Basic Coding Output MCQs

1. What will be the output of the following C code?

#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello World");
return 0;
}

A) Hello​
B) World​
C) Hello World​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: C) Hello World

2. What will be the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 5, b = 10;
printf("%d", a + b);
}

A) 15​
B) 5​
C) 10​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 15

3. What will be printed?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 10;
 printf("%d", ++a);
}

A) 10​
B) 11​
C) 9​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 11

4. What is the output of the following?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 5;
printf("%d", a++);
}

A) 6​
B) 5​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 5

5. Output of this code:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 3, b = 2;
printf("%d", a * b + b);
}

A) 6​
B) 8​
C) 10​

✅
D) 7​
Answer: D) 8
6. Find the output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x = 5;
x += 2;
printf("%d", x);
}

A) 5​
B) 7​
C) 2​

✅
D) 10​
Answer: B) 7

7. What is the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 10;
printf("%d %d", a, a++);
}

A) 10 11​
B) 11 10​
C) 10 10​

✅
D) Undefined​
Answer: D) Undefined (compiler-dependent)

8. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 1;
if(a)
printf("True");
else
printf("False");
}

A) True​
B) False​
C) Error​

✅
D) Blank​
Answer: A) True

9. Find the output:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x = 0;
if(x)
printf("A");
else
printf("B");
}

A) A​
B) B​
C) 0​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) B

10. What will be printed?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 10, b = 20;
if(a < b)
printf("Smaller");
else
printf("Greater");
}
A) Greater​
B) Smaller​
C) Equal​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) Smaller

11. What will this loop print?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
for(int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
printf("%d ", i);
}

A) 1 2 3​
B) 0 1 2 3​
C) 1 2​

✅
D) 3 2 1​
Answer: A) 1 2 3

12. Output of the following code:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i = 1;
while(i <= 3){
printf("%d ", i);
i++;
}
}

A) 1 2 3​
B) 1 2​
C) 3 2 1​

✅
D) Infinite loop​
Answer: A) 1 2 3
13. What will be printed?
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
for(int i = 1; i <= 3; i++){
if(i == 2)
continue;
printf("%d ", i);
}
}

A) 1 2 3​
B) 1 3​
C) 2 3​

✅
D) 3 1​
Answer: B) 1 3

14. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i = 1;
do {
printf("%d ", i);
i++;
} while(i < 3);
}

A) 1 2​
B) 1​
C) 1 2 3​

✅
D) Infinite​
Answer: A) 1 2

15. What is printed?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
 int i = 1;
while(i < 3)
printf("%d", i++);
}

A) 1 2​
B) 2​
C) 1​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 1 2

16. Output of the code:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 5, b = 2;
printf("%d", a / b);
}

A) 2​
B) 2.5​
C) 3​

✅
D) 5​
Answer: A) 2

17. What is the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
float a = 5.0 / 2;
printf("%.1f", a);
}

A) 2​
B) 2.5​
C) 3​
✅
D) 2.0​
Answer: B) 2.5

18. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x = 10;
printf("%d", x == 10);
}

A) 1​
B) 0​
C) 10​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 1

19. What will print?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", sizeof(int));
}

A) 2 or 4 (depends on system)​
B) 8​
C) 16​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 2 or 4 (depends on compiler)

20. Output of code:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
char c = 'A';
printf("%d", c);
}
A) 65​
B) A​
C) a​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 65

21. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
char c = 66;
printf("%c", c);
}

A) B​
B) 66​
C) b​

✅
D) A​
Answer: A) B

22. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 10, b = 20;
printf("%d", a > b ? a : b);
}

A) 10​
B) 20​
C) 0​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 20

23. What will print?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 5;
printf("%d", a == 5 && a < 10);
}

A) 1​
B) 0​
C) 5​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 1

24. Output of:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", 5 | 3);
}

A) 7​
B) 8​
C) 5​

✅
D) 2​
Answer: A) 7

25. What is the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", 5 & 3);
}

A) 1​
B) 7​
C) 0​

✅
D) 2​
Answer: D) 1
26. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", 4 << 1);
}

