563 – The Mandvi Education Society Institute of Computer Studies

MCA Semester II – Question Bank

Subject Code: 629403
Subject Name : Programming in Python Submission

Q.1 Answer the following Short Question

1. Define Python Virtual Machine.
2. Example of multi-line comment in python.
3. Define built-in data type.
4. What is frozenset?
5. Define interperter in Python.
6. Write the output of print(fabs(-4.55)).
7. Difference between function and method.
8. Define Positional arguments.
9. What is ‘self’ variable?
10.Define Namespaces.
11. What is pass statement?
12. Define print() statement.
13. What type of language is python?
14. What are local variables and global variables in Python?
15. What are functions in Python?
16. What is init ?
17. What is pickling and unpickling?
18. What does this mean: *args, **kwargs? And why would we
use it?
19. Explain the function which is used to retrieve the parts of
URL.
20. What is PyLab? Write simple program to plot using PyLab.
21. Explain assertion using suitable example.
22. i) Explain load() and display() methods of pickle for an
Employee class (EmpId, Name, Salary).
23. Explain seek(), tell() and read() methods using suitable
example.
24. Differentiate between match() and search() methods of 're'
module.
25. Discuss findall(), split() and sub() methods using suitable
example.
26. Explain how to use urlparse() and urlretreive() function.
27. Discuss \D, {m} and ? special characters used in regular
expression usingsuitable example
Answer the following Question
1. Discuss the features of python in detail.
2. Explain comments in Python.
3. Explain garbage collection in Python.
4. Comparison between ‘C’ and “Python”.
5. Discuss Built-in Datatypes.
6. Comparison between “Java” and “Python”.
7. Explain sequences in Python.
8. Discuss in detail assignment operator.
9. Discuss at least 6 mathematical in-built functions with
appropriate example.
10. Discuss difference between tuple and list.
11. Explain input and print statement in detail with
proper example.
12. Explain exception handling in Python.
13. Disscuss defining, calling and returning results of user
define function.
14. Explain lambdas with filter(), map() and reduce()
function.
15. Explain recursive function.
16. Explain file methods seek(), tell(), write(),writeline(),
read(), readline(), readable() & writeable() with example.
17. Explain types of files in python.
18. Explain working with binary file with example.
19. What is polymorphism? Explain method overloading and
operator overloading with example.
20. What is inheritance? What are the different types of
inheritance available in python? Explain each with
example.
21. Briefly describe the methods of regular expression.
How to use regular expressions on file? Explain with
example.
22. Which are the different ways of creation of threads?
Explain each with an example.
23. What is Protocol? What are the different types
of protocol model based on which other protocol
model developed? Write a Python program for TCP/IP
chat application.
24. What is Data Frame? List out ways of creating
data frame and explain any one with example. Also list
out operations on data frame and explain anyone with
example.
25. List various ways to create threads in python.
Discuss any one in detail.
26. Write a program to implement class named
“Cart” having methods: Add Itemand change Item
Quantity (Use Database Interface).
27. A company has started its business since last
6 years with investment of Rs.1,00,000. The profit
ratio of all five year is given as 12%, 9%, 8%, -6%,
10%
and 11% respectively. Write a program to prepare
PyLab graph to show profitand Discuss various
methods used to plot graph in python.
28. How to insert, update and delete rows into mysql
database using python? Write a program to demonstrate all
these operations.
29. Explain Formal arguments, Actual Arguments,
Positional Arguments, Keyword Arguments and Default
Arguments using add()function, which will accept two
variables and returns sum.
30. What is the importance of thread? Discuss thread
communication using notify()and wait() methods.

31. Write a program to retrieve and display all rows

from Employee Table (Structure(EmpNo,Name,Salary))
using fetchone() method. Discuss changesrequired in code,
if fetchall() is used in place of fetchone().

32. Assume that EMP.CSV file contains ( empid, name,

salary, gender, DOB, date_join). Write a python
statement to do following operations in Data frame
a. Create a data frame from emp.csv file.
b. Retrieve number of rows and columns
c. Retrieve 3rd row to 4th rows from data frame
d. Retrieve employee id and name of employees whose
salary is not morethan 10000
e. Display emp record in sorted order of date of joining.
f. Display all rows having minimum salary
g. make empid as an index column

33. What is the use of MatPlotLib in Python? Explain the

use of plot(), show() and title()functions of MatPlotLib.

34. Explain various python function used to manipulate

table (Insert, Update, Delete) with Mysql database.
 35. What are regular expressions in Python? How to find
out that an email id entered by a user is valid or not using
the python ‘re’ module.

Yogeshwari M. Lohar Dr. Rafique U. Meman

(Subject Faculty) (In-charge Director)