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Python Functions
Question 1
What is a function in Python?
- A
A keyword
- B
A type of variable
- C
An imported library
- D
A block of code that performs a specific task.
Question 2
Which of the following keyword is used to define a function in Python?
- A
func
- B
def
- C
class
- D
void
Question 3
What happens when a variable is defined inside a function and you attempt to access it from outside that function's body?
- A
The variable is accessed normally.
- B
The variable is stored in the global namespace.
- C
The value returns as 'None'.
- D
Python raises a NameError because the variable exists only in the local scope.
Question 4
Which specific keyword is required to modify a variable in the outer (enclosing) function from within an inner function?
- A
self
- B
global
- C
nonlocal
- D
static
Question 5
If a function is defined to return a value but does not include a return statement, what will be the result?
- A
The function will return a default value of 0
- B
The function will return an error
- C
The function will return None
- D
The function will return the last executed statement
Question 6
Which of the following statements about functions returning other functions is true?
- A
A function cannot return another function in Python
- B
The returned function can access variables from the outer function
- C
The returned function must be called immediately
- D
The outer function's execution must be completed before returning
Question 7
Which keyword is used in Python to create an anonymous function that can be defined in a single line without a name?
- A
anonymous
- B
inline
- C
lambda
- D
def
Question 8
Which type of argument uses a predefined value when no value is passed during a function call?
- A
Positional Argument
- B
Keyword Argument
- C
Default Argument
- D
Arbitrary Argument
Question 9
What is the primary difference between *args and **kwargs?
- A
*args handles keyword arguments, while **kwargs handles positional arguments.
- B
*args is used for recursion, while **kwargs is used for iteration.
- C
*args collects arguments into a list, while **kwargs collects them into a tuple.
- D
*args collects positional arguments into a tuple, while **kwargs collects keyword arguments into a dictionary.
Question 10
What is the output of the following program?
def update_val(x):
x = x + 10
num = 5
update_val(num)
print(num)
- A
15
- B
None
- C
5
- D
Error: local variable referenced before assignment
There are 13 questions to complete.