Basic C Programming MCQ Questions and Answers
Basic C Programming MCQ questions with answers help candidates master the fundamentals of C language — one of the most popular programming languages for beginners and interview aspirants. These programming questions and answers focus on syntax, operators, loops, functions, and data handling. Practicing C programming MCQs strengthens logic and helps students perform better in technical assessments by TCS, Infosys, HCL, and other top recruiters. Each question is designed to test conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills, making it ideal for both practice and revision before coding interviews or placement exams.
Basic C Programming MCQ
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51. In a for loop, if the condition is missing, then infinite looping can be avoided by a
- continue statement
- goto statement
- return statement
- break statement
52. Choose the correct statement.
- 0 represents a false condition
- Non-zero value represents a false condition
- 1 represents a false condition
- Anything that is not 1, represents a false condition
53. Which of the following comments about for loop are correct ?
- Index value is retained outside the loop
- Index value can be changed ffrom within the loop
- goto can be used to jump, out of loop
- Body of the loop can be empty.
54. Which of the following comments about for loop are correct ?
- Using break is equivalent to using a goto that jumps to the statement immediately following the loop.
- Continue is used to by-pass the remainder of the current pass of the loop.
- If comma operator is used, then the value returned is the value of the right operand.
- It can always be replaced by a while loop.
55. Choose the correct answers.
- for loops can be nested
- Nested for loop can't use the same index variable
- Nested for loop can't overlap
- None of the above
56. Consider the following program fragment if (a > b) if (b > c) s1; else s2; s2 will be executed if
- a <=b
- b > c
- b <=c and a <=b
- a >b and b<=c
57. If switch feature is used, then
- default case must be present
- default case, if used, should be the last case
- default case, if used, can be placed anywhere
- none of the above
58. The switch feature
- can always be replaced by a nested if-then-else clause
- enhances logical clarity
- can't always be replaced by a nested if-then-else clause
- none of the above
59. Break statement can be simulated by using
- goto
- return
- exit
- any of the above features
60. The following program fragment if (2 < 1) ; else x = (2 < 0) ? printf ("one") : printf ("four"); printf ("%d), x);
- prints nothing
- results in a syntax error
- prints four0
- none of the above