250+ TOP MCQs on Pointers to Functions and Answers

C helps anyone preparing for Honeywell and other companies C interviews. One should practice these Objective Questions and answers continuously for 2-3 months to clear Honeywell interviews on C Programming language.

Here is a listing of C programming questions on “Pointers to Functions” along with answers, explanations and/or solutions:

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    int mul(int a, int b, int c)
```
```
    {
```
```
        return a * b * c;
```
```
    }
```
```
    void main()
```
```
    {
```
```
        int *function_pointer;
```
```
        function_pointer = mul;
```

        printf("The product of three numbers is:%d",

```
        function_pointer(2, 3, 4));
```
```
    }
```

a) The product of three numbers is:24
b) Compile time error
c) Nothing
d) Varies
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    int sub(int a, int b, int c)
```
```
    {
```
```
        return a - b - c;
```
```
    }
```
```
    void main()
```
```
    {
```

        int (*function_pointer)(int, int, int);

```
        function_pointer = &sub;
```

        printf("The difference of three numbers is:%d",

```
        (*function_pointer)(2, 3, 4));
```
```
    }
```

a) The difference of three numbers is:1
b) Run time error
c) The difference of three numbers is:-5
d) Varies
Answer: c
Clarification: None.

3. One of the uses for function pointers in C is __________
a) Nothing
b) There are no function pointers in c
c) To invoke a function
d) To call a function defined at run-time
Answer: d
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    void f(int);
```
```
    void (*foo)() = f;
```
```
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
```
```
    {
```
```
        foo(10);
```
```
        return 0;
```
```
    }
```
```
    void f(int i)
```
```
    {
```
```
        printf("%dn", i);
```
```
    }
```

a) Compile time error
b) 10
c) Undefined behaviour
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    void f(int);
```
```
    void (*foo)(void) = f;
```
```
    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
```
```
    {
```
```
        foo(10);
```
```
        return 0;
```
```
    }
```
```
    void f(int i)
```
```
    {
```
```
        printf("%dn", i);
```
```
    }
```

a) Compile time error
b) 10
c) Undefined behaviour
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    void f(int);
```
```
    void (*foo)(float) = f;
```
```
    int main()
```
```
    {
```
```
        foo(10);
```
```
    }
```
```
    void f(int i)
```
```
    {
```
```
        printf("%dn", i);
```
```
    }
```

a) Compile time error
b) 10
c) 10.000000
d) Undefined behaviour
Answer: d
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    void f(int (*x)(int));
```
```
    int myfoo(int i);
```
```
    int (*foo)(int) = myfoo;
```
```
    int main()
```
```
    {
```
```
        f(foo(10));
```
```
    }
```
```
    void f(int (*i)(int))
```
```
    {
```
```
        i(11);
```
```
    }
```
```
    int myfoo(int i)
```
```
    {
```
```
        printf("%dn", i);
```
```
        return i;
```
```
    }
```

a) Compile time error
b) Undefined behaviour
c) 10 11
d) 10 Segmentation fault
Answer: d
Clarification: None.

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

```
    #include 
```
```
    void f(int (*x)(int));
```
```
    int myfoo(int);
```
```
    int (*foo)() = myfoo;
```
```
    int main()
```
```
    {
```
```
        f(foo);
```
```
    }
```
```
    void f(int(*i)(int ))
```
```
    {
```
```
        i(11);
```
```
    }
```
```
    int myfoo(int i)
```
```
    {
```
```
        printf("%dn", i);
```
```
        return i;
```
```
    }
```

a) 10 11
b) 11
c) 10
d) Undefined behaviour
Answer: b
Clarification: None.

250+ TOP MCQs on Pointers and Arrays and Answers

250+ TOP MCQs on Pointers to Functions and Answers

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