Sorting and Searching Algorithms MCQs 

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

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1. : What is the time complexity of bubble sort in the worst case?





2. : Which of the following sorting algorithms is based on the divide and conquer strategy?





3. : What is the main advantage of the merge sort algorithm?





4. : Which searching algorithm is optimal for a sorted array?





5. : What is the time complexity of insertion sort in the best case?





6. : Which of the following is a characteristic of selection sort?





7. : What is the average-case time complexity of quick sort?





8. : Which of the following algorithms is the most efficient for large datasets?





9. : What is the main disadvantage of quick sort?





10. : Which searching technique can be applied to both sorted and unsorted arrays?





11. : What is the time complexity of linear search?





12. : Which of the following algorithms uses a pivot element for sorting?





13. : What is the worst-case time complexity of merge sort?





14. : In which sorting algorithm does each element get compared to every other element?





15. : What is a key property of a stable sorting algorithm?





16. : What is the primary use of interpolation search?





17. : Which algorithm is not a comparison-based sorting algorithm?





18. : What is the space complexity of merge sort?





19. : What is the best-case scenario for quick sort?





20. : Which of the following algorithms sorts in place?





21. : What is the average-case time complexity of selection sort?





22. : Which of the following is true about binary search?





23. : What is the time complexity of heap sort?





24. : In which algorithm do elements “bubble” to their correct position?





25. : Which algorithm is typically faster for small datasets?





26. : What is the primary characteristic of the counting sort algorithm?





27. : Which of the following is a divide and conquer algorithm?





28. : Which sorting algorithm has the lowest worst-case time complexity?





29. : What is the main advantage of the binary search algorithm?





30. : Which of the following sorting algorithms is not stable?





31. : What is the primary disadvantage of selection sort?





32. : Which of the following algorithms is considered the fastest for large datasets in practice?





33. : Which sorting algorithm has the best average-case time complexity?





34. : What is the worst-case time complexity of binary search?





35. : Which of the following is a characteristic of the heap sort algorithm?





36. : What is the primary purpose of sorting algorithms?





37. : Which sorting algorithm divides the array into subarrays to sort?





38. : What is the expected time complexity of searching for an element in a sorted array using binary search?





39. : In the context of searching algorithms, what does “divide and conquer” mean?





 

Data Structures MCQs

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