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Given: int a = 10; int b = 20; boolean flag = a++ > 10 && ++b > 20; What are the values of a and b after execution?

A
a=10, b=21
Why wrong: Incorrect: a is incremented to 11, and b is not incremented.
B
a=10, b=20
Why wrong: Incorrect: a is incremented to 11 due to post-increment.
C
a=11, b=21
Why wrong: Incorrect: due to short-circuit, b is not incremented.
D
a=11, b=20
Correct: a becomes 11, b remains 20 because the right side of && is not evaluated.

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Given: int a = 10; int b = 20; boolean flag = a++ > 10 && ++b > 20; What are the values of a and b after execution?

A developer writes: for(int i=0; i<10; i++) { if(i%2==0) continue; System.out.print(i); }. What is the output?

Which TWO statements are true about interfaces in Java?

Given: abstract class Shape { abstract void draw(); } class Circle extends Shape { void draw() {} } Which is true?

What is the value of y?

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Given the code: int[] arr = {1,2,3}; for(int x : arr) { if(x==2) continue; System.out.print(x); } What is the output?

Which THREE statements are true about the break and continue statements in Java? (Choose three.)

Given: boolean a = false; boolean b = true; boolean c = true; System.out.println(a || b && c); What is the output?

Given: String str = "Java"; str = str.concat(" SE"); str.replace('a', 'A'); System.out.println(str); What is the output?

What is the value of sum printed?

Exhibit

Which of the following correctly describes the effect of the method call 'Arrays.sort(myArray)' on an array of objects that do not implement Comparable?

A class 'Base' has a method 'public void display() throws IOException'. Subclass 'Derived' overrides display(). Which exception specifications are allowed in the overriding method?

Given the compilation error above, which fix would resolve the error?

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Which THREE are checked exceptions in Java? (Choose three.)

A team is developing a Java application that uses many third-party libraries. One library throws a checked exception that is not declared in its method signature. Which approach best handles this situation?

A method is declared as: public static int[] generateSequence(int n) { ... }. Which return statement is valid inside this method?

A programmer writes code to transpose a 2D array (matrix). Given: int[][] matrix = {{1,2},{3,4}}; int[][] result = new int[2][2]; for (int i=0; i<2; i++) for (int j=0; j<2; j++) result[j][i] = matrix[i][j]; What is the value of result[1][0]?

Which approach does NOT create a new array that is independent of the original?