Course: Mastering Object-Oriented Concepts in Python & CSE3216

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: Which statement about classes in Python is true?

- A) A class is an instance of an object.

- B) A class is a blueprint for creating objects.
- C) A class is a type of function.
- D) A class cannot contain methods.

Answer: B) A class is a blueprint for creating objects.

Q2: What is an object in Python?

- A) A container for storing functions only.

- B) A container for storing classes.
- C) An instance of a class.
- D) A collection of functions and variables only.

Answer: C) An instance of a class.

Q3: The init method is automatically called when:

- A) A class is defined
- B) An object is created
- C) A method is called
- D) A variable is created

Answer: B) An object is created

Q4: In which of the following scenarios is the constructor useful?

- A) When initializing default values for instance variables

- B) When defining static methods
- C) When importing a module
- D) When printing a list

Answer: A) When initializing default values for instance variables

Q5: What is the global namespace in Python?

- A) A namespace that exists only within functions

- B) A namespace accessible from anywhere in the code

- C) A namespace that stores private variables

- D) A temporary namespace within loops

Answer: B) A namespace accessible from anywhere in the code

Q6: Which namespace is created when a function is called?

- A) Global namespace
- B) Built-in namespace
- C) Local namespace
- D) Module namespace

Answer: C) Local namespace

Q7: How is encapsulation achieved in Python?

- A) By using public variables

- B) By using functions only
- C) By defining methods and using private or protected variables
- D) By using classes without methods

Answer: C) By defining methods and using private or protected variables

Q8: Which syntax is used to define a private variable in Python?

- A) varName
- B) varName
- C) public varName
- D) _varName

Answer: B) varName

Q9: Abstraction is typically achieved using:

- A) Static methods only

- B) Public variables
- C) Abstract classes and interfaces
- D) Constructors only

Answer: C) Abstract classes and interfaces

Q10: Which of the following is an example of abstraction?

- A) Hiding data by marking it as private

- B) Hiding implementation details and showing only the necessary features
- C) Providing access to all methods
- D) Defining a single-level inheritance

Answer: B) Hiding implementation details and showing only the necessary features

Q11: In Python, the class keyword is used for:

- A) Defining variables
- B) Defining lists
- C) Creating a new class
- D) Writing comments

Answer: C) Creating a new class

Q12: Which of the following is NOT a valid class name in Python?

- A) MyClass
- B) 1stClass
- C) ClassOne
- D) _HiddenClass

Answer: B) 1stClass

Q13: The self parameter is required in:

- A) Static methods
- B) Instance methods
- C) Class methods
- D) Functions outside classes

Answer: B) Instance methods

Q14: In a class, the self variable refers to:

- A) The method itself

- B) The class itself
- C) The instance of the class
- D) The module name

Answer: C) The instance of the class

Q15: What is the correct way to define a class method?

- A) By using @static
- B) By using @class
- C) By using @classmethod
- D) By using @instancemethod

Answer: C) By using @classmethod

Q16: What parameter is typically used in a class method to represent the class?

- A) self
- B) cls
- C) class
- D) instance

Answer: B) cls
Q17: Which of the following statements about static methods is true?

- A) Static methods cannot be called on the class itself.

- B) Static methods cannot access or modify class or instance state.
- C) Static methods are only used within instance methods.
- D) Static methods require a self parameter.

Answer: B) Static methods cannot access or modify class or instance state.

Q18: How can you access the attributes of one class in another class?

- A) By using the global keyword

- B) By passing the instance of one class as an argument to the other
- C) By defining all variables as public
- D) By importing it as a module

Answer: B) By passing the instance of one class as an argument to the other

Q19: Inheritance allows:

- A) Code reuse by inheriting properties from another class

- B) Access to private variables directly
- C) Only one class to inherit from another
- D) Multiple instances of a class to exist

- A) Code reuse by inheriting properties from another class

Answer: A) Code reuse by inheriting properties from another class

Q20: In a single inheritance hierarchy, a derived class inherits from:

- A) Multiple base classes

- B) Exactly two base classes
- C) One base class
- D) All classes in the module

Answer: C) One base class

Q1: The dir() function when called on an object returns:

- A) All attributes and methods of the object

- B) Only instance attributes

- C) Only class variables

- D) Only methods

Answer: A) All attributes and methods of the object

Q2: What will happen if you try to access an attribute that doesn't exist in the class?

