Silver Oak University
Silver Oak College of Computer Application
Bachelor of Computer Application
Semester : 3 Academic Year : 2024-25
Subject Name : Python Development Subject Code : 3040243202
Question Bank
Sr.
Question Text Marks CO
No.
1 : Overview of Python, Programming languages
1 What is Python? 2 CO-1
2 Describe the history and evolution of Python. 3
3 List 5 major features of Python and their benefits 4 CO-1
4 How to comment specific line(s) in Python program? 3 CO-1
5 What are the differences between C and Python? 4 CO-1
6 What is the difference between = = and is operator in Python? 3 CO-1
7 Explain in operator in Python with an example. 5 CO-1
8 Explain different types of comments in python 3 CO-1
9 What is indentation in Python? 2 CO-1
10 Write a program to print the sum of 2 user-input numbers. 3 CO-1
11 Differentiate between variables and constants in Python. 4 CO-1
Compare and contrast arithmetic, comparison, and logical CO-1
12 5
operators in Python.
13 Demonstrate user input and output in Python. 5 CO-1
14 Explain implicit and explicit type conversion in Python. 4 CO-1
Write a program to calculate the area of a triangle using user CO-1
15 5
inputs.
16 Explain the structure of for loop in python with suitable example. 4 CO-1
Explain the syntax and functionality of the if_else statement CO-1
17 3
with examples.
18 How is the else statement used with the if statement? 2 CO-1
19 Write a program to check if a given number is even or odd. 3 CO-1
What is the purpose of the while loop in Python? Give an CO-1
20 4
example.
Write a program to print the first 10 natural numbers using a for CO-1
21 5
loop.
22 What is the use of the else and continue statements within loops? 4 CO-1
Explain how an if-elif-else statement works in Python. Write a CO-1
23 Python code that checks if a number is positive, negative, or 5
zero.
Write a Python program that checks if a given year is a leap year CO-1
24 3
or not.
25 Differentiate between for and while loops in Python. Provide 5 CO-1
examples where each loop is more appropriate.
26 Write a Python program to print the Fibonacci sequence up to n 5 CO-1
terms using a loop.
27 Describe break, continue, pass statement with example 4 CO-1
28 Write a python program that finds the factorial of a natural 5 CO-1
number n.
2 : String ,List, Function
29 What is string slicing in Python? 2 CO-2
30 Explain string indexing and slicing. 4 CO-2
Describe following string functions with example: islower(), CO-2
31 5
isupper(),replace(),find(),count()
32 Provide an example to extract a substring from a given string. 3 CO-2
Demonstrate common string operations like concatenation, CO-2
33 5
searching, and replacement.
Explain how the split(),capitalize() and join()methods work in CO-2
34 5
Python. Provide examples for each.
35 “List is mutable.” - Justify with suitable example. 3 CO-2
36 How do you add, remove, and update elements in a Python list? CO-2
Provide examples for each operation.
Demonstrate creating, accessing, and modifying elements in a CO-2
37 4
list.
38 Define a function in Python and explain its scope and argument 4 CO-2
types
How append() and extend() are different with reference to list in
39 4 CO-2
Python?
Explain how the pop(),remove(),reverse()and insert() methods CO-2
40 5
list work in Python. Provide examples for each.
Discuss the scope and lifetime of variables in Python functions CO-2
41 5
with examples.
Explain the difference between return and void functions in CO-2
42 4/5
Python. Provide examples.
Explain the use of following built in function in python. max(), pow(), CO-2
43 4/5
str(), input()
44 What is the purpose of “def” keyword in python? 4 CO-2
45 Explain the conversion of tuple to list in python. 4 CO-2
Write Python Program to Prompt for a Marks in the range of 0 to 100. CO-2
If the entered mark is out of range, it should print an error. If the
entered marks is between 0 and 100, print a grade using following
information:
46 Marks ≥ 70 Grade A 5
60≤Marks <70 Grade B
50≤Marks <60 Grade C
40≤Marks <50 Grade D
Marks<40 Grade FF
47 Write Python code to find and print first n- Fibonacci numbers 4 CO-2
48 Describe range function with example. 4 CO-2
49 Describe user defined function in python 4 CO-2
3 : Tuples and Sets, Dictionary
3
50 How are tuples created in Python? Explain with an example. CO-3
Explain any three basic operations that can be performed on a tuple 3 CO-3
51
with examples.
