Answer
This question is compilable and deterministic.
Its output is “0”.
Explanation
Since a is a static local variable, it is automatically initialized to its default value, 0. This would not have happened if we removed the keyword static, making it a non-static local variable.

 
  
  
 

 
  
 
 
  
                        
 
  
  
 
 
  
  
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                    