Searching Algorithms MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 15, 2025

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1. : What is the primary goal of searching algorithms?





2. : Which searching algorithm is used on sorted arrays?





3. : What is the time complexity of Linear Search in the worst case?





4. : Which searching algorithm has a time complexity of O(log n)?





5. : In which scenario is Binary Search the most efficient?





6. : What is the best-case time complexity of Binary Search?





7. : Which searching algorithm is more efficient than Linear Search but requires sorted data?





8. : What is the primary advantage of Jump Search over Linear Search?





9. : What is the time complexity of Interpolation Search in the average case?





10. : Which searching algorithm works on both sorted and unsorted arrays?





11. : In what type of data is Exponential Search particularly useful?





12. : Which searching technique uses a midpoint to divide the dataset?





13. : What is the time complexity of Jump Search?





14. : Which searching algorithm is best suited for uniformly distributed data?





15. : In Binary Search, what is the process of narrowing down the search space called?





16. : Which searching algorithm does not require the data to be sorted?





17. : What is the worst-case time complexity of Interpolation Search?





18. : Which searching algorithm is not effective for small datasets?





19. : What type of search does a hash table use?





20. : What is the main disadvantage of Binary Search?





21. : In Linear Search, how many comparisons are needed in the worst case?





22. : What is the average case time complexity of Linear Search?





23. : Which of the following searching methods is adaptive?





24. : In Exponential Search, what does the algorithm first find?





25. : Which searching algorithm can be applied to linked lists?





26. : What is the process of finding an element’s position in a sorted array called?





27. : What is the best scenario for using Jump Search?





28. : Which of the following algorithms is best for real-time applications?





29. : In which case does Interpolation Search outperform Binary Search?





30. : What type of searching algorithm is Depth First Search (DFS)?





31. : Which searching technique is the most efficient for finding an element in a large database?





32. : Which of the following searches works by jumping ahead a fixed number of steps?





33. : What type of data structure is typically used in Binary Search?





34. : In which scenario is Binary Search not applicable?





35. : What is the primary operation used in all searching algorithms?





36. : What does a search algorithm return if the element is not found?





   

Data Structures MCQs

Basic Concepts
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Linear Data Structures MCQs
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