2026Q1(xii)Revision Tour I

MCQHard1 mark

Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write only the correct answers.)

Assertion (A): The result of the Java expression 3 + 7/2 is 6. Reason (R): According to the hierarchy of operators in Java, addition is done first followed by division.

Topic: Operator precedence

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(A) is true and (R) is false.(A) is false and (R) is true.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer

Exam answer

(A) is true and (R) is false..

Explanation

Test each statement separately. The assertion is TRUE: division has higher precedence, so 7/2 is evaluated first as integer division giving 3, and 3 + 3 = 6. The reason is FALSE: it claims addition happens before division, which is the opposite of the real hierarchy. So (A) true and (R) false. Note the double trap — the arithmetic answer is right for a reason the statement gets backwards.

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