NPTEL The Joy of Computing using Python Week 1 Assignment Answers 2025
1. Which blocks can be used to move the cat?
- Walk
- Move
- Teleport
- Glide
Answer :- b, d
2. Which set of blocks moves the cat 40 steps and then points down ?
Answer :- b
3. What does the cat say here ?
- Says the number 7, for 1 second, 7 times and changes the value of number variable by multiplying previous value with 1.
- Says the number 7, for 1 second, 7 times and changes the value of number variable by adding previous value with 1.
- Says the number 7, for 1 second, then says numbers from 6 to 1 one by one for 1 second each.
- Says the number 7, for 1 second, then says numbers from 6 to 0 one by one for 1 second each.
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4. From the previous question, what is the value of myNum variable after the loop ends ?
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 0
Answer :-
5. Let answer for previous question be stored in variable x, what does the cat say after the execution of the loop ?
- 16
- 5
- 29
- 44
Answer :-
6. Which of the following data types is primarily used for storing a sequence of characters in most programming languages?
- Integer
- Float
- String
- Boolean
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7. Which of the following statements best describes why loops are commonly used ?
- Loops make the code run slower but more reliably.
- Loops allow you to execute a block of code repeatedly without having to write it multiple times.
- Loops are only useful for error handling.
- Loops automatically convert variables from one data type to another.
Answer :-
8. Suppose you have an arithmetic expression involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and exponentiation. Which statement is true about instructing a computer to evaluate it?
- Such expressions cannot be computed.
- A computer can only evaluate expressions involving addition and multiplication.
- These expressions can be evaluated using built-in operations or libraries.
- A computer can only evaluate expressions involving addition and subtraction.
Answer :-
9. In which of the following code blocks calculation of the squared distance between two points (15, 25) and (20, 19) is accomplished.
Answer :-
10. What task does the block below accomplish ?
- Moves the ball in a parabolic path and stops 18 away steps from center(0, 0) in x direction.
- Moves the ball in a circular path and 18 times.
- Moves the ball in a parabolic path and stops 18 away steps from center(0, 0) in y direction.
- Moves the ball in a parabolic path and stops 17 away steps from center(0, 0) in x direction.
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