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Guess Paper-I

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Q. Critically analyze the switch statement with example.
Ans. switch statement
Ans. A switch statement allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of
values. Each value is called a case, and the variable being switched on is checked for
each switch case.

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Syntax
Example:
#include <stdio.h>

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int main () {
/* local variable definition */
char grade = 'B';
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switch(grade) {
case 'A' :
printf("Excellent!\n" );
break;
case 'B' :
case 'C' :
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printf("Well done\n" );
break;
case 'D' :
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printf("You passed\n" );
break;
case 'F' :
printf("Better try again\n" );
break;
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default :
printf("Invalid grade\n" );
}

printf("Your grade is %c\n", grade );

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return 0;
}

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Q. Write a program read a file and count the number of lines in the file, assuming
that a line can contain at most 80 characters.

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Ans. #include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<process.h>
void main()
{
FILE *fp;

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int cnt=0;
char str[80];
/* open a file in read mode */

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if ((fp=fopen("lines.dat","r"))== NULL)
{ printf("File does not exist\n");
exit(0);
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}
/* read the file till end of file is encountered */
while(!(feof(fp)))
{ fgets(str,80,fp); /*reads at most 80 characters in str */
cnt++; /* increment the counter after reading a line */
}
}/* print the number of lines */
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printf(“The number of lines in the file is :%d\n”,cnt);

fclose(fp);
}
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OUTPUT
Let us assume that the contents of the file “lines.dat” are as follows:
This is C programming.
I love C programming.
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Q. Write a macro to demonstrate #define, #if, #else preprocessor commands.

Ans.#include <stdio.h>
#define CHOICE 100
int my_int = 0;
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#undef CHOICE
#ifdef CHOICE
void set_my_int()
{

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my_int = 35;
}
#else

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void set_my_int()
{
my_int = 27;
}

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#endif
main ()
{

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set_my_int();
printf("%d\n", my_int);
}
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OUTPUT
27

Q. Write a macro to display the string COBOL in the following fashion

C
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CO
COB
COBO
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COBOL
COBOL
COBO
COB
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C
Ans. # include<stdio.h>
# define LOOP for(x=0; x<5; x++) \
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{ y=x+1; \
printf(“%-5.*s\n”, y, string); } \
for(x=4; x>=0; x--) \
{ y=x+1; \

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printf(“%-5.*s \n”, y, string); }
main()
{

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int x, y;
static char string[ ] = “COBOL”;
printf(“\n”);
LOOP;

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}
When the above program is executed the reference to macro (loop) is replaced by the
set of statements contained within the macro definition.

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Q . Define a macro to find maximum of 3 or 2 numbers using #ifdef , #else
Ans.#include<stdio.h>
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#define TWO
main()
{
int a, b, c;
clrscr();
#ifdef TWO
{
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printf("\n Enter two numbers: \n");

scanf("%d %d", &a,&b);
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if(a>b)
printf("\n Maximum of two numbers is %d", a);
else
printf("\n Maximum is of two numbers is %d", b);
}
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#endif
} /* end of main*/
OUTPUT
Enter two numbers:
33
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Q. Write a program to find out square and cube of any given number using
macros.
Ans.# include<stdio.h>

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# define sqr(x) (x * x)
# define cub(x) (sqr(x) * x)
main()

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{
int num;
printf(“Enter a number: ”);
scanf(“%d”, &num);
printf(“ \n Square of the number is %d”, sqr(num));
printf(“ \n Cube of the number is %d\n”, cub(num));

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}
OUTPUT
Enter a number: 5

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Square of the number is 25
Cube of the number is 125
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MCS-011 : PROBLEM SOLVING ANDPROGRAMMING
Guess Paper-II

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Q. Write a program to search an element in a given list of elements using Linear
Search.
Ans. /* Linear Search.*/
# include<stdio.h>

