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Q 1 - Which of the following is correct about Python?

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A - Python is a high-level, interpreted, interactive and object-oriented
scripting language.
B - Python is designed to be highly readable.
C - It uses English keywords frequently where as other languages use
punctuation, and it has
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fewer syntactical constructions than other languages.
D - All of the above.+++

Q 2 - Which of the following is correct about Python?

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A - It supports functional and structured programming methods as well as

OOP.
B - It can be used as a scripting language or can be compiled to byte-code
for building large applications.
C - It provides very high-level dynamic data types and supports dynamic
type checking.
D - All of the above.+++

Q 3 - Which of the following is correct about Python?

A - It supports automatic garbage collection.
B - It can be easily integrated with C, C++, COM, ActiveX, CORBA, and Java.
C - Both of the above.+++
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D - None of the above.

Q 4 - Which of the following environment variable for Python tells the

Python interpreter where to locate the module files imported into a
program?
A - PYTHONPATH+++
B - PYTHONSTARTUP
C - PYTHONCASEOK
D – PYTHONHOME

Q 5 - Which of the following environment variable for Python contains the

path of an initialization file containing Python source code?

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A - PYTHONPATH
B - PYTHONSTARTUP+++
C - PYTHONCASEOK
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D – PYTHONHOME

Q 6 - Which of the following environment variable for Python is used in

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Windows to instruct Python to find the first case-insensitive match in an
import statement?
A - PYTHONPATH
B - PYTHONSTARTUP
C - PYTHONCASEOK+++
D – PYTHONHOME
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Q 7 - Which of the following environment variable for Python is an

alternative module search path?
A - PYTHONPATH
B - PYTHONSTARTUP
C - PYTHONCASEOK
D – PYTHONHOME+++

Q 8 - Is python a case sensitive language?

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A - true+++
B – false
C – can’t say
D – None of the above

Q 9 - Which of the following data types is not supported in python?

A - Numbers
B - String
C - List
D – Slice+++

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Q 10 - Which of the following data types is not supported in python?
A - Tuple
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B - Dictionary
C - Generics+++
D – List
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Q 11 - What is the output of print str if str = 'Hello World!'?
A - Hello World!+++
B - Error
C - str
D - None of the above.
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Q 12 - What is the output of print str[0] if str = 'Hello World!'?

A - Hello World!
B - H+++
C - ello World!
D - None of the above.

Q 13 - What is the output of print str[2:5] if str = 'Hello World!'?

A - llo World!
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B-H
C - llo+++
D - None of the above.

Q 14 - What is the output of print str[2:] if str = 'Hello World!'?

A - llo World!+++
B-H
C - llo
D - None of the above.

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Q 15 - What is the output of print str * 2 if str = 'Hello World!'?
A - Hello World!Hello World!+++
B - Hello World! * 2
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C - Hello World!
D - None of the above.

Q 16 - What is the output of print job[-9] if job = “School Call”?

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A-c
B – h+++
C–o
D – Error
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Q 17- What is the output of print job[-3] + job[-6] if job = “school call”?
A-c
B – co
C – al +++
D – Error
ANS = C

Q 18 - What is the output of print dept[16:3:-1] if dept = 'computer

science'?
A – ecneics retu+++
B – p cpe see
C – syntax error
D - mpu
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Q 19 - What is the output of print dept[0:16:3] if dept = 'computer
science'?
A – pesee
B – p cpe see
C – syntax error
D - cpesee+++

Q 20 – if s = (“---A biro is a pen; but not all pens are biros---”). What is
the output of s.find(‘are’)?
A – 35
B – 37+++

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C – 38
D–1

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Q 21 - if s = (“---A biro is a pen; but not all pens are biros---”). What is
the output of s.count(‘but’)?
A – 20
B – 21
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C – 1+++
D – 11

Q 22 - x = (“Federal University of Technology, Akure”). What is the output

of len(x)?
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A – 38
B – 37
C – 39+++
D – 36

Q 23 - x = (“Federal University of Technology, Akure”). What is the output

of x[2:10:2]?
A – drlU
B – ‘drlU’+++
C – drl U
D – drlUi

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Q 24 - matrix = [[45,23,7,-1],[56,22,51,89],[23,56,77,80]]. What is the output
of matrix[1][3]?
A – [[45,23,7,-1],[23,56,77,80]]
B – [[45,23,7,-1],[56,22,51,89],[23,56,77,80]]
C – 89+++
D – 51

Q 25 - What is the output of the following?

