Python Fundamentals Assessment

1. What data type does Python assign to the value "123"? a) int b) float c) str d) bool Answer: c) str

• list

• c) str

• float

• int

2. Which of the following operators has the highest precedence in Python? a) Logical operators b) Comparison operators c) Arithmetic operators d) Assignment operators Answer: c) Arithmetic operators

• c) Arithmetic operators

• Bitwise operators

• Identity operators

• Membership operators

3. How do you perform type conversion from a string to an integer? a) int("123") b) float("123") c) str(123) d) int.to("123") Answer: a) int("123")

• int(123)

• float(123)

• str.to(123)

• a) int("123")

4. What does the following code output? a = [1, 2, 3] print(a[1]) a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) Error Answer: b) 2

• 0

• 4

• b) 2

• 1

5. Which statement is used for conditional branching in Python? a) switch b) goto c) if d) while Answer: c) if

• c) if

• loop

• select

• case

6. What will the following code output? if 5 > 3: print("True") else: print("False") a) "True" b) "False" c) None d) Error Answer: a) "True"

• True or False

• 5 > 3

• True

• True and False

7. What is the correct syntax to open a file for writing in Python? a) open("file.txt", "w") b) open.write("file.txt") c) file.open("w", "file.txt") d) open("file.txt", "r") Answer: a) open("file.txt", "w")

• a) open("file.txt", "w")

• open('file.txt', 'write')

• file.write('file.txt')

• open(file.txt, 'w')

8. Which of the following is a mutable data type in Python? a) tuple b) list c) str d) int Answer: b) list

• bytearray

• b) list

• frozenset

• set

9. What keyword is used to define a function in Python? a) function b) def c) func d) define Answer: b) def

• procedure

• method

• lambda

• b) def

10. How do you create a comment in Python? a) // This is a comment b) # This is a comment c) /* This is a comment */ d) -- This is a comment Answer: b) # This is a comment

• // This is not a comment

• # This is not a comment

• b) # This is a comment