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AKTU Python Programming Important Questions

The questions AKTU asks again and again in Python Programming, found by comparing every question in 10 previous year papers from 2020-21 to 2025-26 (subject codes BCC302, BCC402, KNC302, KNC402).

How this list is made: we compared all 224 questions in these papers and grouped the ones that ask about the same thing. Each item shows how many papers it appeared in, which years, and other ways it was worded. Topics that come back often are a strong hint, not a guarantee, so study your full syllabus too.

Most repeated long questions

From Sections B and C (7 or 10 marks, depending on the year). Unit numbers come from Section C, where each question covers one unit.

  1. What are break, continue, and pass statements? Give code examples.
    Asked in 3 papers2024-25 BCC402 · 2022-23 KNC302 · 2021-22 KNC402
    Also asked as:
    • Explain the use of break and continue with a suitable example.
    • Explain the continue, break, and pass statements with a suitable example.
  2. Design a basic calculator in Python that supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
    Asked in 2 papersUnit 5 · 2024-25 BCC302 · 2023-24 BCC302
    Also asked as:
    • Design a calculator with the following buttons and functionalities like addition, 7 subtraction, multiplication, division and clear.
  3. Explain file handling modes in Python.
    Asked in 2 papersUnit 2 · 2024-25 BCC402 · 2024-25 BCC302
    Also asked as:
    • Discuss different types of file modes in Python? Explain with examples.
  4. Explain why python is considered an interpreted language.
    Asked in 2 papersUnit 1 · 2021-22 KNC302 · 2020-21 KNC302
  5. Implement selection sort using Python
    Asked in 2 papers2022-23 KNC402 · 2021-22 KNC402
    Also asked as:
    • Describe python program to implement selection sort. Simulate your code on the following data 2,52,1,5,2,54,62,64.
  6. Implement the binary search technique.
    Asked in 2 papers2021-22 KNC402 · 2020-21 KNC302
    Also asked as:
    • Describe the differences between a linear search and a binary search?
  7. What is Tkinter? Explain the role of Tkinter in GUI programming using Python. Tkinter ? Python GUI programming Tkinter
    Asked in 2 papersUnit 5 · 2025-26 BCC402 · 2024-25 BCC402
    Also asked as:
    • What is GUI programming in Python? Write a GUI-based Python program using Tkinter to accept and display student data. GUI ? Tkinter GUI
  8. What is the purpose of the seek() method in file handling?Demonstrate a program that copies content from one file to another.
    Asked in 2 papersUnit 3 · 2025-26 BCC402 · 2024-25 BCC402

Most repeated short questions (2 marks)

From Section A. Learn a crisp definition plus one example or line of explanation for each.

  1. Define the programming cycle for Python .
    Asked in 3 papers2022-23 KNC402 · 2022-23 KNC302 · 2021-22 KNC302
    Also asked as:
    • Explain the Programming Cycle for Python in detail.
  2. What is a while loop in Python?
    Asked in 3 papers2025-26 BCC402 · 2025-26 BCC302 · 2024-25 BCC402
    Also asked as:
    • Differentiate between for loop using range and while loop in Python.
    • Differentiate between for loop and while loop with syntax and examples.
  3. Differentiate between Python Arrays and lists?
    Asked in 2 papers2022-23 KNC302 · 2021-22 KNC402
    Also asked as:
    • What is the difference between Python Arrays and Lists?
  4. Explain floor division with an example
    Asked in 2 papers2024-25 BCC302 · 2022-23 KNC302
    Also asked as:
    • Define floor division with an example.
  5. Explain why the program generates an error. x = [‘12’, ’hello’, 456] x[0] *= 3 x[1][1]=’bye’
    Asked in 2 papers2023-24 BCC302 · 2020-21 KNC302
    Also asked as:
    • Consider the program: x = ['12', 'hello', 456] x[0] *= 3 x[1][1] = 'bye' Explain why this program generates an error.
  6. What are functions in Python?
    Asked in 2 papers2025-26 BCC402 · 2024-25 BCC302
    Also asked as:
    • Briefly describe the use of lambda functions in Python.
  7. What is a dictionary in Python?
    Asked in 2 papers2025-26 BCC302 · 2022-23 KNC302
    Also asked as:
    • Define dictionary in Python and give an example of its manipulation.

