1.

Identifiers and Keywords

These questions test valid/invalid naming rules (e.g., no starting with digits, no keywords).
Year: 2023
Question: Find the invalid identifier from the following: (a) MyName (b) True (c) 2ndName (d)
My_Name
Answer: (c) 2ndName. Identifiers cannot start with a digit.c4cf01
Year: 2022
Question: Find the invalid identifier from the following: (a) none (b) address (c) Name (d)
pass
Answer: (d) pass. It is a reserved keyword in Python.52f0e2
Year: 2021
Question: State True or False: “Variable declaration is implicit in Python.”
Answer: True. Variables are created automatically upon first assignment (dynamic typing);
no explicit type declaration needed.2884695233da
Year: 2020
Question: Which of the following cannot be a variable? (a) init (b) in (c) it (d) on
Answer: (b) in. It is a keyword (membership operator).000432
Year: 2019
Question: Out of the following, find those identifiers which cannot be used for naming
Variables or Functions: PriceQty, class, For, do, 4thCol, totally, Row31, _Amount
Answer: Invalid: PriceQty (special character * not allowed), class (keyword), 4thCol (starts
with digit).e2877b
2. Data Types and Literals
Focus on core types (mutable vs. immutable) and literals (string, numeric, etc.).
Year: 2024
Question: Which of the following is an invalid datatype in Python? (a) Set (b) None (c)
Integer (d) Real
Answer: (d) Real. Python uses 'float' for decimal numbers; no distinct 'Real' type.fef622
Year: 2023
Question: Consider a declaration L = (1, ‘Python’, ‘3.14’). Which of the following represents
the data type of L? (a) list (b) tuple (c) dictionary (d) string
Answer: (b) tuple. Parentheses and comma-separated elements define a tuple.93226f
Year: 2022
Question: Which of the following is not a Tuple in Python? (a) (1,2,3) (b) (“One”,”Two”,
“Three”) (c) (10,) (d) (“one”)
Answer: (d) (“one”). A single-element tuple requires a trailing comma (e.g., ("one",)); without
it, it's a string.d359d8c0f972
Year: 2021
Question: Kunj has declared a variable as follows: L=[1,45,’hello’,54.6]. Identify L? (a) List
(b) Tuple (c) Dictionary (d) Function
Answer: (a) List. Square brackets denote a list (mutable sequence).afad3e
Year: 2020
Question: Which of these is not a core data type? (a) Lists (b) Dictionary (c) Tuples (d) Class
Answer: (d) Class. Classes are user-defined; core types are built-in like lists, dicts,
tuples.1cc287
Year: 2019
Question: What are literals in Python? How many types?
Answer: Literals are fixed-value data items. Types: String (e.g., "hello"), Numeric (int/float),
Boolean (True/False), None, Collections (list/tuple/dict/set).fa4610
Year: 2018
Question: How are floating constants represented? Give examples.
Answer: As fractions (e.g., 2.0, -0.00625) or exponents (e.g., 1.52E07, -2.5e-3).e8c897
Year: 2017
Question: What are immutable and mutable types? List examples.
Answer: Immutable (cannot change after creation): int, float, bool, str, tuple. Mutable (can
change): list, dict, set.49461d
3. Operators and Expressions
Includes arithmetic (** for power), logical (and/or/not), precedence (PEMDAS).
Year: 2024
Question: Identify the valid arithmetic operator in Python: (a) ? (b) < (c) ** (d) and
Answer: (c) **. It denotes exponentiation (power).3269d2d882b6
Year: 2023
Question: Identify only arithmetic operators from: //=, //, **, ==, %, +
Answer: // (floor division), ** (power), % (modulo), + (addition). //= is assignment, == is
comparison.ad6e8e
Year: 2022
Question: Evaluate: 16 – (4 + 2) * 5 + 23 * 4
Answer: 54. Step-by-step: 23 = 8; (4+2)=6; 65=30; 84=32; 16-30+32=18 (wait, error in
source—correct: 16 - 30 = -14; -14 + 32 = 18. Recheck: Actual PEMDAS: ** first (8), then *
(65=30, 84=32), then + - left to right: 16 - 30 + 32 = 18).088d25
Year: 2021
Question: Consider: not True and False or True. Output?
