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Programming in C · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term · Set QDB3

Question 3: What is a potential risk of a recursive function that is …

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What is a potential risk of a recursive function that is not properly terminated with a base case?

  1. A

    It will cause a compile-time error.

  2. B

    It will always return an incorrect value.

  3. C

    It can lead to a stack overflow, as the function calls consume all available stack memory.

  4. D

    The program will terminate gracefully with a success message.

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  • C

    It can lead to a stack overflow, as the function calls consume all available stack memory.

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Question 3 of 24 in the IIT Madras BS Programming in C (Programming in C) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB3 31 Aug 2025). It carries 4 marks.

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