Queue Data Structure - MCQs
1. 1. What is a queue in data structures?
a) LIFO (Last In First Out) list
b) FIFO (First In First Out) list
c) Ordered array
d) Randomized list
Answer: b) FIFO (First In First Out) list
2. 2. Which of the following operations can be performed on a queue?
a) Push and Pop
b) Enqueue and Dequeue
c) Insert and Delete
d) Append and Remove
Answer: b) Enqueue and Dequeue
3. 3. What happens when you try to dequeue from an empty queue?
a) Underflow
b) Overflow
c) Segmentation Fault
d) Runtime Error
Answer: a) Underflow
4. 4. What is the time complexity of enqueue and dequeue operations in a queue
implemented using an array?
a) O(1)
b) O(n)
c) O(log n)
d) O(n²)
Answer: a) O(1)
5. 5. Which queue operation takes place at the front of the queue?
a) Enqueue
b) Dequeue
c) Peek
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
6. 6. What is a circular queue?
a) A queue that resets after reaching the last position
b) A queue where elements are stored in a circular linked list
c) A queue where elements can be inserted from both ends
d) A queue that allows dynamic resizing
Answer: a) A queue that resets after reaching the last position
7. 7. What is the disadvantage of a simple array-based queue?
a) Fixed size
b) Requires shifting of elements
c) Wastes memory due to unused slots
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
8. 8. What type of queue is used for job scheduling in operating systems?
a) Circular Queue
b) Priority Queue
c) Deque
d) Simple Queue
Answer: b) Priority Queue
9. 9. How does a circular queue differ from a normal queue?
a) It does not have a front and rear
b) The last position is connected back to the first
c) It uses a different memory allocation scheme
d) None of the above
Answer: b) The last position is connected back to the first
10. 10. Which of the following applications use a queue?
a) Printer job scheduling
b) Call center systems
c) CPU task scheduling
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
11. 11. What is the maximum number of elements that can be stored in a queue implemented
using an array of size N?
a) N
b) N - 1
c) N/2
d) N + 1
Answer: a) N
12. 12. What is the worst-case time complexity of searching for an element in an unsorted
queue?
a) O(1)
b) O(log n)
c) O(n)
d) O(n log n)
Answer: c) O(n)
13. 13. Which data structure can be used to implement a queue?
a) Stack
b) Array
c) Linked List
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
14. 14. What is a deque?
a) A queue that allows insertion and deletion only at the front
b) A queue that allows insertion and deletion only at the rear
c) A queue that allows insertion and deletion from both ends
d) A queue with fixed size
Answer: c) A queue that allows insertion and deletion from both ends
15. 15. What will be the output if we insert elements 1, 2, 3 in a queue and then remove an
element?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) Cannot be determined
Answer: a) 1
16. 16. Which of the following statements is true for a queue?
a) It can be implemented using two stacks
b) It can be used to implement recursion
c) It follows LIFO
d) None of the above
Answer: a) It can be implemented using two stacks
17. 17. In a priority queue, elements are dequeued based on:
a) FIFO principle
b) LIFO principle
c) Priority order
d) Random order
Answer: c) Priority order
18. 18. Which of the following can be used to efficiently implement a priority queue?
a) Stack
b) Heap
c) Linked List
d) Array
Answer: b) Heap
19. 19. What happens when the rear pointer of a circular queue reaches the last index in an
array?
a) The queue overflows
b) The rear moves to index 0 if space is available
c) The queue underflows
d) The rear remains at the last index
Answer: b) The rear moves to index 0 if space is available
20. 20. Which of the following queues allows insertion at one end and deletion at another?
a) Deque
b) Circular Queue
c) Simple Queue
d) Priority Queue
Answer: c) Simple Queue