A) 8​
B) 4​
C) 2​

✅
D) 1​
Answer: A) 8

27. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", 8 >> 2);
}

A) 2​
B) 4​
C) 8​

✅
D) 1​
Answer: A) 2

28. What will be printed?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 2;
switch(a){
case 1: printf("One"); break;
case 2: printf("Two"); break;
default: printf("Default");
}
}

A) One​
B) Two​
C) Default​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) Two

29. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 3;
switch(a){
case 1: printf("One");
case 2: printf("Two");
case 3: printf("Three");
}
}

A) Three​
B) One​
C) Two​

✅
D) Three (and no break means fall-through)​
Answer: D) Three (and also continues until end — prints “Three”)

30. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x = 3;
if(x % 2 == 0)
printf("Even");
else
printf("Odd");
}
A) Even​
B) Odd​
C) 3​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) Odd

31. What will be the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i;
for(i=0; i<5; i++);
printf("%d", i);
}

A) 0 1 2 3 4​
B) 5​
C) 4​

✅
D) Infinite loop​
Answer: B) 5​
(Because of semicolon after for loop, body not executed)

32. What will this code print?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i=1;
while(i<3);
i++;
printf("%d", i);
}

A) 3​
B) 1​
C) Infinite loop​

✅
D) 2​
Answer: C) Infinite loop​
(Because of semicolon after while)
33. Output of this code:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x = 10;
x = x++;
printf("%d", x);
}

A) 10​
B) 11​
C) 9​

✅
D) Undefined​
Answer: D) Undefined (compiler-dependent behavior)

34. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x=2, y=5;
printf("%d", x == 2 && y > 2);
}

A) 1​
B) 0​
C) 2​

✅
D) 5​
Answer: A) 1

35. What is printed?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int x=3, y=4;
printf("%d", x | y);
}
A) 7​
B) 4​
C) 3​

✅
D) 5​
Answer: A) 7

36. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a=1, b=0;
printf("%d", a && b);
}

A) 0​
B) 1​
C) True​

✅
D) False​
Answer: A) 0

37. What is the output?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a=5;
printf("%d", !a);
}

A) 0​
B) 1​
C) -1​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 0

38. What will print?

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int i = 10;
printf("%d %d", i++, ++i);
}

A) Undefined​
B) 10 12​
C) 11 11​

✅
D) 10 11​
Answer: A) Undefined

39. Output of:

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
printf("%d", 10>5 ? 1 : 0);
}

A) 1​
B) 0​
C) 10​

✅
D) 5​
Answer: A) 1

40. Output:
#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
int a = 5, b = 2;
float c = a / b;
printf("%.1f", c);
}

A) 2.0​
B) 2.5​
C) 2.3​
✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 2.0​
(Integer division before float conversion)

41. What will the code print?

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
cout << "Hello C++";
}

A) Hello C++​
B) Error​
C) C++​

✅
D) Nothing​
Answer: A) Hello C++

42. Output:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int a = 10, b = 20;
cout << a + b;
}

A) 30​
B) 10​
C) 20​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 30

43. Output of this C++ code:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int a = 5;
cout << ++a;
}

A) 5​
B) 6​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 6

44. Output:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int x = 10, y = 5;
cout << (x > y ? x : y);
}

A) 10​
B) 5​
C) 0​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 10

45. Output of this:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int a = 3, b = 2;
cout << a / b;
}

A) 1​
B) 1.5​
C) 2​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 1

46. Output:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
float a = 3, b = 2;
cout << a / b;
}

A) 1.5​
B) 1​
C) 2​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 1.5

47. What is printed?

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int x = 10;
cout << x++;
}

A) 10​
B) 11​
C) 9​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 10

48. Output:
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
string s = "Hello";
cout << [Link]();
}

A) 5​
B) 6​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 5

49. What is output of following Python code?

print(5 + 10)

