Java Programming

Previous Year Question Bank

SBTE Bihar · Semester IV

★ Questions marked in RED appeared 2 or more times across papers — HIGH PRIORITY

Papers analysed: 2018503A (Nov 2018) · 1618505 (Nov 2016)

SECTION A — DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS

Questions from Group B (4 marks) and Group C (6 marks). Each question has an OR alternative. Attempt any 5 per
group.

Unit 1: Basic Syntactical Constructs in Java

Topics: Java Features, OOP Concepts, JDK/JRE/JVM, Data Types, Operators, Control Statements

Q1. Define garbage collection in Java. [2018503A(Q2)]

★ Q2. State the purpose of the break and continue statements in JAVA. [Repeated:
2018503A(Q2), 1618505(Q7)]

Q3. Discuss the effect of operator precedence on expression evaluation in Java. [2018503A(Q5)]
★ Q4. Define JDK, JRE, and JVM, and discuss their differences. [Repeated: 2018503A(Q5),
2018503A_2(Q2)]

Q5. Explain automatic type promotion in expressions. [2018503A(Q6)]

Q6. Discuss various data types used in Java with proper example. [1618505(Q6)]
Q7. Discuss arithmetic, bitwise and relational operators with proper example. [1618505(Q6)]
★ Q8. Write a program in Java to explain Recursion. [Repeated: 1618505(Q7), 2018503A_2(Q7)]
Q9. Explain the working of break and continue with Java code. [1618505(Q7)]
★ Q10. Discuss JAVA iteration statement / loop statements. [Repeated: 1618505(Q10),
2018503A(Q6)]

Q11. Write a program for matrix multiplication in JAVA. [1618505(Q10)]

★ Q12. Discuss JAVA selection statement with example. [Repeated: 1618505(Q8), 2018503A_2(Q4)]
Q13. Explain Java's platform independence. [2018503A(Q7)]
Q14. Differentiate between JDK and JRE. [2018503A_2(Q2)]
Q15. Discuss the process of initializing and definition of the variable in JAVA. [2018503A_2(Q3)]
Q16. Compare applets with application program. [1618505(Q5)]
Q17. Discuss class interfaces and drivers related to JDBC. [2018503A_2(Q6)]
Q18. Explain how to connect a Java application to a database using JDBC. [2018503A(Q7)]
 Unit 2: Derived Syntactical Constructs
Topics: Constructors, 'this' keyword, Arrays, Strings, Visibility Control

Q1. Explain the role of constructors within a Java class. [2018503A(Q3)]

Q2. Present the concept of 'Java buzzwords' with examples. [2018503A(Q3)]
Q3. Discuss the purpose of the 'this' keyword. [2018503A(Q4)]
★ Q4. Provide an explanation of method overloading with an example. [Repeated: 2018503A(Q4),
1618505(Q8)]

Q5. Discuss overloading of method in Java with example. [1618505(Q8)]

Q6. Describe the role of constructors in Java, and differentiate between default and
parameterized constructors. [2018503A(Q11)]
Q7. Write a program to demonstrate the following to compare two strings. [2018503A_2(Q2)]
Q8. Explain the concept of class and how objects are created. [2018503A_2(Q6)]
★ Q9. Define the term static method with example. [Repeated: 1618505(Q3), 2018503A_2(Q3)]
★ Q10. Discuss about managing users and Groups. [Repeated: 1618505(Q3), 2018503A_2(Q11)]
Q11. Write a program to search a number in an array. [1618505(Q4)]

Unit 3: Inheritance, Interface and Package

Topics: Inheritance, Interface, Packages, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, super keyword

