C PROGRAMMING MCQ SET-1

Q.1 Who is the father of C language?

• A) Dennis Ritchie
• B) Charles Babbage
• C) Robert
• D) None of these

Q.2 In which year was the C language developed?

• A) 1979
• B) 1972
• C) 1919
• D) 1979

Q.3 What does the prototype of a function mean?

• A) Name of the function
• B) Declaration of function
• C) Parameter of function
• D) All

Q.4 Which of the following is a keyword in C?

• A) short
• B) long
• C) extern
• D) All of these

Q.5 What is the memory size of the integer data type (in 16-bit systems)?

• A) 1 byte
• B) 2 byte
• C) 3 byte
• D) None of these

Q.6 What is the format specifier for the integer data type?

• A) %f
• B) %lf
• C) %d
• D) None of these

Q.7 What is the decimal range of a 16-bit signed integer?

• A) -32768 to 32767
• B) -128 to 127
• C) 32768 to -32767
• D) None of these

Q.8 What is the range of an unsigned integer data type?

• A) -32768 to 32767
• B) -128 to 127
• C) 32768 to -32767
• D) 0 to 65535

Q.9 What is the memory size of the char data type?

• A) 1 byte
• B) 3 byte
• C) 2 byte
• D) None of these

Q.10 1 Byte is equal to how many bits?

• A) 16 bit
• B) 8 bit
• C) 2 bit
• D) None of these

Q.11 Which of the following is a correct comment syntax in C?

• A) */ comment */
• B) comment
• C) / comment /
• D) None of these

Q.12 Which of the following is a valid C keyword?

• A) short
• B) longt
• C) singd
• D) None of these

Q.13 Any Program can be defined as an?

• A) Algorithm
• B) Process
• C) Function
• D) None of these

Q.14 C is generally considered a?

• A) Low level language
• B) High level language
• C) Middle level language
• D) None of these

Q.15 What is the format specifier for the float data type?

• A) %d
• B) %f
• C) %lf
• D) None of these

Q.16 The keyword 'else' is used with which statement?

• A) while
• B) do
• C) if
• D) None of these

Q.17 Which of the following is a unary arithmetic operator action?

• A) Increment
• B) Decrement
• C) Both
• D) None of these

Q.18 What is the primary role of a Compiler?

• A) HLL TO LLL
• B) HLL TO machine
• C) LLL TO HLL
• D) None of these

Q.19 What is the primary role of an Interpreter?

• A) HLL TO LLL
• B) HLL TO machine
• C) LLL TO HLL
• D) None of these

Q.20 The printf() function is defined in which header file?

• A) math.h
• B) conio.h
• C) stdio.h
• D) None of these