- A) A NameError will be raised

- B) The program will crash

- C) An AttributeError will be raised

- D) None of the above

Answer: C) An AttributeError will be raised

Q3: Which of the following methods is called automatically when you try to print an object?

- A) __str__()

- B) __init__()

- C) __new__()

- D) __repr__()

Answer: A) __str__()

Q4: Which access modifier would you use to define an attribute accessible only within the class?

- A) Protected

- B) Public

- C) Private

- D) Static

Answer: C) Private

Q5: The method __len__() is used to:

- A) Define the size of an object

- B) Initialize an object

- C) Represent the length of an object

- D) All of the above

Answer: C) Represent the length of an object

Q6: If a class has the method __call__() , the object of that class can be:

- A) Called like a function

- B) Printed directly

- C) Used in a loop

- D) None of the above

Answer: A) Called like a function

Q7: If you try to modify a read-only property of a class, which error is raised?

- A) TypeError

- B) ValueError

- C) AttributeError

- D) SyntaxError

Answer: C) AttributeError

Q8: Which of the following is true about method overriding?

- A) Overriding requires the super() function

- B) Overriding is defining a new method with the same name in the child class

- C) Only private methods can be overridden

- D) None of the above

Answer: B) Overriding is defining a new method with the same name in the child class

Q9: In case of multiple inheritance, which algorithm does Python use to resolve method names?
- A) Depth-first search

- B) Method Resolution Order (MRO)

- C) Breadth-first search

- D) First-Come, First-Serve (FCFS)

Answer: B) Method Resolution Order (MRO)

Q10: A setter method in Python allows us to:

- A) Change a read-only property

- B) Access a property

- C) Delete a property

- D) Override a private method

Answer: A) Change a read-only property

Q11: To create a setter for a property, we use which decorator?

- A) @property

- B) @property_name.setter

- C) @setter

- D) @property_name.getter

Answer: B) @property_name.setter

Q12: In Python, if a property’s getter method is defined but no setter is defined, the property is:

- A) Read-write

- B) Write-only

- C) Read-only

- D) Write-accessible only for child classes

Answer: C) Read-only
Q13: When two methods in a class have the same name but different parameters, it is called:

- A) Overloading

- B) Overriding

- C) Abstracting

- D) Encapsulating

Answer: A) Overloading

Q14: Python does not support method overloading directly, but similar behavior can be achieved using:

- A) Default arguments

- B) @staticmethod

- C) Abstract methods

- D) None of the above

Answer: A) Default arguments

Q15: What is inheritance in Python?

- A) A way to reuse code by creating subclasses from existing classes.

- B) A process of encapsulating methods in classes.

- C) A method to initialize objects in Python.

- D) A function to define attributes.

Answer: A) A way to reuse code by creating subclasses from existing classes.

Q16: Which of the following is not a type of inheritance in Python?

- A) Single Inheritance

- B) Multiple Inheritance

- C) Linear Inheritance

- D) Multilevel Inheritance

Answer: C) Linear Inheritance

Q17: In Python, a subclass is also known as:

- A) Derived class

- B) Parent class

- C) Base class

- D) Abstract class

Answer: A) Derived class

Q18: Which inheritance type allows a class to inherit from multiple parent classes?

- A) Single Inheritance

- B) Multiple Inheritance

- C) Hierarchical Inheritance

- D) Multilevel Inheritance

Answer: B) Multiple Inheritance

Q19: A class derived from a single base class is an example of:

- A) Multiple Inheritance

- B) Single Inheritance

- C) Hierarchical Inheritance

- D) Hybrid Inheritance

Answer: B) Single Inheritance

Q20: In Python, which built-in function returns the base classes of a class?

- A) super()

- B) base()

- C) __bases__

- D) mro()
Answer: C) __bases__

Q21: What is Hybrid Inheritance?

- A) Inheriting from a single base class only.

- B) Combining two or more types of inheritance.

- C) Inheriting methods without overriding.

- D) Avoiding the use of MRO.

Answer: B) Combining two or more types of inheritance.

Q22: Which method is used to call the superclass constructor in Python?

- A) __init__()

- B) super()

- C) base()

- D) parent()

Answer: B) super()

Q23: Which of these statements is true about inheritance?

