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GATE | Gate IT 2008 | Question 49

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Consider the C program given below. What does it print?




#include <stdio.h>
int main ()
{
        int i, j;
        int a [8] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
        for(i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
             a[i] = a[i] + 1;
             i++;
        }
        i--;
        for (j = 7; j > 4; j--) {
              int i = j/2;
              a[i] = a[i] - 1;
        }
        printf ("%d, %d", i, a[i]);
}
 /* Add code here. Remove these lines if not writing code */ 


(A) 2, 3
(B) 2, 4
(C) 3, 2
(D) 3, 3


Answer: (C)

Explanation: Be careful about the scope of i,
there are two variables named: i, with different scope.

There are 2 main points to consider while solving this question. Scope of variable i and integer division.
First for loop will run for i = 0, 2 and 4 as i is incremented twice inside loop and resultant array will be a  = 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  (Loop will terminate at i = 4)
After that i value is 3 as there is a decrement operation after for loop.
Next for loop is running for j = 7, 6 and 5 and corresponding i values which is a local variable inside for loop will be 3 (7/2), 3 (6/2) and 2 (5/2). Array after this for loop will be
a  = 2, 2, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
After the for loop, current i value is 3 and element at a[3] = 2.

This solution is contributed by Pranjul Ahuja.


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Last Updated : 28 Jun, 2021
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