Python Functions

1.		What is a lambda function in Python?

A function that is defined within another function

A function that can be called recursively

A function that is defined using the lambda keyword and has no name

A function that is defined using the def keyword and has no name

2.		What is the difference between function parameters and arguments in Python?

There is no difference

Parameters are values passed to a function, whereas arguments are variables defined within a function

Arguments are values passed to a function, whereas parameters are variables defined within a function

Parameters and arguments are both variables defined within a function

3.		What is the purpose of the return statement in a function?

It specifies the function name

It returns a value from the function

It defines the function arguments

It ends the function execution

4.		What is the output of the following code? def my_function(a, b, c=0, d=0):return a + b + c + d result = my_function(1, 2, 3, 4) print(result)

3

6

10

5

5.		What is the output of the following code? def my_function(x, y):return x + y result = my_function(y=2, x=3) print(result)

5

2

3

1

6.		What is the output of the following code? def my_function(x, y=2):return x ** y result1 = my_function(2) result2 = my_function(2, 3) print(result1, result2)

2 8

4 8

4 6

2 6

7.		What is the purpose of the *args parameter in a function definition?

It allows the function to accept a variable number of keyword arguments

It allows the function to accept a variable number of positional arguments

It defines the default arguments for a function

It defines the required arguments for a function

8.		What is the purpose of the map function in Python?

It applies a function to each element of an iterable and returns a new iterable

It filters an iterable based on a given function

It converts an iterable to a dictionary

It sorts an iterable based on a given function

9.		What is the output of the following code? def my_function(x, y):return x * y numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4] result = 1 for number in numbers:result = my_function(result, number) print(result)

10

24

8

1

10.		What is the keyword used to define a function in Python?

define

function

def

create