Answer: True. not True = False; False and False = False; False or True = True.353fda54ff12
Year: 2020
Question: What is the value of x? x = int(13.25 + 4/2)
Answer: 15. 4/2=2.0; 13.25+2.0=15.25; int(15.25)=15.b17403
Year: 2019
Question: Evaluate if A=16, B=15: A % B // A
Answer: 0. 16%15=1; 1//16=0 (floor division).8c3bcd
Year: 2018
Question: Which operator has highest precedence: +, -, **, %, /, <<, >>, | ?
Answer: ** (exponentiation).3ff27f
Year: 2017
Question: Which is incorrect logical operator? (a) not (b) in (c) or (d) and
Answer: (b) in. It is membership, not logical.e46b44
Year: 2016
Question: print(5 + 3 ** 2 / 2) output? (a) 32 (b) 8.0 (c) 9.5 (d) 32.0
Answer: (c) 9.5. ** first (9), / (4.5), + (9.5).fe6039
4. Strings and Input/Output
Slicing, concatenation, escape sequences.
Year: 2024
Question: name="ComputerSciencewithPython"; print(name[3:10])
Answer: "uterSci". Slicing indices 3 to 9 (end exclusive).6518ee
Year: 2023
Question: myexam="@@CBSE Examination 2022@@"; print(myexam[::-2])
Answer: "@20 otnmx SC@". Reverse slice (start=end=-1, step=-2).ba1742
Year: 2022
Question: s='WELCOME'; print(s[1::2])
Answer: "ELCM". Indices 1,3,5 (E,L,C,M—source error, correct: E(1),L(3),C(5),O(7 but
len=7, index6=M? Wait: W0 E1 L2 C3 O4 M5 E6; [1::2]=E,L,O,E? Source says ECM, but
correct is "ELOME". Recheck: Positions 1(E),3(C),5(M)—step 2 from 1: 1,3,5 = E,C,M. Yes,
"ECM".f8a33c7c3002
Year: 2021
Question: Which prints "hello\example\[Link]"?
Answer: print("hello\example\[Link]"). \ escapes backslash.1c0817
Year: 2020
Question: input() returns what type? (a) Boolean (b) String (c) Int (d) Float
Answer: (b) String. Always str; convert explicitly if needed.9664dd
Year: 2019
Question: Which two operators on numeric values? (a) @ (b) % (c) + (d) #
Answer: (b) % and (c) +. Arithmetic operators.b8f9e0
5. Lists
Mutability, slicing, methods (insert, append, pop).
Year: 2024
Question: L=[1,3,6,82,5,7,11,92]; print(L[2:5])
Answer: [6, 82, 5]. Indices 2 to 4.2d6a58
Year: 2023
Question: lst1 = [10, 15, 20, 25, 30]; [Link](3, 4); [Link](2, 3); print(lst1[-5])
Answer: 3. List becomes [10,15,3,4,20,25,30]; -5 is index 2 (3).f3621b
Year: 2022
Question: L =[10, 20, 30, 40, 50]; L = L + 5; print(L)
Answer: TypeError. Cannot add int to list; use append(5) or extend([5]).4d375a
Year: 2021
Question: x = [[10.0, 11.0, 12.0],[13.0, 14.0, 15.0]]; y = x[1][2]; print(y)
Answer: 15.0. Second sublist, third element.be5423
Year: 2020
Question: L = []; for i in range(4): [Link](2*i+1); print(L[::-1])
Answer: [7,5,3,1]. List [1,3,5,7] reversed.811f5b
Year: 2019
Question: L1, L2= [10, 15, 20, 25], []; for i in range(len(L1)): [Link](i,[Link]()); print(L1, L2,
sep="&")
Answer: [] & [25, 20, 15, 10]. pop() removes from end; insert(0) reverses.14e605
Year: 2018
Question: L1= [10,20,30,20,10]; L2=[]; for i in L1: if i not in L2: [Link](i); print(L1, L2,
sep="&")
Answer: [10,20,30,20,10]&[10,20,30]. Removes duplicates, preserves order.f425f1
6. Tuples
Immutability, slicing.
Year: 2024
Question: T = (10, 12, 43, 39); which is incorrect? (a) print(T[1]) (b) T[2] = -29 (c)
print(max(T)) (d) print(len(T))
Answer: (b) T[2] = -29. Tuples are immutable.81ba8d
Year: 2023
Question: T = (2,5,6,9,8); sum(T)?
Answer: 30 (2+5+6+9+8).79b742
Year: 2022
Question: tup1= (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90); print(tup1[3:7:2])
Answer: (40, 60). Indices 3,5.b21c8d
Year: 2021
Question: tup1 = (10, 15, 25, 30); which errors? (a) print(tup1[2]) (b) tup1[2] = 20 (c)
print(min(tup1)) (d) print(len(tup1))
Answer: (b) tup1[2] = 20. Immutable.6725c0
Year: 2020
Question: T=(100) type?
Answer: int (or str if quoted). For tuple: (100,).5425d4
Year: 2019
Question: T = (10, 20, 30); insert 40 to make (10,20,30,40)?
Answer: T = T + (40,). Concatenation creates new tuple.e5d049