A) 15​
B) 510​
C) Error​

✅
D) None​
Answer: A) 15

50. Output:
print("Hello" + "World")

A) Hello World​
B) HelloWorld​
C) Error​

✅
D) Hello+World​
Answer: B) HelloWorld

51. Output:
print(10/3)
A) 3​
B) 3.3​
C) 3.3333333333333335​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: C) 3.3333333333333335

52. Output:
print(10//3)

A) 3​
B) 3.33​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 3

53. Output:
x = 5
x += 2
print(x)

A) 7​
B) 5​
C) 2​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 7

54. What will be printed?

x = "5"
y = 2
print(x * y)

A) 55​
B) 10​
C) 5*2​
✅
D) 55 (string repeated twice)​
Answer: D) 55

55. Output of this Python code:

a = 10
b = 20
print(a > b)

A) True​
B) False​
C) 1​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: B) False

56. Output:
x = 5
if x % 2 == 0:
print("Even")
else:
print("Odd")

A) Even​
B) Odd​
C) Error​

✅
D) None​
Answer: B) Odd

57. What is printed?

for i in range(3):
print(i, end=" ")

A) 0 1 2​
B) 1 2 3​
C) 0 1 2 3​
✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 0 1 2

58. Output:
for i in range(2, 5):
print(i)

A) 2 3 4​
B) 2 3 4 5​
C) 1 2 3​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 2 3 4

59. Output:
i = 0
while i < 3:
print(i)
i += 1

A) 0 1 2​
B) 1 2 3​
C) 0 1 2 3​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 0 1 2

60. Output of this code:

a = [1, 2, 3]
print(len(a))

A) 3​
B) 2​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 3
61. Output:
a = [1, 2, 3]
print(a[1])

A) 1​
B) 2​
C) 3​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 2

62. Output:
x = [1, 2, 3]
print(x[-1])

A) 3​
B) 2​
C) 1​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 3

63. Output of:

x = (1, 2, 3)
x[1] = 5
print(x)

A) Error (tuple is immutable)​

B) (1,5,3)​
C) (1,2,3)​

✅
D) None​
Answer: A) Error

64. Output:
x = {"a":1, "b":2}
print(x["a"])

A) 1​
B) 2​
C) a​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 1

65. Output:
x = set([1,2,2,3])
print(len(x))

A) 3​
B) 4​
C) 2​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 3

66. Output:
print(type(3.0))

A) <class 'float'>​
B) int​
C) double​

✅
D) long​
Answer: A) <class 'float'>

67. Output:
print(bool(0))

A) False​
B) True​
C) 0​

✅
D) 1​
Answer: A) False

68. Output:
print(2 ** 3)

A) 6​
B) 8​
C) 9​

✅
D) 4​
Answer: B) 8

69. Output of:

print("A" * 3)

A) AAA​
B) A3​
C) Error​

✅
D) A A A​
Answer: A) AAA

70. Output:
def add(a,b=2):
print(a+b)
add(3)

A) 5​
B) 3​
C) Error​

✅
D) None​
Answer: A) 5
71. Output:
def test(x):
return x*x
print(test(4))

A) 16​
B) 8​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 16

72. Output:
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
[Link]("Hello Java");
}
}

A) Hello Java​
B) Hello​
C) Java​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) Hello Java

73. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 5, y = 2;
[Link](x / y);
}
}

A) 2​
B) 2.5​
C) Error​
✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 2

74. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 5;
[Link](++x);
}
}

A) 5​
B) 6​
C) 7​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) 6

75. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s = "Hello";
[Link]([Link]());
}
}

A) 5​
B) 4​
C) 6​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 5

76. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
 int x = 10;
if (x > 5)
[Link]("Big");
}
}

A) Big​
B) Small​
C) 10​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) Big

77. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 0;
while (x < 3) {
[Link](x);
x++;
}
}
}

