Lazy IITians – Viva Prep

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Show your student ID.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Download the project from the portal (or verify checksum if requested).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
3

Show your GitHub repository, collaborators, and commit history.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
4

Demonstrate the complete application.

Times asked 33

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
5
Explain your database.Explain your models.Explain your routes.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.

Explain the login route.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleLogin GET form dikhata hai, POST credentials check karke session set karta hai.

@app.route('/login', methods=['GET','POST'])
def login():
    if request.method == 'POST':
        u = User.query.filter_by(email=request.form.get('email')).first()
        if u and check_password_hash(u.password, request.form.get('password')):
            if getattr(u, 'blacklisted', False):
                flash('Blocked'); return redirect(url_for('login'))
            session['user_id'] = u.id
            session['role'] = u.role
            return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))
        flash('Invalid')
    return render_template('login.html')

Logout: session.clear(); redirect login. Incognito alag cookie jar — logged out dikhega.
Single login page: role se redirect alag dashboards.

7

Explain specific routes/features (e.g., create drive, dashboard).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
8
Show and explain template files (especially dashboard templates).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
9
Write the User model in Flask/SQLAlchemy.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSQLAlchemy Python ka sabse popular ORM hai. MAD1 mein Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper use hota hai.
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
```
class Book(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    title = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable=False)

Operations: db.session.add(obj), .commit(), .delete(obj), Model.query.all(), .filter_by(), .get_or_404(id).
db.Model ek class hai (function nahi). db object engine + session + metadata hold karta hai.
```
SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False extra signals band karta hai, performance warning hatati hai.
10
Write a Flask route to return all users.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())
11
Write a Flask route to return all applications.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())
12
Write a Flask route to update a student profile.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())
13
Write a Flask API route to search a student by student_id.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleAPI = Application Programming Interface — do systems predefined rules se baat karti hain. REST API HTTP + JSON use karti hai.
Controller/route HTML bhi return kar sakta hai. REST API generally JSON return karti hai, frontend alag ho (Vue/Postman).
Example
```
@app.route('/api/users/<int:id>')
def get_user(id):
    u = User.query.get_or_404(id)
    return jsonify(id=u.id, name=u.name)
```
MAD1 HTML apps mein 'API' kabhi-kabhi routes ko hi keh dete hain. Agar Vue nahi to bolo: server-rendered Flask, JSON APIs optional.
Boolean return: technically jsonify(True) ho sakta hai, lekin meaningful JSON object better. Flask view None return kare to error.
Test: Postman se GET/POST.
Parsing: request.get_json() body se, request.args query se.
14
Write a Jinja for loop.

Times asked 9
Official solution

Simple Jinja loop + if — examiner notepad mein likhwaata hai:
```
{% for t in treks %}
  <p>{{ t.name }} — {{ t.location }}</p>
{% else %}
  <p>No treks</p>
{% endfor %}

{% if user.role == 'admin' %}
  <button>Delete</button>
{% endif %}
```
List filter: {% if x > 10 %}{{ x }}{% endif %}
Length: {{ items|length }} Upper: {{ name|upper }}
Table: loop ke andar <tr><td>
15
What are Blueprints in Flask?

Times asked 2
Official solution

SimpleBlueprint Flask app ko modules mein baant ta hai — auth, admin, user alag files.
admin_bp = Blueprint('admin', __name__, url_prefix='/admin')
@admin_bp.route('/dashboard')
```
def dash(): ...
app.register_blueprint(admin_bp)
```
Bina blueprint: sab routes ek app.py — chhote MAD1 ke liye theek. Alternative: multiple modules import karke app pe route attach, ya create_app factory.
Bada project: Blueprints = clean controllers.
16
What is an alternative to Blueprints?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleBlueprint Flask app ko modules mein baant ta hai — auth, admin, user alag files.
admin_bp = Blueprint('admin', __name__, url_prefix='/admin')
@admin_bp.route('/dashboard')
```
def dash(): ...
app.register_blueprint(admin_bp)
```
Bina blueprint: sab routes ek app.py — chhote MAD1 ke liye theek. Alternative: multiple modules import karke app pe route attach, ya create_app factory.
Bada project: Blueprints = clean controllers.
17

Explain MVC architecture.