L = [12,10,30]
L.append(13)
print L
A – 12,10,30

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B – 12,10,30,13
C – [12,10,30,13]+++
D – [13,12,10,30]
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Q 26 - What is the output of the following block of code?
D = {}
D[‘Apple’]=4
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D[‘Apple’]=8
print D

A – {‘Apple’:4}
B – [‘Apple’:8]
C – {‘Apple’:8}+++
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D – [‘Apple’:8]
E – {‘Apple’:4,’Apple’:8}

Q 27 - What is the output of [‘box’]*3?

A – [‘box’][‘box’][‘box’]
B – [boxboxbox]
C – [‘box’,’box’,’box’]+++
D – [‘boxboxbox’]

Q 28 - What is the output of print list if list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john',
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70.2 ]?
A - [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ]+++
B - list
C – ‘abcd’,786,2.23,’john’,70.2
D - None of the above.

Q 29 - What is the output of print list[0] if list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john',
70.2 ]?
A - [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ]
B - abcd+++
C – ‘abcd’
D - None of the above.

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Q 30 - What is the output of print list[1:3] if list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23,
'john', 70.2 ]?
A - [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ]
B – 786,2.23
C - [786, 2.23]+++
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D - None of the above.

Q 31 - What is the output of print list[2:] if list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john',
70.2 ]?
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A - [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john', 70.2 ]

B - abcd
C - [786, 2.23]
D - [2.23, 'john', 70.2]+++

Q 32 - What is the output of print [0:3] if list = [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, 'john',
70.2 ]?
A - [ 'abcd', 786 , 2.23, ]
B – ‘abcd’, 786, 2.23
C - Error+++
D – None of the above

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Q 33 - What is the output of print tinylist * 2 if tinylist = [123, 'john']?
A - [123, 'john', 123, 'john']+++
B - [123, 'john'] * 2
C - tinylisttinylist
D - None of the above.

Q 34 - What is the output of sample_List[2] = 7 if sample_List =

[2,4,6,8,10]?
A – [7,4,6,8,10]
B – [2,4,6,8,10] = 7

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C – [2,4,7,8,10]+++
D – [7,7,7,7,7]

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Q 35 - Which of the following is correct about tuples in python?
A - A tuple is another sequence data type that is similar to the list.
B - A tuple consists of a number of values separated by commas.
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C - Unlike lists, however, tuples are enclosed within parentheses.
D - All of the above.+++

Q 36 - What is the output of print list if tuple = ′abcd′, 786, 2.23,′john′,

70.2?
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A - ′abcd′, 786, 2.23, ′john′, 70.2+++

B - tuple
C - Error
D - None of the above.

Q 37 - What is the output of print tuple[0] if tuple = ′abcd′, 786,

2.23,′john′, 70.2?
A - ′abcd′, 786, 2.23, ′john′, 70.2
B - abcd+++
C – ‘abcd’
D - None of the above.
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Q 38 - What is the output of print tuple[1:3] if tuple = ′abcd′, 786, ‘john’,
2.23, 70.2?
A - 786, 'john'
B - (786, 'john')+++
C - Error
D - None of the above.

Q 39 - What is the output of print tuple[1:3] if tuple = ′abcd′, 786,

2.23,′john′, 70.2?

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A - Error
B – 786, 2.23
C – (786, 2.23)+++
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D - None of the above.

Q 40 - What is the output of print tuple[2:] if tuple = ′abcd′, 786,

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2.23,′john′, 70.2?
A - 2.23, ‘john’, 70.2
B - abcd
C - 786, 2.23
D – (2.23, ′john′, 70.2)+++
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Q 41 - What is the output of print tinytuple * 2 if tinytuple = 123,′john′?

