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  1. 1
    theory questions
    Times asked 2
    Official solution

    SimpleTheory = concepts: ORM, MVC, auth vs authz, Jinja inheritance, sessions. 1-line def + project example.

  2. 2
    ORM
    Times asked 10
    Official solution

    SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Tables → Python classes. Raw SQL kam likhte ho.

    Example

    class User(db.Model):
        id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
        email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
    
    User.query.get(5)  # SELECT ... WHERE id=5
  3. 3
    stateless
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleViva wrap-up hai. Short thanks + confirm submission ZIP latest hai.

  4. 4
    PUT vs Patch
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimplePOST naya janam (har baar naya id). PUT poori photo replace. PATCH sticker chipkao.

    POST create, not idempotent. PUT full update, idempotent. PATCH partial.

    POST ki jagah PUT se REST semantics toot. GET typically no body.

    CRUD map: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.

    Pehle 1-line definition, phir related MAD2 layer (Vue SFC / Flask route / models.py / tasks.py / Redis).

    4-line formula: input kahan se aaya, auth/validation kaunsa, DB ya cache ya Celery, kya return.

    Related mix mat karo — cache ≠ Celery, authentication ≠ authorization, v-if ≠ v-show, Beat ≠ Worker. Follow-up ke liye ek difference ready rakho.

    Example

    POST /api/venues
    PUT  /api/venues/1   {all fields}
    PATCH /api/venues/1 {only name}

    Project example: POST /api/venues create. PUT /venues/1 saari fields. PATCH sirf name.

  5. 5
    backref vs backpopulate Coding change button colour, i asked him to do it from inspect and he allow it backend question : write a two route that takes two integer and add them
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleLive Flask coding: chhota route likho, save, browser/curl se test. Syntax error terminal mein padho.

    Example

    @app.route('/ping')
    def ping():
        return jsonify(ok=True)
    
    @app.route('/even/<int:n>')
    def even(n):
        return 'even' if n % 2 == 0 else 'odd'
Advice: just read your theory revise it Take it easy
  1. 1
    Checked for major functionality by himself do this do that while cross questioning where have you implemented this in code
    Times asked 2
    Official solution

    SimpleViva wrap-up hai. Short thanks + confirm submission ZIP latest hai.

  2. 2
    Coding Q's Make an endpoint to list down all blacklisted companies in the admin dashboard
    Times asked 2
    Official solution

    SimpleBlacklist/block: user.status='blocked' check login/booking pe. Temporary flag vs hard delete permanent.

Advice: Very humble, Good proctor. You're lucky if you got him. He asks good questions. Do proper revision and go through all previously asked questions.
  1. 1
    Download the project and present
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleExaminer portal wala submitted ZIP chahta hai. Local extra changes mat dikhana.

    Suggested flow1) Portal ZIP download
    2) Extract
    3) venv + pip install -r requirements.txt
    4) flask run / python app.py

  2. 2
    after presenting, mam has asked to show any search functionality present 5.show the code where user can book a trek
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleSearch: form/query param → ilike filter → results template.

    Example

    q = request.args.get('q', '').strip()
    lots = Lot.query.filter(Lot.name.ilike(f'%{q}%')).all()
  3. 3
    write a route to show all the booked treks 8.write a code in jinja to show the trek details like name, location.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleLive Flask coding: chhota route likho, save, browser/curl se test. Syntax error terminal mein padho.

    Example

    @app.route('/ping')
    def ping():
        return jsonify(ok=True)
    
    @app.route('/even/<int:n>')
    def even(n):
        return 'even' if n % 2 == 0 else 'odd'
Advice: Mam is soo chill, all the best!
  1. 1
    Unknown line explanation
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleViva wrap-up hai. Short thanks + confirm submission ZIP latest hai.

Advice: Don't do like you know everything he will be hectic
  1. 1
    1.Id card
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCamera pe clearly college/IITM ID dikhao — naam aur photo match hone chahiye.

    Viva tipPehle se ID haath mein rakho, glare mat aane do. Iske baad GitHub + project run.

  2. 2
    2.Github repo
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleGitHub repo open karo: commits, collaborators, README. Examiner check karta hai tumne khud kaam kiya.

    Example

    Settings → Collaborators
    Commits: regular messages, last-day dump nahi.

    Viva tipPrivate repo access pehle de do. Main branch submitted ZIP se match honi chahiye.

  3. 3
    3.Download and run the app and then demonstrate it
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simplevenv activate → dependencies → DB create/migrate → flask run. Browser pe localhost dikhao.

    Example

    python -m venv .venv
    source .venv/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    flask run
  4. 4
    4.Make 'Phone number' input in login page and handle it in backend so that it will be printed in terminal but not save in database.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleLive UI change: relevant CSS/HTML template kholo — color, margin, flex, bootstrap class. Save + hard refresh.

