50 MCQs on Methods & Method Overloading in
Java (ICSE Syllabus)
Q.No Question Answer
1 1. Which keyword is used to define a method in Java? D
2 2. What is the default return type of a method if not specified? B
3 3. Which of the following method headers is valid in Java? C
4 4. A method declared with void return type: C
5 5. Methods in Java are always defined: A
6 6. The variables passed in the method definition are called: B
7. What will be the output?
7 void test() { System.out.println("Hello ICSE"); } B
8 8. Which of these is true about method parameters in Java? B
9 9. What does the return statement do in a method? B
10 10. A method that returns an integer must have return type: B
11 11. Which method is executed automatically when a Java program starts? C
12 12. Methods with the same name as the class but without return type are called: B
13. What will be the output?
13 void show(int x) { System.out.println(x); } show(25); A
14 14. A method can return: C
15 15. In Java, the main() method must always be: A
16 16. Method overloading in Java means: A
17 17. Which of the following is not a valid way to overload a method? D
18. What will be the output?
void display(int a) { System.out.println("int"); }
void display(double a) { System.out.println("double"); }
18 display(10); A
19 19. Which of the following can not differentiate overloaded methods? C
20 20. If two overloaded methods have the same parameters but different return types, then:
B
21 21. Which is a valid overloaded method of sum(int a, int b)? D
22. What will be the output?
void test(int a) { System.out.println("One"); }
void test(int a, int b) { System.out.println("Two"); }
22 test(5); A
23 23. Which of the following statements is true? C
24 24. Which of the following is false? C
25. What will be the output?
void print(String s) { System.out.println("String"); }
void print(Object o) { System.out.println("Object"); }
25 print("Hello"); A
26 26. What is the main advantage of method overloading? B
27 27. In method overloading, decision of which method to call is made at: A
28 28. Which of the following shows constructor overloading? B
29. Which overloaded method will be invoked?
void show(int x) { System.out.println("int"); }
void show(long x) { System.out.println("long"); }
29 show(20); A
30 30. Which of these is not allowed in method overloading? A
31 31. Can methods in Java be overloaded based only on different return type? B
32. What is the output?
void calc(float x) { System.out.println("float"); }
void calc(double x) { System.out.println("double"); }
32 calc(10.5); B
33. Which overloaded version of max() will be called?
int max(int a, int b) { return (a > b) ? a : b; }
double max(double a, double b) { return (a > b) ? a : b; }
33 max(5, 6); A
34 34. In method overloading, two methods must differ by: C
35 35. Which of the following is correct about method overloading? A
36. What will be the output?
void show(char x) { System.out.println("char"); }
void show(int x) { System.out.println("int"); }
36 show('A'); A
37. Which overloaded method will run?
void demo(long a) { System.out.println("long"); }
void demo(float a) { System.out.println("float"); }
37 demo(100); B
38 38. Method signature in Java consists of: B
39 39. Can the main() method be overloaded in Java? A
40 40. Which method call is valid for: void add(int a, double b) { } A
41. What is the output?
void calc(int a, int b) { System.out.println("int int"); }
void calc(double a, double b) { System.out.println("double double"); }
41 calc(5, 10); C
42 42. A method is uniquely identified in Java by: C
43. Which overloaded version will be called?
void test(byte b) { System.out.println("byte"); }
void test(short s) { System.out.println("short"); }
43 test(5); A
44 44. Can a method be overloaded by changing only the access specifier? B
45. Which overloaded method will be chosen?
void show(int a, double b) { System.out.println("int double"); }
void show(double a, int b) { System.out.println("double int"); }
45 show(10, 20); C
46 46. Which is true about method overloading? D
47. What is the output?
void fun(int a) { System.out.println("int"); }
void fun(float a) { System.out.println("float"); }
47 fun('A'); A
48. Which overloaded method will be called?
void display(int... a) { System.out.println("varargs"); }
void display(int a) { System.out.println("int"); }
48 display(5); B
49 49. Method overloading is an example of: C
50 50. Which of these is not true for method overloading? B
