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OOPs Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

Master Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs) with Practice MCQs. Explore our curated collection of Multiple Choice Questions. Ideal for placement and interview preparation, our questions range from basic to advanced, ensuring comprehensive coverage of OOPs concepts in Java. Begin your placement preparation journey now!

Q121

Q121 A developer struggles to add new operations to objects without modifying them.
Which design pattern can simplify the addition of new operations?

A

Strategy

B

Visitor

C

Decorator

D

Singleton

Q122

Q122 When debugging a large system of interacting objects, it's found that changing one object's state requires changes to others, and the interactions are complex and hard to follow. Which design pattern can help simplify managing these interactions?

A

Observer

B

Mediator

C

Composite

D

Strategy

Q123

Q123 A software system's performance suffers because it creates too many heavy-weight objects.
Which design pattern could be implemented to reduce the number of objects and improve performance?

A

Singleton

B

Flyweight

C

Prototype

D

Builder

Q124

Q124 What concept allows an object to change its behavior when its internal state changes?

A

Inheritance

B

Polymorphism

C

State

D

Strategy

Q125

Q125 Which concept refers to a class that cannot be instantiated and is designed to be subclassed?

A

Abstract class

B

Interface

C

Singleton

D

Concrete class

Q126

Q126 In OOP, what is dependency injection?

A

A design pattern where an object supplies the dependencies of another object

B

A technique for creating objects

C

A method for managing software dependencies

D

A programming paradigm for data encapsulation

Q127

Q127 How does the Composite design pattern work in object-oriented design?

A

It allows treating individual objects and compositions uniformly

B

It facilitates object aggregation into tree structures

C

It enables adding new components dynamically

D

It simplifies object cloning

Q128

Q128 What is the principle of "Separation of Concerns" in software engineering?

A

Dividing a program into distinct sections

B

Improving code readability and maintenance

C

Facilitating parallel development

D

Allowing easier testing and debugging

Q129

Q129 What does the Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) state?

A

Subclasses should be substitutable for their base classes

B

Objects should be replaceable with instances of their subtypes

C

Both

D

Neither

Q130

Q130 How do generics in Java enhance software reusability?

A

By enabling type-safe code

B

By reducing the need for casting

C

By allowing operations on various types

D

By facilitating code maintenance and readability

Q131

Q131 What is the primary purpose of the Open/Closed Principle in software design?

A

To allow software entities to be extendable

B

To prevent modification of existing code

C

To encourage modular design

D

To support polymorphism

Q132

Q132 Given the concept of polymorphism, which Java feature allows methods to perform different operations based on the object that invokes them?

A

Method overloading

B

Method overriding

C

Dynamic method dispatch

D

Static method binding

Q133

Q133 How can reflection be used in Java?

A

To inspect class properties at runtime

B

To modify behavior of methods at runtime

C

To dynamically create objects

D

To invoke methods at runtime

Q134

Q134 In the context of advanced OOP, what is aspect-oriented programming (AOP)?

A

A paradigm for modularizing cross-cutting concerns

B

A technique for separating business logic from system services

C

A strategy for enhancing code modularity

D

A method for implementing polymorphism

Q135

Q135 What programming technique uses interfaces to expose the behavior of a class and provides a way to access its functionality through a reference?

A

Encapsulation

B

Polymorphism

C

Inversion of Control (IoC)

D

Data binding

Q136

Q136 When applying OOP principles, you encounter a situation where adding new types requires changes to existing code.
Which principle might help reduce the need for such changes?

A

Open/Closed Principle

B

Single Responsibility Principle

C

Liskov Substitution Principle

D

Dependency Inversion Principle

Q137

Q137 Debugging a system, you notice objects are not properly cleaned up, leading to memory leaks.
Which OOP concept can help manage resources more effectively to prevent such issues?

A

Garbage collection

B

Resource management

C

Automatic memory management

D

Resource pooling

Q138

Q138 A complex system is experiencing issues with changing the behavior of objects at runtime dynamically.
Which OOP concept or pattern could be utilized to simplify dynamic behavior modification?

A

State pattern

B

Strategy pattern

C

Decorator pattern

D

Behavioral pattern

Q139

Q139 When debugging, you find that changes to one part of the system unexpectedly affect another part.
This is likely due to improper use of which OOP concept?

A

Encapsulation

B

Inheritance

C

Polymorphism

D

Global variables

Q140

Q140 What is the primary purpose of unit testing in software development?

A

To validate that each unit of the software performs as designed

B

To check the performance of the software under load

C

To ensure the software meets client requirements

D

To assess the software's security features

Q141

Q141 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good unit test?

A

It runs quickly

B

It requires access to external resources like a database

C

It can be run in isolation

D

It tests a single logical concept in the system

Q142

Q142 What does Test-Driven Development (TDD) entail?

A

Writing tests after developing the code

B

Writing tests before writing the code to be tested

C

Only writing tests for bugs that have been reported

D

None of the above

Q143

Q143 How does mocking in unit testing work?

A

By changing the code at runtime to simulate different behaviors

B

By using fake objects to simulate the behavior of real objects in controlled ways

C

By removing parts of the code not relevant to the test

D

None of the above

Q144

Q144 Which JUnit annotation is used to indicate a method should be run before each test method?

A

@BeforeClass

B

@Before

C

@BeforeEach

D

@PreTest

Q145

Q145 In unit testing, what is the purpose of an assertion?

A

To cause the test suite to fail if a condition is not met

B

To mark a test as incomplete or skipped

C

To document the expected behavior of a test

D

None of the above

Q146

Q146 How can you ensure that resources are properly released after a test runs in JUnit?

A

By annotating a cleanup method with @AfterEach

B

By using a try-finally block inside tests

C

By manually calling garbage collection after tests

D

By annotating with @AfterClass

Q147

Q147 What is a common strategy for testing a method that throws an exception under certain conditions?

A

Catching the exception in the test method and asserting its type

B

Using the assertThrows method provided by the testing framework

C

Ignoring the test case

D

None of the above

Q148

Q148 A unit test unexpectedly fails after recent changes to the codebase.
What is the first step in debugging this failure?

A

Reviewing the test's output and stack trace for clues

B

Rewriting the test to pass

C

Skipping the test until further notice

D

None of the above

Q149

Q149 After refactoring a class, several related unit tests fail. What is the most likely cause?

A

The refactoring introduced a bug in the code

B

The tests are no longer valid due to the changes in the code

C

Both

D

Neither

Q150

Q150 A complex system's unit tests are running significantly slower after adding new tests for a recently developed feature.
What might be causing the slowdown?

A

The new tests are computationally expensive

B

The tests are improperly sharing state, leading to interference

C

The setup for the new tests is overly complex

D

Excessive mocking or object creation in the new tests

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