CSE-8_DAUP_QUIZ-1

Which of the following best describes the origin of Python?

• Developed primarily for web development in the late 1990s

• Created as a descendant of the C programming language for system programming

• Designed by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s as a general-purpose programming language

• Developed as a proprietary language for artificial intelligence research

Which Python feature enforces code block structure and readability without explicit braces or keywords?

• Semicolons

• Indentation

• Parentheses

• Curly braces

When running a Python script from the command line, what is the correct command syntax?

• python

• run python

• execute

• start python

Which of the following is NOT a valid Python keyword?

• lambda

• yield

• function

• global

In Python, what is the output of the expression: 5 // 2 ?

• 2.5

• 3

• 2

• 0

Which control flow statement allows you to skip the current iteration and continue with the next one?

• break

• continue

• pass

• return

Which Python data structure is immutable and can be used as keys in dictionaries?

• List

• Tuple

• Set

• Dictionary

What is the key difference between a set and a list in Python?

• Sets allow duplicates, lists do not

• Lists are unordered, sets are ordered

• Sets are unordered collections of unique elements, lists are ordered and allow duplicates

• Lists cannot be iterated, sets can

When defining a function in Python, which of the following is the correct way to pass arguments by keyword?

• def func(a=1, b=2):

• func(1, 2)

• def func(a, b):

• func(a, b=2)

What is the output of the expression: len([1, 2, 3])?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• None