Python Else–If (elif) Ladder MCQs (25)
Covers evaluation order, overlapping conditions, ranges, truthiness, membership, and typical pitfalls. Answers at the end
Python Training in Vizag (Softenant)1) Output?
x = 7
if x < 5:
print("A")
elif x < 10:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
2) What prints?
x = 5
if x < 5:
print(0)
elif x <= 5:
print(1)
else:
print(2)A. 1
B. 0
C. 2
D. Error
3) Choose the output.
x = 9
if x > 0:
print("P")
elif x > 5:
print("Q")
else:
print("R")A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. No output
4) First match wins?
x = 10
if x > 10:
print("A")
elif x == 10:
print("B")
elif x >= 10:
print("C")
else:
print("D")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
5) Else case?
x = -1
if x >= 0:
print("A")
elif x > 10:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
6) Ranges with elif?
score = 85
if score >= 90:
print("A")
elif 80 <= score < 90:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. Error
7) Truthiness in ladder?
s = ""
if s:
print("X")
elif s == "":
print("Y")
else:
print("Z")A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. Error
8) Overlap ordering matters.
n = 100
if n % 2 == 0 and n % 5 == 0:
print("E")
elif n % 10 == 0:
print("T")
else:
print("N")A. E
B. T
C. N
D. No output
9) First satisfied branch executes.
x = 50
if x >= 50:
print("A")
elif x >= 60:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
10) Mutually exclusive paths.
x = 0
if x > 0:
print("P")
elif x < 0:
print("N")
else:
print("Z")A. P
B. N
C. Z
D. No output
11) Compare with nested if (only one branch runs).
x = 3
if x > 0:
print("P")
elif x > 2:
print("Q")
else:
print("R")A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. PQ
12) First true stops evaluation.
a = 0
if a == 1:
print("A")
elif a == 0:
print("B")
elif not a:
print("C")
else:
print("D")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
13) Membership in conditions.
name = "anil"
if "a" in name and name.startswith("a"):
print("X")
elif name.endswith("l"):
print("Y")
else:
print("Z")A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. No output
14) No else → possible no output.
x = -5
if x > 10:
print("A")
elif x > 0:
print("B")A. A
B. B
C. No output
D. Error
15) Identity vs equality in ladder.
val = 0
if val:
print(1)
elif val is False:
print(2)
elif val == 0:
print(3)
else:
print(4)A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
16) Combined conditions.
x, y = 3, 4
if x < 2 or y < 3:
print("A")
elif x <= 3 and y >= 4:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
17) Chained comparisons.
n = 5
if 0 < n < 5:
print("L")
elif 5 <= n < 10:
print("M")
else:
print("N")A. L
B. M
C. N
D. LM
18) Falsy list.
lst = []
if len(lst):
print("A")
elif not lst:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
19) None checks in ladder.
msg = None
if msg:
print("A")
elif msg is None:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
20) No else and no match.
x = 1
if x < 0:
print("A")
elif x > 2:
print("B")A. A
B. B
C. No output
D. Error
21) Computed conditions.
x = 2
if x * 2 == 5:
print("A")
elif x ** 3 == 8:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
22) Case-handling logic.
s = "abc"
if s == "ABC":
print("U")
elif s.lower() == "abc":
print("L")
else:
print("N")A. U
B. L
C. N
D. UL
23) Floating-point caution.
x = 0.1 + 0.2
if x == 0.3:
print("A")
elif abs(x - 0.3) < 1e-9:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
24) Multiple truths — first one only.
flags = (True, True)
if flags[0] and flags[1]:
print("X")
elif flags[0]:
print("Y")
elif flags[1]:
print("Z")
else:
print("N")A. X
B. Y
C. Z
D. N
25) Dict membership flow.
d = {}
if "a" in d:
print("A")
elif not d:
print("B")
else:
print("C")A. A
B. B
C. C
D. No output
Answer Key
1) B
2) A
3) A
4) B
5) C
6) B
7) B
8) A
9) A
10) C
11) A
12) B
13) A
14) C
15) C
16) B
17) B
18) B
19) B
20) C
21) B
22) B
23) B
24) A
25) B