Java Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Packages for Freshers

1. Which of these keywords is used to define packages in Java?

a) pkg
b) Pkg
c) package
d) Package

Answer: c

2. Which of these is a mechanism for naming and visibility control of a class and its content?

a) Object
b) Packages
c) Interfaces
d) None of the Mentioned.

Answer: b

Explanation: Packages are both naming and visibility control mechanism. We can define a class inside a package which is not accessible by code outside the package.

3. Which of this access specifies can be used for a class so that its members can be accessed by a different class in the same package?

a) Public
b) Protected
c) No Modifier
d) All of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: Either we can use public, protected or we can name the class without any specifier.

4. Which of these access specifiers can be used for a class so that it’s members can be accessed by a different class in the different package?

a) Public
b) Protected
c) Private
d) No Modifier

Answer: a

5. Which of the following is correct way of importing an entire package ‘pkg’?

a) import pkg.
b) Import pkg.
c) import pkg.*
d) Import pkg.*

Answer: c

Explanation: Operator * is used to import the entire package.

6. Which of the following is incorrect statement about packages?

a) Package defines a namespace in which classes are stored.
b) A package can contain other package within it.
c) Java uses file system directories to store packages.
d) A package can be renamed without renaming the directory in which the classes are stored.

Answer: d

Explanation: A package can be renamed only after renaming the directory in which the classes are stored.

7. Which of the following package stores all the standard java classes?

a) lang
b) java
c) util
d) java.packages

Answer: b

8. What is the output of this program?

1.     package pkg;

2.     class display {

3.         int x;

4.         void show() {

5.             if (x > 1)

6.                 System.out.print(x + " ");

7.         }

8.     }

9.     class packages {

10.         public static void main(String args[]) {

11.             display[] arr=new display[3];

12.             for(int i=0;i<3;i++)

13.                 arr[i]=new display();

14.             arr[0].x = 0;      

15.             arr[1].x = 1;

16.             arr[2].x = 2;

17.             for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)

18.                 arr[i].show();

19.          }

20.     }

Note : packages.class file is in directory pkg;
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 0 1 2

Answer: c

9. What is the output of this program?

1.     package pkg;

2.     class output {

3.         public static void main(String args[])

4.         { 

5.             StringBuffer s1 = new StringBuffer("Hello");

6.             s1.setCharAt(1, x);

7.             System.out.println(s1);

8.         }

9.     }

a) xello
b) xxxxx
c) Hxllo
d) Hexlo

Answer: c

10. What is the output of this program?

1.     package pkg;

2.     class output {

3.         public static void main(String args[])

4.         {

5.             StringBuffer s1 = new StringBuffer("Hello World");

6.             s1.insert(6 , "Good ");

7.             System.out.println(s1);

8.         }

9.    }

Note : Output.class file is not in directory pkg.

a) HelloGoodWorld
b) HellGoodoWorld
c) Compilation error
d) Runtime error

Answer: d

Explanation: Since output.class file is not in the directory pkg in which class output is defined, program will not be able to run.