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Java MCQ Questions and Answers on Arithmetic Operators 1

Study and learn Java MCQ questions and answers on Arithmetic Operators and their priorities. Attend job interviews easily with these Multiple Choice Questions.

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1) An Arithmetic expression in Java involves which Operators or Operations?
A) Addition (+), Subtraction (-)
B) Multiplication (*), Division (/)
C) Modulo Division (%), Increment/Decrement (++/--), Unary Minus (-), Unary Plus (+)
D) All the above
Answer [=]
D
2) Choose the Compound Assignment Arithmetic Operators in Java below.
A) +=, -=
B) *=, /=
C) %=
D) All the above
Answer [=]
D
3) 
What is the output of the below Java code snippet?
int a = 2 - - 7;
System.out.println(a);
A) -5
B) 10
C) 9
D) Compiler Error
Answer [=]
C
Explanation: 
Minus of Minus is Plus. So 2 - - 7 becomes 2+7.
4) 
What is the output of Java code snippet below?
short p = 1;
short k = p + 2;
System.out.println(k);
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Compiler error
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:

Numbers are treated as int type by default. So an int value cannot be assigned to a short variable. You have to type cast the whole expression.

short k = (short)(p + 2);
5) 
What is the output of Java code snippet?
short k=1;
k += 2;
System.out.println(k);
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Compiler error about Type Casting
Answer [=]
C
Explanation:

Compound assignment operators automatically convert the expression value to the left-hand side data type.

k = k + 1; //Error
k += 1; //Works
k++; //Works
6) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=5, b=10, c=15;
a -= 3;
b *= 2;
c /= 5;
System.out.println(a +" " + b + " " + c);
A) 2 20 3
B) 2 20 5
C) 2 10 5
D) -2 20 3
Answer [=]
A
Explanation: 
a = a - 3;
b = b*2;
c = c/5;
7) 
How do you rewrite the below Java code snippet?
int p=10;
p = p%3;
A) 
p=%3;
B) 
p%=3;
C) 
p=3%;
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
B


8) Which is the arithmetic operator in Java that gives the Remainder of Division?
A) /
B) @
C) %
D) &
Answer [=]
C
Explanation: 
//Modulo Division operator
// or simply Modulus Operator
int a = 14%5;
//a holds 4

5)14(2
 -10
------
   4
9) Arithmetic operators +, -, /, *  and % have which Associativity?
A) Right to Left
B) Left to Right
C) Right to Right
D) Left to Left
Answer [=]
B
10) Between Postfix and Prefix arithmetic operators in Java, which operators have more priority?
A) Postfix operators have more priority than Prefix operators
B) Prefix operators have more priority than Postfix operators
C) Both Prefix and Postfix operators have equal priority
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:

op++, op-- have more priority than --op, ++op.

11) Among Postfix Decrement and Prefix Increment operators in Java, which operator has less priority?
A) Postfix Decrement has less priority than Prefix Increment
B) Prefix Increment has less priority than Postfix Decrement
C) Both operators have same priority
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
B
Explanation: 
a++ > ++b
12) Increment and Decrement arithmetic operators in Java has which Associativity?
A) Left to Right
B) Right to Left
C) Left to Left
D) Right to Right
Answer [=]
B
13) Choose the correct statement about Java Operators +, -, *, / and %.
A) + and - have equal priority
B) * and / have equal priority
C) / and % have equal priority
D) All the above
Answer [=]
D
Explanation:

All are having equal priority.

14) Among the operator groups (++, --) and (+, -, *, /, %) in Java, which group has higher priority? 
A) (++, --) group has higher priority than (+, -, *, /, %) group
B) (++, --) group has lower priority than (+, -, *, /, %) group
C) (++, --) group and (+, -, *, /, %) group have equal priority
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:

Again between Prefix and Post operators, Postfix operators have higher priority.



15) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=10, b=6;
int c = a+b*5;
System.out.println(c);
A) 40
B) 50
C) 80
D) Compiler error
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:

* has higher priority than +. So, Multiplication operation is performed first.

a+(b*5)
10 + (6*5)
10 + 30
40
16) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=10, b=5, c=3;
int d = a+c/2*b;
System.out.println(d);
A) 17.5
B) 32.5
C) 15
D) 30
Answer [=]
C
Explanation:

/ and * have equal priority. So associativity of Left to Right is used. Remember that 3/2 is 1 not 1.5 as both operands are integers.

a+c/2*b
a+(c/2*b)
a + ( (c/2) * b)
a + ( 3/2 * b)
a + ( 1 * 5)
10 + 5
15
17) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=5, b=6;
if(a++ == --b)
{
  System.out.println("5=5");
}
else
{
  System.out.println("NONE");
}
A) NONE
B) 5=5
C) Compiler error
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
B
Explanation:

At time of evaluating a++ == --b, a(5)is compared with --b(6-1). So, "if" condition passes. If you check a value after the ELSE block, it will be a+1 i.e 6.

18) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=6, b=5;
if(++b == a--)
{
  System.out.println("RABBIT");
}
else
{
  System.out.println("BUNNY");
}
A) RABBIT
B) BUNNY
C) Compiler error
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
A
Explanation:

After the ELSE block, b will be b+1 i.e 6

++b == a--
++b == (a-1)
b == (a-1)
5 ==5
19) 
What is the output of the Java code snippet?
int a=10, b=20;
int c = a++*2;
int d = --b*2;
System.out.println(c +"," + d);
A) 20,40
B) 22,40
C) 20,38
D) 22,38
Answer [=]
C
Explanation:

The prefix is incremented or decremented immediately. Postfix incremented or decremented on the next line/statement.

1)
a++*2
a*2

2)
--b*2
(b-1)*2
20) Choose the correct statement about Java Prefix and Postfix operations.
A) Prefix operation is carried out immediately and the variable value will be incremented or decremented accordingly
B) Postfix operation is carried out on the next line or statement. So the variable value will not change.
C) A and B
D) None of the above
Answer [=]
C


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