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1) What is a Loop in Java programming language?
A) A Loop is a block of code that is executed repeatedly as long as a condition is satisfied.
B) A Loop is a block of code that is executed only once if the condition is satisfied.
C) A Loop is a block of code that is executed more than 2 times if the condition is satisfied.
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
A Java loop is similar to a C style loop.
2) Choose a valid loop name in Java below.
A) for
B) while
C) do while
D) All
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
3) Every loop in Java has a condition that should be ___ in order to proceed for execution. (TRUE / FALSE)
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
4) Choose the correct syntax of the WHILE loop in Java below.
A)
while(condition)
{
//statements
}
B)
while(condition);
{
//statements
}
C)
while
{
//statements
}(condition)
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
Answer B has a WHILE loop immediately terminated by a Semicolon. So it is a wrong representation.
5) Choose the correct Syntax of FOR loop in Java below.
A)
for(initialization; condition; increment-or-decrement)
{
//statements
}
B)
for(condition; increment-or-decrement; initialization)
{
//statements
}
C)
for(increment-or-decrement; condition; initialization)
{
//statements
}
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
Notice that there is no semicolon at the end of the INCREMENT/DECREMENT part.
6) Choose the correct syntax of the DO WHILE loop in Java below.
A)
do
{
//statements
}while(condition);
B)
do
{
//statements
}while(condition)
C)
do while(condition)
{
//statements
}
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
There must be a Semicolon at the end of the while(condition) part when writing a DO-WHILE loop.
7) Choose the correct syntax of an Enhanced FOR loop in Java below.
A)
for(Type variable: Collection)
{
//statements
}
B)
for(Type variable; Collection)
{
//statements
}
C)
for(Collection: Type variable)
{
//statements
}
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
There should be a COLON before the collection variable name in the Enhanced FOR loop.
8) State TRUE or FALSE. A WHILE loop in Java executes the statements at least once even the condition is not satisfied.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
Only the DO WHILE loop executes the statements at least once.
9) A BREAK statement inside a Loop like WHILE, FOR, DO WHILE and Enhanced-FOR causes the program execution ___ Loop.
A) Exit
B) Continuation with next iteration
C) Never exit
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
10) A CONTINUE statement inside a Loop like WHILE, FOR, DO-WHILE and Enhanced-FOR causes the program execution ___ the loop.
A) Skip
B) Skip present iteration and continue with next iteration of the loop
C) Exit
D) None
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
11) Choose the Java-Code below with a never-ending loop.
A)
while(true);
B)
for(;true;);
C)
do
{
;
}while(true);
D) All
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
12) A loop in Java generally contains a Loop-Counter variable. State TRUE or FALSE.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
13) An Increment operator "++" and/or a Decrement operator "--" are used along with a Loop-Counter variable in Java. (TRUE / FALSE).
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
14) What is the output of the below Java program?
int a=1;
while(a<4)
{
System.out.print(a + " ");
a++;
}
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 1 2 3
C) 6
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
a++; yields to a=a+1;
15) What is the output of the below Java program with a decrement operator and WHILE-loop?
int a=4;
while(a>0)
{
System.out.print(a + " ");
a--;
}
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 3 2 1
C) Compiler error
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
16) What is the output of the below Java program?
String str="FOX";
int i=0;
while(i<str.length())
{
System.out.print(str.charAt(i));
i++;
}
A) FFF
B) FOX
C) Compiler error
D) None
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
17) What is the output of the below Java program with WHILE, BREAK and CONTINUE?
int cnt=0;
while(true)
{
if(cnt > 4)
break;
if(cnt==0)
{
cnt++;
continue;
}
System.out.print(cnt + ",");
cnt++;
}
A) 0,1,2,3,4,
B) 1,2,3,4,
C) 1,2,3,4
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
CONTINUE takes the program execution to the beginning of the loop by skipping the present iteration.
18) What is the main difference between a WHILE and a DO-WHILE loop in Java?
A) WHILE loop executes the statements inside of it at least once even if the condition is false.
B) DO-WHILE loop executes the statements inside of it at least once even if the condition is false.
C) WHILE loop is fast.
D) DO-WHILE loop is fast.
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
Both the WHILE loop and DO-WHILE loop work at the same speed. A DO-WHILE loop executes the statements inside of it even the condition is false. It is the reason why a DO-WHILE loop is used in MENU driven console java programs.
19) What is the value of "age" in the below Java program with a DO-WHILE loop?
int age=20;
do
{
age++;
}while(age<20);
System.out.println(age);
A) 20
B) 21
C) Compiler error
D) None
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
WHILE condition fails. By that time, the increment statement was executed for one time. So its new value is 21.
20) What is the output of the below java program that implements nesting of loops?
int i=1, j=1;
while(i<3)
{
do
{
System.out.print(j + ",");
j++;
}while(j<4);
i++;
}
A) 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,
B) 1,2,3,4,
C) 1,2,3,1,2,3,
D) 1,2,3,
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
Do-WHILE works for the first time printing (1,2,3). In the next iteration of i=2, the value of j is already 4. So it is printed and checked for condition (j<4). The inner loop exits. In the third iteration with i=3, nothing is printed.
21) What is the output of the below Java program?
int time=50;
do
{
System.out.print(time + ",");
time++;
}while(time < 53)
A) 50,50,50,
B) 50,51,52,
C) 51,52,53,
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
The semicolon after the WHILE (Condition) is missing.
22) What is the output of the below Java program?
char ch[] = {'A', 'B', 'C'};
int i=0;
do
{
System.out.print(ch[i] + ",");
i++;
}while(i < ch.length);
A) A,B,C,
B) A,B,C
C) A,A,A
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
23) What is the output of the below Java program?