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# defineSIZE 05
main()
{

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int i = 0;
int j;
int num_list[SIZE]; /* array declaration */
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/* enter elements in the following loop */
printf(“Enter any 5 numbers: \n”);
for(i = 0;i<SIZE;i ++)
{
printf(“Element no.=%d Value of the element=”,i+1);
scanf(“%d”,&num_list[i]);
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}
printf (“Enter the element to be searched:”);
scanf (“%d”,&j);
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/* search using linear search */

for(i=0;i<SIZE;i++)
{
if(j == num_list[i])
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{
printf(“The number exists in the list at position: %d\n”,i+1);
break;
}
}
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}
OUTPUT
Enter any 5 numbers:
Element no.=1 Value of the element=23

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Element no.=2 Value of the element=43
Element no.=3 Value of the element=12
Element no.=4 Value of the element=8

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Element no.=5 Value of the element=5
Enter the element to be searched: 8
The number exists in the list at position: 4

Q. Write a program to display the average marks of each student, given the marks

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in 2 subjects for 3 students.
Ans. Write a program to display the average marks of each student, given the marks
in 2

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subjects for 3 students.
/* Program to display the average marks of 3 students */
# include < stdio.h >
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# defineSIZE 3
main()
{
int i = 0;
float stud_marks1[SIZE]; /* subject 1array declaration */
float stud_marks2[SIZE]; /*subject 2 array declaration */
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float total_marks[SIZE];
float avg[SIZE];
printf(“\n Enter the marks in subject-1 out of 50 marks: \n”);
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for( i = 0;i<SIZE;i++)
{
printf(“Student no. =%d”,i+1);
printf(“ Enter the marks= “);
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scanf(“%f”,&stud_marks1[i]);
}
printf(“\n Enter the marks in subject-2 out of 50 marks \n”);
for(i=0;i<SIZE;i++)
{
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printf(“Student no. =%d”,i+1);

printf(“ Please enter the marks= “);
scanf(“%f”,&stud_marks2[i]);
}

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for(i=0;i<SIZE;i++)
{
total_marks[i]=stud_marks1[i]+ stud_marks2[i];

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avg[i]=total_marks[i]/2;
printf(“Student no.=%d, Average= %f\n”,i+1, avg[i]);
}
}
OUTPUT

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Enter the marks in subject-1out of 50 marks:
Student no. = 1 Enter the marks= 23
Student no. = 2 Enter the marks= 35

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Student no. = 3 Enter the marks= 42
Enter the marks in subject-2 out of 50 marks:
Student no. = 1 Enter the marks= 31
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Student no. = 2 Enter the marks= 35
Student no. = 3 Enter the marks= 40
Student no. = 1 Average= 27.000000
Student no. = 2 Average= 35.000000
Student no. = 3 Average= 41.000000
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Q. Critically examine the While Loop.

Ans. When in a program a single statement or a certain group of statements are to be
executed repeatedly depending upon certain test condition, then while statement is
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used.
The syntax is as follows:
while (test condition)
{
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body_of_the_loop;
}
Here, test condition is an expression that controls how long the loop keeps running.
Body of the loop is a statement or group of statements enclosed in braces and are
repeatedly executed till the value of test condition evaluates to true. As soon as the
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condition evaluates to false, the control jumps to the first statement following the
while statement. If condition initially itself is false, the body of the loop will never be
executed. While loop is sometimes called as entry-control loop, as it controls the

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execution of the body of the loop depending upon the value of the test condition.
This is shown in the figure 5.5 given below:

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Example
/* Program to calculate factorial of given number */
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
main( )
{
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int x;
long int fact = 1;
printf(“Enter any number to find factorial:\n”); /*read the number*/
scanf(“%d”,&x);
while (x > 0)
{
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fact = fact * x; /* factorial calculation*/

x=x-1;
}
printf(“Factorial is %ld”,fact);

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Q. Describe Decision control statement.

Ans. In a C program, a decision causes a one-time jump to a different part of the

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program, depending on the value of an expression. Decisions in C can be made in
several ways. The most important is with the if...else statement, which chooses
between two alternatives. This statement can be used without the else, as a simple if
statement. Another decision control statement, switch, creates branches for multiple
alternative sections of code, depending on the value of a single variable.

