Which of the following is not true with regards to a switch statement?

Q Which of the following is not true with regards to a switch statement?

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ICSE Computer Application - Class X - 2025 SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER

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A checks for an equality between the input and the case labels ✔ ✖

B supports floating point constants ✔ ✖

C break is used to exit from the switch block ✔ ✖

D case labels are unique ✔ ✖

Correct Answer: B

Checks for equality between the input expression and case labels → ✅ True
Supports floating point constants → ❌ Not allowed
- In Java, switch can only work with:
  - byte, short, char, int
  - Their wrapper classes (Byte, Short, Character, Integer)
  - String
  - enum types
- float and double are not allowed.
break is used to exit the switch block → ✅ True
Case labels are unique → ✅ True

✅ Answer: (b) supports floating point constants

Q Which of the following is not true with regards to a switch statement?