Times asked 9

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
18
What is Template Inheritance?

Times asked 10
Official solution

Simpleextends poora layout inherit karta hai, include chhota piece insert karta hai.
extends: child page base.html ka structure use karti hai, blocks override karti hai. Ek hi parent.
include: navbar.html / footer.html jahan chaho insert. Kai baar use ho sakta hai.
base.html:
```
{% block content %}{% endblock %}

home.html:
{% extends 'base.html' %}
{% block content %}<h1>Home</h1>{% endblock %}

{% include 'navbar.html' %}  → navbar har page pe
```
Fayda: header/footer ek jagah, change once — saari pages update. MAD1 mein almost har project use karta hai.
19
What is ORM?

Times asked 49
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
20
Explain Primary Key.Explain Foreign Key.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimplePrimary Key row ki unique ID hai, Foreign Key doosri table ki Primary Key ko point karti hai.
Primary Key: unique + not null. Har table mein hota hai. Example: user.id = 5
Foreign Key: relationship banati hai. post.user_id = 5 matlab yeh post user 5 ki hai.
Example
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
class Post(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
```
FK Primary Key bhi ho sakti hai (1-to-1 profile table). FK unique ho to One-to-One, nahi to One-to-Many.
21

What is Cascading?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.
Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'
Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'
Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.
22
Why did you use back_populates?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simpleback_populates dono models pe relationship explicitly link karta hai.
```
class User(db.Model):
    posts = db.relationship('Post', back_populates='author')
class Post(db.Model):
    author = db.relationship('User', back_populates='posts')
```
Naam match hona chahiye. Readability better, circular confusion kam. backref ka alternative yahi hai.
23
Why did you use lazy=True?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplelazy loading related objects tab load karta hai jab attribute access karte ho, pehle nahi.
```
user = User.query.get(1)  # posts query nahi
```
user.posts # ab query
lazy=True / 'select' default. lazy='joined' eager join. lazy='dynamic' query object.
uselist=False One-to-One (single object, list nahi). Hataoge to list mil sakti hai.
Frontend lazy loading images alag cheez hai (viewport mein aaye tab load).
24

What is JWT?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleJWT = JSON Web Token — signed string jisme user id/role hota hai. Har request header mein jaata hai. Session server pe store, JWT client pe.
Login → server token deta hai → Authorization: Bearer <token>
Payload: {sub: user_id, role: admin, exp: ...} — padha ja sakta hai, change nahi (signature).
Session: browser cookie, server-rendered Flask ke liye simple.
Token: mobile/Vue SPA, scaling (server memory nahi). Store: memory/httpOnly cookie, localStorage XSS risk.
MAD1 mostly session. Flask-Security session+login, JWT APIs ke liye.
25

What is a JWT Payload?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleJWT = JSON Web Token — signed string jisme user id/role hota hai. Har request header mein jaata hai. Session server pe store, JWT client pe.
Login → server token deta hai → Authorization: Bearer <token>
Payload: {sub: user_id, role: admin, exp: ...} — padha ja sakta hai, change nahi (signature).
Session: browser cookie, server-rendered Flask ke liye simple.
Token: mobile/Vue SPA, scaling (server memory nahi). Store: memory/httpOnly cookie, localStorage XSS risk.
MAD1 mostly session. Flask-Security session+login, JWT APIs ke liye.
26

What is a Request Payload?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simple mix of small concepts examiners poochte hain:
Enum: fixed choices (status = pending/approved). Python Enum ya DB Enum column.
Lambda: one-line anonymous function. key=lambda x: x.name sort ke liye.
datetime: dates/times. timedelta(days=1) yesterday. default=datetime.utcnow.
os.getenv('SECRET_KEY') environment se config, hardcode nahi. .env alternative: actual OS env, config.py, vault.
HTML metadata: <meta charset>, <meta name='viewport'> — page ke baare mein, body content nahi.
HTTP metadata: headers (Content-Type, Set-Cookie).
Request payload: body data (JSON/form).
Namespace: naam collide na hon (Blueprint name, Python packages).
Plugins: extra packages (Flask-Login). Package vs module: package folder with __init__, module ek .py file.
27

What are Sessions?Where are Sessions stored?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.
Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'
Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'
Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.
28
What is SECRET_KEY?

Times asked 2
Official solution

SimpleSECRET_KEY Flask ka secret jisse session cookies sign/encrypt hoti hain.
```
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-key')
```
Iske bina session/flash unreliable ya insecure. Key leak = attacker session forge kar sakta hai.
Hardcode mat karo production mein — .env / environment variable. Flash messages bhi session use karti hain, isliye SECRET_KEY se related hain.
Hataane pe session kaam nahi / warning. Change karne pe purane sessions invalid.
29
Difference between PUT and POST.

Times asked 6
Official solution

SimplePOST nayi cheez create karta hai, PUT existing cheez ko replace/update karta hai.
POST /books → naya book add. Har baar naya ID banega. Idempotent nahi — 2 baar POST = 2 records.
PUT /books/5 → id=5 wale book ko poora update. Same PUT dubara bhejo to same result (idempotent).
PUT se create bhi ho sakta hai (agar ID client decide kare), lekin REST convention: create = POST, replace = PUT, partial = PATCH.
Example
```
@app.route('/user', methods=['POST'])          # register naya user
@app.route('/user/<int:id>', methods=['PUT'])  # poora profile replace
```
HTML <form> PUT nahi bhejta, isliye Flask apps mein edit pe bhi POST use hota hai. Examiner ko yeh reason clearly bolo.
30

Difference between PUT and PATCH.

Times asked 7

Official solution

SimplePUT poori resource replace karta hai, PATCH sirf kuch fields update karta hai.
PUTfull update. Jo fields nahi bheji, woh empty/default ho sakti hain. Idempotent — same request 5 baar bhejo, result same.
PATCHpartial update. Sirf name change karna hai to sirf name bhejo, baaki fields same rehti hain.
ExampleUser {name: Ram, city: Delhi, age: 20}
PUT /user/1 {name: Shyam} → city/age lose ho sakte hain agar poora object nahi bheja.
PATCH /user/1 {name: Shyam} → sirf name Shyam, city Delhi, age 20 same.
MAD1 Flask forms mein aksar POST se update karte hain kyunki HTML form PUT/PATCH native support nahi karta. Theory mein farq yeh hai.
31

What is an Asynchronous Request?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleAJAX page reload ke bina server se data laata hai. Aaj kal fetch() + Promises.
fetch('/api/users').then(r => r.json()).then(data => { ... })
Promise: future value (pending/fulfilled/rejected). fetch Promise return karta hai.
SPA (Vue): ek HTML, baaki routes JS se, partial update. MAD1 generally full page render (Jinja) — submit pe poora refresh.
async/await Promise ka clean syntax.
32

What are Lifecycle Hooks?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleVue.js frontend framework — reactive UI components. MAD2 mein common, MAD1 optional.
Component: reusable UI (Navbar.vue) + data + template.
Props: parent → child data. Child → parent: $emit('update', val).
Slots: parent child ke andar extra HTML daal sakta hai.
Lifecycle: created (data setup), mounted (DOM ready — API call), updated, unmounted.
v-model two-way bind. Vue Router SPA routes (routes.js). Vuex/Pinia global state; mutations sync change, actions async.
Standalone component: khud ke saath compile, parent register kam.

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1

Show your student ID card.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Show your GitHub repository and collaborator.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
3

Download the project from the portal and perform checksum verification.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
4

Demonstrate all core functionalities of the application.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
5
Login as Admin and create a trek.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh project-specific feature add/modify hai. 4 layers touch karo: model, route, template, validation.
1) Data chahiye to models.py mein column/relationship + DB update (ALTER / migrate / create_all).
2) Route: GET pe form/page, POST pe request.form se save, flash + redirect.
3) Template: input name=... Jinja se {{ obj.field }} display.
4) Rule: duplicate, range, role check backend pe.
Example naya field 'city':
```
user.city = db.Column(db.String(50))
user.city = request.form.get('city')
<input name='city'>  ...  {{ user.city }}
```
6

Register a staff member, approve the staff, assign a trek, then login as staff.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
7

Login as a user, update the profile, and book a trek.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
8

Show that overbooking is prevented when available slots are 0.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDuplicate/overbook rokne ke liye DB constraint + route check dono.
