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

Mock Exam Paper 3

Instructions

Questions

Module 1: Computer Programming and Python Fundamentals

Question 1
What is the role of syntax in Python programming?
A) It defines how fast the code runs
B) It specifies the rules for writing valid code
C) It determines the memory usage of a program
D) It controls the output format

Question 2
What will the following code print? 

print(0x1A)

A) 26
B) 16
C) 10
D) Error

Question 3
Which is a reserved Python keyword?
A) begin
B) or
C) start
D) run

Question 4
What will print(5 | 3) output?
A) 8
B) 7
C) 15
D) Error

Question 5
What is the purpose of a multi-line comment in Python?
A) To execute multiple lines of code
B) To document code using ''' or """
C) To define a function
D) To loop through code

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

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

Question 7
What will the following code print? 

x = 6  
x -= 2  
print(x)

A) 8
B) 4
C) 2
D) Error

Question 8
What is the output of: 

print("Python"[2:5])

A) Pyt
B) tho
C) yth
D) Error

Question 9
What will print(float("3") + int("2")) output?
A) 5.0
B) 5
C) "5"
D) Error

Question 10
What is the result of "Fun" + "!" * 3?
A) Fun!!!
B) Fun!
C) FunFunFun
D) Error

Question 11
Which variable name is valid?
A) my-var
B) myVar
C) var#1
D) 3var

Module 3: Control Flow – Conditional Blocks and Loops

Question 12
What will the following code print? 

x = 25  
if x < 20:  
    print("Small")  
elif x < 30:  
    print("Medium")  
else:  
    print("Large")

A) Small
B) Medium
C) Large
D) Error

Question 13
What is the output of: 

for i in range(1, 5, 2):  
    print(i, end=" ")

A) 1 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 2 4
D) 1 3 5

Question 14
What will the following code print? 

x = 9  
while x > 6:  
    print(x)  
    x -= 2

A) 9 7
B) 9 8 7 6
C) 8 6
D) 7 5

Question 15
What is the output of: 

for i in range(5):  
    if i % 2 == 0:  
        continue  
    print(i)

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

Question 16
What does 3 <= 5 and 2 != 2 evaluate to?
A) True
B) False
C) None
D) Error

Question 17
What is the output of: 

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

A) 0 1 2
B) 0 1 2 1 2 3
C) 1 2 3
D) 0 1 2 3 4 5

Question 18
What will the following code print? 

x = 2  
while x < 6:  
    x += 1  
    print(x, end=" ")

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

Question 19
What does the continue statement do in a loop?
A) Exits the loop entirely
B) Skips the current iteration
C) Repeats the current iteration
D) Pauses the loop

Question 20
Which condition evaluates to True?
A) 2 < 1
B) 4 == 5
C) 3 >= 2
D) 5 != 5

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

Question 21
What will the following code print? 

def double(num):  
    return num * 2  
print(double(5))

A) 10
B) 5
C) 25
D) Error

Question 22
What is the output of: 

tup = (4, 8, 12, 16)  
print(tup[1:3])

A) (4, 8)
B) (8, 12)
C) (12, 16)
D) Error

Question 23
What will the following code print? 

d = {"name": "Bob", "age": 30}  
print(d["name"])

A) Bob
B) 30
C) name
D) Error

Question 24
What is the output of: 

def modify(x):  
    x = 0  
num = 10  
modify(num)  
print(num)

A) 0
B) 10
C) None
D) Error

Question 25
What will the following code print? 

lst = [4, 2, 6]  
lst.sort(reverse=True)  
print(lst[0])

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) Error

Question 26
What is the output of: 

tup = (2, 2, 3)  
print(tup.index(2))

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

Question 27
What will the following code print? 

d = {"x": 1}  
d["y"] = 2  
print(d.keys())

A) ["x"]
B) ["x", "y"]
C) ["y"]
D) Error

Question 28
What is the output of: 

def calc(a, b=3):  
    return a + b  
print(calc(4))

A) 7
B) 4
C) 3
D) Error

Question 29
What will the following code print? 

lst = [1, 2, 3]  
lst.append(4)  
print(lst)

A) [1, 2, 3]
B) [1, 2, 3, 4]
C) [4, 1, 2, 3]
D) Error

Question 30
What will [x**2 for x in range(3)] produce?
A) [0, 1, 4]
B) [1, 4, 9]
C) [0, 1, 2]
D) Error