- A) A subclass can’t override methods from the superclass.

- B) A subclass can have multiple superclasses in Python.

- C) Inheritance cannot have private methods.

- D) Inheritance is only used with classes that have __init__() methods.

Answer: B) A subclass can have multiple superclasses in Python.

Q24: What is hierarchical inheritance?

- A) One base class with multiple derived classes

- B) Multiple base classes with a single derived class

- C) Derived classes inheriting from each other

- D) None of the above

Answer: A) One base class with multiple derived classes

Q25: Single inheritance allows a derived class to inherit from:

- A) Multiple base classes

- B) A single base class

- C) Itself

- D) All the above

Answer: B) A single base class

Q26: In single inheritance, which class is known as the child class?

- A) Base class

- B) Parent class

- C) Derived class

- D) None of the above

Answer: C) Derived class

Q27: Which of the following is an example of single inheritance?

- A) class A(B):

- B) class A(B, C):

- C) class A(B, C, D):

- D) class A(B) and class B(C):

Answer: A) class A(B):

Q28: Single inheritance allows for the reuse of code in:

- A) A single derived class

- B) Multiple classes at once

- C) Only in parent classes

- D) None of the above

Answer: A) A single derived class

Q29: In single inheritance, which class does not inherit any features?

- A) Base class

- B) Derived class

- C) Child class

- D) None of the above

Answer: A) Base class

Q30: Multiple inheritance means inheriting from:

- A) One base class

- B) Two or more base classes

- C) No base classes

- D) Only abstract classes

Answer: B) Two or more base classes

Q31: What is the main challenge with multiple inheritance?

- A) It is always efficient.

- B) Confusion in method resolution.

- C) Reduced reusability.

- D) Limited

access to attributes.

Answer: B) Confusion in method resolution.

Q32: Which Python feature resolves the order of calling methods in multiple inheritance?
- A) Encapsulation

- B) Polymorphism

- C) MRO

- D) None of the above

Answer: C) MRO

Q33: In multiple inheritance, the method resolution order (MRO) is determined using:

- A) Depth-first search

- B) Linearization of the hierarchy

- C) Breadth-first search

- D) FCFS rule

Answer: B) Linearization of the hierarchy

Q34: Hybrid inheritance is a combination of:

- A) Single and Multiple inheritance

- B) Hierarchical and Single inheritance

- C) Multilevel and Hierarchical inheritance

- D) All the above

Answer: D) All the above

Q35: Which inheritance allows a class to inherit attributes of more than one class?

- A) Multiple Inheritance

- B) Hybrid Inheritance

- C) Single Inheritance

- D) None

Answer: A) Multiple Inheritance

Q36: What keyword is used in Python to inherit a class?

- A) inherit

- B) extends

- C) inherits

- D) None (inheritance happens directly with class names)

Answer: D) None (inheritance happens directly with class names)

Q37: The MRO is used for:

- A) Defining the parent class

- B) Defining the base class

- C) Defining the class resolution order

- D) None

Answer: C) Defining the class resolution order

Q38: Which Python tool helps to analyze MRO?

- A) super()

- B) mro()

- C) __dict__

- D) isinstance()

Answer: B) mro()

Q39: What is the main purpose of encapsulation in OOP?

- A) To define attributes only

- B) To restrict access to certain attributes and methods

- C) To inherit attributes only

- D) To overload methods

Answer: B) To restrict access to certain attributes and methods

Q40: A method that can be accessed outside a class is known as:

- A) Private method

- B) Public method

- C) Encapsulated method

- D) None of the above

Answer: B) Public method

Q41: Which syntax is used for inheritance in Python?

- A) class Child(Parent):

- B) class Parent->Child:

- C) inherit Child from Parent

- D) Parent: Child

Answer: A) class Child(Parent):

Q42: Which of these will call the base class method?

- A) super().__init__()

- B) base()

- C) super()

- D) super.method()

Answer: A) super().__init__()

Q43: To make a read-only attribute, define a:

- A) Setter

- B) Property

- C) None of the above

- D) staticmethod
Answer: B) Property

Q44: How can Python prevent method conflicts in multiple inheritance?

- A) Using encapsulation

- B) Using Method Resolution Order (MRO)

- C) By defining more subclasses

- D) By deleting parent classes

Answer: B) Using Method Resolution Order (MRO)