A – (123, ′john′, 123, ′john′)+++
B - 123, ′john′ * 2
C - Error
D - 123, ′john′, 123, ′john′

Q 42- Which of the following is correct about dictionaries in python?

A - Python's dictionaries are kind of hash table type.
B - They work like associative arrays or hashes found in Perl and consist of
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key-value pairs.
C - A dictionary key can be almost any Python type, but are usually
numbers or strings. Values,
on the other hand, can be any arbitrary Python object.
D - All of the above.+++

Q 43- Which of the following functions of dictionary gets all the keys
from the dictionary?
A - getkeys
B - key
C - keys+++
D - None of the above.

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ES
Q 44 - Which of the following function of dictionary gets all the values
from the dictionary?
A - getvalues
B - value
C - values+++
CC
D - None of the above.

Q 45 - Which of the following function convert a string to an int in python?

A – int(x[, base])+++
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B – long(x[, base])
C – float(x)
D – str(x)

Q 46 - Which of the following function convert a string to a long in python?

A – int(x[, base])
B – long(x[, base)]+++
C – float(x)
D – str(x)

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Q 47 - Which of the following function convert a string to a float in python?
A – int(x[, base])
B – long(x[, base])
C – float(x)+++
D – str(x)

Q 48 - Which of the following function convert an object to a string in

python?
A – int(x[, base])
B – long(x[, base])
C – float(x)

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D – str(x)+++

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Q 49 - Which of the following function convert an object to a regular
expression in python?
A – repr(x)+++
B – eval(str)
CC
C – tuple(s)
D – list(s)

Q 50 - Which of the following function convert a String to an object in

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python?
A – repr(x)
B – eval(str)+++
C – tuple(s)
D – list(s)

Q 51 - Which of the following function converts a String to a tuple in

python?
A – repr(x)
B – eval(str)
C – tuple(x)+++
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D – list(x)

Q 52 - Which of the following functions convert a String to a list in python?

A – repr(x)
B – eval(str)
C – tuple(s)
D – list(s)+++

Q 53 - Which of the following functions convert a String to a set in python?

A – set(x)+++

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B – dict(d)
C – frozenset(s)
D – chr(x)
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Q 54 - Which of the following function convert a sequence of tuples to
dictionary in
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python?
A – set(x)
B – dict(d)+++
C – frozenset(s)
D – chr(x)
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Q 55 - Which of the following function convert a string to a frozen set in

python?
A – set(x)
B – dict(d)
C – frozenset(s)+++
D – chr(x)

Q 56 - Which of the following function convert an integer to a character in

python?
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A – set(x)
B – dict(d)
C – frozenset(s)
D – chr(x)+++

Q 57 - Which of the following function convert an integer to an unicode

character in python?
A – unichr(x)+++
B – ord(x)
C – hex(x)
D – oct(x)

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Q 58 - Which of the following function convert a single character to its
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integer value in python?
A – unichr(x)
B – ord(x)+++
C – hex(x)
D – oct(x)
CC
Q 59 - Which of the following function convert an integer to hexadecimal
string in python?
A – unichr(x)
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B – ord(x)
C – hex(x)+++
D – oct(x)

Q 60 - Which of the following function convert an integer to octal string in

python?
A – unichr(x)
B – ord(x)
C – hex(x)
D – oct(x)+++

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Q 61 - Which of the following operator in python performs exponential
power calculation on operands?
A - **+++
B - //
C - is
D - not in

Q 62 - Which of the following operator in python performs the division on

operands where the result is the quotient in which the digits after the
decimal point are removed?
A - **

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B - //+++
C - is
D - not in
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Q 63 - Which of the following operator in python evaluates to true if the
variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and false
CC
otherwise?
A - **
B - //
C - is+++
D - not in
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Q 64 - Which of the following operator in python evaluates to true if it

does not finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise?
A - **
B - //
C - is
D - not in+++

Q 65 - Which of the following statement terminates the loop statement

and transfers execution to the statement immediately following the loop?
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A - break+++
B - continue
C - pass
D - None of the above.