Pehle query: Booking.query.filter_by(user_id=uid, trek_id=tid).first()
Agar exists: flash('Already booked'); return
Slots: if trek.available <= 0: reject else trek.available -= 1; commit
Race condition: unique(user_id, trek_id) constraint — do tabs se double click pe bhi ek hi row.
Blacklist: login pe is_blacklisted check.
Active drive limit: if Company ke paas status=open drive hai to naya mat banne do.
9

Show that staff can update/control trek slots.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
10

Show where the Models, Views, and Controllers are in your project.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
11
Write a Flask route that takes two integers from the URL and returns their sum.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleURL parameters se numbers lo, calculate karke return/render.
```
@app.route('/sum/<int:a>/<int:b>')
def add(a, b):
    return f'Hello, sum is {a+b}'
```
Product: a*b. Square: n*n. Even/odd: 'even' if n%2==0 else 'odd'.
Form se: request.form.get('a', type=int). Background color even/odd:
color = 'green' if n%2==0 else 'red'
```
return render_template('page.html', color=color)
```
CSS: body { background: {{ color }}; }
12
Write a Flask route that takes two integers from the URL and returns their product.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleURL parameters se numbers lo, calculate karke return/render.
```
@app.route('/sum/<int:a>/<int:b>')
def add(a, b):
    return f'Hello, sum is {a+b}'
```
Product: a*b. Square: n*n. Even/odd: 'even' if n%2==0 else 'odd'.
Form se: request.form.get('a', type=int). Background color even/odd:
color = 'green' if n%2==0 else 'red'
```
return render_template('page.html', color=color)
```
CSS: body { background: {{ color }}; }
Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())
13

Write a Flask route that returns the total number of blacklisted users.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleBlacklist flag user/company ko block karta hai — login ya features band.
user.is_blacklisted = True; db.session.commit()
Login: if user.is_blacklisted: flash('Blocked'); return
Student dashboard: blacklisted company ke drives hide — query filter join Company.is_blacklisted==False.
Demo: admin blacklist → us user se login fail.
14

Explain MVC architecture using your project.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
15
What is ORM?

Times asked 49
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
16
How have you used ORM in your project?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
17
Difference between backref and back_populates.

Times asked 10
Official solution

Simpledono SQLAlchemy relationships ko do taraf se connect karte hain, farq sirf likhne ke style ka hai.
backref: relationship ek side pe likhte ho, doosri side SQLAlchemy khud bana deta hai. Short hai, lekin dono models dekh ke relationship clearly nahi dikhti.
back_populates: dono models pe relationship explicitly likhte ho. Code padhne wale ko turant samajh aa jaata hai ki User.posts aur Post.author linked hain.
Example
```
class User(db.Model):
    posts = db.relationship('Post', backref='author')
```
Yahan Post.author automatically mil jaata hai.
Explicit version:
```
class User(db.Model):
    posts = db.relationship('Post', back_populates='author')
class Post(db.Model):
    author = db.relationship('User', back_populates='posts')
```
Viva tipexaminer ko bolo — MAD1 project mein back_populates zyada clear hai, isliye preferred.
18

What is cascade="all, delete" (Cascade Delete)?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCascade parent ke saath child pe automatic action (generally delete).
Company delete → uski drives bhi delete, warna orphan rows / FK error.
SQLAlchemy: db.relationship('Drive', cascade='all, delete-orphan', backref='company')
SQL: ForeignKey(..., ondelete='CASCADE')
Cascade sirf delete nahi: save-update, merge, refresh-expire, expunge, delete-orphan.
Cascade Update: parent PK change to child FK update (rare, PK mat badlo).
Parent delete jab children active hon: constraint error, ya cascade se children gayab, ya pehle children handle karo — design choice examiner poochta hai.
CSS cascading alag topic hai (styles inherit/override).
19
Difference between Authentication and Authorization.

Times asked 20
Official solution

SimpleAuthentication poochta hai "tu kaun hai?", Authorization poochta hai "tujhe yeh kaam karne ki permission hai?"
Authentication: login. Username + password check karke prove karte ho ki tum genuine user ho. Success pe session/token milta hai.
Authorization: uske baad role check. Admin hi parking lot delete kar sakta hai, normal user nahi.
Example (Flask):
# Authentication
```
if user and check_password_hash(user.password, form_password):
    session['user_id'] = user.id

