Theory of Automata MCQs with Answers

Practice important Theory of Automata MCQs with answers and explanations.

Multiple Choice Questions

Q11: A language defined by the descriptive definition uses which of the following?
  • A: Conditions imposed on its words
  • B: Automaton
  • C: Regular expressions
  • D: Lexical analyzer
View Answer
A

Q12: The string 'aaa' belongs to which language defined over Σ={a}?
  • A: INTEGER
  • B: EVEN-EVEN
  • C: EVEN
  • D: L of strings of odd length
View Answer
D

Q13: What type of language is PALINDROME?
  • A: Language of prime strings
  • B: Language of reverse strings
  • C: Language with an equal number of a's and b's
  • D: Language where Rev(s) = s
View Answer
D

Q14: Fill in the blank: A finite non-empty set of symbols is called an _______.
  • A: Alphabet
  • B: String
  • C: Word
  • D: Automaton
View Answer
A

Q15: Fill in the blank: A _______ string is denoted by the Greek letter Λ.
  • A: Long
  • B: Null
  • C: Valid
  • D: Ambiguous
View Answer
B

Q16: Fill in the blank: The _______ of a string is the number of letters in the string.
  • A: Reverse
  • B: Length
  • C: Alphabet
  • D: Validity
View Answer
B

Q17: Fill in the blank: The alphabet Σ = {a,b} contains the letters _______.
  • A: a, ab
  • B: a, b
  • C: a, b, ab
  • D: a, b, c
View Answer
B

Q18: What does the Kleene Star Closure generate over Σ?
  • A: Only finite strings
  • B: Only null strings
  • C: All strings, including null
  • D: Only non-empty strings
View Answer
C

Q19: What is the result of the Plus Operation (Σ+) over an alphabet Σ?
  • A: Includes the null string
  • B: Excludes the null string
  • C: Only generates finite strings
  • D: Only generates infinite strings
View Answer
B

Q20: Which of the following is NOT part of the recursive definition of a language?
  • A: Specifying some basic words
  • B: Defining rules for more words
  • C: Allowing any string in the language
  • D: Limiting words to specific rules
View Answer
C

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