Q1. Explain the fundamentals of inheritance and the use of the 'super' keyword. [2018503A(Q8)]
Q2. Explain the concept of encapsulation with examples. [2018503A(Q8)]
Q3. Compare polymorphism and inheritance, giving examples of each. [2018503A(Q9)]
★ Q4. Discuss the inheritance in detail with examples. [Repeated: 1618505(Q11), 2018503A_2(Q4)]
Q5. Explain Java's bytecode and its significance in Java's portability. [2018503A(Q10)]
Q6. Discuss operator types and their usage in Java programming. [2018503A(Q10)]
★ Q7. How to create a package? Explain with example. [Repeated: 1618505(Q2), 2018503A_2(Q9)]
Q8. Explain the finality of the final class. [1618505(Q2)]
Q9. Define the term static method with example. [1618505(Q3)]

Unit 4: Errors, Exception Handling & Multithreading

Topics: Exception Handling, Try-Catch, Built-in Exceptions, Threads, Synchronization

Q1. Discuss the importance of exception handling in Java and give examples. [2018503A(Q9)]
★ Q2. Explain exception handling and its types in detail. [Repeated: 1618505(Q11), 2018503A_2(Q5)]
Q3. Explain the exception handling and its types in detail. [2018503A_2(Q5)]
Q4. Explain Java thread model. Discuss the thread priorities. [1618505(Q9)]
Q5. Describe the multithreading model in Java. Explain synchronization in JAVA. [2018503A(Q11)]
★ Q6. Differentiate between thread and process. [Repeated: 1618505(Q5), 2018503A_2(Q3)]
Q7. Discuss JAVA iteration statement. [2018503A_2(Q5)]
Unit 5: Managing Input/Output/Files in Java
Topics: Streams, Byte/Character Streams, File Class, I/O Exceptions

★ Q1. Write a program to read and write files in Java. [Repeated: 1618505(Q9), 2018503A_2(Q7)]
★ Q2. Discuss garbage collection in JAVA. [Repeated: 1618505(Q10), 2018503A_2(Q10)]
Q3. Write a program to find out whether the given number is palindrome or not. [2018503A_2(Q10)]
Q4. Give the attributes of applet tag. [2018503A_2(Q11)]
SECTION B — MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)
1 mark each · 20 questions per paper · Questions in RED appeared in multiple papers

★ RED = appeared in 2+ papers (HIGH PRIORITY)

■■ Unit 1 — Basic Java & OOP

MCQ 1. Number of primitive data types in Java [1618505]
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8 ✓
(d) 9

MCQ 2. Who invented Java programming? [1618505]

(a) Guido van Rossum
(b) James Gosling ✓
(c) Dennis Ritchie
(d) Bjarne Stroustrup

MCQ 3. Which of these cannot be used for a variable name in Java? [1618505]
(a) identifier & keyword
(b) identifier
(c) keyword ✓
(d) none of the mentioned

MCQ 4. What is truncation in Java? [1618505]

(a) floating point value assigned to a floating type
(b) floating point value assigned to an integer type ✓
(c) integer value assigned to floating type
(d) integer value assigned to integer type

MCQ 5. Which of these are selection statements in Java? [1618505]

(a) break
(b) continue
(c) for()
(d) if() ✓

MCQ 6. Which keyword is used for the block to be examined for exceptions? [1618505]
(a) check
(b) throw
(c) catch
(d) try ✓

MCQ 7. What is the numeric range of char data type in Java? [1618505]
(a) 0 to 256
(b) -128 to 127
(c) 0 to 65535 ✓
(d) 0 to 32767

MCQ 8. The \u0021 article is referred to as a [1618505]

(a) unicode escape sequence ✓
(b) octal escape
(c) hexadecimal
 (d) line feed

MCQ 9. Evaluate: x=3, y=5, z=10 → ++z+y-y+z+x++ [1618505]

(a) 24 ✓
(b) 23
(c) 20
(d) 25

MCQ 10. Which for loop declaration is NOT valid? [1618505]

(a) for(int i=99; i>=0; i/9) ✓
(b) for(int i=7; i<=77; i+=7)
(c) for(int i=20; i>=2; --i)
(d) for(int i=2; i<=20; i=2*i)