# Authorization
if session.get('role') != 'admin':
    abort(403)  # logged in ho, lekin allowed nahi
```
Project example: student login = authentication. Student admin dashboard nahi khol sakta = authorization.
Validation alag cheez hai (form sahi bhara hai ya nahi, jaise age 18+).
20

What is CORS?

Times asked 8

Official solution

SimpleCORS browser rule hai ki kaunsa frontend kis API ko call kar sake. XSS attacker ka JS tumhare page pe chalaata hai.
CORS: API header Access-Control-Allow-Origin. Vue (localhost:8080) Flask (5000) ko call kare to CORS chahiye. Same Flask+Jinja site pe usually issue nahi.
XSS: <script> cookie chori. Fix: escape output (Jinja autoescape), user HTML mat render karo.
CSRF alag: attacker user ke browser se hidden request. Fix: CSRF token (Flask-WTF).
21

Why is HTTP stateless?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleHTTP stateless hai — har request independent, server previous request yaad nahi rakhta.
Isliye login ke baad bhi har request pe kaun ho yeh prove karna padta hai: cookie/session/JWT.
State = yaad rakhna (user_id, cart). HTTP khud nahi rakhta; Flask session iske upar layer hai.
Fayda: scale aasan, koi bhi server next request handle kar sake (sticky session ke bina, token use karke).
22

Difference between PUT and PATCH.

Times asked 7

Official solution

SimplePUT poori resource replace karta hai, PATCH sirf kuch fields update karta hai.
PUTfull update. Jo fields nahi bheji, woh empty/default ho sakti hain. Idempotent — same request 5 baar bhejo, result same.
PATCHpartial update. Sirf name change karna hai to sirf name bhejo, baaki fields same rehti hain.
ExampleUser {name: Ram, city: Delhi, age: 20}
PUT /user/1 {name: Shyam} → city/age lose ho sakte hain agar poora object nahi bheja.
PATCH /user/1 {name: Shyam} → sirf name Shyam, city Delhi, age 20 same.
MAD1 Flask forms mein aksar POST se update karte hain kyunki HTML form PUT/PATCH native support nahi karta. Theory mein farq yeh hai.
23

Change the color of a button.

Times asked 5

Official solution

Simpleexaminer UI tweak maangta hai — CSS class ya inline, instantly dikhao.
Button color: <button class='btn btn-success'> ya style='background:#22c55e;color:#fff'
Navbar: navbar-dark bg-success / style='background:yellow' / fixed-bottom se neeche.
Center: .wrap { display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; min-height:100vh; }
text-align:center heading ke liye. Bootstrap: d-flex justify-content-center, mx-auto, text-center.
Hover: .btn:hover { opacity:0.8; transform:scale(1.02); }
Half width: class='col-6' ya width:50%. Row→column: flex-direction:column / col-12 stack.
Login card: card shadow p-4 mx-auto (max-width:400px).
Table header green: th { background:green; color:white; } Bold column: td:nth-child(2){font-weight:bold}
Box shadow: box-shadow: 4px 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
Background image: body { background: url('/static/bg.jpg') center/cover; }
Reset button: <button type='reset'>Clear</button>
Move button: ms-auto / position / flex order.
Jinja dashboard heading: <h1>{{ user.name }}'s Dashboard</h1>
24

Change the background color of table headers to green.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simpleexaminer UI tweak maangta hai — CSS class ya inline, instantly dikhao.
Button color: <button class='btn btn-success'> ya style='background:#22c55e;color:#fff'
Navbar: navbar-dark bg-success / style='background:yellow' / fixed-bottom se neeche.
Center: .wrap { display:flex; justify-content:center; align-items:center; min-height:100vh; }
text-align:center heading ke liye. Bootstrap: d-flex justify-content-center, mx-auto, text-center.
Hover: .btn:hover { opacity:0.8; transform:scale(1.02); }
Half width: class='col-6' ya width:50%. Row→column: flex-direction:column / col-12 stack.