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The if Statement: It is used to execute an instruction or sequence/block of
instructions only if a condition is fulfilled. In if statements, expression is evaluated
first and then, depending on whether the value of the expression (relation or

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condition) is “true” or “false”, it transfers the control to a particular statement or a
group of statements.
Different forms of implementation if-statement are:
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• Simple if statement
• If-else statement
• Nested if-else statement
• Else if statement
Simple if statement: It is used to execute an instruction or block of instructions only
if a condition is fulfilled.
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The syntax is as follows:

if (condition)
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statement;
where condition is the expression that is to be evaluated. If this condition is true,
statement is executed. If it is false, statement is ignored (not executed) and the
program continues on the next instruction after the conditional statement.
If we want more than one statement to be executed, then we can specify a block of
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statements within the curly bracets { }. The syntax is as follows:

if (condition)
{
block of statements;
}
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Example: Write a program to calculate the net salary of an employee, if a tax of 15%
is levied on his gross-salary if it exceeds Rs. 10,000/- per month.
/*Program to calculate the net salary of an employee */
#include <stdio.h>

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main( )
{
float gross_salary, net_salary;

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printf(“Enter gross salary of an employee\n”);
scanf(“%f ”,&gross_salary );
if (gross_salary <10000)
net_salary= gross_salary;
if (gross_salary >= 10000)

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net_salary = gross_salary- 0.15*gross_salary;
printf(“\nNet salary is Rs.%.2f\n”, net_salary);
}

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If … else statement: If…else statement is used when a different sequence of
instructions is to be executed depending on the logical value (True / False) of the
condition evaluated.
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Its form used in conjunction with if and the syntax is as follows:
if (condition)
Statement _1;
else
Statement_ 2;
statement_3;
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Or
if (condition)
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{
Statements_1_Block;
}
else
{
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Statements_2_Block;
}
Statements _3_Block;
If the condition is true, then the sequence of statements (Statements_1_Block)
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executes; otherwise the Statements_2_Block following the else part of if-else

statement will get executed. In both the cases, the control is then transferred to
Statements_3 to follow sequential execution of the program. This is shown in figure
5.2 given below:

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/* Program to print whether the given number is even or odd*/

#include <stdio.h>
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main ( )
{
int x;
printf(“Enter a number:\n”);
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scanf("%d",&x);
if (x % 2 == 0)
printf(“\nGiven number is even\n”);
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printf(“\nGiven number is odd\n”);
}
Nested if…else statement:In nested if… else statement, an entire if…else construct is

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written within either the body of the if statement or the body of an else statement.
The syntax is as follows:
if (condition_1)
{

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if (condition_2)
{
Statements_1_Block;

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}
else
{
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Statements_2_Block;
}
}
else
{
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Statements_3_Block;
}
Statement_4_Block;
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Here, condition_1 is evaluated. If it is false then Statements_3_Block is executed and

is followed by the execution of Statements_4_Block, otherwise if condition_1 is true,
then condition_2 is evaluated. Statements_1_Block is executed when condition_2 is
true otherwise Statements_2_Block is executed and then the control is transferred to
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Statements_4_Block.

Q9. What is relational operator?

Ans.Executable C statements either perform actions (such as calculations or input or
output of data) or make decision. Using relational operators we can compare two
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variables in the program. The C relational operators are summarized below, with
their meanings. Pay particular attention to the equality operator; it consists of two
equal signs, not just one. This section introduces a simple version of C’s if control
structure that allows a program to make a decision based on the result of some

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condition. If the condition is true then the statement in the body of if statement is
executed else if the condition is false, the statement is not executed. Whether the
body statement is executed or not, after the if structure completes, execution

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proceeds with the next statement after the if structure. Conditions in the if structure
are formed with the relational operators which are summarized in the Table.

