PCEP-30-02 1.2 Understand Pythons Logic and Structure PCEP-30 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · easy

   A developer is writing a loop that prints numbers from 1 to 5. They write the following code: for i in range(1, 6): print(i) What is the role of the keyword 'for' in this statement?

   • AIt marks the start of a loop that iterates over a sequence.
   • BIt defines a function that will be called repeatedly.
   • CIt imports the range function from a module.
   • DIt declares a variable named 'i' as a global constant.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What happens when the interpreter encounters a line that starts with #?

   • AIt raises a SyntaxError
   • BIt treats the line as a string literal
   • CIt prints the line to the console
   • DIt ignores the entire line
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which of the following will cause an IndentationError?

   • Aif True: print('hello')
   • Bx = 5 y = 10
   • Cdef f(): return 1
   • Dfor i in range(3): print(i)
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5. 19application · easy

   A developer is writing a script and wants to add a note explaining what a particular line of code does. They write: # This line calculates the total price total = price * quantity What happens when the interpreter executes the first line?

   • AIt is ignored by the interpreter.
   • BIt is printed to the console.
   • CIt raises a SyntaxError.
   • DIt is stored in a variable named 'comment'.
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6. 20application · medium

   A developer is writing a function and wants to add a multi-line description that can be accessed by other tools and documentation generators. Which approach should they use?

   • AUse multiple single-line comments with the hash symbol.
   • BUse the pass statement followed by a comment.
   • CUse the print() function to display the description.
   • DPlace a multi-line string literal as the first statement inside the function.
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