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

Mock Exam Paper 2

Instructions

Questions

Module 1: Computer Programming and Python Fundamentals

Question 1
What is the purpose of Python’s interpreter?
A) To compile code into machine language
B) To execute code line by line
C) To debug syntax errors automatically
D) To convert Python to another programming language

Question 2
What will the following code print? 

print(0o17)

A) 15
B) 17
C) 14
D) Error

Question 3
Which is a valid Python keyword?
A) run
B) and
C) execute
D) start

Question 4
What will print(6 << 2) output?
A) 12
B) 24
C) 3
D) Error

Question 5
What does # do in Python code?
A) Multiplies two numbers
B) Marks the start of a comment
C) Defines a variable
D) Ends a statement

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

Question 6
What is the data type of 0.001?
A) int
B) float
C) str
D) bool

Question 7
What will the following code print? 

x = 5  
x += 4  
print(x)

A) 5
B) 9
C) 20
D) Error

Question 8
What is the output of: 

print("Code"[0:2])

A) Co
B) od
C) de
D) Error

Question 9
What will print(int("7") + float("2.3")) output?
A) 9.3
B) 9
C) "9.3"
D) Error

Question 10
What is the result of "Star" * 2?
A) StarStar
B) Star 2
C) Star*2
D) Error

Question 11
Which variable name is invalid?
A) user_name
B) user2name
C) 2name
D) userName

Module 3: Control Flow – Conditional Blocks and Loops

Question 12
What will the following code print? 

x = 10  
if x <= 5:  
    print("Low")  
elif x <= 15:  
    print("Medium")  
else:  
    print("High")

A) Low
B) Medium
C) High
D) Error

Question 13
What is the output of: 

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

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

Question 14
What will the following code print? 

x = 7  
while x > 4:  
    print(x)  
    x -= 1

A) 7 6 5 4
B) 7 6 5
C) 6 5 4
D) 4 5 6 7

Question 15
What is the output of: 

for i in range(4):  
    if i % 2 == 1:  
        continue  
    print(i)

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

Question 16
What does not (3 > 5) 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(2):  
        print(i, end=" ")

A) 0 1
B) 0 0 1 1
C) 1 1 0 0
D) 0 1 0 1

Question 18
What will the following code print? 

x = 1  
while x < 5:  
    x += 2  
    print(x, end=" ")

A) 1 3 5
B) 3 5
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 5 7

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

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

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

Question 21
What will the following code print? 

def square(num):  
    return num * num  
print(square(4))

A) 8
B) 16
C) 4
D) Error

Question 22
What is the output of: 

tup = (3, 6, 9)  
print(tup[-2])

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) Error

Question 23
What will the following code print? 

d = {"x": 10, "y": 20}  
print(d.get("z", 0))

A) 10
B) 20
C) 0
D) Error

Question 24
What is the output of: 

def update(x):  
    x = 100  
num = 50  
update(num)  
print(num)

A) 100
B) 50
C) None
D) Error

Question 25
What will the following code print? 

lst = [2, 5, 1]  
lst.sort()  
print(lst[1])

A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) Error

Question 26
What is the output of: 

tup = (1, 1, 2)  
print(tup.count(1))

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

Question 27
What will the following code print? 

d = {"a": 5}  
d["b"] = 10  
print(d)

A) {"a": 5}
B) {"a": 5, "b": 10}
C) {"b": 10}
D) Error

Question 28
What is the output of: 

def greet(name, msg="Hello"):  
    return msg + ", " + name  
print(greet("Alice"))

A) Hello, Alice
B) Alice, Hello
C) Hello Alice
D) Error

Question 29
What will the following code print? 

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

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

Question 30
What will [x for x in range(5) if x % 2 == 1] produce?
A) [0, 2, 4]
B) [1, 3]
C) [1, 3, 5]
D) Error