Selection sort MCQs

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

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1. : What is the primary purpose of Selection Sort?



2. : What is the worst-case time complexity of Selection Sort?



3. : Which statement best describes how Selection Sort works?



4. : What is the best-case time complexity of Selection Sort?



5. : Which of the following is true about the stability of Selection Sort?



6. : What is the average-case time complexity of Selection Sort?



7. : In Selection Sort, what happens to the elements in the unsorted portion of the array?



8. : How many comparisons are made in the worst case during Selection Sort?



9. : Which algorithm is generally less efficient than Selection Sort for large datasets?



10. : What is the space complexity of Selection Sort?



11. : In which of the following scenarios is Selection Sort particularly useful?



12. : What happens to the number of passes made by Selection Sort as the size of the array increases?



13. : What is the output of Selection Sort if the input array is [4, 3, 2, 1]?



14. : How does Selection Sort compare to Bubble Sort in terms of efficiency?



15. : Which of the following statements about Selection Sort is incorrect?



16. : How does the Selection Sort algorithm determine the next smallest element?



17. : What will be the result of applying Selection Sort to the array [5, 2, 9, 1, 5, 6]?



18. : What is the main reason for the inefficiency of Selection Sort?



19. : Which sorting algorithm is commonly used in educational settings to illustrate sorting concepts?



20. : What is the effect of using Selection Sort on an already sorted array?



21. : In Selection Sort, which element is selected first?



22. : What type of sorting is Selection Sort classified as?



23. : Which characteristic of Selection Sort makes it less suitable for large datasets?



24. : What would happen if Selection Sort is applied to an array with only one element?



25. : How does Selection Sort handle duplicate elements?



26. : Which of the following is a limitation of Selection Sort?



27. : What type of data structure is typically used to implement Selection Sort?



28. : How many elements does Selection Sort need to sort?



29. : In which of the following scenarios would Selection Sort perform the worst?



30. : What is the main idea behind the name “Selection Sort”?



31. : How does Selection Sort achieve its sorting?



32. : Which of the following is not a feature of Selection Sort?



33. : What will be the result of applying Selection Sort to the array [3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6]?



34. : What is the final position of the smallest element after one pass of Selection Sort?



35. : How does Selection Sort handle sorted or partially sorted arrays?



36. : Which of the following sorting algorithms is based on a similar concept to Selection Sort?



37. : What will the result of Selection Sort be if it is applied to an empty array?



 

 

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