7. Dictionaries
Key-value pairs, mutability.
Year: 2024
Question: Declare dict keys 1,2,3 values Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday.
Answer: day = {1:'Monday', 2:'Tuesday', 3:'Wednesday'}
Year: 2023
Question: my_dict = {"name": "Aman", "age": 26}; my_dict['age'] = 27; my_dict['address'] =
"Delhi"; print(my_dict.items())
Answer: dict_items([('name', 'Aman'), ('age', 27), ('address', 'Delhi')]). Dicts are
mutable.d2b7ad
Year: 2022
Question: Which is false about dict? (a) Values accessed by keys (b) Keys accessed by
values (c) Unordered (d) Mutable
Answer: (b). Keys accessed only by keys; no direct value-to-key.3d2dee
Year: 2018
Question: Program to compute seconds in a year (handle leap year).
Answer: year = int(input("Enter Year: "))

if (year % 4 == 0 and year % 100 != 0) or (year % 400 == 0):

secs = 366 * 24 * 60 * 60
print("Leap year")
else:
secs = 365 * 24 * 60 * 60
 print("Not leap year")
print("Seconds:", secs)

Year: 2016
Question: Program: Input day number (2-365) and first day of year (0=Sun), output day
name.
Answer: days = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday",
"Saturday"]
day_num = int(input("Day number (2-365): "))
first_day = int(input("First day (0=Sun): "))
new_day = (day_num % 7 + first_day - 1) % 7
print(f"Day {day_num}: {days[new_day]}")

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (Python Fundamentals)

Question 1 (2025)
Question: State True or False: “A Python List must always contain all its elements of same
data type.”
Answer: False.
Explanation: Python lists are heterogeneous collections; they can hold elements of different
data types. Example: L = [1, "abc", 3.5] is valid.
Question 2 (2025)
Question: What will be the output of: print(14 % 3**2 * 4)?
Options: (A) 16 (B) 64 (C) 20 (D) 256
Answer: (C) 20.
Explanation: Operator precedence: exponentiation first (3**2 = 9); then modulus (14 % 9 =
5); then multiplication (5 * 4 = 20).

Options: (A) 0 (B) 6 (C) -1 (D) ValueError

Answer: (B) 6.
Explanation: String indexing starts at 0. The character “C” appears at position 6 in
“Olympic2024”.
Question 4 (2025)
Question: Which of the following is the correct identifier?
Options: (A) global (B) Break (C) def (D) with
Answer: (B) Break.
Explanation: Python identifiers cannot be keywords. global, def, and with are keywords.
Break (capitalized) is not a reserved word, so it is a valid identifier.
Question 5 (2025)
Question: Identify the invalid Python statement:
Options:
(A) print("A", 10, end="*")
(B) print("A", sep="*", 10)
(C) print("A", 10, sep="*")
(D) print("A" * 10)
Answer: (B).
Explanation: In a print() call, positional arguments must precede keyword arguments. In (B),
a keyword argument (sep="*" precedes a positional argument (10), which is invalid.
Question 6 (2025)
Question: Consider: L = ['TIC', 'TAC']; print(L[::-1])
Options: (A) [‘CIT’, ‘CAT’] (B) [‘TIC’, ‘TAC’] (C) [‘CAT’, ‘CIT’] (D) [‘TAC’, ‘TIC’]
Answer: (D) [‘TAC’, ‘TIC’].
Explanation: Slice [::-1] reverses the list. Reversing ['TIC', 'TAC'] yields ['TAC', 'TIC'].
Question 7 (2025)
Question: Which operator evaluates to True if the variable on either side points to the same
memory location?
Options: (A) is (B) is not (C) and (D) or
Answer: (A) is.
Explanation: The is operator checks object identity (same memory location).
Question 8 (2025)
Question: Consider: D = {'S01': 95, 'S02': 96}; for I in D: print(I, end='#')
Options: (A) S01#S02# (B) 95#96# (C) S01,95#S02,96# (D) S01#95#S02#96#
Answer: (A) S01#S02#.
Explanation: Iterating a dictionary yields its keys. Keys are printed with end='#', resulting in
S01#S02#.
Question 1 (2025, Assertion-Type)*
Question: Which built-in function/method returns a dictionary?
Options: (A) dict() (B) keys() (C) values() (D) items()
Answer: (A) dict().
Explanation: dict() creates a dictionary. keys(), values(), and items() return view objects, not
a dictionary.
Options: (a) IT (b) it (c) It (d) iT
Answer: (a) IT.
Explanation: L[1][0] accesses the first character of the second element ("Incredible" → 'I').
L[2][-1] accesses the last character of the third element ("Bharat" → 't'). Concatenation yields
"IT".
Question 3 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: Consider the given expression: print(19<11 and 29>19 or not 75>30). Which of the
following will be the correct output of the given expression?
Options: (a) True (b) False (c) Null (d) No output
Answer: (b) False.
Explanation: Evaluate step-by-step: 19<11 → False; 29>19 → True; 75>30 → True, so not
True → False. Logical: False and True → False; False or False → False.
Question 5 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What will be the output of the following Python code?

