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C Programming - MCQ Practice Questions

Practice free C Programming multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and explanations. Perfect for competitive exam preparation.

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Q.21Easy

Which keyword is used to define a new name for a structure in C?

Q.22Easy

What is the purpose of padding in C structures?

Q.23Easy

How do you access a structure member through a pointer in C?

Q.24Medium

Consider struct test { int x; double y; char z; }; What is the minimum size of this structure (assuming 4-byte int, 8-byte double)?

Q.25Medium

What will be printed by this code? struct s { int a; struct s *next; }; struct s *ptr; sizeof(struct s)

Q.26Medium

In a nested structure, how do you access the innermost member? struct outer { struct inner { int value; } in; } obj;

Q.27Easy

What is the primary advantage of using structures in C?

Q.28Medium

Which of the following correctly initializes a structure array? struct point { int x, y; } arr[3] = ?

Q.29Medium

What happens when you modify a union member that overlaps with another?

Q.30Medium

Which statement is correct about bit fields in structures?

Q.31Medium

What is the difference between struct tag and struct type in C?

Q.32Hard

Which approach is more memory efficient for storing 100 flags: array of char or bit fields in a structure?

Q.33Medium

What will be the behavior of this code? struct s { int a; }; struct s obj = {5}; struct s *ptr = &obj; ptr->a = 10; printf("%d", obj.a);

Q.34Hard

In nested structures with pointers, which access method is correct? struct outer { struct inner *ptr; } *o; Accessing inner's member x:

Q.35Hard

What is the relationship between structure alignment and padding in modern C compilers?

Q.36Medium

Which initialization method for structures is used in designated initializers (C99 feature)?

Q.37Easy

What is the output of the following code? struct Point { int x; int y; }; struct Point p = {5}; printf("%d %d", p.x, p.y);

Q.38Medium

How much memory (in bytes) will the following structure occupy on a 32-bit system? struct Data { char c; int i; short s; };

Q.39Easy

Which of the following is true about typedef struct?

Q.40Medium

What is the primary difference between passing a structure by value vs by pointer in function calls?