Login card: card shadow p-4 mx-auto (max-width:400px).
Table header green: th { background:green; color:white; } Bold column: td:nth-child(2){font-weight:bold}
Box shadow: box-shadow: 4px 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
Background image: body { background: url('/static/bg.jpg') center/cover; }
Reset button: <button type='reset'>Clear</button>
Move button: ms-auto / position / flex order.
Jinja dashboard heading: <h1>{{ user.name }}'s Dashboard</h1>
25

How should we implement a search function that takes a start date and an end date, and returns all tracks that are active within that specific timeframe?

Times asked 1
26

show your github repository and collabration .

Times asked 1
27

Change your code in backened so that only open status treks are shown (no any closed status trek is visible in table)

Times asked 1
28

change the color of any button

Times asked 1
29

show that staff can update trek slots

Times asked 1
30

login as a user , update the profile and book a trek

Times asked 1
31

register a staff member , approve the staff , assign a trek and login as staff

Times asked 1
32

what is authentication and authorization

Times asked 1
33

write a route to show all booking records from booking table

Times asked 1

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1

Show your College ID.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Show your GitHub repository and collaborator.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
3

Download the project from the Viva Portal.

Times asked 7

Official solution

SimpleExaminer submitted ZIP chahta hai, local extra changes nahi.
Portal se ZIP download → extract → venv → pip install -r requirements.txt → flask run / python app.py.
Checksum maange to hash match karke dikhao. Camera/OPPE setup unke instructions.
Linux/Mac: paths, gunicorn; Windows paths alag ho to relative paths use karo.
Do browsers: admin + user parallel demo impressive lagta hai.
4

Set up the project using a virtual environment (venv).

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simplevenv isolated Python environment — project ke packages system Python se mix nahi hote.
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
Do projects alag Flask versions rakh sakte hain. Viva: pehle venv activate, phir flask run.
5

What is venv?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simplevenv isolated Python environment — project ke packages system Python se mix nahi hote.
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
Do projects alag Flask versions rakh sakte hain. Viva: pehle venv activate, phir flask run.
6

Demonstrate the core functionalities of the application.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
7
Create sample records (e.g., staff, users, treks).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh project-specific feature add/modify hai. 4 layers touch karo: model, route, template, validation.
1) Data chahiye to models.py mein column/relationship + DB update (ALTER / migrate / create_all).
2) Route: GET pe form/page, POST pe request.form se save, flash + redirect.
3) Template: input name=... Jinja se {{ obj.field }} display.
4) Rule: duplicate, range, role check backend pe.
Example naya field 'city':
```
user.city = db.Column(db.String(50))
user.city = request.form.get('city')
<input name='city'>  ...  {{ user.city }}
```
8

Show the approval workflow.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
9
Demonstrate slot/availability validation (e.g., second user cannot book when slots are full).

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleValidation galat data rok ti hai — frontend turant, backend must.
Frontend: required, min='18', maxlength='8', pattern='(?=.*[A-Z]).{8,}'
Backend example:
```
pwd = request.form.get('password','')