52 What are sets in Python? How do you create a set? 3 CO-3
53 Give comparison between Tuple and List in python 4 CO-3
54 Given a tuple (10, 20, 30, 40), write a Python code to unpack the 4 CO-3
elements into four variables.
Define key-value pairs in a dictionary and demonstrate access
55 3 CO-3
and modification.
56 Differentiate between lists and dictionaries. 3 CO-3
57 Explain sets in Python and their unique properties. 4 CO-3
58 Differentiate between sets and dictionaries. 3 CO-3
59 Differentiate List and Tuple in Python. 3 CO-3
Consider the list lst=[9,8,7,6,5,4,3]. Write the Python program CO-3
which performs the following operation without using built-in
methods.
1) Insert element 10 at beginning of the list.
60 5
2) Insert element 2 at end of the list.
3) Delete the element at index position 5.
What is dictionary in Python? Explain with an example.
61 Describe any four common set methods with examples. 4 CO-3
Create a set fruit_set with the values {"apple", "banana", CO-3
"cherry"}.Add the value "date" to fruit_set. Print the updated
62 5
fruit_set. Remove the value "banana" from fruit_set. Print the
modified fruit_set.
Create a tuple fruit_tuple with the values ("apple", "banana", CO-3
"cherry"). Access and print the second element of fruit_tuple
using indexing. Extract and print the substring containing
"banana" and "cherry" using slicing.
63 5
Create another tuple more_fruits with the values ("date",
"elderberry"). Concatenate fruit_tuple and more_fruits into a
new tuple all_fruits and print it. Use the len() function to print
the number of elements in all_fruits.
Create a dictionary named person_info with the following keys: CO-3
"name", "age", "occupation", and "hobbies".Populate the
dictionary with values of your choice. "hobbies" should be a list
64 of at least three hobbies. Print the person_info dictionary. Access 5
and print the value associated with the "occupation" key. Update
the "age" value to a new age and print the updated dictionary.
Add a new key-value pair "email" with a value of your choice to
the dictionary and print the updated dictionary.
Create a dictionary named product_prices with at least four CO-3
key-value pairs where the keys are product names (strings) and
the values are their prices (floats). Print the product_prices
65 dictionary. Increase the price of each product by 5% using a for 5
loop and update the dictionary accordingly. Print the updated
dictionary with the new prices. Use the .get() method to safely
access the price of a specific product of your choice and print it.
Discuss the relationship between tuples and dictionaries with CO-3
66 5
examples.
Describe dictionary example in python. How to access CO-3
67 3
individual members?
4 : File Handling
68 Explain the concept of file handling in Python. 3 CO-4
Demonstrate opening, reading, writing, and closing files in
69 4 CO-4
Python.
70 What is the purpose of the with statement in file handling? 3 CO-4
71 Explain Python modules and how to import them into your code. 4 CO-4
Explain modulo operator in python with the help of suitable
72 4 CO-4
example.
73 Explain different mode for opening a file in python 5 CO-4
74 What is the Pickle module used for in Python? 5 CO-4
75 How do you read and write binary files in Python? 4/5 CO-4
76 What are the primary differences between text files and binary files? 4 CO-4
77 How do you create a new text file and write data to it in Python? 3 CO-4
78 What methods can be used to read the contents of a text file? 4 CO-4
79 Which Python methods are commonly used for writing data to a file? 3 CO-4
80 Which Python methods are commonly used for writing data to a file? 4 CO-4
81 How do you read a CSV file into a list of dictionaries using Python? 5 CO-4
