C Programming Questions and Answers – Address Arithmetic – 2

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This set of C Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Address Arithmetic – 2”.

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1. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     void main()
  3.     {
  4.         char *s = "hello";
  5.         char *p = s * 3;
  6.         printf("%c\t%c", *p, s[1]);
  7.     }

a) h e
b) l e
c) Compile time error
d) l h
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
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2. What will be the output of the following C code?

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  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     void main()
  3.     {
  4.         char *s= "hello";
  5.         char *p = s + 2;
  6.         printf("%c\t%c", *p, s[1]);
  7.     }

a) l e
b) h e
c) l l
d) h l
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.
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3. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         void *p;
  5.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 8};
  6.         p = &a[3];
  7.         int *ptr = &a[2];
  8.         int n = p - ptr;
  9.         printf("%d\n", n);
  10.     }

a) 1
b) Compile time error
c) Segmentation fault
d) 4
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
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4. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         void *p;
  5.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  6.         p = &a[3];
  7.         int *ptr = &a[2];
  8.         int n = (int*)p - ptr;
  9.         printf("%d\n", n);
  10.     }

a) 1
b) Compile time error
c) Segmentation fault
d) 4
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.

5. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  5.         int b[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  6.         int n = &b[3] - &a[2];
  7.         printf("%d\n", n);
  8.     }

a) -3
b) 5
c) 4
d) Compile time error
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

6. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  5.         int *p = &a[1];
  6.         int *ptr = &a[2];
  7.         ptr = ptr * 1;
  8.         printf("%d\n", *ptr);
  9.     }

a) 2
b) 1
c) Compile time error
d) Undefined behaviour
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.

7. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  5.         int *ptr  =  &a[2];
  6.         float n = 1;
  7.         ptr = ptr + n;
  8.         printf("%d\n", *ptr);
  9.     }

a) 4
b) 3
c) Compile time error
d) Undefined behaviour
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.

8. What will be the output of the following C code?

  1.     #include <stdio.h>
  2.     int main()
  3.     {
  4.         int a[4] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
  5.         void *p = &a[1];
  6.         void *ptr = &a[2];
  7.         int n = 1;
  8.         n = ptr - p;
  9.         printf("%d\n", n);
  10.     }

a) 1
b) 4
c) Compile time error
d) Depends on the compiler
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: None.

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