Python for Beginners

1. What is the result of 10 % 3 in Python?

• A. 3
• C. 2
• D. 1 ✓

💡 The % operator gives the remainder of division. 10 ÷ 3 = 3 remainder 1. So 10 % 3 = 1.

2. Which keyword starts a conditional statement in Python?

• A. when
• B. check
• C. case
• D. if ✓

💡 Python uses "if" to start a conditional statement: if condition: do something.

3. What is the Python keyword to exit a loop early?

• A. exit
• B. stop
• C. end
• D. break ✓

💡 The "break" keyword terminates a loop immediately when executed.

4. How do you start a for loop in Python to repeat 5 times?

• A. for i in 5:
• B. loop 5 times:
• C. repeat(5):
• D. for i in range(5): ✓

💡 range(5) generates numbers 0-4. "for i in range(5):" loops exactly 5 times.

5. Which of these is a valid Python string?

• A. Hello
• B. "Hello" ✓
• C. (Hello)
• D. [Hello]

💡 Strings in Python are enclosed in single or double quotes: "Hello" or 'Hello'.

6. What is the correct way to print "Hello" in Python?

• A. echo "Hello"
• B. console.log("Hello")
• C. printf("Hello")
• D. print("Hello") ✓

💡 Python uses the print() function to display output: print("Hello")

7. What does len("Python") return?

• A. 5
• B. 6 ✓
• C. 7
• D. 8

💡 len() returns the number of characters in a string. "Python" has 6 characters.

8. How do you create a variable named "age" with value 25 in Python?

• A. var age = 25
• B. age := 25
• C. int age = 25
• D. age = 25 ✓

💡 In Python, variables are created by simply assigning a value: age = 25. No type declaration needed.

9. What does type(42) return in Python?

• A. <class "number">
• B. <class "integer">
• C. <class "int"> ✓
• D. <class "float">

💡 type(42) returns <class "int"> because 42 is an integer in Python.

10. Which keyword is used to define a function in Python?

• A. function
• B. define
• C. void
• D. def ✓

💡 In Python, the "def" keyword is used to define a function: def my_function():