    Example

    /* button red */
    .btn-primary { background: red; }
    
    /* center navbar item */
    .navbar { justify-content: center; }

    Viva tipDevTools se pehle try, phir file mein permanent change.

  5. 5
    5.In registration page, if someone enter username as 'user123' flash message you are blocked.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simpleredirect dusre URL pe bhejta hai. flash one-time message session mein rakh ke next page pe dikhata hai.

    Example

    flash('Login successful', 'success')
    return redirect(url_for('user.dashboard'))
  6. 6
    6.Write jinja if-else function in notepad.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine — HTML ke andar {{ }} variables, {% %} logic.

    Example

    {% for lot in lots %}
      <li>{{ lot.name }} — {{ lot.spots }}</li>
    {% else %}
      <p>No lots</p>
    {% endfor %}
  7. 7
    7.Change colour of flash message.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simpleredirect dusre URL pe bhejta hai. flash one-time message session mein rakh ke next page pe dikhata hai.

    Example

    flash('Login successful', 'success')
    return redirect(url_for('user.dashboard'))
Advice: Very calm and patient, he helped me many places when I stuck during coding, also told me some concepts.
  1. 1
    - Show your ID card
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCamera pe clearly college/IITM ID dikhao — naam aur photo match hone chahiye.

    Viva tipPehle se ID haath mein rakho, glare mat aane do. Iske baad GitHub + project run.

  2. 2
    - Either download the project from portal or do the checksum (I chose to download from portal)
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleExaminer portal wala submitted ZIP chahta hai. Local extra changes mat dikhana.

    Suggested flow1) Portal ZIP download
    2) Extract
    3) venv + pip install -r requirements.txt
    4) flask run / python app.py

  3. 3
    - Run the project
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simplevenv activate → dependencies → DB create/migrate → flask run. Browser pe localhost dikhao.

    Example

    python -m venv .venv
    source .venv/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    flask run
  4. 4
    - Show me the route for login and logout.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  5. 5
    - What is CRUD operation?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCRUD = Create Read Update Delete. Admin pe ek resource ke 4 ops dikhao.

  6. 6
    - Can only admin do CRUD operation related to trek?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCRUD = Create Read Update Delete. Admin pe ek resource ke 4 ops dikhao.

  7. 7
    - Difference between GET and POST
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleGET data read/show karta hai (idempotent). POST create/submit karta hai (form).

    Example

    @app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
    def login():
        if request.method == 'POST':
            # validate + session
            ...
        return render_template('login.html')
  8. 8
    - Show me the route where admin can view, create, edit and update trek.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleProject overview: problem → roles → main entities → key flows (register, book, admin approve).

    Viva tip1 minute elevator pitch ready rakho, phir demo.

  9. 9
    - Show me the demonstration of project
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  10. 10
    - Create a trek, and create a user and make a booking for this new trek by this new user.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleProject overview: problem → roles → main entities → key flows (register, book, admin approve).

    Viva tip1 minute elevator pitch ready rakho, phir demo.

  11. 11
    - I had separate page for registering trekkers and staffs. She asked to add a dropdown list to select gender on trekker registration page. (She asked if I don't to add dropdown and want to add checkbox in its place. I said that I can add dropdown.)
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleProject overview: problem → roles → main entities → key flows (register, book, admin approve).

    Viva tip1 minute elevator pitch ready rakho, phir demo.

  12. 12
    - In the table of active bookings in trekker page, she asked me to make the trek name as clickable, but it should not redirect anywhere.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simpleredirect dusre URL pe bhejta hai. flash one-time message session mein rakh ke next page pe dikhata hai.

    Example

    flash('Login successful', 'success')
    return redirect(url_for('user.dashboard'))
  13. 13
    - She aksed me to open the template of admin dashboard, and show where I have used the jina templating.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  14. 14
    - What does render_template() do?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simplerender_template Jinja HTML file ko data deke final HTML banata hai.

    Example

    return render_template('dashboard.html', user=user, lots=lots)
  15. 15
    - What is action attribute in a form?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Tables → Python classes. Raw SQL kam likhte ho.

    Example

    class User(db.Model):
        id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
        email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
    
    User.query.get(5)  # SELECT ... WHERE id=5
  16. 16
    - Write a piece of code in jinja, where the status of trek is open, it should display the name of the trek.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine — HTML ke andar {{ }} variables, {% %} logic.

    Example

    {% for lot in lots %}
      <li>{{ lot.name }} — {{ lot.spots }}</li>
    {% else %}
      <p>No lots</p>
    {% endfor %}
  17. 17
    - Write a sqlalchemy query to find all the trek whose price is less than 3000.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleSQLAlchemy MAD1 ka common ORM. Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper se db.Model, db.session.