★ MCQ 11. Which of the following is NOT a Java feature? [Repeated: 1618505, 2018503A]
(a) dynamic
(b) architecture neutral
(c) use of pointers ✓
(d) object oriented

■■ Unit 2 — Strings, Arrays & Keywords

MCQ 12. What is the return type of hashCode() in the Object class? [1618505]
(a) object
(b) int ✓
(c) long
(d) void

MCQ 13. Which creates a list of 3 visible items with multiple selection enabled? [1618505]
(a) new List(false,3)
(b) new List(3,true) ✓
(c) new List(true,3)
(d) new List(3,false)

MCQ 14. What are nameless objects? [1618505]

(a) object created using new keyword
(b) object of a superclass created in the subclass
(c) object without having any name but having a reference ✓
(d) object that has no reference

MCQ 15. What does dependency between objects mean? [1618505]

(a) tight coupling ✓
(b) cohesion
(c) loose coupling
(d) none of these

★ MCQ 16. In which memory is a string stored when created using new operator? [Repeated:
1618505, 2018503A]

(a) stack
(b) string memory
(c) heap memory ✓
(d) random storage space

■■ Unit 3 — Packages & Inheritance

 ★ MCQ 17. Which keyword accesses the features of a package? [Repeated: 1618505, 2018503A]
(a) package
(b) import ✓
(c) extends
(d) export

★ MCQ 18. Given ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); what is the initial quantity? [Repeated:
1618505, 2018503A]

(a) 5
(b) 10 ✓
(c) 0
(d) 100

★ MCQ 19. If a thread goes to sleep, it: [Repeated: 1618505, 2018503A]

(a) releases all the locks it has
(b) does not release any locks ✓
(c) releases half of its locks
(d) releases all of its lock except one

MCQ 20. Which interface is used to declare core methods in Java? [1618505]
(a) comparator
(b) EventListener
(c) set ✓
(d) collection

■■ Unit 4 & 5 — Exceptions, Threads & JVM

MCQ 21. What is the size of float and double in Java? [2018503A]
(a) 32, 64 ✓
(b) 64, 64
(c) 32, 32
(d) 64, 32

MCQ 22. Which component compiles, debugs and executes Java programs? [2018503A]
(a) JRE
(b) JIT
(c) JDK ✓
(d) JUM

MCQ 23. What is NOT a use of 'this' keyword in Java? [2018503A]

(a) Referring to instance variable when local variable has same name
(b) Passing itself to the method of the same class
(c) Passing itself to another method ✓
(d) Calling another constructor in constructor chaining

MCQ 24. Which exception is thrown when Java is out of memory? [2018503A]
(a) Memory error
(b) Out of memory error ✓
(c) memory out of Bound exception
(d) Memory full exception

MCQ 25. Which of the below is NOT a Java profiler? [2018503A]

(a) J profiler
(b) eclipse profiler
 (c) JVM ✓
(d) J console

MCQ 26. Which one of the following is NOT an access modifier? [2018503A]
(a) Protected
(b) void ✓
(c) public
(d) private

MCQ 27. Which option leads to portability and security of Java? [2018503A]
(a) Bytecode is executed by JVM ✓
(b) The applet makes the Java code secure and portable
(c) Use of exception handling
(d) dynamic binding between objects

MCQ 28. Which is a valid declaration of a char? [2018503A]

(a) char ch = 'utea'
(b) char ca = 'tea'
(c) char cr = \u0223 ✓
(d) char cc = 'itea'

MCQ 29. Which tool generates API documentation in HTML format from doc comments? [2018503A]
(a) javap tool
(b) Javaw command
(c) Javadoc tool ✓
(d) javah command

MCQ 30. In which process does a local variable have the same name as an instance variable?
[2018503A]

(a) Serialization
(b) Variable shadowing ✓
(c) Abstraction
(d) multi-threading

★ = High Priority (Repeated in 2+ papers) | Green = Correct Answer | All 5 units covered as per SBTE Bihar Syllabus