benefits of using abstract class in java and interface code example

Example 1: is it necessary for abstract class to have abstract method

No, abstract class can have zero abstract methods.

Example 2: abstract class example in java

//abstract parent class
abstract class Animal{
   //abstract method
   public abstract void sound();
}
//Dog class extends Animal class
public class Dog extends Animal{

   public void sound(){
	System.out.println("Woof");
   }
   public static void main(String args[]){
	Animal obj = new Dog();
	obj.sound();
   }
}