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This is a mock Exam for the C programmers. It is created by Genesis InSoft Limited (admin@genesisinsoft.com) and may be freely distributed so long as it is unmodified. Please email us if you have any corrections or comments.

Question1

Reusability of code in C is supported by

  1. Functions
  2. Macros
  3. Pointers
  4. Files

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Question 2

The entry point of the 'C' program is with

  1. #include
  2. main(int argc, char * argv)
  3. c_main
  4. MAIN()

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Question 3

When a const variable is declared, it is stored

  1. in RAM
  2. in ROM
  3. on heap
  4. in CPU registers

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Question 4

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>

    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
        printf(" %d", printf("Hello Genesis"));
        return 0;
    }

  1. Hello Genesis
  2. 13 Hello Genesis
  3. Hello Genesis 13
  4. None of the above

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Question 5

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>

    void main()    
    {
        printf("\n Hi" " %s ", "Genesis"" InSoft");
    }

  1. Hi %s Genesis InSoft
  2. Hi Genesis
  3. Hi Genesis InSoft
  4. Hi %s Genesis InSoft

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Question 6

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>
   
    main()
    {
        switch (5)
        {
            case 5: printf(" 5 ");
            default: printf(" 10 ");
            case 6: printf(" 6 ");
        }
    }

  1. 5
  2. 5 10
  3. 5 10 6
  4. 5 6

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Question 7

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>

    void main()
    {
        int x = 9;
        Continue: printf("\n Continue ");
        if(!x)
            goto gen;
        gen: printf(" Genesis ");
    }

  1. Genesis
  2. Continue Genesis
  3. Continue
  4. None of the above

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Question 8

Which argument of function 'strncmp()' specifies number of characters to be compared?

  1. first
  2. second
  3. third
  4. fourth

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Question 9

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

  1. Static
  2. Register
  3. Extern
  4. Stack

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Question 10

Which of the following 'return' statement is correct?

  1. return, return;
  2. return(1, 2, 3);
  3. return(return 4);
  4. (return 5, return 6);

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Question 11

The second argument to fopen() function is?

  1. char
  2. const char *
  3. int *
  4. FILE *

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Question 12

What is the data type of FILE?

  1. integer
  2. union
  3. pointer
  4. structure

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Question 13

The first argument of fwrite function is typecast to

  1. char *
  2. FILE *
  3. int *
  4. void *

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Question 14

Which of the following storage class variables cannot be used with pointers?

  1. extern
  2. static
  3. register
  4. Both A and C

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Question 15

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>

    void main()
    {
        int (*myprintf)(const char*, ...) = printf;
        myprintf("Genesis InSoft Limited");
    }

  1. Genesis InSoft Limited
  2. No output
  3. Undefined symbol myprintf
  4. Prototype mismatch

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Question 16

What is the output of the program?

    #include <stdio.h>

    void main()
    {
        char buffer[10] = {"Genesis"};
        printf(" %d ", &buffer[4]- (buffer));
    }

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 0
  4. Illegal pointer subtraction

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Question 17

If "arr" is an array of 5 x 5 dimension, arr[2][4] is same as

  1. **(a+3+4) 
  2. *(a+3)+*(a+4)
  3. **(a+3)+4
  4. *(*(a+2)+4)

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Question 18

What is the significance of the free() function?

  1. It erases the contents of any type and cleans the pointer
  2. It places the memory address with the pointer in free store
  3. It assigns the pointer a NULL value
  4. It disables the memory address with the pointer

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Question 19

The following statement is used in C for

char *ptr = (char*) malloc(Length);

  1. For faster execution of programs
  2. For reducing the code
  3. For conservation of memory
  4. Both A and B

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Question 20

What is the output of the program?   

    #include <stdio.h>
    #define sq(a) a * a      

    void main()    
    {
        printf("%d", sq(3 + 2));
    }        

  1. 25
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. Compilation error 

Answer to Question 20

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Answer 1 - A

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Answer 2 - B

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Answer 3 -  B

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Answer 4 - C

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Answer 5 - C

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Answer 6 - C

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Answer 7 - B

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Answer 8 - C

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Answer 9 - D

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Answer 10 - B

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Answer 11 - B

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Answer 12 - D

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Answer 13 - D

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Answer 14 - C

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Answer 15 - A

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Answer 16 - B

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Answer 17 - D

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Answer 18 - B

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Answer 19 - C

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Answer 20 - B

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