Government Engineering College, Rajkot

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Programming for Problem Solving
(3110003)
Question bank – 2024-25
Document Date: 8th July, 2024
Module-1 INTRODUCTION
No Question Marks Year Book
Define: algorithm, flowchart, and compiler.
OR
Define algorithm and explain different symbols used in flowchart. (2) W-18
3
OR W-19
4
1 Define following terms: S-20
1) Application Software 2) System Software W-21
1
3) Algorithm 4) Flowchart. S-22
OR S-24
Define: Compiler, Algorithm, Interpreter
OR
Define Flow chart, List the rules for designing a Flow chart and Rephrase
the merits and demerits of flow chart.
Write flowchart or algorithm to find area of a triangle.
S-19
2 OR 3
S-20
Write a program to find area of triangle.
3 List out types of software with Examples. 3 W-19
Categorize the major components of computer system and give their
Function.
4 W-19
4 OR
7 S-22
Draw block diagram of computer system and explain the functions of each
component in detail. W-22
3
OR
S-23
List out and briefly explain basic building blocks of Computer system.
OR W-23
Design block diagram of computer and explain functionalities of various
S-24
components of computer.
OR
Briefly explain different components of Computer system.
OR
Draw neat Block Diagram illustrating the Anatomy of a Computer System.
5 What are command line arguments? Explain with suitable example. 7 S-19
Draw the flow chart to find the largest of the given three numbers –
A ,B and C.
3 W-21
6 OR
4 S-20
Write algorithm or flowchart for finding maximum out of three numbers
S-23
entered by user. (3)
S-24
7 What do you mean by program and program control? 1 S-22
8 Programming needs logic building. Justify 1 S-22
Design a flowchart for checking whether a given number is palindrome or
9 7 S-22
not.
Describe various symbols used for preparing flow chart.
10 4 W-22
 Write an algorithm to check whether the entered number is Even or Odd.
11 3 W-23
Draw the flowchart to find the factorial of a number given by user.
12 4 W-23
Illustrate an Algorithm to check whether the given year is leap year or not.
13 4 S-24

Module-2 Fundamentals of C
No Question Marks Year Book
List all operators used in C and explain any three with example.
OR 7 W-18
List out the operators used in C language and explain any three with
Example. 4 W-19
OR 7
1 Explain different categories of operators available in C programming 7 S-20
OR W-21
Explain different type of operators used in c language with their 7 S-22
Precedence and associativity. S-23
AND
Describe precedence and associativity of operators with example
AND
Explain the working of various bit-wise operators with the
example.
OR
List out all operators and explain any two in details.
2 Describe local and global variable with example. 3 W-18
What do you mean by type conversion? Give example.
OR 3 W-18
3 Explain type conversion and type casting with example. 4 S-20
OR 3 S-22
Explain type casting with example (2) S-23
What are header files? Name at least 3 with its usage (2)
OR S-19
3
Show the important of stdio.h header file. W-19
5 4
OR S-20
List any three header file with its usage. S-23
6 What is formatted output? Using printf() statement explain it. 3 S-19
Distinguish the data types provided by C programming language.
OR 4 W-19
7
Explain four basic data types in C and provision to extend range for 4 S-20
appropriate data types. 7 W-22
OR
List and explain different data types available in C.
8 What do you mean by enumerated data type in C language? 1 S-22
Implement a C Program to convert temperature from Fahrenheit to
9 7 W-19
Celsius and vice versa.
OR S-23
Write a C program to compute Fahrenheit from centigrade (f=1.8*c
+32).
10 Explain different types of constants. 4 W-19
11 Justify, 2 and ‘2’ both are not same in C language 1 S-22
12 What is the role of sizeof operator in C language? 1 S-22
OR W-22
Demonstrate the working of bitwise shift and sizeof operator with an 3 W-23
example.
OR
Demonstrate the use of bitwise operators with an example.
Ternary operator can be nested. (True/False)
1
13 AND S-22
3
Explain ternary (?:) operator in detail with the example (2) W-23
Write the outputs of the following expression:
i) 50 % 2 / 3 + 2
14 3 S-22
ii) 21 / (int) 2.5 + 3
iii) (1 > 2 ) || ( 2 < 3) && 5 < 1
15 Find out error(s), if any in the following code 4 W-22
and correct it:
int main() {
printf(“%f %d”, 7.0%5.0, 5 || -2);
}
16 Write a C program to check whether a three digits number is 7 S-23
palindrome or not.
17 Give the output of following C code. 3 W-23
int main(){
printf(“%d”, 15<2);
printf(“%d”, 15&&2);
printf(“%d”, 7%10);
return 0;
}
18 Explain C tokens in detail. 7 W-23