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Relational operators usually appear in statements which are inquiring about the
truth of some particular relationship between variables. Normally, the relational
operators in C are the operators in the expressions that appear between the
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parentheses. For example,
(i) if (thisNum < minimumSoFar) minimumSoFar = thisNum
(ii) if (job == Teacher) salary == minimumWage
(iii) if (numberOfLegs != 8) thisBug = insect
(iv) if (degreeOfPolynomial < 2) polynomial = linear
/*Program to find relationship between two numbers*/
#include <stdio.h>
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main ( )
{
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int a, b;
printf ( “Please enter two integers: ”);
scanf (“%d%d”, &a, &b);
if (a <= b)
printf (“ %d <= %d\n”,a,b);
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else
printf (“%d > %d\n”,a,b);
}
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Guess Paper-III

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Q. Describe variables.
Ans. Variable is an identifier whose value changes from time to time during
execution. It is a named data storage location in your computer’s memory. By using
a variable’s name in your program, you are, in effect, referring to the data stored
there. A variable represents a single data item i.e. a numeric quantity or a character

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constant or a string constant. Note that a value must be assigned to the variables at
some point of time in the program which is termed as assignment statement. The
variable can then be accessed later in the program. If the variable is accessed before it

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is assigned a value, it may give garbage value. The data type of a variable doesn’t
change whereas the value assigned to can change. All variables have three essential
attributes:
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• The name
• The value
• The memory, where the value is stored.
For example, in the following C program a, b, c, d are the variables but variable e is
not declared and is used before declaration. After compiling the source code and
look what gives?
main( )
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{
int a, b, c;
char d;
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a = 3;
b = 5;
c = a + b;
d = ‘a’;
e=d;
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……….
……….
}
After compiling the code, this will generate the message that variable e not defined.
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Q. Explain identifiers and keywords.

Ans. Identifiers are defined according to the following rules:
1. It consists of letters and digits.
2. First character must be an alphabet or underscore.

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3. Both upper and lower cases are allowed. Same text of different case is not
equivalent, for example: TEXT is not same as text.
4. Except the special character underscore ( _ ), no other special symbols can be used.

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For example, some valid identifiers are shown below:
X
X123
_XI
temp
tax_rate

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For example, some invalid identifiers are shown below:
123 First character to be alphabet.
“X.” Not allowed.

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order-no Hyphen allowed.
error flag Blankspace allowed.
Keywords
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Keywords are reserved words which have standard, predefined meaning in C. They
cannot be used as program-defined identifiers.
The lists of C keywords are as follows:
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Q. Write a C program to compute the average of three numbers

Ans. /* Program to compute average of three numbers *?
#include<stdio.h>
main( )
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{
int a,b,c,sum,avg;
a=10;
b=5;
c=20;
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sum = a+b+c;
avg = sum / 3;
printf(“The average is %d\n”, avg);
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OUTPUT
The average is 8.
Q5. Write a program to divide a sum of two numbers by their difference

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Ans. /* Program to divide a sum of two numbers by their difference*/
#include <stdio.h>
main( )
{
int a,b;
float c;

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a=10;
b=10;
c = (a+b) / (a-b);

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printf(“The value of the result is %f\n”,c);
}
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Q. Develop an algorithm, flowchart and program to add two numbers.
Ans. Algorithm
1. Start
2. Input the two numbers a and b
3. Calculate the sum as a+b
4. Store the result in sum
5. Display the result
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6. Stop.
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Program
#include <stdio.h>
main()

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{
int a,b,sum; /* variables declaration*/
printf(“\n Enter the values for a and b: \n”);
scanf(“%d, %d”, &a, &b);
sum=a+b;
printf("\nThe sum is %d",sum); /*output statement*/

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}
OUTPUT
Enter the values of a and b:

