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Collections Framework In Java — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

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Question 1 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the Java Collections Framework?

Question 2 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which interface in the Java Collections Framework represents an ordered collection of elements that can contain duplicate values?

Question 3 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the primary difference between a `List` and a `Set` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 4 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which class is typically used to implement a `List` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 5 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which interface extends the `List` interface to provide more efficient insertions and deletions in the middle of the list?

Question 6 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `Map` interface in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 7 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which class is typically used to implement a `Map` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 8 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the primary difference between a `HashMap` and a `TreeMap` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 9 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which interface represents a collection of unique elements with no duplicates?

Question 10 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which class is typically used to implement a `Set` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 11 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the primary difference between a `HashSet` and a `LinkedHashSet` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 12 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which interface in the Java Collections Framework represents a collection of elements with no specific order?

Question 13 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the primary difference between a `Queue` and a `Deque` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 14 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which class is typically used to implement a `Deque` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 15 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which class allows you to create a synchronized (thread-safe) collection?

Question 16 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which interface in the Java Collections Framework extends the `Set` interface and represents a collection of elements stored in a sorted order?

Question 17 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `Comparator` interface in Java Collections Framework?

Question 18 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which class is typically used to implement a `SortedSet` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 19 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which interface represents a last-in, first-out (LIFO) stack of elements?

Question 20 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the primary difference between a `Stack` and a `Queue` in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 21 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In Java, which method is used to add an element to a collection in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 22 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `toArray()` method in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 23 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which class provides methods to manipulate the size of a list and its elements?

Question 24 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `Iterator` interface in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 25 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which method is used to remove all elements from a collection in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 26 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `Map.Entry` interface in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 27 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In the Java Collections Framework, which method is used to obtain a synchronized (thread-safe) version of a collection?

Question 28 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

In Java, which method is used to obtain a synchronized (thread-safe) map from an existing map in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 29 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the purpose of the `Collections.reverse()` method in the Java Collections Framework?

Question 30 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of these method can be used to increase the capacity of ArrayList object manually?

Question 31 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What will be the output of the following Java code snippet? import java.util.*; class Linkedlist { public static void main(String args[]) { LinkedList obj = new LinkedList(); obj.add("A"); obj.add("B"); obj.add("C"); obj.addFirst("D"); System.out.println(obj); } }

Question 32 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is Collection in Java?

Question 33 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of these methods can convert an object into a List?

Question 34 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What will be the output of the following Java program? import java.util.*; class Maps { public static void main(String args[]) { HashMap obj = new HashMap(); obj.put("A", new Integer(1)); obj.put("B", new Integer(2)); obj.put("C", new Integer(3)); System.out.println(obj.get("B")); } }

Question 35 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the premise of equality for IdentityHashMap?

Question 36 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

Which of these is static variable defined in Collections?

Question 37 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What will be the output of the following Java program? import java.util.*; class Collection_Algos { public static void main(String args[]) { LinkedList list = new LinkedList(); list.add(new Integer(2)); list.add(new Integer(8)); list.add(new Integer(5)); list.add(new Integer(1)); Iterator i = list.iterator(); Collections.reverse(list); Collections.sort(list); while(i.hasNext()) System.out.print(i.next() + " "); } }

Question 38 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What is the difference between Queue and Stack?

Question 39 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What will be the output of the following Java code? import java.util.*; class Bitset { public static void main(String args[]) { BitSet obj1 = new BitSet(5); BitSet obj2 = new BitSet(10); for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) obj1.set(i); for (int i = 3; i < 13; ++i) obj2.set(i); obj1.and(obj2); System.out.print(obj1); } }

Question 40 of 40
★ FPSC ★ PPSC

What are the use of front and rear pointers in CircularQueue implementation?

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