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Chapter 16: Inheritance — Online MCQ Test

Q: Which concept allows a class to acquire the properties and behaviors of another class?

Answer: C. Inheritance — Inheritance is the mechanism by which one class derives features from another existing class.

Q: The class from which other classes are derived is known as the __________ class.

Answer: B. Base — The base class (or parent class) provides the members that are inherited by the derived class.

Q: When a derived class inherits from only one base class, it is called __________ inheritance.

Answer: C. Single — Single inheritance involves exactly one base class and one derived class.

Q: Consider class A, B, and C. If B is derived from A, and C is derived from B, this represents:

Answer: B. Multilevel Inheritance — The transitive relationship A -> B -> C defines a multilevel structure.

Q: In 'public' inheritance, what happens to the public members of the base class?

Answer: C. They remain public in the derived class. — Under public inheritance, the public members of the base class remain public in the derived class.

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Chapter 16: Inheritance — Important Questions & Answers (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions from Tamil Nadu State Board CLASS 11th COMPUTER SCIENCE — Chapter 16: Inheritance, with answers and explanations. These are sample questions; the exam has its own separate question set.

Which concept allows a class to acquire the properties and behaviors of another class?

A. Polymorphism
B. Encapsulation
C. Inheritance ✓
D. Abstraction

Answer: C. Inheritance
Inheritance is the mechanism by which one class derives features from another existing class.

The class from which other classes are derived is known as the __________ class.

A. Sub
B. Base ✓
C. Child
D. Derived

Answer: B. Base
The base class (or parent class) provides the members that are inherited by the derived class.

When a derived class inherits from only one base class, it is called __________ inheritance.

A. Multiple
B. Multilevel
C. Single ✓
D. Hierarchical

Answer: C. Single
Single inheritance involves exactly one base class and one derived class.

Consider class A, B, and C. If B is derived from A, and C is derived from B, this represents:

A. Multiple Inheritance
B. Multilevel Inheritance ✓
C. Hierarchical Inheritance
D. Hybrid Inheritance

Answer: B. Multilevel Inheritance
The transitive relationship A -> B -> C defines a multilevel structure.

In 'public' inheritance, what happens to the public members of the base class?

A. They become private in the derived class.
B. They become protected in the derived class.
C. They remain public in the derived class. ✓
D. They are deleted from the derived class.

Answer: C. They remain public in the derived class.
Under public inheritance, the public members of the base class remain public in the derived class.