C Programming Language: Arrays and Pointers - Assignment

By Vaibhav Bansal

Total Questions: 100

●​ MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions): 50 Questions

●​ Practical Questions: 50 Questions

Section 1: MCQs (50 Questions)

Arrays

1.​ What is the size of an array in C, when it is declared as int arr[10];?​

○​ A) 4
○​ B) 40
○​ C) 10
○​ D) Undefined
2.​ Which of the following is the correct way to declare a two-dimensional array in C?​

○​ A) int arr[10][20];
○​ B) int arr[10, 20];
○​ C) int arr(10)(20);
○​ D) int arr[10]:[20];
3.​ How do you access the first element of a one-dimensional array arr in C?​

○​ A) arr[0]
○​ B) arr[1]
○​ C) arr[-1]
○​ D) arr[0][0]
4.​ Which of the following is the correct way to initialize an array of integers arr with 5
elements?​

○​ A) int arr[5] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};

○​ B) int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
○​ C) int arr[5] = {1, 2, 3};
○​ D) Both A and B
5.​ Which function is used to find the length of an array in C?​

○​ A) length()
○​ B) strlen()
 ○​ C) sizeof()
○​ D) sizeof(array)/sizeof(array[0])
6.​ How do you declare an array of 10 integers?​

○​ A) int arr[10];
○​ B) int arr[] = 10;
○​ C) int arr[10];[]
○​ D) array int[10];
7.​ What is the value of arr[4] if arr[] = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};?​

○​ A) 10
○​ B) 40
○​ C) 50
○​ D) 30
8.​ What does the statement arr[3] = 10; do in an array arr[] = {5, 6, 7, 8,
9};?​

○​ A) Changes the value of arr[8] to 10

○​ B) Changes the value of arr[3] to 10
○​ C) Assigns 10 to the entire array
○​ D) Changes the size of the array
9.​ In a multi-dimensional array, how would you access the element at the second row
and third column in a 2D array arr[4][5]?​

○​ A) arr[1][2]
○​ B) arr[2][3]
○​ C) arr[1][3]
○​ D) arr[0][2]
10.​What will happen if an array is accessed outside of its bounds?​

○​ A) It will result in garbage value

○​ B) The program will throw a runtime error
○​ C) The program will exit unexpectedly
○​ D) Undefined behavior

Pointers

11.​What is the correct declaration of a pointer to an integer?​

○​ A) int *ptr;
○​ B) pointer int;
○​ C) ptr int;
○​ D) int ptr*;
12.​What does the operator * mean when used with pointers?​
 ○​ A) It’s a pointer declaration
○​ B) It’s a pointer dereferencing operator
○​ C) It’s used for multiplication
○​ D) None of the above
13.​What does the operator & mean in C when used with a variable?​

○​ A) It takes the address of the variable

○​ B) It dereferences the pointer
○​ C) It is used to find the size of a variable
○​ D) It multiplies the variable by 2
14.​What is the result of dereferencing a null pointer in C?​

○​ A) It will throw a segmentation fault

○​ B) It will return zero
○​ C) It will give an address of 0
○​ D) It will return a pointer to the first element in memory
15.​If int *p; and int x = 10; are declared, how do you assign the address of x to
p?​

○​ A) p = &x;
○​ B) p = *x;
○​ C) p = 10;
○​ D) *p = &x;
16.​What is a dangling pointer?​

○​ A) A pointer that points to valid memory

○​ B) A pointer that points to the wrong memory address
○​ C) A pointer that points to memory that has been freed
○​ D) A pointer that has been initialized
17.​Which of the following is true for a pointer?​

○​ A) A pointer stores the address of a variable

○​ B) A pointer stores the value of a variable
○​ C) A pointer can store a string only
○​ D) None of the above
18.​What does the following code do: *p++?​

○​ A) Dereferences the pointer and then increments it

○​ B) Increments the pointer and then dereferences it
○​ C) Both A and B
○​ D) Neither A nor B
19.​How do you dynamically allocate memory for an array of 10 integers using pointers?​

○​ A) int *arr = malloc(sizeof(int) * 10);

○​ B) int *arr = malloc(10 * sizeof(int));
○​ C) int *arr = calloc(10, sizeof(int));
 ○​ D) All of the above
20.​What is the purpose of free() function in C?​

○​ A) To allocate memory dynamically

○​ B) To release dynamically allocated memory
○​ C) To initialize pointers
○​ D) None of the above

Arrays and Pointers Interaction

21.​What is the relation between an array and a pointer in C?​

○​ A) An array is a constant pointer

○​ B) An array and pointer are completely different concepts
○​ C) An array can be treated as a pointer to its first element
○​ D) Both are types of references
22.​How do you pass an array to a function in C?​

○​ A) void func(int arr[]);

○​ B) void func(int *arr);
○​ C) void func(int arr[10]);
○​ D) All of the above
23.​When you pass an array to a function, what is actually passed?​

