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C Aptitude Questions

The document contains 7 coding questions and their explanations. Question 1 defines a doubly circular linked list and finds the value at a specific node. Question 2 accesses structure elements using arrow and indirection operators. Question 3 demonstrates function return and increment. Question 4 shows pointer increment sizes. Question 5 has errors in function declaration and use of getchar(). Question 6 has errors passing string arguments to a function expecting integers. Question 7 accesses out of bounds memory with a pointer.

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C Aptitude Questions

The document contains 7 coding questions and their explanations. Question 1 defines a doubly circular linked list and finds the value at a specific node. Question 2 accesses structure elements using arrow and indirection operators. Question 3 demonstrates function return and increment. Question 4 shows pointer increment sizes. Question 5 has errors in function declaration and use of getchar(). Question 6 has errors passing string arguments to a function expecting integers. Question 7 accesses out of bounds memory with a pointer.

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C Aptitude Questions & Answers…

Predict the output or error(s) for the following:


1. void main()
{
int const * p=5;
printf("%d",++(*p));
}

Answer:
Compiler error: Cannot modify a constant value.
Explanation:
p is a pointer to a "constant integer". But we tried to change the value of the
"constant integer".

2. main()
{
char s[ ]="man";
int i;
for(i=0;s[ i ];i++)
printf("\n%c%c%c%c",s[ i ],*(s+i),*(i+s),i[s]);
}

Answer:
mmmm
aaaa
nnnn
Explanation:
s[i], *(i+s), *(s+i), i[s] are all different ways of expressing the same idea. Generally
array name is the base address for that array. Here s is the base address. i is the
index number/displacement from the base address. So, indirecting it with * is same
as s[i]. i[s] may be surprising. But in the case of C it is same as s[i].

3. main()
{
float me = 1.1;
double you = 1.1;
if(me==you)
printf("I love U");
else
printf("I hate U");
}

Answer:
I hate U

Explanation:
For floating point numbers (float, double, long double) the values cannot be
predicted exactly. Depending on the number of bytes, the precession with of the
value represented varies. Float takes 4 bytes and long double takes 10 bytes. So
float stores 0.9 with less precision than long double.
Rule of Thumb:
Never compare or at-least be cautious when using floating point numbers with
relational operators (== , >, <, <=, >=,!= ) .

4. main()
{
static int var = 5;
printf("%d ",var--);
if(var)
main();
}

Answer:
54321

Explanation:
When static storage class is given, it is initialized once. The change in the value of a
static variable is retained even between the function calls. Main is also treated like
any other ordinary function, which can be called recursively.

5. main()
{
int c[ ]={2.8,3.4,4,6.7,5};
int j,*p=c,*q=c;
for(j=0;j<5;j++) {
printf(" %d ",*c);
++q; }
for(j=0;j<5;j++){
printf(" %d ",*p);
++p; }
}

Answer:
2222223465

Explanation:
Initially pointer c is assigned to both p and q. In the first loop, since only q is
incremented and not c , the value 2 will be printed 5 times. In second loop p itself is
incremented. So the values 2 3 4 6 5 will be printed.

6. main()
{
extern int i;
i=20;
printf("%d",i);
}

Answer:
Linker Error : Undefined symbol '_i'
Explanation:
extern storage class in the following declaration,
extern int i;
specifies to the compiler that the memory for i is allocated in some other program
and that address will be given to the current program at the time of linking. But
linker finds that no other variable of name i is available in any other program with
memory space allocated for it. Hence a linker error has occurred

Predict the output or error(s) for the following:


1. struct aaa{
struct aaa *prev;
int i;
struct aaa *next;
};
main()
{
struct aaa abc,def,ghi,jkl;
int x=100;
abc.i=0;abc.prev=&jkl;
abc.next=&def;
def.i=1;def.prev=&abc;def.next=&ghi;
ghi.i=2;ghi.prev=&def;
ghi.next=&jkl;
jkl.i=3;jkl.prev=&ghi;jkl.next=&abc;
x=abc.next->next->prev->next->i;
printf("%d",x);
}

Answer:
2

Explanation:
above all statements form a double circular linked list;
abc.next->next->prev->next->i
this one points to "ghi" node the value of at particular node is 2.

2. struct point
{
int x;
int y;
};
struct point origin,*pp;
main()
{
pp=&origin;
printf("origin is(%d%d)\n",(*pp).x,(*pp).y);
printf("origin is (%d%d)\n",pp->x,pp->y);
}
Answer:
origin is(0,0)
origin is(0,0)

Explanation:
pp is a pointer to structure. we can access the elements of the structure either with
arrow mark or with indirection operator.
Note:
Since structure point is globally declared x & y are initialized as zeroes

3. main()
{
int i=_l_abc(10);
printf("%d\n",--i);
}
int _l_abc(int i)
{
return(i++);
}

Answer:
9

Explanation:
return(i++) it will first return i and then increments. i.e. 10 will be returned.

4. main()
{
char *p;
int *q;
long *r;
p=q=r=0;
p++;
q++;
r++;
printf("%p...%p...%p",p,q,r);
}

Answer:
0001...0002...0004

Explanation:
++ operator when applied to pointers increments address according to their
corresponding data-types.

5. main()
{
char c=' ',x,convert(z);
getc(c);
if((c>='a') && (c<='z'))
x=convert(c);
printf("%c",x);
}
convert(z)
{
return z-32;
}

Answer:
Compiler error

Explanation:
declaration of convert and format of getc() are wrong.

6. main(int argc, char **argv)


{
printf("enter the character");
getchar();
sum(argv[1],argv[2]);
}
sum(num1,num2)
int num1,num2;
{
return num1+num2;
}

Answer:
Compiler error.

Explanation:
argv[1] & argv[2] are strings. They are passed to the function sum without
converting it to integer values.

7. # include
int one_d[]={1,2,3};
main()
{
int *ptr;
ptr=one_d;
ptr+=3;
printf("%d",*ptr);
}

Answer:
garbage value

Explanation:
ptr pointer is pointing to out of the array range of one_d.

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