UNIT-5: INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

• Python is an open-source, high level, interpreter-based language that can be

used for a multitude of scientific and non-scientific computing purposes.
• Comments are non-executable statements in a program.
• An identifier is a user defined name given to a variable or a constant in a
program.
• Process of identifying and removing errors from a computer program is called
debugging.
• Trying to use a variable that has not been assigned a value gives an error.
• There are several data types in Python — integer, Boolean, float, complex,
string, list, tuple, sets, None and dictionary.
• Operators are constructs that manipulate the value of operands. Operators
may be unary or binary.
• An expression is a combination of values, variables, and operators.
• Python has input () function for taking user input.
• Python has print () function to output data to a standard output device.
• The if statement is used for decision making.
• Looping allows sections of code to be executed repeatedly under some
condition.
• for statement can be used to iterate over a range of values or a sequence.
• The statements within the body of for loop are executed till the range of values
is exhausted.
• List is a mutable datatype in python. Elements are stored in a list using square
brackets [ ] . Elements of a list are accessed using its index.

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 1 mark Questions
1 Who developed Python Programming Language?
a) Wick Van Rossum
b) Rasmus Lerdorf
c) Guido Van Rossum
d) Niene Stom
2 In Python, which of the following characters is used to create single line
comment
a) //
b) #
c) !
d) /*
3 An identifier cannot start with a ________
a) Number
b) Character
c) Underscore
d) None of the above
4 ______________ has a specific meaning in python program
a) Constant
b) Variable
c) Keyword
d) Identifier
5 Write the output of the following python statement
print(10//3)
a) 3
b) 3.33
c) 1
d) 0
6 Which of the following is the valid Python file extension?
a) . python
b) . pl
c) . py
d) . p
7 Numbers with fractions or decimal points are called ________ datatype.

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 a) Integer
b) String
c) Float
d) None of the above
8 _______is an ordered sequence of letters/characters. They are enclosed in
single quotes (‘ ’ ) or double (“ ”).
a) String
b) Integer
c) Float
d) None of the above
9 ___________ are a sequence of values of any type, and are indexed by integers.
They are immutable and enclosed in ().
a) String
b) Lists
c) Tuples
d) All of the above
10 _________ function is used to display given output in python.
a) printf()
b) print()
c) scan()
d) None of the above
11 _________ function is used to take input from the user in python.
a) input()
b) insert()
c) store()
d) None of the above
12 The data type of 14.5 is __________
a) int
b) float
c) string
d) list
13 ___________ operator gives the remainder in Python.
a) %
b) /
c) //
d) *

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 14 __________ operator is used to find the square of a number
a) ^
b) *
c) **
d) //
15 What does the following code print?
if 4 + 5 == 10:
print("TRUE")
else:
print("FALSE")
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) None of them
d) TRUE FALSE
16 What will be the datatype of following variable?
A= “100”
a) int
b) float
c) string
d) list
17 Smallest element of python coding is called ______
a) Identifiers
b) Tokens
c) Keywords
d) Delimeters
18 Find the invalid variable among the following:
a) 1st_place
b) my_place
c) _first
d) Fun
19 T=[10,20,30,40] is a type of which datatype in python
a) int
b) string
c) list
d) tuple
20 The _________ mode of python gives instant result of typed statement

