which can not be declared static

Question

which of the following can not be declared static ?

a)class   b)object    c)functions    d)member variables

Answer 1

A. Class

In Java, only nested classes can be declared static.

Comments

and object ?

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public static void main it is declared for class...I think object will be the answer

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@Meenakshi Sharma Yes, an object can be static.
@Pavan Kumar Munnam That declaration is of main method, not class.

Answer 2

Answer: (A)

In fact, all of them can be declared static but a top-level class cannot be made static.

A good read: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7486012/static-classes-in-java