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Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

2 Questions
#1Asked in 11 Exam Sessions[4 Marks]Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
What is the drawback of procedural programming and advantage of object-oriented programming? Compare procedure-oriented programming and object-oriented programming with the basic concepts and features of OOP.
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#2Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
Explain the core features of Object-Oriented Programming: Data Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism. Differentiate between procedure-oriented programming and object-oriented programming.
Appeared in:2082 Baishakh2081 Bhadra

Basics of C++ Programming

3 Questions
#1Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Basics of C++ Programming
When do we use default arguments in functions? When can conflict occur when default arguments and function overloading are used together? Write a C++ program to illustrate the concept of default arguments.
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#2Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Basics of C++ Programming
When should you prefer the use of inline functions? Explain with example. Explain function overloading in object-oriented programming and how the compiler resolves overloaded functions.
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#3Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Basics of C++ Programming
Explain function overloading, default arguments, and inline functions in C++ with examples. What are the rules and precautions when using inline functions?
Appeared in:2082 Shrawan2079 Baishakh

Objects and Classes

5 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Objects and Classes
Explain friend function and with program code, show how a friend function can be used to make a bridge between two classes. What is a friend class and when can a class be made friend?
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#2Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Objects and Classes
What do you mean by a constructor? Explain different types of constructors in C++ (default, parameterized, and copy constructor) with syntax and examples. Why must the argument of a copy constructor be passed by reference?
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#3Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Objects and Classes
Create a class 'Time' with data members hour, minute, and second. Write a constructor to initialize time objects and a member function that adds two Time objects passed as arguments and displays the aggregate result (applying 60 seconds = 1 minute, 60 minutes = 1 hour).
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#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Objects and Classes
Explain constructors and destructors in C++. What are copy constructors and parameterized constructors? Write a C++ program to illustrate deep copy versus shallow copy.
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#5Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Objects and Classes
What are static data members and static member functions in C++? Explain with a complete program how a static variable keeps track of the total number of active objects.
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Operator Overloading

4 Questions
#1Asked in 9 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Operator Overloading
What is operator overloading? List down the rules of operator overloading. Write a program to overload binary operators (+, -, *) using member functions or friend functions to perform arithmetic on complex numbers with real and imaginary parts.
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#2Repeated 6 Times[7 Marks]Operator Overloading
Explain different ways binary operator overloading is performed. Using a class to model a 3x3 matrix, overload the + and - operators to add and subtract two matrices.
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#3Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Operator Overloading
What is operator overloading? Write a program in C++ to overload the binary `+` operator to add two complex numbers using member function and friend function.
Appeared in:2082 Baishakh2080 Bhadra
#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Operator Overloading
Explain data conversion between basic type to user-defined type, and user-defined type to user-defined type in C++. Write a program to convert distance from Celsius to Fahrenheit using conversion routine.
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Inheritance

4 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Inheritance
What is multipath inheritance (the diamond problem) in C++? Explain how ambiguity due to multipath inheritance is resolved using virtual base classes with a code example.
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#2Asked in 7 Exam Sessions[7 Marks]Inheritance
Explain different forms of inheritance with an example for each. Create a class Person with data members to identify a person and inherit it to create a class Student. Demonstrate function overriding and constructor invocation order in inheritance.
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#3Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Inheritance
Explain the ambiguity that arises in multipath (diamond) inheritance. How is this ambiguity resolved using virtual base classes in C++? Illustrate with a program.
Appeared in:2082 Shrawan2081 Bhadra
#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Inheritance
Explain order of constructor and destructor invocation in derived classes with multiple inheritance. Write a program to demonstrate passing arguments to base class constructors from derived class.
Appeared in:2082 Baishakh2078 Bhadra

Virtual Functions

4 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[5 Marks]Virtual Functions
Why do you need a virtual destructor? Distinguish between early binding and late binding, and explain runtime polymorphism using virtual functions with an example of an Employee base class and derived Manager class.
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#2Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[5 Marks]Virtual Functions
What is an abstract class? Define pure virtual function with suitable syntax and example. Why cannot an abstract class be instantiated directly?
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#3Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Virtual Functions
What are pure virtual functions and abstract classes? Write a C++ program having base class `Shape` and derived classes `Rectangle` and `Circle` to calculate area using runtime polymorphism.
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#4Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Virtual Functions
What is a virtual destructor? Why is it essential to make a base class destructor virtual when deleting derived objects through a base pointer? Illustrate with an example.
Appeared in:2082 Shrawan2080 Baishakh

Stream Computation

4 Questions
#1Asked in 9 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Stream Computation
What are the different types of file modes used in C++? Write a program with a class to represent an employee or student having data members (name, id, age, salary). Write records to a file, read them, and search a specific record using employee id or roll_no as a key.
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#2Repeated 6 Times[6 Marks]Stream Computation
How is random access of data in files handled in C++? Explain the functions seekg(), seekp(), tellg(), and tellp() with their file positioning offset constants (ios::beg, ios::cur, ios::end).
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#3Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Stream Computation
Explain file stream classes (`ifstream`, `ofstream`, `fstream`) and file opening modes in C++. Write a program to read a text file character by character and count the total number of words, characters, and lines.
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#4Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Stream Computation
Explain file pointers (`seekg`, `seekp`, `tellg`, `tellp`). Write a program to update an existing student record in a binary file using random access file operations.
Appeared in:2082 Baishakh2079 Baishakh

Templates

2 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[8 Marks]Templates
Why are templates in C++ referred to as a form of generic programming? Show with an example how we eliminate code redundancy using templates. Write a program to read n numbers of any data type and sort them in descending order using a function template.
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#2Repeated 2 Times[8 Marks]Templates
Why do we need templates in C++? Write a generic class template for a Stack with `push()`, `pop()`, and `display()` member functions, handling both integers and floating-point types.
Appeared in:2081 Bhadra2082 Shrawan

