Programming Languages MCQs 2026

A language that a computer can directly understand is

1. A High-level language ✓
2. B Assembly language ✓
3. C Machine language ✓
4. D English ✓

Machine language is written using

1. A Binary digits (0s and 1s) ✓
2. B English words ✓
3. C Decimal numbers ✓
4. D Symbols only ✓

Which of the following is a low-level language

1. A Python ✓
2. B Java ✓
3. C C++ ✓
4. D Assembly language ✓

A program that converts assembly language into machine code is a/an

1. A Compiler ✓
2. B Assembler ✓
3. C Interpreter ✓
4. D Editor ✓

A compiler translates a program

1. A One line at a time ✓
2. B Into assembly only ✓
3. C All at once into machine code ✓
4. D Into English ✓

An interpreter translates a program

1. A One line at a time ✓
2. B All at once ✓
3. C Into assembly ✓
4. D Into binary permanently ✓

The human-readable program written by a programmer is called

1. A Object code ✓
2. B Machine code ✓
3. C Binary code ✓
4. D Source code ✓

The machine code produced after translation is called

1. A Source code ✓
2. B Object code ✓
3. C Pseudocode ✓
4. D High-level code ✓

The set of rules that govern the structure of a programming language is its

1. A Syntax ✓
2. B Algorithm ✓
3. C Flowchart ✓
4. D Loop ✓

A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem is called a/an

1. A Program ✓
2. B Syntax ✓
3. C Algorithm ✓
4. D Compiler ✓

A graphical representation of an algorithm is called a

1. A Program ✓
2. B Pseudocode ✓
3. C Syntax ✓
4. D Flowchart ✓

Which was the first high-level programming language

1. A COBOL ✓
2. B FORTRAN ✓
3. C C ✓
4. D BASIC ✓

The C programming language was developed by

1. A Dennis Ritchie ✓
2. B James Gosling ✓
3. C Guido van Rossum ✓
4. D Bjarne Stroustrup ✓

The C++ programming language was developed by

1. A Dennis Ritchie ✓
2. B James Gosling ✓
3. C Bjarne Stroustrup ✓
4. D Guido van Rossum ✓

Machine-dependent languages are also called

1. A High-level languages ✓
2. B Low-level languages ✓
3. C Natural languages ✓
4. D Query languages ✓

Grace Hopper is closely associated with which language

1. A C ✓
2. B Python ✓
3. C Java ✓
4. D COBOL ✓

Which of the following is NOT a programming language

1. A Java ✓
2. B Python ✓
3. C C++ ✓
4. D HTML ✓

The Java programming language was developed by

1. A Dennis Ritchie ✓
2. B Guido van Rossum ✓
3. C Bjarne Stroustrup ✓
4. D James Gosling ✓

The Python programming language was created by

1. A James Gosling ✓
2. B Guido van Rossum ✓
3. C Dennis Ritchie ✓
4. D Grace Hopper ✓

COBOL was designed mainly for

1. A Business applications ✓
2. B Scientific research ✓
3. C Gaming ✓
4. D Operating systems ✓

FORTRAN was designed mainly for

1. A Business ✓
2. B Gaming ✓
3. C Scientific and engineering calculations ✓
4. D Web design ✓

A named memory location that stores a value in a program is called a

1. A Loop ✓
2. B Variable ✓
3. C Function ✓
4. D Class ✓

A programming construct that repeats a block of code is called a

1. A Loop ✓
2. B Variable ✓
3. C Constant ✓
4. D Comment ✓

The process of finding and removing errors from a program is called

1. A Compiling ✓
2. B Coding ✓
3. C Debugging ✓
4. D Running ✓

An error in a program is commonly called a

1. A Virus ✓
2. B Loop ✓
3. C Syntax ✓
4. D Bug ✓

Which of these is an object-oriented programming language

1. A FORTRAN ✓
2. B Java ✓
3. C Assembly ✓
4. D Machine code ✓

The four main concepts of OOP are inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction and

1. A Encapsulation ✓
2. B Compilation ✓
3. C Iteration ✓
4. D Debugging ✓

In OOP, a blueprint for creating objects is called a

1. A Variable ✓
2. B Loop ✓
3. C Class ✓
4. D Function ✓

Machine language is also known as which generation language

1. A Third ✓
2. B Fourth ✓
3. C Second ✓
4. D First ✓

Assembly language belongs to which generation of languages

1. A First ✓
2. B Second ✓
3. C Third ✓
4. D Fourth ✓

High-level languages belong to which generation

1. A Third ✓
2. B First ✓
3. C Second ✓
4. D Fifth ✓

High-level languages are

1. A Machine dependent ✓
2. B Written in binary ✓
3. C Machine independent and easier to use ✓
4. D Directly executed ✓

Which language uses mnemonics like ADD, SUB and MOV

1. A Machine language ✓
2. B Python ✓
3. C Java ✓
4. D Assembly language ✓

A compiler reports which type of errors

1. A Spelling errors in text ✓
2. B Syntax errors in code ✓
3. C Hardware errors ✓
4. D Network errors ✓

The BASIC programming language was designed for

1. A Beginners ✓
2. B Scientists ✓
3. C Experts only ✓
4. D System programmers ✓

Which of the following is an interpreted language

1. A C ✓
2. B C++ ✓
3. C FORTRAN ✓
4. D Python ✓

Pseudocode is

1. A Actual machine code ✓
2. B A programming language ✓
3. C An informal description of program logic ✓
4. D A type of hardware ✓

The Pascal language was developed by

1. A Dennis Ritchie ✓
2. B Niklaus Wirth ✓
3. C Guido van Rossum ✓
4. D James Gosling ✓

A major advantage of Java is that it is

1. A Platform independent ✓
2. B Machine dependent ✓
3. C Written in binary ✓
4. D Non-object-oriented ✓

A single instruction in a programming language is called a

1. A Loop ✓
2. B Variable ✓
3. C Bug ✓
4. D Statement ✓

Converting an algorithm into a programming language is called

1. A Debugging ✓
2. B Testing ✓
3. C Coding ✓
4. D Designing ✓

Which symbol is commonly used to write single-line comments in many languages

1. A @ ✓
2. B // ✓
3. C & ✓
4. D $ ✓

OOP stands for

1. A Object Oriented Programming ✓
2. B Ordered Output Process ✓
3. C Open Operation Protocol ✓
4. D Object Output Programming ✓

Which of the following translates the entire source code before execution

1. A Interpreter ✓
2. B Assembler ✓
3. C Editor ✓
4. D Compiler ✓

A reusable collection of statements that performs a specific task is called a

1. A Loop ✓
2. B Variable ✓
3. C Function ✓
4. D Constant ✓