Python Practice Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (25)
1. What is the output of len([1, [2, 3], 4])?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) Error
2. Which of the following is a valid way to create a list in Python?
a) list = (1, 2, 3) b) list = {1, 2, 3} c) list = [1, 2, 3] d) list = 1, 2, 3
3. Which method adds an item at the end of a list?
a) add() b) append() c) insert() d) extend()
4. What does 'Python'[1:4] return?
a) yth b) ytho c) ytho d) yth
5. How many times will the loop run?
for i in range(2, 10, 2): print(i)
a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) Infinite
6. Which of the following will result in a list of characters of a string?
a) list("hello") b) split("hello") c) str("hello") d) tuple("hello")
7. What does str1 * 2 do in Python when str1 = "abc"?
a) Error b) "abcabc" c) "abc2" d) None
8. Which of the following is the correct syntax for a while loop?
a) while x in range(5) b) while x < 5: c) while (x:5) d) for x < 5
9. What is the output?
x = [1, 2, 3]
x[1:2] = [4, 5]
print(x)
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a) [1, 4, 5, 3] b) [1, 4, 5] c) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] d) Error
10. Which function returns the number of items in a list?
a) size() b) length() c) len() d) count()
11. Which keyword is used to skip an iteration inside a loop?
a) break b) pass c) stop d) continue
12. What is the default start index in range(n)?
a) 0 b) 1 c) n d) Error
13. 'Hello'.find('l') returns:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0
14. What does "abc".upper() return?
a) ABC b) abc c) Abc d) Error
15. How to check if "a" is in the list lst?
a) "a" on lst b) "a" includes lst c) "a" in lst d) lst.has("a")
16. What is the result of "Python".replace('t', 'T')?
a) PyThon b) PythoN c) PyTTon d) Error
17. What is the output of list(range(0, 5))?
a) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] b) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4] c) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] d) Error
18. How do you remove an element at index 2?
a) pop(2) b) del list[2] c) remove(2) d) Both a and b
19. Which method returns the index of a specified value?
a) position() b) find() c) index() d) place()
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20. "apple,banana".split(',') returns:
a) ["apple banana"] b) ['a','p','p','l','e'] c) ['apple', 'banana'] d) Error
21. What will [::-1] do to a list?
a) Sort it b) Reverse it c) Slice first element d) Error
22. Which of these is not a valid loop construct in Python?
a) for b) do-while c) while d) nested for
23. "abcde"[2:] gives:
a) ab b) cde c) bcd d) Error
24. What will be the output?
a = [1, 2]
b=a
b.append(3)
print(a)
a) [1, 2, 3] b) [1, 2] c) [1, 2, 3, 3] d) Error
25. Which of the following can store different data types?
a) List b) Tuple c) Dictionary d) All of the above
Fill in the Blanks (15)
1. A string is a sequence of __________.
2. The __________ loop is used when the number of iterations is not known.
3. The __________ keyword is used to terminate a loop.
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4. The method __________ returns the number of times a value appears in a list.
5. To add an element at a specific position in a list, use the __________ method.
6. Strings in Python are __________, meaning they cannot be changed.
7. The __________ function converts other types into a string.
8. The slice s[::2] skips every __________ element.
9. range(1, 10, 2) generates only __________ numbers.
10. The method __________ returns the lowercase version of a string.
11. "hello" + "world" results in __________.
12. Lists are mutable but __________ are not.
13. The __________ operator is used to check membership in a list.
14. You can combine two lists using the + or __________ method.
15. Loop control can be passed without doing anything using the __________ keyword.
Output-Based Questions (10)
1.
x = [10, 20, 30]
print(x[::-1])
2.
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word = "banana"
print(word.count('a'))
3.
for i in range(1, 10, 3):
print(i, end=" ")
4.
s = "Hello"
print(s[-2:])
5.
nums = [1, 2, 3]
nums.extend([4])
print(nums)
6.
msg = "welcome"
for i in range(len(msg)):
if i % 2 == 0:
print(msg[i], end="")
7.
s = "abc"
s = s.replace("a", "x")
print(s)
8.
lst = [0] * 3
lst[0] = 1
print(lst)
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9.
x = [1, 2, 3]
y = x[:]
y.append(4)
print(x)
10.
for i in range(5):
if i == 3:
continue
print(i, end=",")