    Example

    user = User(email='a@b.com')
    db.session.add(user)
    db.session.commit()
    users = User.query.filter_by(role='admin').all()
  18. 18
    - Write a sqlalchemy query to count the total number of bookings.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleSQLAlchemy MAD1 ka common ORM. Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper se db.Model, db.session.

    Example

    user = User(email='a@b.com')
    db.session.add(user)
    db.session.commit()
    users = User.query.filter_by(role='admin').all()
  19. 19
    - Write a code to create a trek with name, location and price fields.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleProject overview: problem → roles → main entities → key flows (register, book, admin approve).

    Viva tip1 minute elevator pitch ready rakho, phir demo.

  20. 20
    - What is one to many, and many to many relationship. Explain me using the example of trekking management system.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simpledb.relationship se object graph: lot.spots, booking.user. backref reverse side auto deta hai.

    Example

    spots = db.relationship('Spot', backref='lot', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
Advice: The meet lasted for around 37 mins. She said that overall the viva went good. I need to work on some part. The proctor was calm and supportive. She gave some time to speak, wherever I was not able to speak. Advice : Be calm. Prepare the questions that this proctor has asked before. Keep your theory good.
  1. 1
    Asked to show CRUD operation as admin
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCRUD = Create Read Update Delete. Admin pe ek resource ke 4 ops dikhao.

  2. 2
    Show functionalities as User and Staff.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  3. 3
    Asked to change trek status as completed and show the user trek history.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleProject overview: problem → roles → main entities → key flows (register, book, admin approve).

    Viva tip1 minute elevator pitch ready rakho, phir demo.

  4. 4
    Theory-ORM, MVC, SQL query to retrieve treks as admin.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleTheory = concepts: ORM, MVC, auth vs authz, Jinja inheritance, sessions. 1-line def + project example.

  5. 5
    Write a Register/signup or login route.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleLive Flask coding: chhota route likho, save, browser/curl se test. Syntax error terminal mein padho.

    Example

    @app.route('/ping')
    def ping():
        return jsonify(ok=True)
    
    @app.route('/even/<int:n>')
    def even(n):
        return 'even' if n % 2 == 0 else 'odd'
Advice: He's cool and the good. he just asks the same question mostly.
See reviews 128 MAD1 Level 1
  1. 1
    Jinja template
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine — HTML ke andar {{ }} variables, {% %} logic.

    Example

    {% for lot in lots %}
      <li>{{ lot.name }} — {{ lot.spots }}</li>
    {% else %}
      <p>No lots</p>
    {% endfor %}
  2. 2
    Login route
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleViva wrap-up hai. Short thanks + confirm submission ZIP latest hai.

  3. 3
    Register page
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  4. 4
    Route of even odd
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimplePehle 1-line definition, phir apne MAD1 project mein file dikhao, phir chhota example.

    Suggested flow1) Concept kya hai?
    2) Mere code mein kahan?
    3) Example / demo
    4) Edge case

    Example

    # related file: models.py / routes / template
    # formula: request → check/auth → DB → render/redirect

    Viva tipExact line yaad nahi to honestly related part dikhao. Bluff mat karo.

  5. 5
    Post put
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimplePOST naya janam (har baar naya id). PUT poori photo replace. PATCH sticker chipkao.

    POST create, not idempotent. PUT full update, idempotent. PATCH partial.

    POST ki jagah PUT se REST semantics toot. GET typically no body.

    CRUD map: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.

    Pehle 1-line definition, phir related MAD2 layer (Vue SFC / Flask route / models.py / tasks.py / Redis).

    4-line formula: input kahan se aaya, auth/validation kaunsa, DB ya cache ya Celery, kya return.

    Related mix mat karo — cache ≠ Celery, authentication ≠ authorization, v-if ≠ v-show, Beat ≠ Worker. Follow-up ke liye ek difference ready rakho.

    Example

    POST /api/venues
    PUT  /api/venues/1   {all fields}
    PATCH /api/venues/1 {only name}

    Project example: POST /api/venues create. PUT /venues/1 saari fields. PATCH sirf name.

  6. 6
    Git GitHub
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleGitHub repo open karo: commits, collaborators, README. Examiner check karta hai tumne khud kaam kiya.

    Example

    Settings → Collaborators
    Commits: regular messages, last-day dump nahi.

    Viva tipPrivate repo access pehle de do. Main branch submitted ZIP se match honi chahiye.

  7. 7
    Why software engineer used Git.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimplePehle 1-line definition, phir apne MAD1 project mein file dikhao, phir chhota example.

    Suggested flow1) Concept kya hai?
    2) Mere code mein kahan?
    3) Example / demo
    4) Edge case

    Example

    # related file: models.py / routes / template
    # formula: request → check/auth → DB → render/redirect

    Viva tipExact line yaad nahi to honestly related part dikhao. Bluff mat karo.

Advice: Chill and have believe in yourself that's it.
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