ZOHO INTERVIEW QUESTION-11

QUESTION

You’re given an even number n. If n=4, you have to print the following pattern :
4444
4334
4334
4444
If n=6, then the pattern should be like this :
666666
655556
654456
654456
655556
666666

PROGRAM :

#include <stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main() {
int a,i,j,k,l,m;
scanf("%d",&a);
k=a;
for(i=1;i<=a;i++)
{
   
    l=a;
    m=k+1;
    for(j=1;j<=a;j++)
    {
      if((j>=i && j<=(a-i+1)&& i<=(a/2)) || (j>=(a-i+1) && j<=i && i>(a/2)))
      {
      printf("%d",k);
      }
      else if(j<i)
      {
      printf("%d",l);
      l--;
      }
      else
      {
      printf("%d",m);
      m++;
      }
    }
    if(i<(a/2))
    k--;
    if(i>(a/2))
    k++;
    printf("\n");
}
}