Q 66 - Which of the following statement causes the loop to skip the

remainder of its body and immediately retest its condition prior to
reiterating?
A - break
B - continue+++
C - pass
D - None of the above.

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Q 67 - Which of the following statement is used when a statement is
required syntactically but you do not want any command or code to
execute?
A - break
B - continue
CC
C - pass+++
D - None of the above.

Q 68 - Which of the following function returns a random item from a list,

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tuple, or string?
A – choice(seq)+++
B - randrange ([start, ]stop[, step])
C – random()
D – seed([x])

Q 69 - Which of the following function returns a randomly selected

element from range?
A – choice(seq)
B – randrange( [start, ]stop[, step])+++
C – random()
D – seed([x])
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Q 70 - Which of the following function returns a random float r, such that
0 is less than or equal to r and r is less than 1?
A – choice(seq)
B - randrange ([start, ]stop[, step])
C – random()+++
D – seed([x])

Q 71 - Which of the following function sets the integer starting value used
in generating random numbers?

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A – choice(seq)
B – randrange( [start, ]stop[, step])
C – random()
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D – seed([x])+++

Q 72 - Which of the following function randomizes the items of a list in

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place?
A – shuffle(lst)+++
B – capitalize()
C – isalnum()
D – isdigit()
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Q 73 - Which of the following function capitalizes first letter of string?

A – shuffle(lst)
B – capitalize()+++
C – isalnum()
D – isdigit()

Q 74 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all

characters are alphanumeric?
A – shuffle(lst)
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B – capitalize()
C – isalnum()+++
D – isdigit()

Q 75 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all

characters are digits?
A – shuffle(lst)
B – capitalize()
C – isalnum()
D – isdigit()+++

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Q 76 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all
characters are in lowercase?
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A – islower()+++
B – isnumeric()
C – isspace()
D – istitle()
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Q 77 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all
characters are numeric?
A – islower()
B – isnumeric()+++
C – isspace()
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D – istitle()

Q 78 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all

characters are whitespaces?
A – islower()
B – isnumeric()
C – isspace()+++
D – istitle()

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Q 79 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all
characters are titlecased?
A – islower()
B – isnumeric()
C – isspace()
D – istitle()+++

Q 80 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all

characters are in uppercase?
A – isupper()+++
B – join(seq)
C – len(string)

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D – ljust(width[, fillchar])
ANS = A

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Q 81 - Which of the following function merges elements in a sequence?
A – isupper()
B – join(seq)+++
C – len(string)
CC
D – ljust(width[, fillchar])
ANS = B

Q 82 - Which of the following function gets the length of the string?

A – isupper()
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B – join(seq)
C – len(string)+++
D – ljust(width[, fillchar])

Q 83 - Which of the following function gets a space-padded string with

the original string left-justified to a total of width columns?
A – isupper()
B – join(seq)
C – len(string)
D – ljust(width[, fillchar])+++

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Q 84 - Which of the following function converts a string to all lowercase?
A – lower()+++
B – lstrip()
C – max(str)
D – min(str)

Q 85 - Which of the following function removes all leading whitespace in

string?
A – lower()
B – lstrip()+++

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C – max(str)
D – min(str)
ANS = B
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Q 86 - Which of the following function returns the max alphabetical
character from the string str?
A – cmp()
CC
B – lstrip()
C – max(str)+++
D – min(str)
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Q 87 - Which of the following function returns the min alphabetical

character from the string str?
A – cmp()
B – lstrip()
C – max(str)
D – min(str)+++

Q 88 - Which of the following function replaces all occurrences of old

substring in string with new string?
A – replace(old, new[, max])+++
B – strip([chars])
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C – swapcase()
D – title()

Q 89 - Which of the following function removes all leading and trailing

whitespace in string?
A – replace(old, new[, max])
B - strip[chars]+++
C – swapcase()
D – title()

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Q 90 - Which of the following function changes case for all letters in
string?
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A – replace(old, new[, max])
B – strip([chars])
C – swapcase()+++
D – title()
CC
Q 91 - Which of the following function returns title cased version of string?
A – replace(old, new[, max])
B – strip([chars])
C – swapcase()
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D – title()+++

Q 92 - Which of the following function converts a string to all uppercase?

