C Programming Multiple Choice Question - Functions And Pointers

This section focuses on the "Functions And Pointers" of the C programming. These Multiple Choice Questions (mcq) should be practiced to improve the C programming skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.

1. The keyword used to transfer control from a function back to the calling function is

A. switch
B. goto
C. return
D. exit

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2. What is the default return type if it is not specified in function definition?

A. void
B. int
C. float
D. short int

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3. The default parameter passing mechanism is

A. Call by value
B. call by reference
C. call by value result
D. None

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4. Pick the correct statements.
I. The body of a function should have only one return statement
II. The body of a function may have many return statements.
III. function can return only one value to the calling environment.
IV. If return statement is omitted, then the function does its job but returns no value to the calling environment.

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II anf IV

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5. Functions can return structure in c?

A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. May Be
D. Can't Say

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6. Forward declaration is absolutely necessary

A. If a function returns a non-integer quantity
B. If the function call precedes its definition
C. If the function call precedes its definition and the function returns a non integer quantity
D. None of the above

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7. In C, what is the meaning of following function prototype with empty parameter list

void fun()
{
   /* .... */
}

A. Function can only be called without any parameter
B. Function can be called with any number of parameters of any types
C. Function can be called with any number of integer parameters.
D. Function can be called with one integer parameter.

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8. A pointer is

A. A variable that stores address of an instruction
B. A variable that stores address of other variable
C. A keyword used to create variables
D. None of these

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9. The reason for using pointers in a Cprogram is

A. Pointers allow different functions to share and modify their local variables.
B. To pass large structures so that complete copy of the structure can be avoided.
C. Pointers enable complex “linked" data structures like linked lists and binary trees.
D. All of the above

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10. How can you write a[i][j][k][l] in equivalent pointer expression?

A. (((***(a+i)+j)+k)+l)
B. ((**(*(a+i)+j)+k)+l)
C. (*(*(*(a+i)+j)+k)+l)
D. *(*(*(*(a+i)+j)+k)+l)

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