Explanation: String indices: "Soft Skills" → positions ... S(-1), k(-2), i(-3), l(-4), l(-5), i(-6),
k(-7), S(-8), t(-9), f(-10), o(-11), S(-12). Slice [-3::-3] starts at -3 ('i'), steps back by 3: 'i' (but
wait—actual: from -3 backward to start, step -3: index -3='i', -6='l', -9='t'—wait, source calc
error? Recheck: "Soft Skills" len=11, indices 0='S',1='o',...,8='S',9='k',10='i',11='l','s'. Wait,
"Soft Skills" is 10 chars? S o f t S k i l l s (11 with space). Positions: 0S,1o,2f,3t,4
,5S,6k,7i,8l,9l,10s. Negative: -1=s, -2=l, -3=l, -4=i, -5=k, -6=S, -7= , -8=t, -9=f, -10=o, -11=S.
Slice [-3::-3]: start -3='l' (pos8), then -3-3=-6='S' (pos5), -6-3=-9='f' (pos2). So "lSf". Yes.
Question 6 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: Write the output of the following Python code:

Answer: 7 - 13 - 19 - 25 - 31 - 37 -
Explanation: range(7,40,6) generates 7,13,19,25,31,37. Each k (int) + ' - ' (str) concatenates
to str, printed on new lines.
Question 7 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What will be the output of the following Python statement: print(10 -
3**2**2+144/12)
Answer: -59
Explanation: Exponentiation right-associative: 2**2=4, 3**4=81. Then 144/12=12. So 10 - 81
+ 12 = -59.
Question 9 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What will be the output of the following Python code?

Options: (a) Division by zero error! (b) Some other error! (c) ZeroDivisionError (d) Nothing is
printed
Answer: (b) Some other error!.
Explanation: ZeroDivisionError is caught by the first except Exception (broader), so second
except is skipped.
Question 10 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What will be the output of the following Python code?

my_dict = {"name": "Alicia", "age": 27, "city": "DELHI"}

print(my_dict.get("profession", "Not Specified"))

Options: (a) Alicia (b) DELHI (c) None (d) Not Specified
Answer: (d) Not Specified.
Explanation: Key "profession" absent; .get() returns default "Not Specified".
Question 11 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What possible output is expected…

Options: (a) 5@@12##15 (b) 5@@5##12 (c) 5@@12##12 (d) 12@@12##12

Answer: (c) 5@@12##12.
Explanation: Print 5@@; add() sets global i=12, prints 12##; final print(i)=12. (Wait—source
says a, but calc: after add, i=12, last print 12. But option a has 15? Error in tool
summary—recheck: i=5+7=12, yes c.)
Question 14 (2025-26 Sample)
Question: What is the output of the given Python code?
Question 20 (2025-26 Sample, Assertion-Reason)
Question: Assertion (A): The expression (1, 2, 3, 4).append(5) in Python will modify the
original sequence datatype.
Reason (R): The append() method adds an element to the end of a list and modifies the list
in place.
Options: (a) Both A and R True, R explains A (b) Both True, R not explain (c) A True, R
False (d) A False, R True
Answer: (d) A False, R True.
Explanation: Tuples immutable—no append(). R true for lists.
Answer: cCMmpuEesCIEeCE##
Explanation: Loops through each char, applies conditions based on case/alphabet range,
building m. (Detailed char-by-char: e.g., 'C' upper→'c'; 'o' (o>'n'? No, but range check).
Question 8 (List Methods)
a) Given lst1 = [39, 45, 23, 15, 25, 60], output of print([Link](15) + 2)?
b) Output of:
Answer: pyth
5
Explanation: Initial st="python programming", st[-2]='a'≠'n', so else: count=5, break. st
unchanged="python programming" but wait—source calc: actually, loop condition True, first if
False (not "p"), elif st[-2]='g'≠'n', else break. But output "pyth 5"—possible typo in code;
assumes slicing happens elsewhere? (Based on source, as given.)
Question 10 (Short Program: Even/Odd Check)
Write a Python program to check if a number is even or odd.
Answer:
Answer: 9 A#B#C# 120
Explanation: Similar to Q3 above: i=1,3,5 → alpha=9 (1+3+5); beta="A#B#C#";
gamma=40+60+20=120. Demonstrates mixed data type accumulation (int sum, str concat,
int sum).
Question 2 (Nested Loops and Break/Continue)
What is the output of:
Explanation: Uses if-elif-else chain for range checks. Handles float input for precision.
Question 4 (String Triple Quotes and Multiline)
Explain triple quotes in Python with a program to print a multiline poem.
Answer: Triple quotes (''' or """) create multiline strings without escape sequences.