19 List the rules to assign a name to an Identifier (Variable) 3 S-24

20 Illustrate the basic structure of a C Programs and highlight usual 4 S-24

sections of main function.
21 Construct a C program which receives number of days as input and 7 S-24
converts them in to Year, Months and Days
22 Construct a C program to swap the values of two integers with use 7 S-24
of only two variables.

Module-3 Control structure in C

No Question Marks Year Book

Draw all symbols used in flowchart and draw flowchart to find factorial
number.
1 OR 4 W-18
List all symbols used in flowchart and draw flowchart to find
Factorial number.
Explain while loop with example. 7 W-18
OR 3 S-19
2 Explain various looping control structures with suitable example. 4 S-20
OR W-18
Explain entry controlled and exit controlled loop with proper syntax. W-21
S-22
OR
W-22
Define general form of 1) do while loop 2) Nested if 3) goto. S-23
OR S-24
Compare and contrast while and do while loop with example. (2)
OR
Explain while loop and do-while loop with example.
OR
Differentiate: Exit controlled Loop and Entry controlled Loop (2)
W-18
3 7
Explain for loop with example. (2) W-19
OR 4 S-23
Explain the structure of for loop with proper example.
4 Explain break and continue statement with example. (3)
OR W-18
Explain 1) nested if-else statement 2) break statement. S-19
OR 4 W-19
Discuss use of break and continue statement in C with example.(2) 3 S-20
OR W-21
Explain nested if else ladder with suitable example. (2) S-22
OR S-23
Explain else… if ladder with an example. (2) W-23
OR S-24
Differentiate between break and continue.
Explain switch case statement with example to read number between 1 W-18
5 7
to 7 and print relatively day Sunday to Saturday. (2) S-20
OR 4 w-22
Explain switch statement with an example. S-23
OR
Explain:
a) switch-case statement
b) continue statement
6 Write a program to reverse a given number. 4 S-19
7 Compare and contrast goto statement and switch statement with
4 S-22
example
Write a program to find 1+1/2+1/3+1/4+. .. +1/n. 4 S-19
8
9 Write a program to check whether entered character is vowel or not? 4 S-19
10 Write a program to print all Armstrong numbers in a given range.
Armstrong number is equal to sum of cubes of its individual digits. For 7 S-19
example 153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3. So, 153 is Armstrong number.
Construct ‘C’ program to print the following pattern using loop
Statement. (3)
1
22
333
4444
55555
OR
Write a C program to print following pattern.
1 W-19
 23 7 W-21
456
11 OR S-22
Write a C program to print following pattern.
1 W-22
22 S-23
333
AND W-23
Write a program to print the triangle shown below.
A
S-24
AB
ABC
ABCD
AND
Write a C program to print following patterns :
*
**
***
****

