Pointers Operation - C# Questions & Answers

This section of our 1000+ C# MCQs focuses on operation on pointers in C# Programming Language.

1. What will be the output of the given code?

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 class UnsafeCode
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     unsafe static void Main()
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     {
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         int m = 10;
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         int *mptr = &m;
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         int **ptr = &mptr;
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         int n = 20;
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         int *nptr = &n;
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         int **prt = &nptr;
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         m = **prt + *nptr;
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         n = *mptr* **prt;
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         Console.WriteLine(n + " " + m);

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         Console.ReadLine();
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     }
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 }
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a) 20 200
b) 40 200
c) 800 40
d) 40 800
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.
Output: 800 40

2. What will be the output of the code snippet?

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 unsafe static void Main()
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     int a = 5;
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     int b = 5;
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     int c = 5;
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     int*[] ptr = new int* [3];
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     ptr[0] = &a;
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     ptr[1] = &b;
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     ptr[2] = &c;
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     for (a = 0; a < 3; a++)
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     {
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         c += *ptr[a];
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         Console.WriteLine(c);
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     }
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     Console.ReadLine();
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a) 5 10
b) 10 20
c) Compile time error
d) 5 10 20
View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: None.
Output:5 10 20

3. What will be the output of the code snippet?

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class UnsafeCode
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    unsafe static void Main()
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    {
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        int* ptrs = stackalloc int[3];
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        ptrs[0] = 1;
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        ptrs[1] = 2;
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        ptrs[2] = 3;
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        for (int i = 2; i >= 0; --i)
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        {
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            ptrs[i] = ptrs[i]* 3;
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            ptrs[i] = ptrs[i] + 4;
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            Console.WriteLine(ptrs[i]);
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        }
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        Console.ReadLine();
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    }
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}
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a) 20, 10, 7
b) 13, 10, 7
c) 6, 9, 3
d) Compile time error
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: None.
Output: 13, 10, 7

4. Among the given pointers which of following cannot be incremented?
a) int
b) char
c) float
d) void
View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: None.

5. A structure pointer points to __________
a) first member of structure
b) first two members of structure
c) whole structure
d) only to the last member of structure
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.

6. What will be the declaration of the variable ptr as the pointer to array of 6 floats?
a) float *ptr[6].
b) float [6]*ptr
c) float(*ptr)[6].
d) float(*ptr)(6).
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: None.

7. what will be the output of code snippet?

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 class UnsafeCode
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 {
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     unsafe static void Main()
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     {
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         char[] arr = { 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' };

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         fixed (char* P = arr)
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         {
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             int i;
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             for (i = 0 ;i < 5 ;i++)
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             if (*P % 2 == 0)
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             ++*P;
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             else
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             (*P)++;
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             Console.WriteLine(arr);
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         }
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         Console.ReadLine();
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     }
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 }
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a) ACCEE
b) FBCDE
c) BBDDF
d) BBCEE
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: None.
Output:FBCDE

8. What will be the output of given code snippet?

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class UnsafeCode
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     unsafe static void Main()
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     { 
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         int[] nums = new int[10];
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         Console.WriteLine("Index pointer like array.");

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         fixed (int* p = nums)
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         {
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             for (int i = 0 ;i <10 ;i++)

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             p[i] = i;
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             for (int i = 10 ;i >0 ;i--)

             Console.WriteLine("p[{0}]: {1} ", i, p[i]);

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             Console.ReadLine();
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         }
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     }
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 }
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a) p[10] :0, p[9] :9, p[8] :8…..p[1]:1
b) p[10] : 1, p[9] :2, p[8] :3…..p[1] :0
c) p[1] : 1, p[2] :2, p[3] :3…..p[10] :0
d) Compile time error
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: None.
Output:Index pointer like array:
p[10] :0, p[9] :9, p[8] :8…p[1]:1

9. What will be the output of the given code snippet?

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 class UnsafeCode
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     unsafe static void Main()
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     {
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         string str = "this is a test";
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             fixed (char* p = str)
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            {
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                for (int i = str.Length-1 ;p[i] != 0 ;i--)

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                Console.Write(p[i]);
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            }
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        Console.ReadLine();
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    }
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a) test a is this
b) compile time error
c) tset a si siht
d) run time error
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: Reversal of string using pointers.
Output:tset a si siht

10. What will be the output of given code snippet?

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 class UnsafeCode
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     unsafe static void Main()
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     {
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         int* p ;
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         int ch = 13*5;
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         p = &(ch);
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         Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToChar(*p));

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         if (*p == 'A')
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         Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBoolean(1));

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         else
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         Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBoolean(0));

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         Console.ReadLine();
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     }
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 }
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a) 65 False
b) 65 1
c) A True
d) A 1
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: Convert.Tochar(*p) = A
Convert.ToBoolean(1) = True
Output: A
True

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