Ruby Programming Questions and Answers – The Elsif Conditional Statement

This set of Ruby Programming Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “The Elsif Conditional Statement”.

1. Which of the following is valid conditional statement in Ruby?
a) elseif
b) elsif
c) else if
d) elseiff
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2. The elsif conditional statement is written with an expression.
a) True
b) False
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3. The elsif statement can add many alternatives to if/else statements.
a) True
b) False
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4. What is the output of the given code?

counter=6
   if counter<=5
   puts (counter)
   counter=counter+1
   puts (counter)
   elsif counter>5
   puts (counter)
   counter=2*counter
   puts(counter)
   else 
   puts(counter)
   counter=counter-1
   puts(counter)
   end

a) 5
10
b) 6
12
c) Syntax error
d) None of the mentioned
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Output:
6
12

5. What is output of the given code?

counter=-3
   if counter<=5
   puts (counter)
   counter=counter+1
   puts (counter)
   elsif counter>5
   puts (counter)
   counter=2*counter
   puts(counter)
   end

a) -3
-2
b) -3
-6
c) Syntax error
d) None of the mentioned
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Output:
-3
-2

6. What is the output of the given code?

 if !true
   print "False"
   elsif !true || true
   print "True"
   end

a) True
b) False
c) Syntax eroor
d) None of the mentioned
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Output:
True

7. What is the output of the given code?

variable = false
   if variable
   print "false"
   elsif !variable
   print "true" 
   end

a) False
b) True
c) Syntax error
d) None of the mentioned
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Output:
True

8. What is the output of the given code?

x=7
   y=9
   if x==y
   print "equal"
   elsif x>y
   print "greater" 
   else
   print "less"
   end

a) equal
b) greater
c) less
d) none of the mentioned
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Output:
less

9. What is the output of the given code?

a=true
   b=false
   if a && b
   puts "False"
   elsif a || b
   puts "True"
   else
   puts "neither true nor false"
   end

a) false
b) true
c) neither true nor false
d) none of the mentioned
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Output:
True

10. What is the output of the given code?

a=10
    b=2
    if a>b
    a=a*b
    puts (a)
    elsif a<b
    a=a*a+b
    puts (a)
    else
    a=a-b
    puts (a)
    end

a) 20
b) 102
c) -98
d) None of the mentioned
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Output:
20

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