ST JOSEPH'S POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE -KRISHNAGIRI
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING
PROGRAMMING IN C PRACTICAL-MCQ QUESTIONS
NAME: REGNO: DATE: BATCH: TIME:
a.) Keywords b.) Variables
1.) Developer of 'C' language is c.) Constants d.) All of above
a.) Dennis Richie 8.) Which is the valid range of "int" data
type?
b.) Ken Thompson
a.) 0 to 256
c.) Bill Gates
b.) -32768 to +32767
d.) Peter Norton
c.) -32767 to +32768
2.) C language developed in
d.) No particular range
a.) 1970 c.) 1976
9.) Which symbol is used to terminate a
b.) 1972 d.) 1980 statement?
3.) C is level language. a.)! b.) # c.) \m d.);
a.) High. c.) Middle 10.) Which escape sequence character is a
line terminator?
b.) Low d.) Machine
a.) \a b.) \b c.) \m d.) \n
4.) C is available for which OS?
11.) Which escape sequence character is used
a.) DOS b.) Windows
to beep from speaker?
c.) Unix d.) All of above
a.) \a b.) \b c.) \m d.) \n
5.) Which symbol is used for pre-processor
12.) Character constants should be enclosed
statement?
between
a.)! b.) # c.)~ d.);
a.) Single Quotes b.) Double Quotes
6.) Which of the following is a scalar data
c.) Both A and B d.) None of these
type?
13.) String constants should be enclosed
a.) Float b.) Union c.) Array d.) Pointer
between
a.) Single Quotes b.) Double Quotes
7.) Which of the following are tokens in C?
c.) Both A and B d.) None of these
14.) Which of the following is invalid? c.) Take no argument d.) Evaluated first
a.)' ' b.)" " c.) a d.) 'abc' 25.) The bitwise AND is used for
15.) The maximum length of a variable in C a.) Masking b.) Comparison.
is
c.) Division d.) Shifting bits
a.) 8 b.) 16 c.) 32 d.) 64
26.) The operator is used for
16.) The maximum size of 'float' variable is
a.) Shifting bits to left b.) Shifting bits to right
a.) 1 byte b.) 2 bytes c.)4 bytes d.)8bytes
c.) Equality Checking d.) None of these
17.) The maximum size of "double' variable
is 27.) Which of the following has the
HIGHEST precedence?
a.) 1 byte b.) 2 bytes c.) 4 bytes d.) 8 bytes
a.)* b.)= = c.) =>d.) ()
18.) A declaration of float a; double b;
occupies 28.) The associability of operator is
a.) 1 byte b.) 6 bytes c.) 10 bytes d.) 12 a.) Right to Left c.) None of these
bytes b.) Left to Right d.) All of above
19.) The size of a string variable is 29.) Which operator has LOWEST priority?
a.) 1 byte b.) 10 bytes c.) 20 bytes d.) Not a.) ++ b.) % c.) || d.) ()
specific
30.) Which operator has HIGHEST priority?
20.) Which is an example of compounded
assignment statement? a.) () b.) || c.) % d.) ++
a.) a= 5 b.) a=b c.) a=b=c d.) a+=10
21.) The operator&&is used for
a.) Value assignment b.)Logical compariso
c) Increment by 1 d.) Condition Checking
22.) The operator&is used for
a.) Bitwise AND b.) Logical AND
c.) Pointer to the variable d.) None of these
23.) The equality operator is represented by
a.):= b.).EQ c.)= d)= = Answers Key
24.) Operator's precedence determines which 1. a) Dennis Ritchie
operator is 2. b) 1972
3. c) Middle
a.) Faster b.) Take less memory
4. d) All of the above (DOS, Windows, Unix)
5. b) #
6. a) Float
7. d) All of the above (Keywords, Variables, Constants)
8. b) -32768 to +32767
9. d) ; (semicolon is indeed used to terminate statements)
10. d) \n
11. a) \a
12. a) Single Quotes
13. b) Double Quotes
14. d) 'abc'
15. c) 32
16. c) 4 bytes
17. d) 8 bytes
18. d) 8 bytes
19. d) Not specific
20. c) a += 10
21. d) Condition Checking
22. a) Bitwise AND
23. d) ==
24. d) Evaluated first
25. a) Masking
26. a) Shifting bits to left
27. Should be d) (), parentheses have the highest precedence
28. b) Left to Right
29. C) ||
30. d) `()`
