Hi Suren.Going through the options...
A.static can be applied to : instance variables, methods, code Segments and classes - TRUE.Well,static can be applied to VARIABLES and not instance variables as u have written.Instance variables are those which belong to a particular Object.The rest are all true.
B. a static method cannot be overridden.- TRUE.Static methods are RE-DEFINED in the subclass.
C. inner classes can be both static & private. - TRUE.
D. a static reference cannot be made through non static method or code block - FALSE.It is vice-versa , ie. a non-static variable cannot be accesed through a static method unless an object reference is present.
E. abstract & static both can be applied together to a method. -FALSE. It is not allowed by the compiler.This is because an abstract method is incomplete.It's definition is provided by the subclass.So if this method is made static,what will i do with that incomplete method ?
Since abstract methods are not allowed to be made static, you will require an object of the class to which that abstract method belongs.And that would be impossible,since u cannot instantiate an abstract class.Thus the only way out is to extend that class and override the abstract method.
Sorry if i have been too articulate in my explanations.
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[This message has been edited by Udayan Naik (edited November 03, 2000).]