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 a) Interactive mode
b) Script mode
c) Combination of interactive and script mode
d) All of these
2 mark Questions
1 What is the Difference between Interactive mode and script mode?
2 What are the basic datatypes in Python?
3 What is a variable?
4 What are the arithmetic operators in Python?
5 What are lists in python?
6 What will be out of the following?
for I in range(1,10,2):
print(I)
7 What does the following code print?
if 4 + 5 == 10:
print("TRUE")
else:
print("FALSE")
8 L=[10, “New”, 34.5,30,40]
print( L[1])
L[2]=50
print(L)
9 What will be the output of the following
print (“hello \n” )
print(“Class 9\n Artificial Intelligence”)
10 State True or False
a) Python is case sensitive programming language
b) A variable’s value once assigned cannot be changed
11 Identify the datatype in the following
a) 15.3
b) “123”
c) “CBSE”
d) K=[1,2,3,4]
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 12 Write the output of the following
A,B=10,20
A,B=B,A
print(A.B)
13 To print the following patterns using multiple print commands
*
**
***
****
*****
14 Write program to generate the following output
5 10 15, 20…..100
15 Rewrite the following by correcting the errors
Sname=int(input(“Enter Name”))
M=int(input(“Enter Mark”)
if M>33
print(“Pass”)
otherwise:
print(“Fail”)
4 Mark Questions
1 Define the following terms
a) Identifiers : A token is the smallest individual unit in a python program.
All statements and instructions in a program are built with tokens
b) Keywords
c) Expression
d) Tokens
2 Write a program to enter Marks in 5 subjects, Calculate and display total and
average marks
3 Create a list in Python of children selected for Sports with following names
Arjun, Sonakshi, Vikram, Sandhya, Sonal, Isha, Kartik
Perform the following tasks on the list in sequence-
• Print the whole list
• Display the name “Vikram” from the list
• Add the name “Jay” at the end
• Remove the item which is at the second position
4 Write a program to calculate Area and Perimeter of a rectangle
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5 Write a program to print sum of first 10 natural numbers

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

1 mark Questions
1 Who developed Python Programming Language?
e) Wick Van Rossum
f) Rasmus Lerdorf
g) Guido Van Rossum
h) Niene Stom
2 In Python, which of the following characters is used to create single line comment
e) //
f) #
g) !
h) /*
3 An identifier cannot start with a ________
e) Number
f) Character
g) Underscore
h) None of the above
4 ______________ has a specific meaning in python program
e) Constant
f) Variable
g) Keyword
h) Identifier
5 Write the output of the following python statement
print(10//3)
e) 3
f) 3.33
g) 1
h) 0
6 Which of the following is the valid Python file extension?
e) . python
f) . pl
g) . py

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 h) . p
7 Numbers with fractions or decimal points are called ________ datatype.
e) Integer
f) String
g) Float
h) None of the above
8 _______is an ordered sequence of letters/characters. They are enclosed in
single quotes (‘ ’ ) or double (“ ”).
e) String
f) Integer
g) Float
h) None of the above
9 ___________ are a sequence of values of any type, and are indexed by integers.
They are immutable and enclosed in ().
e) String
f) Lists
g) Tuples
h) All of the above
10 _________ function is used to display given output in python.
e) printf()
f) print()
g) scan()
h) None of the above
11 _________ function is used to take input from the user in python.
e) input()
f) insert()
g) store()
h) None of the above
12 The data type of 14.5 is __________
e) int
f) float
g) string
h) list
13 ___________ operator gives the remainder in Python.
e) %
f) /

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 g) //
h) *
14 __________ operator is used to find the square of a number
e) ^
f) *
g) **
h) //
15 What does the following code print?
if 4 + 5 == 10:
print("TRUE")
else:
print("FALSE")
e) TRUE
f) FALSE
g) None of them
h) TRUE FALSE
16 What will be the datatype of following variable ?
A= “100”
e) int
f) float
g) string
h) list
17 Smallest element of python coding is called ______
e) Identifiers
f) Tokens
g) Keywords
h) Delimiters
18 Find the invalid variable among the following:
e) 1st_place
f) my_place
g) _first
h) Fun
19 T=[10,20,30,40] is a type of which datatype in python
e) int
f) string
g) list

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 h) tuple
20 The _________ mode of python gives instant result of typed statement
e) Interactive mode
f) Script mode
g) Combination of interactive and script mode
h) All of these
2 mark Questions
1 What is the Difference between Interactive mode and script mode?
Ans Interactive mode is where you type commands and they are immediately
executed. Script mode is where you put a bunch of commands into a file
(a script), and then tell Python to run the file.
2 What are the basic datatypes in Python?
Ans The basic datatypes are
int – to represent integers
float - to represent floating point numbers
string – to represent sequence of characters
Boolean – to represent True or False
list- to represent collection of elements in [ ]
tuple – to represent collection of elements in ( )
dictionary – to represent the elements as key and value pairs in { }
3 What is a variable?
Ans A Python variable is a reserved memory location to store values
Eg: V=10, here V is variable
4 What are the arithmetic operators in Python?
Ans + for addition ( eg: print(5+5) gives 10
- for subtraction( eg: print(5-4) gives 1