Exception Handling

2 Questions
#1Asked in 8 Exam Sessions[5 Marks]Exception Handling
Explain exception handling along with its handling constructs (try, catch, throw). Develop a C++ program that shows multiple exception handling scenarios (e.g., catching invalid negative input, division by zero, or testing validity before computing square root).
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#2Repeated 2 Times[6 Marks]Exception Handling
Explain the `try`, `catch`, and `throw` exception handling mechanism in C++. How does it handle multiple catch blocks and catch-all (`catch(...)`) handlers? Write a program to handle divide-by-zero exception.
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Curriculum Syllabus & Course Topics

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Chapter-wise Units & Micro-Syllabus Topics (9 Units)

  1. 1. Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

    • 1.1History of programming languages
    • 1.2Need of object oriented programming(OOP)
    • 1.3Object oriented programming versus procedure oriented programming
    • 1.4Concepts of object oriented programming
    • 1.5P opular object oriented languages
    • 1.6Advantages of OOP
    • 1.7Disadvantages of OOP

  2. 2. Basics of C++ Programming

    • 2.1C++ Program structure
    • 2.2Character set and tokens
    • 2.3Variable declaration and expression
    • 2.4Data types
    • 2.5Type conversion and casting
    • 2.6User defined constant const
    • 2.8Conditions and looping
    • 2.9Namespace scope
    • 2.10Functions
    • 2.10.1Function overloading
    • 2.10.2Inline function
    • 2.10.3Default arguments
    • 2.10.4Pass by reference and return by reference
    • 2.11Array, pointer and string
    • 2.12Structure and unions
    • 2.13Enumeration
    • 2.14Dynamic memory allocation

  3. 3. Objects and Classes

    • 3.1C++ classes
    • 3.2Objects and the member access
    • 3.3Relation of object, class and memory
    • 3.4Defining member function
    • 3.5Defining outer function inline
    • 3.6Objects as member
    • 3.7Constructors and destructors
    • 3.8Object as function arguments
    • 3.9Returning objects from functions
    • 3.10Array of objects
    • 3.11Pointer to objects
    • 3.12Dynamic memory allocation for objects
    • 3.13Dynamic constructors
    • 3.14Pointer
    • 3.15Static data member and static member function
    • 3.16Constant member functions and constant objects
    • 3.17Friend functions and friend classes

  4. 4. Operator Overloading

    • 4.1Overloadable and non- overloadable operators
    • 4.2Syntax of operator overloading
    • 4.3Operator overloading using member operator functions
    • 4.4Operator overloading using non member functions
    • 4.5Unary operator overloading
    • 4.6Binary operator overloading
    • 4.7Type conversion between objects
    • 4.8Explicit constructors

  5. 5. Inheritance

    • 5.1Base class and derived class
    • 5.2protected access specifier
    • 5.3Derived class declaration
    • 5.4Is_a relation and Has_a relation
    • 5.5Public, protected and private inheritance
    • 5.6Member overriding
    • 5.7Forms of inheritance
    • 5.8Constructors in derived class
    • 5.9Destructor in derived class
    • 5.10Need of virtual base class

  6. 6. Virtual Functions

    • 6.1What is virtual function
    • 6.2Need of virtual function
    • 6.3Pointer to derived class
    • 6.4Array of pointers to base class
    • 6.5Pure virtual functions and abstract class
    • 6.6Virtual destructors
    • 6.7Reinterpret cast operator
    • 6.8Run-time type information

  7. 7. Stream Computation

    • 7.1Input/output stream class hierarchy
    • 7.2Testing stream errors
    • 7.3Unformatted input/output and formatted input/output
    • 7.4Stream operator overloading
    • 7.5File input/output with streams
    • 7.6File stream class hierarchy
    • 7.7ASCII and binary files
    • 7.8Read/Write from file
    • 7.9Sequential access to file
    • 7.10Random access to file
    • 7.11File access pointers and their manipulators
    • 7.12Testing errors during file operations
    • 7.13File input/output with member functions

  8. 8. Templates

    • 8.1Function template
    • 8.2Overloading function template
    • 8.3Class template
    • 8.4Derived class template
    • 8.5Introduction to standard template library
    • 8.5.1Components of STL
    • 8.5.2Container
    • 8.5.3Iterators
    • 8.5.4Algorithms

  9. 9. Exception Handling

    • 9.1Basics of exception handling
    • 9.2Advantage over conventional error handling
    • 9.3Exception handling mechanism
    • 9.4Multiple handlers
    • 9.5Catching all exceptions
    • 9.6Rethrowing exception
    • 9.7Exception with arguments
    • 9.8Exceptions specification for function
    • 9.9Exceptions in constructors and destructors
    • 9.10Handling uncaught exceptions
    • 9.11Handling unexpected exception

Examination Scheme & Marks Distribution

Evaluation Structure

  • Final Board Theory Exam: 60 Marks (Pass mark: 24)
  • Internal Assessment: 40 Marks (Pass mark: 16)
  • Practical / Lab Exam: 25 or 50 Marks (Continuous lab evaluation + viva, where applicable)

* This is the general current IOE 60/40 scheme; verify course-specific details in the syllabus above.

Exam Preparation Guidelines

  • Review the 2 available past examination papers to identify recurring patterns, core problem types, and chapter weightage.
  • Practice writing clean algorithms and code implementations, tracing dry runs with sample inputs, and explaining complexity trade-offs.
  • Structure answers with labeled diagrams, concise bullet points, and highlight final answers in numerical solutions.

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