String str[] = {"A","B","C"};
int i=0;
do
{
if(i>= str.length)
break;
System.out.print(str[i] + ",");
i++;
}while(true);
A) A,B,C,
B) A,B,C
C) Runtime Exception with Index Of Bounds Exception
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
24) What is the output of the below Java code with a FOR loop?
for(int i=1; i<5; i++)
{
System.out.print(i +",");
}
A) 1,2,3,4,
B) 1,2,3,4
C) 1,2,3,4,5,
D) 1,2,3,4,5
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
25) What is the output of the below Java code?
boolean[] ary = {true, false, true, true};
for(int i=0; i<ary.length; i++)
{
System.out.print(ary[i] +",");
}
A) true,true,true,true,
B) true,false,false,true
C) true,false,true,true
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
26) What is the output of the below Java code?
int score=1;
for(; true; score++)
{
System.out.print(score +",");
if(score > 3)
break;
}
A) 1,2,3,
B) 1,2,3
C) 1,2,3,4,
D) 1,2,3,4
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
BREAK condition is checked after printing the variable "score". So, it prints 4 also.
27) What is the output of the below Java program with FOR loop?
for(int j=0; j<5;j++;) System.out.print(j + ",");
A) 1,2,3,4,
B) 0,1,2,3,4
C) Compiler error
D) None
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
The semicolon after the INCREMENT/DECREMENT part is not allowed.
28) State TRUE or FALSE. In a FOR loop, the Initialization-part, Condition-part and Increment/Decrement part can be empty.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
for(;;) is valid.
29) Any loop can be nested inside any loop in Java. (TRUE/FALSE).
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
30) A Loop in Java language may contain ___.
A) Any loop
B) IF-ELSE statements
C) SWITCH statements
D) All
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
31) In Java language, BREAK or CONTINUE statements can be implemented inside a Loop only with the help of ___ statements to avoid never-ending loops.
A) IF ELSE
B) SWITCH
C) ENUM
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
32) The Enhanced FOR loop in Java was introduced by ___.
A) JDK 4
B) JDK 5
C) JDK 6
D) JDK 7
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
33) An enhanced FOR loop work with only Collection type data. Examples of Collection are ___.
A) Array Class type or any regular array variable
B) ArrayList
C) HashMap, HashSet
D) All
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
34) What is the output of Java Enhanced FOR loop below?
String names[] = {"MOGLI", "SHAREKHAN", "BALU"};
for(String str: names)
{
System.out.print(str + ",");
}
A) MOGLI,
B) MOGLI,SHAREKHAN,
C) MOGLI,SHAREKHAN,BALU,
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
35) An Enhanced FOR loop in Java misses ___ and __ compared to the old-style FOR loop.
A) Speed and Easiness
B) Initialization, Increment/Decrement
C) Semicolons, Variables
D) None
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
The condition part is not required as the Enhanced FOR loop iterates through all elements of the Collection from staring to end.
36) What is the output of the Java program with Enhanced FOR loop below?
String countries[] = {"BRAZIL", "CHILE", "SYDNEY"};
int i=0;
for(String str: countries)
{
if(i<2)
;
else
break;
System.out.print(str + ",");
i++;
}
A) BRAZIL,CHILE,SYDNEY,
B) BRAZIL,CHILE,
C) BRAZIL,
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
37) What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int i=0;
for(i=1; i<=6;i++)
{
if(i%3==0)
continue;
System.out.print(i+",");
}
A) 1,2,
B) 1,2,4,5,
C) 3,6,
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
CONTINUE statement skips the execution of the remaining statements below it.
38) A BREAK or CONTINUE statement applies only to the ___ loop.
A) Inner loop or the loop containing break or continue
B) always Outer loop
C) Sometimes inner loop, sometimes outer loop
D) None
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
39) A BREAK-WITH-LABEL or CONTINUE-WITH-LABEL are used in particular in Java to select __ loop either to Break or Continue.
A) Inner loop
B) Outer loop
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
Use the Labels only to choose outer loops. Otherwise, simply use BREAK or CONTINUE without any label.
40) Choose rules for naming a Label in Java below.
A) The name of a label or identifier may start only with Alphabet, Underscore ( _ ) or Dollar ($) symbol
B) A label is kept before the loop in general
C) Duplicate label names are not allowed
D) All
Answer[=]
D
Explanation:
41) State TRUE or FALSE. You can exit an inner loop without using a BREAK statement but with a CONTINUE and Label on the outer loop.
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
B
Explanation:
42) The keyword "goto" can be used in Java programs with labels. (TRUE/FALSE)
A) FALSE
B) TRUE
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
The keyword "goto" is still a reserved keyword. It can not be used.
43) Is it possible to break all loops with a single BREAK with a Label statement? (YES/NO)
A) YES
B) NO
C) -
D) -
Answer[=]
A
Explanation:
44) What is the output of the Java code snippet below?
outer:
for(int i=1; i<=4;i++)
{
inner:
for(int j=1; j<=4;j++)
{
if(j==1)
break outer;
}
System.out.print("A");
}
A) A
B) AAAA
C) No Output
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
Even before reaching the PRINT statement, the outer loop will stop because of BREAK outer.
45) What is the output of the below Java program?
outer:
for(int i=1; i<=2;i++)
{
inner:
for(int j=1; j<=2;j++)
{
if(j>i)
break inner;
System.out.print(j +",");
}
}
A) 1,1,1
B) 1,2,2,
C) 1,1,2,
D) Compiler error
Answer[=]
C
Explanation:
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