📘 Programming for Problem Solving (BSC-104-G) –
Repeated & Important Questions
(2021–2024)
📊 Marks Covered: 2.5 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 15 marks
📅 UNIT I – Basics of C Programming
• (15 marks) Explain the Data Types in C. Write a program that prints all data types.
Years: May 2024, May 2023, Dec 2024
• (8 marks) Define header files in C.
Years: May 2024, Dec 2024, Feb 2022
• (7 marks) What are storage classes in C? Explain.
Years: May 2024, Feb 2022
• (5 marks) Differentiate between Local and Global variables.
Years: Nov 2023, Dec 2024
• (10 marks) What are the types of operators used in C?
Years: Dec 2022, Feb 2022
• (5 marks) Explain constants and variables in C.
Years: Dec 2022
• (2.5 marks) What is a character set in C language?
Year: Dec 2024
• (10 marks) Write a flowchart and algorithm to find the largest of three numbers.
Years: Dec 2024, May 2023
• (5 marks) Write a pseudocode to check whether a number is even or odd.
Year: Nov 2023
• (15 marks) Explain the structure of a C program with an example.
Year: 2021
• (10 marks) Write an algorithm and flowchart to calculate the area of a rectangle.
Year: 2021
• (5 marks) Define variables and keywords with examples.
Year: 2021
📅 UNIT II – Control Structures and Functions
• (15 marks) Explain conditional branching in C. Write a program to find the greatest of four
numbers using if-else.
Years: May 2024, May 2023, Dec 2024
• (15 marks) What are iterations in C? Write a program for matrix multiplication.
Years: May 2024, Feb 2022, Nov 2023
• (15 marks) Switch case statement in C with suitable example.
Years: Dec 2024, May 2023
• (5 marks) Differentiate between while and do-while loops.
Year: Dec 2024
• (5 marks) What is the use of 'break' and 'continue' in loops?
Year: Feb 2022
• (15 marks) Explain various control structures used in C.
Year: 2021
• (10 marks) Write a program to print a multiplication table using for loop.
Year: 2021
• (5 marks) Differentiate between if-else and switch-case with example.
Year: 2021
📅 UNIT III – Arrays and Functions
• (15 marks) What are arrays? Write a program to multiply two matrices using arrays.
Years: May 2024, Dec 2022, May 2023
• (5 marks) Call by value vs Call by reference.
Years: May 2024, Feb 2022, Dec 2022
• (10 marks) Write a program to print Fibonacci series up to 10 numbers using recursion.
Years: May 2024, Dec 2022, Nov 2023
• (8 marks) What are different types of functions in C? Explain with example.
Years: Feb 2022, Dec 2022
• (10 marks) Write a program to find the factorial of a number using recursion.
Year: Nov 2023
• (15 marks) Explain the use of arrays in C with a program to find the sum of an array.
Year: 2021
• (10 marks) Write a program to generate the Fibonacci series using iteration.
Year: 2021
• (5 marks) Explain function prototype and its use in C.
Year: 2021
📅 UNIT IV – Structures, Pointers, and File Handling
• (15 marks) Describe array of structures with suitable example.
Years: May 2024, Dec 2024, Nov 2023
• (15 marks) What are pointers? How are they useful in DMA (Dynamic Memory Allocation)?
Years: May 2024, Nov 2023, May 2023
• (5 marks) Differentiate between structure and union.
Years: Nov 2023, Dec 2022
• (10 marks) What are file handling functions in C?
Years: Feb 2022, Dec 2024
• (10 marks) Write a program to read and write from a file in C.
Year: Dec 2024
• (2.5 marks) What is the use of 'sizeof' operator?
Year: Dec 2022
• (15 marks) What is a pointer? Explain pointer arithmetic with examples.
Year: 2021
• (10 marks) Write a program to store and display data using structures.
Year: 2021
• (5 marks) What is the difference between fscanf() and fgets()?
Year: 2021
