MCQs on Introduction to Python | Python programming

Which of the following is a core feature of Python?
- a) Compilation
- b) Interpreted language
- c) Object-oriented only
- d) Static typing
What is Python primarily used for?
- a) Web Development
- b) Data Science
- c) Scripting and Automation
- d) All of the above
Which company created Python?
- a) Microsoft
- b) Sun Microsystems
- c) Google
- d) None of the above
Python is a:
- a) Low-level programming language
- b) High-level programming language
- c) Machine-level language
- d) Assembly language
Who is considered the creator of Python?
- a) Tim Berners-Lee
- b) Guido van Rossum
- c) Dennis Ritchie
- d) James Gosling

When was Python first released?
- a) 1990
- b) 1991
- c) 2000
- d) 1995
What was Python’s predecessor language?
- a) ABC
- b) FORTRAN
- c) Java
- d) Perl
Which version of Python introduced list comprehensions?
- a) Python 2.0
- b) Python 3.0
- c) Python 2.5
- d) Python 3.5
In which year was Python 3 first released?
- a) 2007
- b) 2008
- c) 2010
- d) 2012
Which major change was made when Python 3 was released?
- a) Renamed the print statement to print()
- b) Introduced the with statement
- c) Dropped support for lists
- d) Replaced all keywords with single letters

What is the main advantage of Python over other programming languages?
- a) Faster execution
- b) Simplicity and readability
- c) Strong memory management
- d) All of the above
Which feature of Python allows it to run on different operating systems?
- a) High-level language
- b) Interpreted nature
- c) Platform independence
- d) None of the above
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Python?
- a) Dynamic typing
- b) Extensive standard library
- c) Explicit memory management
- d) Cross-platform compatibility
What type of programming paradigm does Python support?
- a) Object-oriented
- b) Functional
- c) Imperative
- d) All of the above
Python’s garbage collection mechanism is based on:
- a) Reference counting
- b) Mark-and-sweep algorithm
- c) Stack management
- d) All of the above

Which of the following is a valid way to install Python on Windows?
- a) Using an installer from python.org
- b) Using the Linux package manager
- c) Using Homebrew
- d) Using pip
On which platform can Python be installed?
- a) Windows
- b) Linux
- c) macOS
- d) All of the above
After installing Python, which command can you use to check the version of Python?
- a) python --version
- b) python -v
- c) python version
- d) check python version
Which tool is used to manage Python packages?
- a) pip
- b) easy_install
- c) Conda
- d) All of the above
What is the extension of a Python file?
- a) .py
- b) .pyn
- c) .python
- d) .pt

Which of the following is a popular IDE for Python development?
- a) Eclipse
- b) IntelliJ IDEA
- c) PyCharm
- d) Xcode
Which of the following text editors is commonly used for Python programming?
- a) Visual Studio Code
- b) Notepad++
- c) Sublime Text
- d) All of the above
Which IDE is specifically built for Python and is widely recommended for beginners?
- a) NetBeans
- b) PyCharm
- c) Sublime Text
- d) Eclipse
Which of the following is a web-based Python IDE?
- a) Replit
- b) Atom
- c) Visual Studio
- d) Xcode
What does “IDLE” stand for in the context of Python?
- a) Integrated Development and Learning Environment
- b) Integrated Design Language Environment
- c) Interactive Debugging and Learning Environment
- d) Independent Development Environment for Learning

What is the command to run a Python script from the command line?
- a) python run script.py
- b) python3 script.py
- c) py run script.py
- d) run script.py
In which mode does Python execute scripts?
- a) Interactive mode
- b) Batch mode
- c) Both
- d) None of the above
How do you execute a Python program on Windows?
- a) Double-click the file
- b) Use python <filename> in the command prompt
- c) Open the file in any text editor and press the execute button
- d) All of the above
In interactive mode, what symbol appears at the prompt?
- a) $
- b) %
- c) >>
- d) #
What happens when you run a Python script in interactive mode?
- a) The code is executed line by line
- b) The entire program is executed in one go
- c) The program runs without output
- d) The script is ignored

Qno	Answer
1	b) Interpreted language
2	d) All of the above
3	d) None of the above
4	b) High-level programming language
5	b) Guido van Rossum
6	b) 1991
7	a) ABC
8	c) Python 2.5
9	b) 2008
10	a) Renamed the print statement to print()
11	b) Simplicity and readability
12	c) Platform independence
13	c) Explicit memory management
14	d) All of the above
15	a) Reference counting
16	a) Using an installer from python.org
17	d) All of the above
18	a) `python --version`
19	d) All of the above
20	a) .py
21	c) PyCharm
22	d) All of the above
23	b) PyCharm
24	a) Replit
25	a) Integrated Development and Learning Environment
26	b) python3 script.py
27	c) Both
28	b) Use `python <filename>` in the command prompt
29	c) >>
30	a) The code is executed line by line

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