Python

1. An algorithm is defined as:

A. A computer program
B. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem
C. A flow chart
D. A programming language

2. Which of the following is a building block of an algorithm?

A. Statements
B. State
C. Control Flow
D. All of the above

3. Pseudocode is:

A. Written in Python
B. A graphical representation
C. A structured English description of an algorithm
D. Machine code

4. A flowchart uses which shape for decision-making?

A. Rectangle
B. Parallelogram
C. Diamond
D. Circle

5. Iteration means:

A. Repeating a set of instructions

B. Making a decision
C. Calling a function
D. None of the above

6. Recursion is:

A. A loop inside a loop

B. A function calling itself
C. Using multiple functions
D. A type of variable
7. The "state" of a program refers to:

A. Current line number

B. Values of all variables at a given time
C. Memory capacity
D. Operating system

8. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

A. Input
B. Output
C. Infinite steps
D. Definiteness

9. Flowcharts represent algorithms using:

A. Text
B. Symbols and arrows
C. Code
D. Variables

10. In pseudocode, BEGIN and END indicate:

A. Values
B. Program boundaries
C. Control flow
D. Comments

11. Python is:

A. Compiled
B. Interpreted
C. Machine language
D. Both compiled and interpreted

12. In Python, the output of type(10.5) is:

A. int
B. float
C. double
D. long

13. A Boolean type in Python has how many values?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
14. Which of the following is a valid variable name?

A. 1value
B. value_1
C. value-1
D. value 1

15. Which operator has the highest precedence?

A. +
B. *
C. ()
D. =

16. What is a tuple assignment?

A. Assigning values to multiple variables at once

B. Creating a list
C. Creating a dictionary
D. Calling a function

17. Which of the following is NOT a data type?

A. int
B. float
C. char
D. list

18. Comments in Python begin with:

A. //
B. #
C. /* */
D. $$

19. A module in Python is:

A. A variable
B. A function
C. A file containing Python definitions
D. A loop

20. The function to read user input is:

A. read()
B. input()
C. scan()
D. get()
21. A Boolean operator in Python is:

A. plus
B. minus
C. and
D. equal

22. if-else is an example of:

A. Iteration
B. Recursion
C. Conditional
D. Assignment

23. A chained conditional uses:

A. if
B. if-else
C. if-elif-else
D. switch

24. Which loop repeats until a condition becomes false?

A. for
B. while
C. do-while
D. repeat-until

25. continue statement does what?

A. Stops the loop

B. Skips to next iteration
C. Terminates program
D. Returns a value

26. break statement:

A. Ends the loop

B. Restarts loop
C. Ends program
D. Continues loop

27. A fruitful function is one that:

A. Does not return value

B. Returns a value
C. Has no parameters
D. Uses local variables only
28. Local variables are created:

A. Inside a function
B. Outside a function
C. In loops
D. In dictionaries

29. A global variable is declared using:

A. universal keyword
B. public keyword
C. global keyword
D. def keyword

30. String slicing uses:

A. ()
B. {}
C. []
D. <>

31. Strings in Python are:

A. Mutable
B. Immutable
C. Sometimes mutable
D. Based on list

32. Which method returns string length?

A. length()
B. size()
C. len()
D. str_len()

33. The string module provides:

A. Arithmetic operations
B. Utility functions
C. Looping
D. File handling

34. Lists in Python act like:

A. Arrays
B. Operators
C. Loops
D. Modules
35. Which operator is used for string concatenation?

A. *
B. +
C. -
D. /

36. Lists are:

A. Immutable
B. Mutable
C. Immutable sometimes
D. Static only

37. A list slice looks like:

A. list{1:3}
B. list(1,3)
C. list[1:3]
D. list<1,3>

38. [Link](x) does what?

A. Deletes x
B. Adds x to end
C. Inserts x at beginning
D. Removes x

39. Which is a list method?

A. push()
B. add()
C. insert()
D. append_all()

40. Aliasing means:

A. Making a copy
B. Two variables refer to same list
C. Creating a tuple
D. Converting list to string

41. Cloning a list uses:

A. clone()
B. [Link]()
C. [Link]()
D. recreate()
42. Tuples are:

A. Mutable
B. Immutable
C. Changeable
D. Dynamic

43. Tuple assignment is used for:

A. Multi-variable assignment
B. Sorting
C. Loops
D. File writing

44. A dictionary stores data as:

A. Values only
B. Keys only
C. Key-value pairs
D. Lists

45. [Link]() returns:

A. Values
B. Keys
C. Both
D. Items

46. [Link]() returns:

