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R Programming Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

Master R Programming 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 R Programming concepts. Begin your placement preparation journey now!

Q1

Q1 What type of programming language is R?

A

Statistical

B

General-purpose

C

Scripting

D

Object-oriented

Q2

Q2 Which of the following is a core feature of R?

A

GUI development

B

Web programming

C

Statistical computing

D

Mobile development

Q3

Q3 R is part of the software environment for which kind of computing?

A

Quantum

B

Statistical

C

Cloud

D

Distributed

Q4

Q4 Which IDE is most commonly used with R for data analysis?

A

Visual Studio Code

B

Jupyter Notebook

C

RStudio

D

Atom

Q5

Q5 R is part of which project that aims to provide software for statistical analysis?

A

The R Foundation

B

The R Project for Statistical Computing

C

Open Source Project

D

GNU Project

Q6

Q6 What was R based on?

A

C++

B

S

C

Java

D

Python

Q7

Q7 What type of data analysis is R particularly well-suited for?

A

Real-time

B

Exploratory

C

Big Data

D

Operational

Q8

Q8 What function in R can be used to generate a sequence of numbers?

A

seq()

B

gen()

C

createSequence()

D

listNumbers()

Q9

Q9 What symbol is used in R for commenting out a line of code?

A

#

B

//

C

--

D

%

Q10

Q10 Which data type in R is used to store true or false values?

A

integer

B

logical

C

character

D

double

Q11

Q11 In R, which function is used to check the data type of a variable?

A

type()

B

typeof()

C

datatype()

D

varType()

Q12

Q12 Which operator is used to assign values in R?

A

<-

B

=

C

=>

D

:=

Q13

Q13 What is the default data type of a number in R, like 42?

A

integer

B

logical

C

numeric

D

character

Q14

Q14 How do you declare a constant in R?

A

Using the const keyword

B

By assigning a value once

C

Using the define keyword

D

By using the constant() function

Q15

Q15 Which function would you use to convert a character string to uppercase in R?

A

toUpper()

B

toUpperCase()

C

upperCase()

D

toupper()

Q16

Q16 Which function in R can be used to create a vector of consecutive integers from 1 to 10?

A

c(1:10)

B

seq(1, 10)

C

vector(1, 10)

D

range(1, 10)

Q17

Q17 How do you start an R script file?

A

With a function declaration

B

With libraries loading

C

With any code

D

With a shebang line

Q18

Q18 Which symbol in R is used to end a line of code?

A

;

B

.

C

,

D

|

Q19

Q19 What function is used to check whether a variable is a matrix in R?

A

is.matrix()

B

is.array()

C

is.vector()

D

is.frame()

Q20

Q20 What is a common reason for the error message "unexpected symbol" in R?

A

Missing comma

B

Incorrect function name

C

Syntax error in code

D

Unquoted string

Q21

Q21 If an R script is not executing as expected and there is no error message, what might be the issue?

A

The script is saved in the wrong format

B

There is an infinite loop

C

The code is commented out

D

All libraries are not loaded

Q22

Q22 What type of data structure is a vector in R?

A

Single-element

B

Homogeneous

C

Heterogeneous

D

Multi-dimensional

Q23

Q23 Which function is used to combine elements into a list in R?

A

combine()

B

list()

C

merge()

D

collect()

Q24

Q24 In R, what is a data frame?

A

A special type of list

B

A special type of matrix

C

A low-level data structure

D

A non-relational database

Q25

Q25 How do you access the 3rd element of a vector named 'vec' in R?

A

vec[3]

B

vec(3)

C

vec{3}

D

vec<3>

Q26

Q26 What is the main difference between a list and a vector in R?

A

Lists can only contain numeric data

B

Vectors can contain mixed data types

C

Lists are 1-dimensional

D

Lists can contain elements of different types

Q27

Q27 Which function would you use to check if an object is a data frame in R?

A

is.data.frame()

B

is.list()

C

is.vector()

D

is.frame()

Q28

Q28 What function would you use to create a vector of all even numbers from 2 to 20 in R?

A

seq(2, 20, by=2)

B

even(2, 20)

C

range(2, 20, step=2)

D

vec_even(2, 20)

Q29

Q29 How do you convert a vector to a list in R?

A

as.list()

B

to.list()

C

convert.list()

D

make.list()

Q30

Q30 To create a data frame in R, which function should you use?

A

data.frame()

B

createDataFrame()

C

new.data.frame()

D

df()

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