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C Programming MCQs for Embedded Interview - Set 1

Q1. What will be the output of the following code?

int a = 5;

printf("%d %d %d\n", a++, ++a, a);

A) 5 6 6

B) 6 6 6

C) 5 5 5

D) Undefined behavior

Answer: D - Undefined behavior due to multiple modifications of 'a' between sequence points.

Q2. What is the output of this program?

int arr[] = {10, 20, 30};

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

A) 10

B) 20

C) 30

D) Garbage value

Answer: B - Pointer arithmetic accesses second element.

Q3. What is the value of 'x' after this code?

int x = 5;

int *p = &x;

*p = 10;

A) 0

B) 5

C) 10

D) Address of x
Answer: C - The value at x is updated via pointer.

Q4. What does the following function return for fun(3)?

int fun(int n) { if(n == 0) return 1; else return n * fun(n - 1); }

A) 3

B) 6

C) 9

D) 1

Answer: B - Recursive factorial of 3 is 6.

Q5. What is the output?

char str[] = "EmbedUR";

printf("%c\n", *(str + 4));

A) E

B) b

C) d

D) U

Answer: C - *(str + 4) = fifth character = 'd'.

Q6. Which of these is a correct way to declare a pointer to a function?

A) int *f();

B) int (*f)();

C) int f*();

D) int &(f)();

Answer: B - Pointer to function returning int.

Q7. Which keyword tells the compiler that a variable may be changed outside the program flow?

A) const

B) register
C) volatile

D) extern

Answer: C - 'volatile' used for memory-mapped I/O, ISRs.

Q8. What is the size of int arr[10]; on a 32-bit system?

A) 10

B) 40

C) 20

D) 4

Answer: B - 10 integers × 4 bytes each = 40 bytes.

Q9. What is the output?

int a = 1;

int b = a++ + ++a;

printf("%d\n", b);

A) 3

B) 4

C) 5

D) Undefined

Answer: D - Undefined behavior due to multiple increments of 'a'.

Q10. What is printed?

void func() { static int count = 0; count++; printf("%d ", count); }

func(); func(); func();

A) 1 2 3

B) 1 1 1

C) 0 1 2

D) Garbage

Answer: A - Static variable retains value between calls.

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