A. Keys only
B. Values only
C. Key-value pairs
D. Indexes

47. List comprehension is used for:

A. File handling
B. Creating lists using expressions
C. Sorting lists
D. Slicing lists

48. Which of these creates a tuple?

A. (1,2,3)
B. [1,2,3]
C. {1,2,3}
D. <1,2,3>
49. Which dictionary method deletes an item?

A. pop()
B. delete()
C. remove()
D. discard()

50. What is the result of len({1: “a”, 2: “b”})?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. Error

51. A text file stores data in:

A. Binary format
B. Human-readable format
C. Hexadecimal format
D. Encrypted format

52. Which mode is used to read a file?

A. “a”
B. “r”
C. “w”
D. “x”

53. Which method reads entire file?

A. readall()
B. read()
C. readline()
D. readfile()

54. write() is used for:

A. Reading
B. Writing
C. Deleting
D. Appending only

55. An exception is:

A. A loop
B. A runtime error
C. A function
D. A module
56. try statement is used for:

A. Looping
B. Handling exceptions
C. Declaring variables
D. Importing modules

57. finally block executes:

A. Only with error

B. Only without error
C. Always
D. Never

58. Command line arguments are handled using:

A. sys module
B. os module
C. random module
D. math module

59. A Python package is:

A. A folder with [Link]

B. A text file
C. A loop
D. An operator

60. Importing a module uses:

A. include
B. using
C. import
D. module

61. Algorithms must always have:

A. Infinite steps
B. Finite steps
C. No inputs
D. No outputs

62. The symbol for input in a flowchart is:

A. Diamond
B. Rectangle
C. Parallelogram
D. Circle
63. print(type(True)) gives:

A. int
B. bool
C. str
D. boolean

64. Which is mutable?

A. Tuple
B. String
C. List
D. Boolean

65. Which operator checks equality?

A. =
B. ==
C. ===
D. :=

66. What is the output of 3 * "ab"?

A. Error
B. ab
C. ababab
D. 3ab

67. range(5) generates:

A. 1 2 3 4 5
B. 0 1 2 3 4
C. 5 values starting at 1
D. Error

68. Which loop definitely runs for a fixed number of times?

A. while
B. for
C. do-while
D. recursion

69. pass statement is used to:

A. Stop a program
B. Do nothing
C. Raise error
D. Continue
70. Function parameters are written inside:

A. ()
B. {}
C. []
D. <>

71. [Link]() returns:

A. Lowercase
B. Uppercase
C. Title case
D. Error

72. Which operator is used for membership?

A. in
B. is
C. ==
D. <=

73. [Link]() removes:

A. First element
B. Last element
C. Specific index
D. All items

74. Tuples are faster than lists because:

A. They are bigger

B. They are immutable
C. They use more memory
D. They use loops

75. Dictionary keys must be:

A. Mutable
B. Immutable
C. Lists
D. None

76. f=open("[Link]","w") does what?

A. Reads file
B. Writes and overwrites
C. Appends
D. Deletes
77. readlines() returns:

A. String
B. List of lines
C. Dictionary
D. Set

78. os module is used for:

A. String operations
B. System operations
C. Math
D. Random

79. [Link](16) returns:

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. Error

80. Which mode creates a file?

A. r
B. w
C. x
D. a

81. A package contains:

A. Functions only
B. Submodules
C. Classes only
D. Lists

82. isinstance(5,int) returns:

A. False
B. True
C. Error
D. None

83. Which operator is logical OR?

A. ||
B. or
C. OR
D. |
84. sum([1,2,3]) gives:

A. 1
B. 6
C. 3
D. Error

85. A recursive function must have:

A. No parameters
B. Base case
C. Loops
D. Global variables

86. What is the output of len("Python")?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. Error

87. Negative indexing starts from:

A. -2
B. -1
C. 0
D. 1

88. [Link](key) returns:

A. Value
B. Key
C. Index
D. Tuple

89. Which function converts string to integer?

A. str()
B. int()
C. float()
D. bool()

90. open("file","a") means:

A. Read
B. Append
C. Overwrite
D. Delete
91. An exception is caught using:

A. catch
B. try-except
C. handle
D. error()

92. [Link] stores:

A. Variables
B. Command line arguments
C. Exceptions
D. Modules

93. Which module generates random numbers?

A. math
B. random
C. os
D. sys

94. pow(2,3) returns:

A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9

95. A docstring is written using:

A. ‘
B. ‘’
C. “””
D. #

96. A package must contain:

A. [Link]
B. [Link]
C. [Link]
D. [Link]

97. To close a file you use:

A. end()
B. close()
C. stop()
D. finish()
98. Which converts list to tuple?

A. list()
B. tuple()
C. set()
D. convert()

99. isinstance("hi",str) returns:

A. True
B. False
C. Error
D. None

100. abs(-5) gives:

A. -5
B. 0
C. 5
D. None