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The most appropriate matching for the following pairs

      X: m = malloc(5); m = NULL;     1: using dangling pointers
Y: free(n); n -> value = 5;      2: using uninitialized pointers
Z: char *p, *p ='a';            3: lost memory

is:

1. $X - 1 \ \ Y - 3 \ \ Z - 2$
2. $X - 2 \ \ Y - 1 \ \ Z - 3$
3. $X - 3 \ \ Y - 2 \ \ Z - 1$
4. $X - 3 \ \ Y - 1 \ \ Z - 2$
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$X: m = NULL$; makes the pointer $m$ point to $NULL$. But the memory created using $malloc$ is still there and but cannot be used as we don't have a link to it. Hence, lost memory

$Y: n$ is freed and so pointer $n$ is now pointing to an invalid memory making it a Dangling pointer.

$Z: p$ is not initialized. $p = malloc(sizeof(char))$; should have been used before assigning '$a$' to $*p$.

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@Vasudha-Garg
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nice explanation....
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pls explain option a ) little bit more
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m=malloc(5)  //m is pointing to memory location allocated by malloc function

m=null         //  now m is not pointing to anything, but memory is still allocated and now we dont have a link to access  the memory

therefore memory Lost.
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well explained
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Nice