A – upper()+++
B – isdecimal()
C – swapcase()
D – title()

Q 93 - Which of the following function checks in a string that all

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characters are decimal?
A – upper()
B – isdecimal()+++
C – swapcase()
D – title()

Q 94 - What is the output of len([1, 2, 3])?

A-1
B-2
C - 3+++
D-4

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Q 95 - What is the output of [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5, 6]?
A - [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]+++
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B - [1, 2, 3],[4, 5, 6]
C - [5, 7,9]
D – 21
CC
Q 96 - What is the output of ['Hi!'] * 4?
A - ['Hi!', 'Hi!', 'Hi!', 'Hi!']+++
B - ['Hi!'] * 4
C - Error
D - None of the above.
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Q 97 - What is the output of 3 in [1, 2, 3]?

A - true+++
B - false
C - Error
D - None of the above.

Q 98 - What is the output of L[2] if L = [1,2,3]?

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A-1
B-2
C - 3+++
D - None of the above.

Q 99 - What is the output of L[-2] if L = [1,2,3]?

A-1
B - 2+++
C-3
D - None of the above.

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Q 100- What is the output of L[1:] if L = [1,2,3]?
A - 2,3+++
B-2
C-3
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D - None of the above.
CC
Q 101 - Which of the following functions compares elements of both lists?
A – cmp(list1, list2)+++
B - len(list1, list2)
C - max(list1, list2)
D - min(list1, list2)
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Q 102- Which of the following functions gives the total length of the list?
A – cmp(list)
B - len(list)+++
C - max(list)
D – min(list)

Q 103 – Which of the following functions returns item from the list with
max value?
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A - cmp(list)
B - len(list)
C - max(list)+++
D – min(list)

Q 104 – Which of the following functions returns item from the list with
min value?
A - cmp(list)
B - len(list)
C - max(list)
D – min(list)+++

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Q 105 – Which of the following functions returns the lowest index in list
that obj appears?
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A - list.index(obj)+++
B - list.insert(index, obj)
C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])
D - list.remove(obj)
CC
Q 106 – Which of the following functions inserts an object at given index in
a list?
A - list.index(obj)
B - list.insert(index, obj)+++
SU

C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])

D - list.remove(obj)
ANS = B

Q 107 – Whch of the following functions removes last object from a list?
A - list.index(obj)
B - list.insert(index, obj)
C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])+++
D - list.remove(obj)

Q 108- Which of the following functions removes an object from a list?

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A - list.index(obj)
B - list.insert(index, obj)
C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])
D - list.remove(obj)+++

Q 109 – Which of the following functions reverses objects of list in place?

A - list.reverse+++
B - list.sort([func])
C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])
D - list.remove(obj)

Q 110- Which of the following functions sorts a list?

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A - list.reverse
B - list.sort([func])+++
C - list.pop(obj = list[ − 1])
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D - list.remove(obj)

Q 111 – Which of the following functions compares elements of both

dictionaries dict1, dict2?
CC
A - dict1.cmp(dict2)
B - dict1.sort(dict2)
C – cmp(dict1, dict2)+++
D - None of the above.
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Q 112 – Which of the following functions compares elements of both

dictionaries dict1, dict2?
A – max(dict)
B – min(dict)
C – len(dict)+++
D - None of the above.

Q 113 – What is the output of print ("ccbdcdcb".find("c"))

A–4
B–1
C – 0+++
D – None

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Q 114 – D1 = {"john":40,"peter":45}
D2 = d = {"john":456,"peter":45}
What is the output of D1 > D2?
A - No
B – True
C – False+++
D – Syntax Error

Q 115 – What will be the output of the program below?

A = [1,2,3]
B=A

S
A[0] = 4
Print B

ES
A - [1, 2, 3]
B – [4,1,2,3]
C – [1,2,3,4]
D – [4,2,3]+++
CC
SU

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