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Python File Handling

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Improve your understanding of Python file handling with these multiple choice questions. Test your knowledge on reading, writing, and manipulating files in Python, as well as file object attributes and methods. Practice for your next Python programming exam or brush up on your file handling skills with these MCQs. ➲ Python File Handling - Quiz

Q 1: To open a file c:\scores.txt for reading, we use

  • A infile = open(
  • B infile = open(
  • C infile = open(file =
  • D infile = open(file =

Q 2: Which of the following statements are true?

  • A When you open a file for reading, if the file does not exist, an error occurs
  • B When you open a file for writing, if the file does not exist, a new file is created
  • C When you open a file for writing, if the file exists, the existing file is overwritten with the new file
  • D All of the mentioned

Q 3: To read two bytes from a file object infile, we use ____________

  • A infile.read(2)
  • B infile.read()
  • C infile.readline()
  • D infile.readlines()

Q 4: To read the entire remaining contents of the file as a string from a file object infile, we use ____________

  • A infile.read(2)
  • B infile.read()
  • C infile.readline()
  • D infile.readlines()

Q 5: Which function is used to split a line in columns?

  • A split()
  • B spt()
  • C split_line()
  • D All of these

Q 6: It determines the mode in which the file has to be opened.

  • A file name
  • B access_mode
  • C dump
  • D pickle

Q 7: Text files store information in _________ characters.

  • A ASCII
  • B Unicode
  • C (A) and (B)
  • D None of these

Q 8: What will be the output of the following Python code? 
f = None
for i in range (5):
  with open("data.txt", "w") as f:
  if i > 2:
    break
  print(f.closed)

  • A True
  • B False
  • C None
  • D Error

Q 9: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.csv', 'r')

  • A Opens an existing text file named python.csv to write
  • B Opens an existing text file named python.csv to append
  • C Opens an existing text file named python.csv to read
  • D Opens a new file named python.csv to read

Q 10: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')

  • A Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to write
  • B Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to append
  • C Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to read
  • D Opens a new file named python.csv to write

Q 11: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.csv', 'a')

  • A Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to write
  • B Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to append
  • C Opens or creates a text file named python.csv to read
  • D Opens a new file named python.csv to append

Q 12: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.txt', 'r+')

  • A Opens a text file named python.txt to read from or write to
  • B Opens a text file named python.txt to read
  • C Opens a text file named python.txt to write
  • D Opens a new file named python.txt to append

Q 13: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.txt', 'w+')

  • A Opens a text file named python.txt to read
  • B Opens a text file named python.txt to write to or read from
  • C Opens a text file named python.txt to write
  • D Opens a new file named python.txt to append

Q 14: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.txt', 'a+')

  • A Opens a text file named python.txt to read
  • B Opens a text file named python.txt to read and write
  • C Opens a text file named python.txt to write to
  • D Opens or creates a text file named python.txt to read from or write to at the end of the file

Q 15: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.bat', 'rb')

  • A Opens an existing text file named python.bat to write
  • B Opens an existing binary file named python.bat to write
  • C Opens an existing binary file named python.bat to append
  • D Opens an existing binary file named python.bat to read

Q 16: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.bat', 'wb')

  • A Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to write
  • B Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to append
  • C Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to read
  • D Opens a new file named python.bat to write

Q 17: What does the following statement do? 
x = open('python.bat', 'ab')

  • A Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to write
  • B Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to append
  • C Opens or creates a binary file named python.bat to read
  • D Opens a new file named python.bat to append

Q 18: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.txt', 'r')
print(x.name)

  • A python
  • B python.txt opened
  • C python.txt or FileNotFoundError
  • D python r

Q 19: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')
print(x.mode)

  • A python write
  • B python.txt
  • C r
  • D w

Q 20: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')
print(x.closed)

  • A open
  • B closed
  • C True
  • D False

Q 21: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')
x.close()
print(x.closed)

  • A open
  • B closed
  • C True
  • D False

Q 22: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')
print(x.readable())

  • A readable
  • B writable
  • C True
  • D False

Q 23: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'w')
print(x.writable())

  • A readable
  • B writable
  • C True
  • D False

Q 24: What will be the output after the following statements? 
x = open('python.csv', 'a')
print(x.writable())

  • A readable
  • B writable
  • C True
  • D False