Unit-wise questions from recent papers

Section C questions from the latest papers (2025-26 BCC402, 2025-26 BCC302, 2024-25 BCC302), sorted by unit. Use these to practise one unit at a time.

Unit 1
  • Explain Python blocks and conditional statements. Write a program to grade students based on marks using elif. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Discuss for loops with strings and lists. Write a program to sum elements of a (2025-26, BCC302)
  • What are Python data types? Explain numeric, string, and boolean data Python data types ? Numeric, string boolean data types (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write a Python program using variables and operators to calculate the sum of two numbers. Variables operators (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write short notes on the following with examples: a) Operator Precedence b) Python Indentation c) Type Conversion (2024-25, BCC302)
  • Write a program to validate email addresses using regular expressions. Criteria: 1. Must contain @ symbol 2. Must contain domain name 3. Should not have spaces (2024-25, BCC302)
Unit 2
  • Explain functions in Python. Write a function to calculate area of circle. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Describe string manipulation methods. Write a program to replace characters in (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Write a Python program to check whether a number is positive, negative, or zero using conditional blocks. Conditional blocks Python program positive, negative zero (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write a Python program using conditional statements and loops to print the multiplication table of a number. Conditional statements loops multiplication table Python program (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write a program to create a hollow pyramid pattern given below: * * * * * * * ********* (2024-25, BCC302)
  • Explain the why loops are needed and the types of loops in python. Discuss break and continue with example. (2024-25, BCC302)
Unit 3
  • Explain sets and their operations. Write a program to find difference between two sets. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Discuss tuple and list slicing. Write a program to reverse a tuple. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Write a Python program demonstrating the use of in-built functions for strings, lists, and dictionaries. Strings, lists dictionaries in-built functions (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Differentiate between List and Tuple in Python with suitable examples. Python List Tuple (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write a function to find the longest word in a given list of words. Example: longest_word([‘apple’, ‘banana’, ‘cherry’]) returns ‘banana’. : longest_word(['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']) (2024-25, BCC302)
  • Distinguish between a Tuple and a List with examples. Explain with examples atleast 4 built-in methods of Dictionary. (2024-25, BCC302)
Unit 4
  • Explain manipulating file pointer using seek(). Write a program to read last n lines from a file. seek() (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Describe regular expressions using re module. Write a program to find all digits in a string. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • What are file operations in Python? Explain the different modes used while opening a file. Python file operations ? File (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Write a Python program to create a file and write multiple lines into it. file lines Python program (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Discuss different types of file modes in Python? Explain with examples. (2024-25, BCC302)
  • Write a program to read a CSV file and display the rows where a specific column value exceeds a given threshold. (2024-25, BCC302)
Unit 5
  • Explain inheritance and polymorphism. Write a program showing multiple inheritance. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • Discuss Tkinter widgets. Write a program to create a simple window with a label using Tkinter. (2025-26, BCC302)
  • How is Matplotlib used in Python? Write a program to plot a simple line graph. Python Matplotlib ? simple line graph (2025-26, BCC402)
  • What is Tkinter? Explain the role of Tkinter in GUI programming using Python. Tkinter ? Python GUI programming Tkinter (2025-26, BCC402)
  • Discuss the role of event handling in Tkinter. How can you bind events to widgets? Provide examples. (2024-25, BCC302)
  • Write a program to read data from a CSV file 'students.csv', calculate the average marks for each student, and display the results. (2024-25, BCC302)

Papers used for this list

How to use these questions

  1. Start with the questions asked in the most papers, and make short notes for each.
  2. Write 2–3 long answers by hand with a timer (about 12–15 minutes each), then compare them with your textbook.
  3. Revise all the 2-mark questions the night before the exam.
  4. Finish with one full paper from the list above, timed.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these AKTU Python Programming questions guaranteed to come in the exam?
No. They are the questions that repeated most in past papers, which makes them a strong hint, but AKTU can ask anything from the syllabus. Use this list to prioritise, not to skip units.

How was this important questions list made?
We compared all 224 questions from 10 AKTU Python Programming papers (2020-21 to 2025-26) and grouped questions that ask about the same topic, then counted how many papers each appeared in.

Where can I download AKTU Python Programming previous year papers?
Every paper used here is on LearnAIFast with all questions as text and a link to the original PDF. See the list of papers above.

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