NIELIT O Level – M3-R5 (Problem Solving Through Python Programming)
Model Paper for July 2025 Exam
Total Questions: 100 | Type: Multiple Choice | Marks: 1 each | No Negative Marking
✅ SECTION A: PYTHON BASICS (Data Types, Operators, Expressions)
1. What is the output of: print(type(3.0)) A. \<class 'int'> B. \<class 'float'> C. \<class
'complex'> D. \<class 'double'>\ ✅ Answer: B
2. Which one is a mutable data type? A. int B. tuple C. list D. str\ ✅ Answer: C
3. What will be the output of: print(10//3) ? A. 3.3 B. 3.0 C. 3 D. 4\ ✅ Answer: C
4. The correct operator for exponentiation is: A. ^ B. ** C. * D. %\ ✅ Answer: B
5. Which of the following is not a keyword in Python? A. finally B. lambda C. eval D. nonlocal\ ✅
Answer: C
✅ SECTION B: CONTROL STRUCTURES (if, if-else, loops)
1. What will be the output of: x = 5; if x > 2: print("Yes") ? A. Error B. No output C. Yes
D. 5\ ✅ Answer: C
2. Which loop runs at least once? A. while B. for C. do-while D. None of the above\ ✅ Answer: C
(Note: Python does not support do-while natively)
3. Identify the correct for loop syntax: A. for i to 10: B. for (i in 10): C. for i in
range(10): D. for i = 1 to 10: \ ✅ Answer: C
4. What will be the output of:
x = 0
while x < 3:
x += 1
print(x)
A. 0 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4\ ✅ Answer: C
1. What does break do in a loop? A. Continues to next iteration B. Terminates loop C. Restarts
loop D. Pauses loop\ ✅ Answer: B
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✅ SECTION C: STRINGS & LISTS
1. Strings in Python are: A. Mutable B. Immutable C. Constant D. Object\ ✅ Answer: B
2. Output of len([1,2,[3,4]]) ? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. Error\ ✅ Answer: B
3. "Hello"[::-1] will return: A. "Hello" B. "olleH" C. Error D. None\ ✅ Answer: B
4. Which of these methods adds an element to the end of list? A. append() B. add() C. insert() D.
extend()\ ✅ Answer: A
5. list("abc") will return: A. ['abc'] B. ['a', 'b', 'c'] C. ['a b c'] D. Error\ ✅ Answer: B
✅ SECTION D: FUNCTIONS & RECURSION
1. Which keyword is used to define a function in Python? A. define B. function C. def D. fun\ ✅
Answer: C
2. What will be the output:
def add(a, b=2): return a + b
print(add(3))
A. 5 B. 3 C. Error D. None\ ✅ Answer: A
3. Which is the correct way to return a value from a function? A. return val B. give val C. yield val D.
output val\ ✅ Answer: A
4. What is recursion? A. A loop inside a function B. A function calling itself C. Multiple returns D.
None\ ✅ Answer: B
5. Base case in recursion prevents: A. Overwriting B. Infinite loop C. Compilation D. All of the above\
✅ Answer: B
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📚 References Used:
• Book: "Think Python" by Allen B. Downey
• Book: "Exploring Python" by Timothy A. Budd
• Website: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python/
• Website: https://www.w3schools.com/python/
• NIELIT M3-R5 Official Syllabus Booklet (Python + Logic + Flowcharts)
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✅ SECTION E: TUPLES, SETS, DICTIONARIES
1. Which of these is an immutable type? A. list B. dict C. tuple D. set\ ✅ Answer: C
2. Output of len(set([1,2,2,3])) ? A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5\ ✅ Answer: C
3. Dictionaries store data in: A. Sequential pairs B. Random order C. Key-value pairs D. List form\ ✅
Answer: C
4. What is the output: d = {'a':1, 'b':2}; print(d['b']) A. a B. b C. 1 D. 2\ ✅ Answer: D
5. myset = set(); type(myset) returns: A. dict B. list C. set D. tuple\ ✅ Answer: C
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✅ SECTION J: FLOWCHARTS & LOGIC BUILDING
1. A diamond in a flowchart represents: A. Start B. Process C. Decision D. Connector\ ✅ Answer: C
2. Pseudocode helps in: A. Execution B. Planning algorithm C. Debugging only D. Graphics\ ✅
Answer: B
3. Which of the following is not a loop structure? A. for B. if C. while D. do-while\ ✅ Answer: B
4. Algorithm is: A. A program B. Logic flow C. Ordered steps to solve problem D. Syntax rules\ ✅
Answer: C
5. A flowchart should always start with: A. Circle B. Diamond C. Terminal D. Input symbol\ ✅
Answer: C
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