○​ A) The whole array

○​ B) A pointer to the first element of the array
○​ C) The size of the array
○​ D) A copy of the array
24.​Which of the following is true about passing arrays and pointers to functions?​

○​ A) Passing an array always involves copying its contents

○​ B) Passing a pointer is faster than passing an array
○​ C) Passing an array is more efficient than passing a pointer
○​ D) Passing an array always involves copying its address

What is the output of the following code snippet?​

​
int arr[] = {10, 20, 30};
printf("%d", *(arr + 1));

25.​
○​ A) 10
○​ B) 20
○​ C) 30
○​ D) Undefined behavior
26.​How would you use a pointer to modify the value of an array element inside a
function?​
 ○​ A) Pass the array as a pointer to the function
○​ B) Use a for loop in the function
○​ C) Use * operator to dereference the pointer in the function
○​ D) Both A and C
27.​Which of the following expressions represents the last element of an array arr[]?​

○​ A) arr[n]
○​ B) arr[n-1]
○​ C) arr[n] + 1
○​ D) arr[n-1] + 1
28.​What does the statement arr = arr + 1; do to an array pointer?​

○​ A) Increases the value of the array pointer by 1

○​ B) Moves the pointer to the next memory location of the array
○​ C) Both A and B
○​ D) None of the above
29.​In the context of pointers and arrays, what does arr[2] actually represent?​

○​ A) The value stored at the memory address of arr + 2

○​ B) The value stored at the first memory address of arr
○​ C) The address of arr[2]
○​ D) A pointer to the second element of arr
30.​How would you modify the value of the third element of the array arr[] = {5, 6,
7, 8}; using pointers?​

○​ A) *(arr + 2) = 10;
○​ B) arr[3] = 10;
○​ C) *arr[2] = 10;
○​ D) arr[2] = 10;

Section 2: Practical Questions (50 Questions)

Arrays

1.​ Write a C program to reverse an array of integers using a function.

2.​ Write a C program to find the largest and smallest elements in an array.
3.​ Write a C program to calculate the sum of all elements in an array.
4.​ Write a C program to sort an array of integers in ascending order using the bubble
sort algorithm.
5.​ Write a C program to find the second largest element in an array.
6.​ Write a C program to count the number of even and odd numbers in an array.
7.​ Write a C program to merge two sorted arrays into a single sorted array.
8.​ Write a C program to remove duplicates from an array.
 9.​ Write a C program to rotate an array of integers to the left by n positions.
10.​Write a C program to transpose a 2D array (matrix).
11.​Write a C program to check if an array is a palindrome.
12.​Write a C program to find the median of an array.
13.​Write a C program to multiply two matrices using arrays.
14.​Write a C program to find the frequency of each element in an array.
15.​Write a C program to check if an array is sorted.
16.​Write a C program to split an array into two halves.
17.​Write a C program to find the intersection of two arrays.
18.​Write a C program to reverse the rows and columns of a matrix.
19.​Write a C program to find the sum of two matrices.
20.​Write a C program to compute the dot product of two arrays.

Pointers

21.​Write a C program to demonstrate the use of pointers with arrays.

22.​Write a C program to swap two variables using pointers.
23.​Write a C program to implement pointer arithmetic to traverse an array.
24.​Write a C program to calculate the length of a string using pointers.
25.​Write a C program to find the factorial of a number using a recursive function and
pointers.
26.​Write a C program to reverse a string using pointers.
27.​Write a C program to implement dynamic memory allocation for an array.
28.​Write a C program to implement a function that returns a pointer to an array.
29.​Write a C program to copy one string into another using pointers.
30.​Write a C program to compare two strings using pointers.
31.​Write a C program to demonstrate the use of a pointer to a structure.
32.​Write a C program to implement a linked list using pointers.
33.​Write a C program to delete an element in a linked list using pointers.
34.​Write a C program to find the length of a string using a pointer.
35.​Write a C program to calculate the sum of an array using pointers.
36.​Write a C program to print the elements of an array using pointer notation.
37.​Write a C program to dynamically allocate memory for a 2D array using pointers.
38.​Write a C program to create a pointer to a function and call it.
39.​Write a C program to create and manipulate a structure using pointers.
40.​Write a C program to implement a queue using pointers.
41.​Write a C program to implement a stack using pointers.
42.​Write a C program to reverse an array using pointer manipulation.
43.​Write a C program to implement a basic memory manager using pointers.
44.​Write a C program to find the minimum and maximum element in an array using
pointers.
45.​Write a C program to swap two numbers using a function that takes pointers.
46.​Write a C program to implement a circular linked list using pointers.
47.​Write a C program to implement a doubly linked list using pointers.
48.​Write a C program to find the factorial of a number using recursion and pointers.
49.​Write a C program to implement a pointer-based string reversal.
50.​Write a C program to allocate memory for a 3D matrix dynamically using pointers.