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 * for multiplication ( eg: print(5 * 4) gives 20
/ for division ( eg: print(7/2) gives 3.5
// for floor Division (eg: print(7//2) gives 3
% for reminder (eg: print(7%2) gives 1
** for Exponentiation (eg: print(3**2) gives 9
5 What are lists in python?
Ans Lists are mutable datatypes in python which can be used to store elements within
square brackets [ ]
Eg: L=[1, 3.5, “New”, [1,2,3] ]
6 What will be out of the following?
for I in range(1,10,2):
print(I)
Ans 1
3
5
7
9
7 What does the following code print?
if 4 + 5 == 10:
print("TRUE")
else:
print("FALSE")
Ans FALSE
8 L=[10, “New”, 34.5,30,40]
print( L[1])
L[2]=50
print(L)
Ans New
[10, 'New', 50, 30, 40]
9 What will be the output of the following
print ("hello")
print("Class9 \nArtificial Intelligence")

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Ans hello
Class9
Artificial Intelligence
10 State True or False
c) Python is case sensitive programming language
d) A variable’s value once assigned cannot be changed
Ans a) True
b) False
11 Identify the datatype in the following
e) 15.3
f) “123”
g) “CBSE”
h) K=[1,2,3,4]
Ans a) float
b) string
c) string
d) list
12 Write the output of the following
A,B=10,20
A,B=B,A
print(A,B)
Ans 20 10
13 To print the following patterns using multiple print commands
*
**
***
****
*****
Ans print(“ * ”)
print(“ * *”)
print(“* * *”)
print(“* * * *”)
print(“* * * * *”)
14 Write program to generate the following output
5 10 15, 20…..100
Ans # Program to generate the given series of numbers

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 for I in range(5,101,5):
print(I, end= “ ” )
15 Rewrite the following by correcting the errors
Sname=int(input(“Enter Name”))
M=int(input(“Enter Mark”)
if M>33
print(“Pass”)
otherwise:
print(“Fail”)
Ans Sname=input(“Enter Name”)
M=int(input(“Enter Mark”))
if M>33:
print(“Pass”)
else:
print(“Fail”)
4 Mark Questions
1) Define the following terms
a) Identifiers
b) Keywords
c) Expression
d) Tokens
Ans a) Identifier: A token is the smallest individual unit in a python program
b) Keywords: Keywords are words that have some special meaning or
significance in a programming language. They can’t be used as variable
names or function names
c) Expression: an expression is a combination of values, variables, and
operators that evaluates to a single value
d) Tokens: It is the smallest unit of a program
2) Write a program to enter Marks in 5 subjects, Calculate and display total and
average marks
Ans # Program to calculate total and average marks
m1 = int(input("Enter first subject marks: "))
m2 = int(input("Enter second subject marks: "))
m3 = int(input("Enter third subject marks: "))

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 m4 = int(input("Enter fourth subject marks: "))
m5 = int(input("Enter fifth subject marks: "))
avg = (m1 + m2+ m3+ m4 + m5) / 5;
print("Average Marks =", avg)
3) Create a list in Python of children selected for Sports with following names
Arjun, Sonakshi, Vikram, Sandhya, Sonal, Isha, Kartik
Perform the following tasks on the list in sequence-
• Print the whole list
• Display the name “Vikram” from the list
• Add the name “Jay” at the end
• Remove the item which is at the second position
Ans Sports=[ “Arjun”, “Sonakshi”, “Vikram”, “Sandhya”,” Sonal”, “Isha”, “Kartik” ]
print( Sports)
print(Sports[2])
Sports.append(“Jay”)
Sports.pop(2)
4) Write a program to calculate Area and Perimeter of a rectangle
Ans length = int(input("Enter the length of the rectangle: "))
width = int(input("Enter the width of the rectangle: "))
area = length * width
perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
print("The area of the rectangle is:", area)
print("The perimeter of the rectangle is:", perimeter)

5) Write a program to print sum of first 10 natural numbers

Ans # Program to find sum of first 10 natural numbers

sum = 0
for i in range(1, 11):
sum = sum+ i
print(sum)

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