All Exams Test series for 1 year @ ₹349 only
Question

In Pumping Lemma for context free languages, to say a language is satisfying pumping lemma, what is the minimum length of ‘vx’ together, if you consider the string as ‘uvwxy’?

This question was previously asked in
UGC NET 2022 Paper 1 Question Paper (22-Oct-2022) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

1

The pumping lemma for context-free languages states that for every CFL L there is a constant n such that every string z in L with \(|z| \ge n\) can be written as z = uvwxy satisfying three conditions.

Step 1 — \(|vwx| \le n\): the pumped part lies within a window of length n.

Step 2 — \(|vx| \ge 1\): at least one of v and x is non-empty, so pumping actually changes the string.

Step 3 — \(uv^i w x^i y \in L\) for every \(i \ge 0\).

If vx could have length 0, pumping would leave the string unchanged and the lemma would say nothing, so 0 is not allowed. Nothing forces vx to have length 2 or n: one pumped symbol is enough, and n is the upper bound on vwx, not a lower bound on vx.

1 option is correct.

Was this answer helpful?

Similar Questions

  1. According to pumping lemma for context free languages :

    Let L be an infinite context free language, then there exists some positive integer m such that any \(w \in L\) with \(|w| \ge m\) can be decomposed as \(w = uvxyz\)

  2. Consider a language A defined over the alphabet \(\Sigma = \{0, 1\}\) as \(A = \left\{0^{\lfloor n/2 \rfloor} 1^{n} : n \gt = 0\right\}\).

    The expression \(\lfloor n/2 \rfloor\) means the floor of n/2, or what you get by rounding n/2 down to the nearest integer.

    Which of the following is not an example of a string in A ?

  3. Given the following two languages :

    \(L_{1} = \{a^{n}\, b\, a^{n} \mid n \gt 0\}\)

    \(L_{2} = \{a^{n}\, b\, a^{n}\, b^{n+1} \mid n \gt 0\}\)

    Which of the following is correct ?

  4. Which of the following are context free language ?

    (A) {wi xj yk zl | i + k = j + l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (B) {wi xj yk zl | i = j and k = l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (C) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = k and k ≠ l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (D) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = k + l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (E) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = l and k ≠ l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  5. If L1 and L2 are context free languages, which of the following is True about L1∩L2 ?

  6. Let L = {0n1n|n ≥ 0} be a context free language.

    Which of the following is correct ?

  7. Given the following two statements :

    A. L = {w|na(w) = nb(w)} is deterministic context free language, but not linear.

    B. L = {an bn} ∪ {an b2n} is linear, but not deterministic context free language.

    Which of the following options is correct ?

  8. Given the following two languages :

    L1 = {an bn | n ≥ 0, n ≠ 100}

    L2 = {w ∈ {a, b, c}*| na(w) = nb(w) = nc(w)}

    Which of the following options is correct ?


Important Questions from Context Free Languages

  1. Let $\Sigma = \{a, b, c, d\}$ and let $L = \{a^ib^jc^kd^\ell \mid i, j, k, \ell \ge 0\}$.

    Which of the following constraints ensure(s) that the language $L$ is context-free?
  2. According to pumping lemma for context free languages :

    Let L be an infinite context free language, then there exists some positive integer m such that any \(w \in L\) with \(|w| \ge m\) can be decomposed as \(w = uvxyz\)

  3. Consider a language A defined over the alphabet \(\Sigma = \{0, 1\}\) as \(A = \left\{0^{\lfloor n/2 \rfloor} 1^{n} : n \gt = 0\right\}\).

    The expression \(\lfloor n/2 \rfloor\) means the floor of n/2, or what you get by rounding n/2 down to the nearest integer.

    Which of the following is not an example of a string in A ?

  4. Given the following two languages :

    \(L_{1} = \{a^{n}\, b\, a^{n} \mid n \gt 0\}\)

    \(L_{2} = \{a^{n}\, b\, a^{n}\, b^{n+1} \mid n \gt 0\}\)

    Which of the following is correct ?

  5. Which of the following are context free language ?

    (A) {wi xj yk zl | i + k = j + l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (B) {wi xj yk zl | i = j and k = l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (C) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = k and k ≠ l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (D) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = k + l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    (E) {wi xj yk zl | i = j = l and k ≠ l, where i, j, k, l ≥ 0}

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Need Expert Advice?
Upcoming Exams
CTET
December 12, 2026
CBSE UGC NET
December 14, 2026
CSIR UGC NET
December 19, 2026
Test Series
UGC NET img
Teaching
UGC NET (Paper 2) 2026 Mock Test Series
796 Tests 2 Tests Free
4.4(40)
English
More Questions from UGC NET

Start Your Preparation with Prepp Mobile App

Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Download the app from Google Play & App Store
Prepp Mobile App