Cognizant Technical Assessment - Python Questions
1. Palindrome Check
def is_palindrome(s):
return s == s[::-1]
print(is_palindrome("madam")) # Output: True
2. Fibonacci Series
def fibonacci(n):
a, b = 0, 1
for _ in range(n):
print(a, end=" ")
a, b = b, a + b
fibonacci(5) # Output: 0 1 1 2 3
3. Factorial Using Recursion
def factorial(n):
if n == 0:
return 1
return n * factorial(n - 1)
print(factorial(5)) # Output: 120
4. Prime Number Check
def is_prime(n):
if n < 2:
return False
for i in range(2, int(n ** 0.5) + 1):
if n % i == 0:
return False
return True
print(is_prime(7)) # Output: True
5. Count Vowels in a String
def count_vowels(s):
vowels = "aeiouAEIOU"
count = sum(1 for char in s if char in vowels)
return count
print(count_vowels("Cognizant")) # Output: 3
6. Reverse a String
def reverse_string(s):
return s[::-1]
print(reverse_string("python")) # Output: nohtyp
7. Remove Duplicates from List
def remove_duplicates(lst):
return list(set(lst))
print(remove_duplicates([1, 2, 2, 3, 3])) # Output: [1, 2, 3]
8. Min and Max in List
def min_max(lst):
return min(lst), max(lst)
print(min_max([10, 5, 3, 7, 9])) # Output: (3, 10)
9. List Comprehension - Squares of Even Numbers
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
squares = [x**2 for x in nums if x % 2 == 0]
print(squares) # Output: [4, 16]
10. Word Count Using Dictionary
def word_count(text):
words = text.split()
count = {}
for word in words:
count[word] = count.get(word, 0) + 1
return count
print(word_count("hello world hello")) # {'hello': 2, 'world': 1}
