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Object-Oriented Programming is one of the main concepts in the programming world, therefore, every interview that you attend
requires knowledge of OOPs. This article compiles the most frequently asked OOPs Interview Questions for freshers which will
help you ace your interviews. So go ahead and get prepared.

Let’s take a quick look at all the topics of discussion:

Basic OOPs Interview Questions

OOPs Interview Questions Classes and Objects
Interview Questions on Features of OOPs
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Encapsulation
Data abstraction
Methods and functions Interview Questions
Exception handling Interview Questions
Limitations of OOPs

OOPs Interview Questions

1. What is the difference between OOP and SOP?
2. What is OOPs?
3. Why use OOPs?
4. What are the main features of OOPs?
5. What is an object?
6. What is a class?
7. What is the difference between a class and a structure?
8. Can you call the base class method without creating an instance?
9. What is the difference between a class and an object?
10. What is inheritance?

Basic OOPs Interview Questions for Freshers

1. What is the difference between OOP and SOP?
Object-Oriented Programming Structural Programming
Object-Oriented Programming is a type of programming which Provides logical structure to a program where programs are
is based on objects rather than just functions and procedures divided functions
Bottom-up approach Top-down approach
Provides data hiding Does not provide data hiding
Can solve problems of any complexity Can solve moderate problems
Code can be reused thereby reducing redundancy Does not support code reusability

2. What is Object Oriented Programming?

Object-Oriented Programming(OOPs) is a type of programming that is based on objects rather than just functions and
procedures. Individual objects are grouped into classes. OOPs implements real-world entities like inheritance, polymorphism,
hiding, etc into programming. It also allows binding data and code together.

3. Why use OOPs?

OOPs allows clarity in programming thereby allowing simplicity in solving complex problems
Code can be reused through inheritance thereby reducing redundancy
Data and code are bound together by encapsulation
OOPs allows data hiding, therefore, private data is kept confidential
Problems can be divided into different parts making it simple to solve
The concept of polymorphism gives flexibility to the program by allowing the entities to have multiple forms

4. What are the main features of OOPs?

Inheritance
Encapsulation
Polymorphism
Data Abstraction

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Classes and Objects OOPs Interview Questions and Answers
5. What is an object?
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An object is a real-world entity which is the basic unit of OOPs for example chair, cat, dog, etc. Different objects have different
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6. What is a class?
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common the objects present within that class.
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7. What is the difference between a class and a structure?
Class: User-defined blueprint from which objects are created. It consists of methods or set of instructions that are to be
performed on the objects.

Structure: A structure is basically a user-defined collection of variables which are of different data types.

8. Can you call the base class method without creating an instance?
Yes, you can call the base class without instantiating it if:

It is a static method
The base class is inherited by some other subclass
9. What is the difference between a class and an object?

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Object Class
A class is basically a template or a blueprint within
A real-world entity which is an instance of a class
which objects can be created
An object acts like a variable of the class Binds methods and data together into a single unit
An object is a physical entity A class is a logical entity
Objects take memory space when they are created A class does not take memory space when created
Objects can be declared as and when required Classes are declared just once

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OOPs Interview Questions – Inheritance

10. What is inheritance?
Inheritance is a feature of OOPs which allows classes inherit common properties from other classes. For example, if there is a
class such as ‘vehicle’, other classes like ‘car’, ‘bike’, etc can inherit common properties from the vehicle class. This property helps
you get rid of redundant code thereby reducing the overall size of the code.

11. What are the different types of inheritance?

Single inheritance
Multiple inheritance
Multilevel inheritance
Hierarchical inheritance
Hybrid inheritance
12. What is the difference between multiple and multilevel inheritance?
Multiple Inheritance Multilevel Inheritance
Multiple inheritance comes into picture when a class inherits Multilevel inheritance means a class inherits from another class
more than one base class which itself is a subclass of some other base class
Example: A class defining a child inherits from two base classes Example: A class describing a sports car will inherit from a base
Mother and Father class Car which inturn inherits another class Vehicle

13. What is hybrid inheritance?

Hybrid inheritance is a combination of multiple and multi-level inheritance.

14. What is hierarchical inheritance?

Hierarchical inheritance refers to inheritance where one base class has more than one subclasses. For example, the vehicle class
can have ‘car’, ‘bike’, etc as its subclasses.

15. What are the limitations of inheritance?

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The parent class and the child class get tightly coupled
Any modifications to the program would require changes both in the parent as well as the child class
Needs careful implementation else would lead to incorrect results

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A class that inherits from another class is called the subclass. For example, the class Car is a subclass or a derived of Vehicle class.

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OOPs Interview Questions – Polymorphism

18. What is polymorphism?

Polymorphism refers to the ability to exist in multiple forms. Multiple definitions can be given to a single interface. For example, if
you have a class named Vehicle, it can have a method named speed but you cannot define it because different vehicles have
different speed. This method will be defined in the subclasses with different definitions for different vehicles.

19. What is static polymorphism?

Static polymorphism (static binding) is a kind of polymorphism that occurs at compile time. An example of compile-time
polymorphism is method overloading.

