PCEP™ – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (Exam PCEP-30-02)

Mock Exam Paper 1

Instructions

Attempt all 30 questions.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each question.
Time suggestion: ~60 minutes (similar to the actual exam).

Questions

Module 1: Computer Programming and Python Fundamentals

Question 1
What is the output of the following code?

print(0b110 + 0o7)

A) 13
B) 11
C) 18
D) 9

Question 2
Which of the following is a valid Python keyword?
A) method
B) return
C) func
D) variable

Question 3
What will the following code print?

print(3 ** 2 % 5)

A) 4
B) 9
C) 1
D) 0

Question 4
Which is the correct way to write a multi-line comment in Python?
A) /* This is a comment */
B) # This is a comment (use # for each line)
C)
D) // This is a comment

Question 5
What is the hexadecimal literal for decimal 15?
A) 0b1111
B) 0o17
C) 0xF
D) 0d15

Module 2: Data Types, Evaluations, and Basic I/O Operations

Question 6
What is the data type of True?
A) str
B) int
C) bool
D) float

Question 7
What will the following code print?

print("Data"[1:3])

A) Dat
B) at
C) ata
D) ta

Question 8
What is the result of int(4.7) + float("2.3")?
A) 6.3
B) 7.0
C) 6.0
D) Error

Question 9
Which variable name is invalid?
A) _data
B) data_2
C) 2data
D) dataVar

Question 10
What will print(4 > 2 or 3 < 1) output?
A) True
B) False
C) None
D) Error

Question 11
What is the output of:

print("AB" + str(3))

A) AB3
B) AB + 3
C) 3AB
D) Error

Module 3: Control Flow – Conditional Blocks and Loops

Question 12
What will the following code print?

x = 6  
if x % 3 == 0:  
    print("Divisible")  
else:  
    print("Not")

A) Divisible
B) Not
C) Nothing
D) Error

Question 13
What is the output of:

for i in range(2, 6, 3):  
    print(i, end=" ")

A) 2 5
B) 2 3 4 5
C) 2 5
D) 3 6

Question 14
What will the following code print?

x = 4  
while x > 1:  
    print(x)  
    x -= 1

A) 4 3 2
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 2 1

Question 15
What does this code print?

for i in range(5):  
    if i == 2:  
        continue  
    if i == 4:  
        break  
    print(i, end=" ")

A) 0 1 3
B) 0 1 3 4
C) 0 1 2 3
D) 2 4

Question 16
What will the following code print?

x = 9  
if x > 10:  
    print("A")  
elif x > 8:  
    print("B")  
else:  
    print("C")

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) Error

Question 17
What is the output of:

for i in range(3):  
    for j in range(1):  
        print(i, end=" ")

A) 0 1 2
B) 0 0 1 1 2 2
C) 1 1 1
D) Error

Question 18
What will the following code print?

x = 0  
while x < 3:  
    x += 1  
    if x % 2 == 0:  
        continue  
    print(x)

A) 1 3
B) 1 2 3
C) 2
D) 0 1 2

Question 19
What is the output of:

x = 7  
if not (x <= 5 or x >= 10):  
    print("Yes")  
else:  
    print("No")

A) Yes
B) No
C) Nothing
D) Error

Module 4: Functions, Tuples, Dictionaries, and Data Processing

Question 20
What will the following code print?

def multiply(a, b=3):  
    return a * b  
print(multiply(2))

A) 5
B) 6
C) 3
D) Error

Question 21
What is the output of:

tup = (4, 5, 6)  
print(tup[-2])

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) Error

Question 22
What will the following code print?

dic = {"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"}  
print(dic.get("key3", "default"))

A) val1
B) val2
C) default
D) Error

Question 23
What is the output of:

def func(x):  
    x = 8  
y = 3  
func(y)  
print(y)

A) 8
B) 3
C) None
D) Error

Question 24
What will the following code print?

lst = [5, 1, 9]  
lst.sort()  
print(lst[1])

A) 5
B) 1
C) 9
D) Error

Question 25
What is the output of:

tup = (1, 2, 3) + (4,)  
print(len(tup))

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) Error

Question 26
What will the following code print?

dic = {"a": 10}  
dic["b"] = 20  
print("a" in dic)

A) True
B) False
C) 10
D) Error

Question 27
What is the output of:

def subtract(x, y):  
    return x - y  
print(subtract(y=2, x=5))

A) 3
B) -3
C) 7
D) Error

Question 28
What will the following code print?

lst = [10, 20]  
lst.append(30)  
print(lst.pop(0))

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) Error

Question 29
What is the output of:

def test():  
    return "Done"  
print(test())

A) Done
B) None
C) test
D) Error

Question 30
What will the following code print?

dic = {"x": 1, "y": 2}  
del dic["x"]  
print(len(dic))

A) 2
B) 1
C) 0
D) Error

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