C Programming Questions and Answers – Command Line Arguments – 2

This set of C Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Command Line Arguments – 2”.

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1. A program that has no command line arguments will have argc _________
a) Zero
b) Negative
c) One
d) Two
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.

2. What is the index of the last argument in command line arguments?
a) argc – 2
b) argc + 1
c) argc
d) argc – 1
View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: None.
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3. What will be the output of the following C code (if run with no options or arguments)?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         printf("%d\n", argc);
  5.         return 0;
  6.     }

a) 0
b) 1
c) Depends on the platform
d) Depends on the compiler
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
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4. What will be the output of the following C code (run without any command line arguments)?

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  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         while (argc--)
  5.         printf("%s\n", argv[argc]);
  6.         return 0;
  7.     }

a) Compile time error
b) Executablefilename
c) Segmentation fault
d) Undefined
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
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5. What will be the output of the following C code (run without any command line arguments)?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         printf("%s\n", argv[argc]);
  5.         return 0;
  6.     }

a) Segmentation fault/code crash
b) Executable file name
c) Depends on the platform
d) Depends on the compiler
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

6. What will be the output of the following C code (run without any command line arguments)?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         while (*argv++ != NULL)
  5.         printf("%s\n", *argv);
  6.         return 0;
  7.     }

a) Segmentation fault/code crash
b) Executable file name
c) Depends on the platform
d) Depends on the compiler
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

7. What will be the output of the following C code (run without any command line arguments)?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         while (*argv  !=  NULL)
  5.         printf("%s\n", *(argv++));
  6.         return 0;
  7.     }

a) Segmentation fault/code crash
b) Executable file name
c) Depends on the platform
d) Depends on the compiler
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: None.

8. What will be the output of the following C code (run without any command line arguments)?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main(int argc, char *argv[])
  3.     {
  4.         while (argv != NULL)
  5.         printf("%s\n",  *(argv++));
  6.         return 0;
  7.     }

a) Segmentation fault/code crash
b) Executable file name
c) Depends on the platform
d) Depends on the compiler
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.

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