20. What is dynamic polymorphism?

Runtime polymorphism or dynamic polymorphism (dynamic binding) is a type of polymorphism which is resolved during
runtime. An example of runtime polymorphism is method overriding.

21. What is method overloading?

Method overloading is a feature of OOPs which makes it possible to give the same name to more than one methods within a
class if the arguments passed differ.

22. What is method overriding?

Method overriding is a feature of OOPs by which the child class or the subclass can redefine methods present in the base class or
parent class. Here, the method that is overridden has the same name as well as the signature meaning the arguments passed
and the return type.

23. What is operator overloading?

Operator overloading refers to implementing operators using user-defined types based on the arguments passed along with it.

24. Differentiate between overloading and overriding.

Overloading Overriding
Two or more methods having the same name but different Child class redefining methods present in the base class with
parameters or signature the same parameters/ signature
Resolved during compile-time Resolved during runtime

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OOPs Interview Questions – Encapsulation

25. What is encapsulation?

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26. What are ‘access specifiers’?

Access specifiers or access modifiers are keywords that determine the accessibility of methods, classes, etc in OOPs. These
access specifiers allow the implementation of encapsulation. The most common access specifiers are public, private and
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Data abstraction
28. What is data abstraction?
Data abstraction is a very important feature of OOPs that allows displaying only the important information and hiding the
implementation details. For example, while riding a bike, you know that if you raise the accelerator, the speed will increase, but
you don’t know how it actually happens. This is data abstraction as the implementation details are hidden from the rider.

29. How to achieve data abstraction?

Data abstraction can be achieved through:

Abstract class
Abstract method
30. What is an abstract class?
An abstract class is a class that consists of abstract methods. These methods are basically declared but not defined. If these
methods are to be used in some subclass, they need to be exclusively defined in the subclass.

31. Can you create an instance of an abstract class?

No. Instances of an abstract class cannot be created because it does not have a complete implementation. However, instances of
subclass inheriting the abstract class can be created.

32. What is an interface?

It is a concept of OOPs that allows you to declare methods without defining them. Interfaces, unlike classes, are not blueprints
because they do not contain detailed instructions or actions to be performed. Any class that implements an interface defines the
methods of the interface.

33. Differentiate between data abstraction and encapsulation.

Data abstraction Encapsulation

Solves the problem at the design level Solves the problem at the implementation level
Allows showing important aspects while hiding implementation Binds code and data together into a single unit and hides it
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34. What are virtual functions?

Virtual functions are functions that are present in the parent class and are overridden by the subclass. These functions are used
to achieve runtime polymorphism.

35. What are pure virtual functions?

Pure virtual functions or abstract functions are functions that are only declared in the base class. This means that they do not
contain any definition in the base class and need to be redefined in the subclass.

36. What is a constructor?

A constructor is a special type of method that has the same name as the class and is used to initialize objects of that class.

37. What is a destructor?

A destructor is a method that is automatically invoked when an object is destroyed. The destructor also recovers the heap space
that was allocated to the destroyed object, closes the files and database connections of the object, etc.

38. Types of constructors

Types of constructors differ from language to language. However, all the possible constructors are:

Default constructor
Parameterized constructor
Copy constructor
Static constructor
Private constructor
39. What is a copy constructor?
A copy constructor creates objects by copying variables from another object of the same class. The main aim of a copy
constructor is to create a new object from an existing one.

40. What is the use of ‘finalize’?

Finalize as an object method used to free up unmanaged resources and cleanup before Garbage Collection(GC). It performs
memory management tasks.
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GC is an implementation of automatic memory management. The Garbage collector frees up space occupied by objects that are
no longer in existence.

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44. What is a final variable?

A variable whose value does not change. It always refers to the same object by the property of non-transversity.

OOPs Interview Questions – Exception Handling

45. What is an exception?
An exception is a kind of notification that interrupts the normal execution of a program. Exceptions provide a pattern to the error
and transfer the error to the exception handler to resolve it. The state of the program is saved as soon as an exception is raised.

46. What is exception handling?

Exception handling in Object-Oriented Programming is a very important concept that is used to manage errors. An exception
handler allows errors to be thrown and caught and implements a centralized mechanism to resolve them.

47. What is the difference between an error and an exception?

Error Exception
Errors are problems that should not be encountered by
Conditions that an application might try to catch
applications

48. What is a try/ catch block?

A try/ catch block is used to handle exceptions. The try block defines a set of statements that may lead to an error. The catch
block basically catches the exception.

49. What is a finally block?

A finally block consists of code that is used to execute important code such as closing a connection, etc. This block executes when
the try block exits. It also makes sure that finally block executes even in case some unexpected exception is encountered.

OOPs Interview Questions – Limitations of OOPs

50. What are the limitations of OOPs?
Usually not suitable for small problems
Requires intensive testing
Takes more time to solve the problem
Requires proper planning
The programmer should think of solving a problem in terms of objects

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Your definition of Hybrid Inheritance is wrong.
right is : Hybrid inheritance is a combination of multiple and hierarchy inheritance

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