MODULE 2:
Lists
Easy (10 Questions)
1. How do you create a list in Python?
A) {1, 2, 3}
B) (1, 2, 3)
C) [1, 2, 3] ✅
D) list(1, 2, 3)
2. What will len([1, 2, 3, 4]) return?
A) 3
B) 4 ✅
C) 5
D) Error
3. How do you access the first element of a list my_list?
A) my_list[0] ✅
B) my_list(0)
C) my_list{0}
D) my_list.first()
4. What will print([1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]) output?
A) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ✅
B) [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5]]
C) [1, 2, 3, [4, 5]]
D) Error
5. How do you change the value of the second item in a list?
my_list = [10, 20, 30]
A) my_list(1) = 25
B) my_list[1] = 25 ✅
C) my_list{1} = 25
D) my_list.change(1, 25)
6. What does list(range(4)) return?
A) [0, 1, 2, 3] ✅
B) [1, 2, 3, 4]
C) (0, 1, 2, 3)
D) {0, 1, 2, 3}
7. What will print([1, 2, 3] * 2) output?
A) [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3] ✅
B) [2, 4, 6]
C) [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]]
D) Error
8. What method adds an element to the end of a list?
A) push()
B) add()
C) append() ✅
D) insert()
9. What is the output of print([1, 2, 3].index(2))?
A) 1 ✅
B) 2
C) 0
D) Error
10. What does my_list.pop() do?
A) Removes and returns the last element ✅
B) Removes and returns the first element
C) Deletes the list
D) Causes an error
Medium (6 Questions)
11. What will my_list = [1, 2, 3]; my_list.append([4, 5]) result in?
A) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
B) [1, 2, 3, [4, 5]] ✅
C) [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5]]
D) Error
12. What happens if you use my_list.remove(10) when 10 is not in my_list?
A) It removes the first element
B) It does nothing
C) It raises a ValueError ✅
D) It removes the last element
13. What does my_list.reverse() do?
A) Creates a new reversed list
B) Returns a reversed list
C) Reverses the list in-place ✅
D) Sorts the list
14. What will print([0, 1, 2][::-1]) output?
A) [0, 1, 2]
B) [2, 1, 0] ✅
C) [0, 2, 1]
D) Error
15. What does my_list.extend([4, 5]) do?
A) Adds [4, 5] as a single element
B) Extends my_list with individual elements ✅
C) Creates a new list
D) Returns a reversed list
16. What will print([1, 2, 3, 4][1:3]) output?
A) [1, 2, 3]
B) [2, 3] ✅
C) [3, 4]
D) Error
Difficult (4 Questions)
17. What happens if you modify a list inside a function?
def modify(lst):
lst.append(4)
my_list = [1, 2, 3]
modify(my_list)
print(my_list)
A) [1, 2, 3]
B) [1, 2, 3, 4] ✅
C) None
D) Error
Explanation: Lists are mutable and passed by reference, so my_list is modified inside the
function.
18. What will print([[0] * 3] * 3) output?
A) [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
B) [[0, 0, 0]] * 3
C) [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]] but all rows reference the same list ✅
D) Error
Explanation: This creates three references to the same inner list, so modifying one row
affects all rows.
19. What does sorted([3, 2, 1], reverse=True) return?
A) [3, 2, 1] ✅
B) [1, 2, 3]
C) [3, 1, 2]
D) Error
Explanation: The reverse=True parameter sorts the list in descending order.
20. What does copy.deepcopy() do for a list?
A) Copies only references
B) Creates a new reference
C) Creates a deep copy ✅
D) Creates a shallow copy
Explanation: A deep copy creates a completely independent copy of a nested list.
Dictionaries and Structuring Data
Easy (10 Questions)
1. How do you define a dictionary in Python?
A) { 'name': 'Alice', 'age': 25 } ✅
B) [ 'name': 'Alice', 'age': 25 ]
C) ( 'name': 'Alice', 'age': 25 )
D) dict( 'name': 'Alice', 'age': 25 )
2. What will len({ 'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3 }) return?
A) 2
B) 3 ✅
C) 1
D) Error
3. What will my_dict = {'a': 1}; print(my_dict['a']) output?
A) 1 ✅
B) 'a'
C) None
D) Error
4. How do you check if a key exists in a dictionary?
A) if 'key' in my_dict: ✅
B) if my_dict.has('key'):
C) if 'key' exists my_dict:
D) if my_dict['key']:
5. What does my_dict.get('missing_key', 'default') return if 'missing_key' is not found?
A) None
B) 'default' ✅
C) 0
D) Error
6. What method removes a key-value pair from a dictionary?
A) delete()
B) remove()
C) pop() ✅
D) discard()
7. What does my_dict.keys() return?
A) A list of keys
B) A dictionary
C) A view object of keys ✅
D) An error
8. What is the output of print(list({'x': 1, 'y': 2}))?
A) ['x', 'y'] ✅
B) [1, 2]
C) [['x', 1], ['y', 2]]
D) Error
9. How do you merge two dictionaries in Python 3.9+?
A) dict1 + dict2
B) dict1.merge(dict2)
C) dict1 | dict2 ✅
D) dict1.append(dict2)
10. What will my_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}; my_dict.clear(); print(my_dict) output?
A) {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
B) {} ✅
C) None
D) Error
Medium (6 Questions)
11. What does my_dict.values() return?
A) A list of values
B) A dictionary
C) A view object of values ✅
D) An error
12. What happens if you try to access a key that doesn’t exist using my_dict['missing']?
A) Returns None
B) Returns 0
C) Raises a KeyError ✅
D) Creates the key automatically
13. What does my_dict.items() return?
A) A list of key-value pairs
B) A dictionary
C) A view object of key-value pairs ✅
D) A tuple
14. What is the output of dict.fromkeys(['a', 'b'], 0)?
A) {'a': None, 'b': None}
B) {'a': 0, 'b': 0} ✅
C) {'a': '', 'b': ''}
D) Error
15. Which method can update multiple key-value pairs at once?
A) add()
B) append()
C) update() ✅
D) extend()
16. Given d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}, what will print(d.popitem()) output?
A) ('a', 1)
B) ('b', 2) ✅
C) ('a', 2)
D) Error
Difficult (4 Questions)
17. What happens if you modify a dictionary while iterating over it?
A) The loop continues normally
B) It raises a RuntimeError ✅
C) It updates in real-time
D) It skips modified items
Explanation: Modifying a dictionary while iterating raises a RuntimeError to prevent
unexpected behavior.
18. What is the difference between defaultdict and a normal dictionary?
A) defaultdict provides a default value for missing keys ✅
B) defaultdict is immutable
C) defaultdict does not allow deletion
D) There is no difference
Explanation: defaultdict (from collections) assigns a default value for missing keys.
19. What will dict1 = {'x': 10}; dict2 = dict1; dict2['x'] = 20; print(dict1['x']) output?
A) 10
B) 20 ✅
C) None
D) Error
Explanation: dict1 and dict2 reference the same dictionary in memory.
20. What will d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}; d.setdefault('c', 3); print(d) output?
A) {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3} ✅
B) {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
C) {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': None}
D) Error
Explanation: .setdefault('c', 3) adds 'c': 3 only if 'c' is not already in the dictionary.
