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Q1.

Which function is used to open a file in Python?
A. open()
B. file()
C. io.open()
D. Both A and C
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Q2.

What does `open('file.txt', 'r')` do?
A. Creates a new file
B. Opens file.txt for reading
C. Opens file.txt for appending
D. Opens file.txt for writing
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Q3.

How do you read all lines of a file into a list?
A. f.read()
B. f.readall()
C. f.readline()
D. f.readlines()
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Q4.

What is the correct way to write to a file?
A. f.writelines('text')
B. f.write('text')
C. f.add('text')
D. f.print('text')
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Q5.

What does the `with` statement do in file handling?
A. Automatically closes the file after the block
B. Opens the file
C. Creates a backup
D. Locks the file
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Q6.

What mode would you use to open a file for writing, creating if not exists?
A. 'x'
B. 'a'
C. 'w'
D. 'r'
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Q7.

How do you check if a file exists before opening?
A. os.path.exists()
B. file.exists()
C. path.exists()
D. os.isfile()
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Q8.

What is the difference between 'w' and 'a' modes?
A. Both append
B. Both overwrite
C. 'w' appends, 'a' overwrites
D. 'w' overwrites, 'a' appends
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Q9.

What does `f.seek(0)` do?
A. Sets the file position to 0
B. Moves to end
C. Moves the file pointer to the beginning
D. Both A and C
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Q10.

What is the output of `open('test.txt', 'x')` if file already exists?
A. FileExistsError
C. Creates a new file
D. Overwrites