OR
Write a C program to print following pattern using loop.
5
44
333
2222
11111

OR
Construct a C program to print following pattern
1
23
456
7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15…..
Demonstrate a C program to input an integer number and check last
12 7 W-19
digit of number is even or odd.
13 Write a program to find sum of first N odd numbers. Ex. 7 W-19
14 1+3+5+7+… ...... +N
Develop an algorithm to print first N Fibonacci numbers
W-19
15 OR 4
S-22
Write a program to print Fibonacci series.e.g.0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13.
16 Write a C program to find factorial of a given number. (2) 7 S-20
W-22
17 Write a C program to find 1+1/2!+1/3!+1/4!+. ... +1/n!. 7 S-20
Write an algorithm for finding odd and even number from given
18 3 W-21
two numbers.
Write a C program to check whether the entered character is
19 7 W-22
alphabet, digit, space or any special character.
Find out error(s), if any in the following code and correct it:
20 3 W-22
int main() {
if(10%2==0){
break;
}
}
 Examine following code and give output of it.
21 4 W-22
void main(){
int a=0;
while (a<10) {
a++;
if (a%3==1) {
continue;
}
printf (" %d", a);
}}
Examine following code and give output of it.
22 void main(){ 4 W-22
int i=1;
for (i=10; i>=1 ; --i) {
printf (“ %d”, i);
i--;
}
}
Write a C program to make sum of digits of a given number. (if input is
23 145, output should be 10) 7 W-22
Demonstrate the use of forward jump and backward jump with an
24 example. 4 W-23
Give the output of following C codes.
25 1. int main(){ 4 W-23
int i=10;
while(i<10){
printf(“%d”, i);
i++;
}
return 0;
}
2. int main(){
int i=10;
do{
printf(“%d”, i);
i++;
}while(i<10);
return 0;
}
Debug the following codes and show the output for this:
26 For ( i=0 ; i<=50 ; i++ ); 3 S-24
{
printf( “\n %d” , i )
}
*consider header files and declaration of variable is done.

Module-4 Array & String

No Question Marks Year Book
1 Why null value is used in string? Justify your answer with example 4 W-18
2 What is string? Explain with example to find a character from string. 4 W-18
 What is a string? Explain at least 4 built-in string functions with
example. (2) S-19
7
OR
3 Explain any four inbuilt string functions. S-20
4
OR
7
List out all various string functions and describe them with syntax and S-22
example. W-22
OR S-23
Explain following string handling functions: I. strcat() II. strcmp() III.
strlen
Describe array with example. (2)
OR
What is an array? Explain one dimensional and two dimensional array
3
declarations and initialization with suitable example. W-18
7
OR S-19
Explain one dimensional array, two dimensional array and multi-
3
dimensional array with their syntax and example. S-20
4
OR
3
Show 1D array declaration, initialization and iteration. S-20
AND W-21
3
Show 2D array declaration, initialization and iteration. S-22
7
OR S-24
Demonstrate declaration and initialization of two dimensional
array with suitable example.
OR
Summarize the methods for initialization of One-Dimensional
Array.
5 Why it is necessary to give the size of an array in array declaration? 3 S-19
6 Write a program to display transpose of given 3*3 matrix. 7 S-19
AND S-24
Construct a C program to multiply 3X3 matrix.
Write a C program to read 10 numbers from user and store them in
an array. Display Sum, Minimum and Average of the numbers. W-19
7 OR 7
Write a program to store 10 elements in array given by user and to S-20
find maximum out of those 10 elements. (2) W-23
Write a program to find a character from the string, string and
8 7 S-20
character to be searched both will be given by user.
Explain getch(), getchar(), gets(), puts() .
4
OR
3 W-21
Explain getch(), getchar(), gets(). (2)
9 4 W-19
AND
S-22
Explain following string manipulation function.
W-22
strcat( ), strcpy( ) ,strcmp( ) and strlen( ) S-23
AND W-23
Give the significance of puts(), getchar(), getch(). S-24
OR
List the application of gets getchar and puts functions.
AND
10
What is the role of getc( ) and getw() file functions?
OR
Give the significance of getc(), getw(), fscanf().
11 Write a program to check whether entered character is vowel or
3 W-21
not?
 Write a program to find out the largest of an array. 7 W-21
12
13 Write a program in c for multiply two matrices A and B of dimensions
7 W-21
pXq and qXr respectively and store the result in third matrix C.
14 What is the difference between char *p and char p[]? 1 S-22
15 Write a C program to make sum of array elements. 7 W-22
16 Write a C program to sort an array in ascending order. 7 W-22
17 Write a C program to copy one string to other without using string 7 S-23
handling function.
18 Write a C program to check whether two strings are same or not. 7 W-23
19 Give the output of following C code. 3 W-23
int main(){
int arr[3][2]={1,2,3,4,5,6};
printf(“%d %d %d”, arr[0][1], arr[1][0], arr[2][1]);
return 0;
}
20 Summarize the method for Declaration, initialization and Printing on 4 S-24
screen of a String.