A) 012​
B) 123​
C) 01​

✅
D) Infinite​
Answer: A) 012

78. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
for (int i=1; i<=3; i++) {
if (i==2) continue;
[Link](i);
 }
}
}

A) 13​
B) 12​
C) 123​

✅
D) 2​
Answer: A) 13

79. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 5;
[Link](x == 5 && x < 10);
}
}

A) true​
B) false​
C) Error​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) true

80. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int a = 5;
[Link](a == 10 ? "Yes" : "No");
}
}

A) No​
B) Yes​
C) 5​
✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) No

81. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s = "Java";
[Link]([Link](1));
}
}

A) a​
B) J​
C) v​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) a

82. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int[] arr = {1,2,3};
[Link](arr[1]);
}
}

A) 2​
B) 1​
C) 3​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 2

83. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
 int[] arr = {1,2,3};
[Link]([Link]);
}
}

A) 3​
B) 2​
C) 4​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 3

84. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
[Link](10 % 3);
}
}

A) 1​
B) 3​
C) 10​

✅
D) 0​
Answer: A) 1

85. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int a = 10;
int b = a++;
[Link](b);
}
}

A) 10​
B) 11​
C) Error​

✅
D) 9​
Answer: A) 10

87. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int a = 5;
int b = 2;
[Link](a / (double)b);
}
}

A) 2.5​
B) 2​
C) 2.0​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 2.5

88. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s1 = "Java";
String s2 = "java";
[Link]([Link](s2));
}
}

A) true​
B) false​
C) Error​

✅
D) 1​
Answer: B) false​
(String comparison in Java is case-sensitive)
89. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
String s1 = "Java";
String s2 = "Java";
[Link](s1 == s2);
}
}

A) true​
B) false​
C) Error​

✅
D) Null​
Answer: A) true​
(String literals share the same memory reference in Java String Pool)

90. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
for(int i=1; i<=3; i++){
for(int j=1; j<=i; j++){
[Link]("*");
}
[Link]();
}
}
}

A)

*
**
***

B) ***​
C) *​
✅
D) **​
Answer: A)

*
**
***

91. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int sum = 0;
for(int i=1; i<=3; i++){
sum += i;
}
[Link](sum);
}
}

A) 6​
B) 3​
C) 5​

✅
D) 4​
Answer: A) 6

92. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 10;
if (x > 10)
[Link]("A");
else if (x == 10)
[Link]("B");
else
[Link]("C");
}
}
A) A​
B) B​
C) C​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: B) B

93. Output:
class A {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int arr[] = {10, 20, 30};
for (int i : arr)
[Link](i + " ");
}
}

A) 10 20 30​
B) 10 30 20​
C) 20 10 30​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 10 20 30

94. Output:
a = [1, 2, 3]
[Link](4)
print(a)

A) [1, 2, 3, 4]​
B) [1, 2, 3]​
C) [4, 1, 2, 3]​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) [1, 2, 3, 4]

95. Output:
a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
[Link]()
print(a)

A) [1, 2, 3]​
B) [2, 3, 4]​
C) [4, 3, 2]​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) [1, 2, 3]

96. Output:
a = [10, 20, 30]
print(sum(a))

A) 60​
B) 30​
C) 20​

✅
D) Error​
Answer: A) 60

97. Output:
s = "python"
print([Link]())

A) PYTHON​
B) python​
C) Error​

✅
D) None​
Answer: A) PYTHON

98. Output:
s = "HELLO"
print([Link]())
A) hello​
B) HELLO​
C) Error​

✅
D) None​
Answer: A) hello

99. Output:
for i in range(1,4):
print(i * "*")

A)

*
**
***

B) ***​
C) Error​

✅
D) * * *​
Answer: A)

*
**
***

100. Output:
def factorial(n):
if n == 1:
return 1
else:
return n * factorial(n-1)

print(factorial(4))
A) 24​
B) 12​
C) 4​

✅
D) 6​
Answer: A) 24