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23
The sum is 5
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Q. What is a Program and a Programming Language?
Ans. In practice it is necessary to express an algorithm using a programming
language. A procedure expressed in a programming language is known as a
computer program.
Computer programming languages are developed with the primary objective of
facilitating a large number of people to use computers without the need for them to
know in detail the internal structure of the computer. Languages are designed to be
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machine-independent. Most of the programming languages ideally designed, to

execute a program on any computer regardless of who manufactured it or what
model it is. Programming languages can be divided into two categories:
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(i) Low Level Languages or Machine Oriented Languages: The language whose
design is governed by the circuitry and the structure of the machine is known
as the Machine language. This language is difficult to learn and use. It is
specific to a given computer and is different for different computers i.e. these
languages are machine-dependent. These languages have been designed to
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give a better machine efficiency, i.e. faster program execution. Such languages
are also known as Low Level Languages. Another type of Low-Level
Language is the Assembly Language. We will code the assembly language
program in the form of mnemonics. Every machine provides a different set of
mnemonics to be used for that machine only depending upon the processor
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that the machine is using.

(ii) High Level Languages or Problem Oriented Languages: These languages are
particularly oriented towards describing the procedures for solving the
problem in a concise, precise and unambiguous manner. Every high level
language follows a precise set of rules. They are developed to allow

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application programs to be run on a variety of computers. These languages
are machineindependent. Languages falling in this category are FORTRAN,
BASIC, PASCAL etc. They are easy to learn and programs may be written in

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these languages with much less effort. However, the computer cannot
understand them and they need to be translated into machine language with
the help of other programs known as Compilers or Translators.

Q. Using structures, write a C program to calculate the Gross salary and Net
salary, if Basic pay, Grade pay, TA and DA and other allowances and deductions

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are given as inputs.
Ans. #include
#include

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#include
/* structure to store employee salary details */
struct employee {
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int empId;
char name[32];
int basic, hra, da, ma;
int pf, insurance;
float gross, net;
};
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/* prints payslip for the requested employee */

void printSalary(struct employee e1) {
printf(“Salary Slip of %s:\n”, e1.name);
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printf(“Employee ID: %d\n”, e1.empId);

printf(“Basic Salary: %d\n”, e1.basic);
printf(“House Rent Allowance: %d\n”, e1.hra);
printf(“Dearness Allowance: %d\n”, e1.da);
printf(“Medical Allowance: %d\n”, e1.ma);
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printf(“Gross Salary: %.2f Rupees\n”, e1.gross);

printf(“\nDeductions: \n”);
printf(“Provident fund: %d\n”, e1.pf);
printf(“Insurance: %d\n”, e1.insurance);
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printf(“\nNet Salary: %.2f Rupees\n\n”, e1.net);

return;
}

int main() {

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int i, ch, num, flag, empID;
struct employee *e1;
/* get the number of employees from the user */

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printf(“Enter the number of employees:”);
scanf(“%d”, &num);
/* dynamically allocate memory to store employee salary details */
e1 = (struct employee *)malloc(sizeof(struct employee) * num);
/* get the employee salary details from the customer */
printf(“Enter your input for every employee:\n”);

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for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
printf(“Employee ID:”);
scanf(“%d”, &(e1[i].empId));

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getchar();
printf(“Employee Name:”);
fgets(e1[i].name, 32, stdin);
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e1[i].name[strlen(e1[i].name) – 1] = ‘\0’;
printf(“Basic Salary, HRA:”);
scanf(“%d%d”, &(e1[i].basic), &(e1[i].hra));
printf(“DA, Medical Allowance:”);
scanf(“%d%d”, &(e1[i].da), &(e1[i].ma));
printf(“PF and Insurance:”);
scanf(“%d%d”, &(e1[i].pf), &(e1[i].insurance));
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printf(“\n”);
}
/* gross and net salary calculation */
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for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {

e1[i].gross = e1[i].basic +
(e1[i].hra * e1[i].basic) / 100 +
(e1[i].da * e1[i].basic) / 100 +
(e1[i].ma * e1[i].basic) / 100;
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e1[i].net = e1[i].gross – (e1[i].pf + e1[i].insurance);

