getting-started-with-lists/questions.rst
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Adding new format st-scripts with questions etc for basic-data-type and getting started with lists

Objective Questions
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.. A mininum of 8 questions here (along with answers)

1. How do you create an empty list? ::

   empty=[]
   
2. What is the most important property of sequence data types like lists?

   The elements are in order and can be accessed by index numbers.

3. Can you have a list inside a list ? 

   Yes,List can contain all the other data types, including list. 
   
   Example:
   list_in_list=[2.3,[2,4,6],'string,'all datatypes can be there']
   
4. What is the index number of the first element in a list?

   0
   nonempty = ['spam', 'eggs', 100, 1.234]
   nonempty[0]

5. How would you access the end of a list without finding its length?

   Using negative indices. We can the list from the end using negative indices.

   ::
   nonempty = ['spam', 'eggs', 100, 1.234]
   nonempty[-1]

6. What is the function to find the length of a list?

   len

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Larger Questions
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.. A minimum of 2 questions here (along with answers)

1. Question 1
2. Question 2