Java Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Class Fundamentals & Declaring objects for Freshers

1. What is the stored in the object obj in following lines of code?
box obj;

a) Memory address of allocated memory of object.
b) NULL
c) Any arbitrary pointer
d) Garbage

Answer: b

Explanation: Memory is allocated to an object using new operator. box obj; just declares a reference to object, no memory is allocated to it hence it points to NULL.

2. Which of these keywords is used to make a class?

a) class
b) struct
c) int
d) None of the mentioned

Answer:a

3. Which of the following is a valid declaration of an object of class Box?

a) Box obj = new Box();
b) Box obj = new Box;
c) obj = new Box();
d) new Box obj;

Answer: a

4. Which of these operators is used to allocate memory for an object?

a) malloc
b) alloc
c) new
d) give

Answer: c

Explanation: Operator new dynamically allocates memory for an object and returns a reference to it. This reference is address in memory of the object allocated by new.

5. Which of these statement is incorrect?

a) Every class must contain a main() method.
b) Applets do not require a main() method at all.
c) There can be only one main() method in a program.
d) main() method must be made public.

Answer: a

Explanation: Every class does not need to have a main() method, there can be only one main() method which is made public.

6. What is the output of this program?

1.     class main_class {

2.         public static void main(String args[])

3.         {

4.             int x = 9;

5.             if (x == 9) { 

6.                 int x = 8;

7.                 System.out.println(x);

8.             }

9.         } 

10.     }

a) 9
b) 8
c) Compilation error
d) Runtime error

Answer: c

Explanation: Two variables with the same name can’t be created in a class.

7. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Public method is accessible to all other classes in the hierarchy
b) Public method is accessible only to subclasses of its parent class
c) Public method can only be called by object of its class.
d) Public method can be accessed by calling object of the public class.

Answer: a

8. What is the output of this program?

1.     class box {

2.         int width;

3.         int height;

4.         int length;

5.     } 

6.     class mainclass {

7.         public static void main(String args[]) 

8.         {        

9.              box obj = new box();

10.              obj.width = 10;

11.              obj.height = 2;

12.              obj.length = 10;

13.              int y = obj.width * obj.height * obj.length; 

14.              System.out.print(y);

15.         } 

16.     }

a) 12
b) 200
c) 400
d) 100

Answer: b

9. What is the output of this program?

1.     class box {

2.         int width;

3.         int height;

4.         int length;

5.     } 

6.     class mainclass {

7.         public static void main(String args[]) 

8.         {        

9.             box obj1 = new box();

10.             box obj2 = new box();

11.             obj1.height = 1;

12.             obj1.length = 2;

13.             obj1.width = 1;

14.             obj2 = obj1;

15.             System.out.println(obj2.height);

16.         } 

17.     }

a) 1
b) 2
c) Runtime error
d) Garbage value

Answer: a

Explanation: When we assign an object to another object of same type, all the elements of right side object gets copied to object on left side of equal to, =, operator.

10. What is the output of this program?

1.    class box {

2.         int width;

3.         int height;

4.         int length;

5.     } 

6.     class mainclass {

7.         public static void main(String args[]) 

8.         {        

9.             box obj = new box();

10.             System.out.println(obj);

11.         } 

12.     }

a) 0
b) 1
c) Runtime error
d) classname@hashcode in hexadecimal form

Answer: d

Explanation: When we print object internally toString() will be called to return string into this format classname@hashcode in hexadecimal form.