}
/* printing payslip for the given employee ID */
while (1) {
printf(“Enter employee ID to get payslip:”);
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scanf(“%d”, &empID);
flag = 0;
for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
if (empID == e1[i].empId) {
printSalary(e1[i]);

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flag = 1;
}
}

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if (!flag) {
printf(“No Record Found!!\n”);
}
printf(“Do You Want To Continue(1/0):”);
scanf(“%d”, &ch);
if (!ch) {

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break;
}
}

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return 0;
}
/**
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* C program to calculate gross salary of an employee
*/
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
float basic, gross, da, hra;
/* Input basic salary of employee */
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printf("Enter basic salary of an employee: ");

scanf("%f", &basic);
/* Calculate D.A and H.R.A according to specified conditions */
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if(basic <= 10000)

{
da = basic * 0.8;
hra = basic * 0.2;
}
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else if(basic <= 20000)

{
da = basic * 0.9;
hra = basic * 0.25;
}
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else
{
da = basic * 0.95;
hra = basic * 0.3;
}

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/* Calculate gross salary */
gross = basic + hra + da;
printf("GROSS SALARY OF EMPLOYEE = %.2f", gross);

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return 0;
}
(b) Explain the following with the help of a suitable example for each:
(i) if statement
Ans. The syntax of the if statement in C programming is:

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if (test expression)
{
// statements to be executed if the test expression is true

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}
Example:
// Program to display a number if it is negative
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#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int number;

printf("Enter an integer: ");

scanf("%d", &number);
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// true if number is less than 0

if (number < 0) {
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printf("You entered %d.\n", number);

}

printf("The if statement is easy.");

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return 0;
}
(ii) nested if statement
Ans. A nested if in C is an if statement that is the target of another if statement.
Nested if statements means an if statement inside another if statement. Yes, both C
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and C++ allows us to nested if statements within if statements, i.e, we can place an if
statement inside another if statement.
Syntax:

if (condition1)

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{
// Executes when condition1 is true
if (condition2)

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{
// Executes when condition2 is true
}
}
Example:
// C program to illustrate nested-if statement

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#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
int i = 10;

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if (i == 10)
{
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// First if statement
if (i < 15)
printf("i is smaller than 15\n");

// Nested - if statement
// Will only be executed if statement above
// is true
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if (i < 12)
printf("i is smaller than 12 too\n");
else
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printf("i is greater than 15");

}

return 0;
}
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(iii) switch statement

Ans. A switch statement allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of
values. Each value is called a case, and the variable being switched on is checked for
each switch case.
Syntax
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The syntax for a switch statement in C programming language is as follows −

switch(expression) {
case constant-expression:
statement(s);
break; /* optional */

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case constant-expression:
statement(s);
break; /* optional */

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/* you can have any number of case statements */
default : /* Optional */
statement(s);
}
Example:
#include <stdio.h>

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int main () {
/* local variable definition */
char grade = 'B';

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switch(grade) {
case 'A' :
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printf("Excellent!\n" );
break;
case 'B' :
case 'C' :
printf("Well done\n" );
break;
case 'D' :
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printf("You passed\n" );
break;
case 'F' :
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printf("Better try again\n" );

break;
default :
printf("Invalid grade\n" );
}
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printf("Your grade is %c\n", grade );

return 0;
}
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(iv) for loop

Ans. The syntax of the for loop is:
for (initializationStatement; testExpression; updateStatement)
{
// statements inside the body of loop

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}
• The initialization statement is executed only once.
• Then, the test expression is evaluated. If the test expression is evaluated to false,

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the for loop is terminated.
• However, if the test expression is evaluated to true, statements inside the body of
for loop are executed, and the update expression is updated.
• Again the test expression is evaluated.
• This process goes on until the test expression is false. When the test expression is
false, the loop terminates.

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Example:
// Print numbers from 1 to 10
#include <stdio.h>

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int main() {
int i;
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for (i = 1; i < 11; ++i)
{
printf("%d ", i);
}
return 0;
}
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