Module-5 Functions
No Question Marks Year Book
1 What is UDF? Describe advantages of UDF. 3 W-18
Classification of User defined function’s components (elements)
OR 4 W-18
2 Categorize User defined function’s components (elements). 4 W-19
OR 7 W-21
Describe different categories of user-defined functions. 7 W-22
OR
Describe categories of User defined function
Create a function to check number is prime or not. If number is prime
then function return value 1 otherwise return 0.
OR W-18
Build a function to check number is prime or not. If number is prime
then function return value 1 otherwise return 0. W-19
OR 7
3
Write a function in the program to return 1 if number passed is prime S-20
otherwise return 0. (2)
OR W-21(2)
Write a program to check whether entered number is prime or S-23
not with the help of user-defined function check-prime(). (2)
OR S-24
Write a C program to check whether a number is prime or not. (2)
4 Discuss parameter passing technique used in C with example. 4 W-18
5 Create a function to swap the values of two variables. 7 W-18
Write a program to calculate nCr using user defined function. nCr = n! /
6 7 S-19
(r! * (n-r)!)
7 In user defined function, what is actual argument and formal argument? 3 S-19
Explain the function definition, function prototype and function call
7
with relative example. W-19
8
OR 1
S-22
What do you mean by function prototype?
Explain call by value (pass by value) and call by reference (pass by W-19
Reference) with examples in brief. S-20
 OR 7 S-22
9 What is user defined function? Explain pass by value and pass by 3 W-22
reference in functions with example. S-23
OR 4 W-23
Differentiate call by value and call by reference. (3)
OR
What is function? Differentiate: Call by value and Call by reference.
Develop a menu-based program to perform addition, multiplication,
10 7 W-21
subtraction and division using user-defined function.
11 Differentiate function and macro. 3 S-22
12 Write a C program to find sum of digits for a given number using the 7 W-23
concept of User Defined Function (UDF). (Hint: For number 3278, sum of
digits is 3+2+7+8 = 20)
13 List the categories of User Defined Functions and Discuss any one of 4 S-24
these.
14 Construct a C program which used a user define function that receives an 7 S-24
integer and returns square and cube of it and prints in main function.

Module-6 Recursion
No Question Marks Year Boo
k
Define recursion. List the advantages of recursion.
4 W-18
1 OR
4 W-19
List the advantages of recursion.
What is recursive function? Explain with suitable example. (2) S-19
7
2 OR S-22
1
What do you mean by recursion? W-22
OR 3
W-23
Demonstrate the use of recursion with an example.
What care must be taken while writing a program with recursive function?
OR 4 S-19
3
What do you mean by recursive function? What care must be taken 3 W-21
while writing a program with recursive function?
4 Explain problem solving using recursion with any example 4 S-20
5 Write a recursive program to find factorial of a given number. 7 S-22
OR S-23
Write a C program to find factorial of a number using recursion.
6 Write a C program to generate first n number of Fibonacci series using 7 S-23
recursion.( 0 1 1 2 3 5 8…)

Module-7 Pointers
No Question Marks Year Book
What is pointer? Explain with example to print the address of variable
using pointer.
3 W-18
OR
1 What is pointer? Explain with example to store and print the address of
3 S-20
variable using pointer
1 S-22
OR
What is a pointer?
What is pointer? Which arithmetic operations are not valid on pointers?
4 S-19
2 AND
S-19
What is pointer? Which arithmetic operations are valid on pointers?
 Explain array of pointers with suitable example.
4 S-19
3 OR
3 S-22
What is meant by array of pointers? Explain it with example
What is pointer to pointer? Write suitable example to demonstrate the
concept.
4 S-19
4 AND
3 W-21
What is pointer? Explain how pointers are declared and
initialized. . S-23
OR
What is Pointer in C and how it initializes? State its advantages.
5 Give the output of following C code. 3 W-23
int main(){
int val=20, *p;
p = &val;
printf(“%d %d %d”, val, *p, sizeof(p));
return 0;
}
6 Write True / False against following statements: 3 S-24
1) Pointer is a variable which holds address of location where value of
other variable is stored.
2) Pointer holds the address in form of float or integer.
3) The address of a variable can be stored in two or more pointers.
7 What are the arithmetic operators that are permitted on pointers? 3 S-24

