Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 examination

GTU BE01000121 Programming for Problem Solving Winter 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Common Engineering · Semesters 1 and 2 · Subject code BE01000121GTU also lists this paper as BE01R00121
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Define followings: Compilers, Interpreters, Assemblers
(b)
4 marks
Explain computer block diagram with functionalities of different components.
(c)
7 marks

List different symbols used in flowchart with their functionality. Draw flowchart to find that given number is odd or even.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Write rules to declare variables in C language.
(b)
4 marks
List and explain different primitive data types in C language.
(c)
7 marks
List and explain different operators in C language.
(c)
7 marks
Write C language program to find minimum and maximum from three numbers.

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain switch case statement.
(b)
4 marks
Differentiate while loop and do-while loop.
(c)
7 marks

Write C language program to make sum of digits of given number. (hint: if number is 482 then sum is 4+8+2=14).

(a)
3 marks
Explain if-else statement.
(b)
4 marks
Differentiate break and continue statement with example.
(c)
7 marks
Write C language program to generate following triangle:

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
What is an array? Brief about 2-D array.
(b)
4 marks
Explain functions: strcpy(), strcat(), scanf(), main()
(c)
7 marks

Create structure named as Book_details with variables book_id, title, author, and price. Create array of structures with it. From the array of structure show the book details having maximum price.

(a)
3 marks
What is union? How it is different from structure.
(b)
4 marks
Discuss the parameter pass by value and parameter pass by reference with example.
(c)
7 marks

Write C language program to check whether the given string is palindrome or not without using string functions.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain debugging techniques.
(b)
4 marks
Briefly explain fopen() function with different operating modes.
(c)
7 marks
Write C language program to find factorial of a number using recursion.
(a)
3 marks
Explain working of pointer with an example.
(b)
4 marks
Briefly explain memory allocation functions malloc() and calloc() with an example.
(c)
7 marks
Write C language program to generate Fibonacci series using recursion.

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