Question

A class member declared protected becomes a member of subclass of which type?

(a) public member

(b) private member

(c) protected member

(d) static member

The question was posed to me in a national level competition.

Origin of the question is Inheritance topic in chapter Inheritance of Java

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) private member

To elaborate: A class member declared protected becomes a private member of subclass.