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Arrays — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Programming & Software Development MCQs on Arrays — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for FPSC, PPSC, NTS, NITB, PTS.

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Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which function can be used to move the pointer to the previous array position?

Question 2 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which function returns an array consisting of associative key/value pairs?

Question 3 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Array values are keyed by ______ values (called indexed arrays) or using ______ values (called associative arrays). Of course, these key methods can be combined as well.

Question 4 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What will the following script output? <?php $array = array (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55); $sum = 0; for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) { $sum += $array[$array[$i]]; } echo $sum; ?>

Question 5 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What elements will the following script output? <?php $array = array ( true => 'a', 1 => 'b' ) ; var_dump ( $array ) ; ?>

Question 6 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which array function checks if the specified key exists in the array?

Question 7 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

There are three different kind of arrays:

Question 8 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Absent any actual need for choosing one method over the other, does passing arrays by value to a read-only function reduce performance compared to passing them by reference?

Question 9 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Assume you would like to sort an array in ascending order by value while preserving key associations. Which of the following PHP sorting functions would you use?

Question 10 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What function computes the difference of arrays?

Question 11 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What functions count elements in an array? 1. count 2. Sizeof 3. Array_Count 4. Count_array

Question 12 of 12
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What array will you get if you convert an object to an array?

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