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Q.531 Hard Arrays & Strings
What is the most efficient way to copy one array to another in C?
A memcpy(dest, src, sizeof(src));
B strcpy(dest, src);
C for loop with element-by-element assignment
D Array assignment dest = src;
Correct Answer:  A. memcpy(dest, src, sizeof(src));
EXPLANATION

memcpy() is the most efficient as it performs block memory copy. strcpy() is only for strings, and array assignment doesn't work in C.

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Q.532 Hard Arrays & Strings
How should dynamic 1D array of strings be declared for 5 strings of length 20?
A char **str = (char**)malloc(5 * sizeof(char*)); for loop to allocate each string
B char str[5][20];
C char *str[5];
D Both A and C after proper allocation
Correct Answer:  A. char **str = (char**)malloc(5 * sizeof(char*)); for loop to allocate each string
EXPLANATION

For dynamic allocation, use double pointer char** and allocate memory for each string separately. Options B and C are static allocations.

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Q.533 Hard Arrays & Strings
What will the following code print?
int arr[3] = {10, 20, 30};
int *p = arr;
printf("%d %d", *p++, *++p);
A 10 20
B 10 30
C 20 20
D Undefined behavior
Correct Answer:  D. Undefined behavior
EXPLANATION

This code exhibits undefined behavior due to lack of sequence points between modifications and access of p. Different compilers may produce different results.

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Q.534 Hard Arrays & Strings
What happens with this code?
char *ptr;
char str[] = "Programming";
ptr = str;
ptr[2] = 'X';
A Compilation error
B String becomes 'PrXgramming'
C Undefined behavior
D No change to str
Correct Answer:  B. String becomes 'PrXgramming'
EXPLANATION

ptr points to the character array str. Modifying ptr[2] modifies str[2], changing 'o' to 'X', resulting in 'PrXgramming'.

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Q.535 Medium Arrays & Strings
Consider a 3D array: int arr[2][3][4]. How many elements total?
A 9 elements
B 24 elements
C 12 elements
D 6 elements
Correct Answer:  B. 24 elements
EXPLANATION

Total elements = 2 × 3 × 4 = 24 elements in the 3D array.

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Q.536 Medium Arrays & Strings
What is the output?
char str[6] = {'H','e','l','l','o'};
printf("%s", str);
A Hello
B Helo
C Garbage output
D Compilation error
Correct Answer:  C. Garbage output
EXPLANATION

The array has 5 characters but is not null-terminated. printf("%s") will read beyond the array, printing garbage.

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Q.537 Medium Arrays & Strings
Which statement about 2D arrays in C is correct?
A int arr[3][4] requires 12 contiguous bytes
B arr[0] returns the address of the first row
C arr[0][0] and *(*arr) access the same element
D Both B and C
Correct Answer:  D. Both B and C
EXPLANATION

arr[0] points to the first row (array of 4 ints). arr[0][0] and *(*arr) both access the first element through pointer dereferencing.

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Q.538 Medium Arrays & Strings
What is the difference between arr[5] and *arr when arr is an array?
A No difference, both access the same element
B arr[5] accesses 6th element, *arr accesses 1st element
C arr[5] is address, *arr is value
D No valid comparison
Correct Answer:  B. arr[5] accesses 6th element, *arr accesses 1st element
EXPLANATION

arr[5] accesses the element at index 5 (6th element), while *arr (equivalent to arr[0]) accesses the first element.

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Q.539 Easy Arrays & Strings
How many times will the following loop execute?
int arr[5]; for(int i=0; i
A 4 times
B 5 times
C Infinite loop
D 0 times
Correct Answer:  B. 5 times
EXPLANATION

Loop runs from i=0 to i=4, executing 5 times total. All array elements are initialized to 0.

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Q.540 Medium Arrays & Strings
What will be printed?
char str[] = "Hello";
printf("%c", *(str+2));
A H
B e
C l
D Compilation error
Correct Answer:  C. l
EXPLANATION

str+2 points to the 3rd character (index 2). *(str+2) dereferences it, printing 'l'.

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