Module-8 Structure
No Question Marks Year Book
Define a structure data type called time_struct containing three
member’s integer hours, minutes, second. Develop a program that
1 7 W-18
would assign values to individual member and display the time in
following format : HH:MM:SS
What is structure? How to access the elements of structure? How to
7 W-18
2 calculate size of structure? Explain with example.
Explain how structure variable is initialized with suitable example.
OR
4 S-19
Show structure declaration and initialization with proper syntax
3 S-20
OR
3 W-21
What is structure? Explain with example how to declare a structure
and how to initialize it.
4 Explain with suitable example structure variable and pointer to structure 4 S-19
variable.
Distinguish between Structure and Union.
W-19
5 OR 3
S-22
Define Union in ‘C’ with example. 4
OR W-22
Compare structure and union. (2)
OR S-23
What is structure? How it is different from union? Explain W-23
nestedstructure with example.
Define a structure “personal” that would contain person name, date of
6 joining and salary. Using this structure read information of 5 people and 7 S-20
print the same on screen. Also display sum of salary of all 5 people. S-23
OR
Define a structure type struct personal that would contain person name,
 date of joining and salary using this structure to read this information of
5 people and print the same on screen.

Write a program in c using structure to enter rollno, marks of the three

7 7 W-21
subject for 3 student and find total obtained by each student
8 Explain structure within structure with example. 4 S-22
9 Define a Structures which contains details of a Cricketer: 7 S-24
• Name of Player:
• Team name:
• Total run scored:
• Batting average:

Module-9 Dynamic memory allocation

No Question Marks Year Book
What is dynamic memory allocation? Explain important functions
associated with it. (2)
OR S-19
7
Show the usage of malloc( ) and calloc( ) with syntax. (2)
1 OR S-20
4
Show the use of Malloc, Calloc, Free and Realloc in context of Dynamic W-21
4
memory allocation. S-22
3
OR W-22
Compare malloc() and calloc() functions for dynamic memory S-23
allocation. W-23
OR S-24
Define dynamic memory allocation. Explain malloc() and calloc().
OR
List down and briefly explain methods for dynamic memory allocation.
OR
Briefly explain memory management functions.
2 Briefly explain storage class auto and extern. 3 W-22
OR 7 W-23
Briefly explain different storage classes used in C with appropriate example.

Module-10 File Management

No Question Marks Year Book
Explain fopen() and its mode with example to write a string into file.
W-18
1 OR 4
W-21
Explain fopen() and its mode with example.
Describe file management. And List the various file management
W-19
functions.
OR 4 S-20
Explain various file management function in C. (2)
2 S-22
OR 7
Explain the following File Handling functions: 1. fseek( ) 2. ftell( ) 3. W-23
fread( ) 4. fwrite( ) 5. fscanf( ) 6. fprintf( ) 7.rewind( ).
S-24
OR
Briefly explain any two file handling functions with an example.
3 Write a program to illustrate the use of fputc ( ) and fputs( ) 4 W-19
4 Explain error handling in file system with example. 7 S-22
5 Write a C program to copy content of one file to other with the help of 4 W-22
file handling functions. 7 W-23
OR
Write a C program to copy one file to other.
 Distribution:

Ch. Win18 Sum19 Win-19 Sum20 Win-21 Sum- Win-22 S-23 W-23 S-24 Total
22
Ch- 1
Ch- 2
Ch- 3
Ch- 4
Ch- 5
Ch- 6
Ch- 7
Ch- 8
Ch-9
Ch-10
Total

My Strategic Chart:

Chapter Study Material GTU Previous Priority Time Devoted for

(book/ Weight Exams Sequence Reading/Preparation
handouts/ age Marks of (hours)
Quick_Ref/ (%) wise chapter
Website) distributi
ons
Ch – 1 11
Ch – 2 9
Ch – 3 11
Ch – 4 13
Ch – 5 11
Ch – 6 9
Ch – 7 9
Ch – 8 9
Ch - 9 9
Ch-10 9
Total Number of Hours for complete preparation of final GTU Exam =