if len(pwd) < 8 or not re.search(r'[A-Z]', pwd) or not re.search(r'[0-9]', pwd):
    flash('Weak password')
```
Haan, regex se password rules ho sakte hain.
Age 18-99, date >= today, slots <= 30 and > 0, confirm password == password, email '@' .
Duplicate username: User.query.filter_by(email=email).first() or unique=True catch IntegrityError.
Past date: if date < date.today(): reject. Negative slots: if slots < 0: reject; book pe available > 0 check.
SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
10

Demonstrate profile editing.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
11
Demonstrate search functionality.

Times asked 3
Official solution

SimpleSearch box GET form, backend query filter, results template mein.
```
q = request.args.get('q', '').strip()
results = Doctor.query.filter(Doctor.name.ilike(f'%{q}%')).all() if q else []
return render_template('search.html', results=results, q=q)
```
Jinja: {{ results|length }} matches. Empty: 'No results'.
JS-only filter: saara data pehle load, client filter — chhote lists. Bada data: server search.
Search generally GET (shareable URL). Count: len(results) ya db.func.count.
12

Explain how each demonstrated feature works in the code.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
13
Explain models.py.

Times asked 21
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.
14

Show the code responsible for displaying data on the dashboard.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
15
Explain the implementation of a specific functionality in the code.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
16

Modify both frontend and backend code for a feature.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleFrontend user jo dekhta/click karta hai, Backend server logic + database.
Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Jinja templates, thoda JS. Browser pe chalta hai.
Backend: Flask routes, SQLAlchemy, session, validation. Python server pe.
Data flow: form POST → Flask request.form → DB save → render_template/redirect → HTML dikha.
MAD1 typical stack: Flask + Jinja + SQLAlchemy + SQLite + Bootstrap.
17
What is ORM?

Times asked 49
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
18
Difference between filter() and filter_by().

Times asked 2
Official solution

Simplefilter_by simple keyword arguments, filter full SQL-style conditions.
```
User.query.filter_by(email='a@x.com').first()  # column=value, easy
User.query.filter(User.age > 18, User.city == 'Delhi').all()  # comparisons, OR, LIKE
```
filter_by sirf equals ke liye. Greater-than, LIKE, joins ke liye filter() use karo.
Example search
```
Trek.query.filter(Trek.name.ilike(f'%{q}%')).all()
```
Yeh filter_by se nahi hoga.

Write the Flask code for a login route.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleLogin GET form dikhata hai, POST credentials check karke session set karta hai.

@app.route('/login', methods=['GET','POST'])
def login():
    if request.method == 'POST':
        u = User.query.filter_by(email=request.form.get('email')).first()
        if u and check_password_hash(u.password, request.form.get('password')):
            if getattr(u, 'blacklisted', False):
                flash('Blocked'); return redirect(url_for('login'))
            session['user_id'] = u.id
            session['role'] = u.role
            return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))
        flash('Invalid')
    return render_template('login.html')

Logout: session.clear(); redirect login. Incognito alag cookie jar — logged out dikhega.
Single login page: role se redirect alag dashboards.

20
Write a Flask route to check whether a number is even or odd.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleURL parameters se numbers lo, calculate karke return/render.
```
@app.route('/sum/<int:a>/<int:b>')
def add(a, b):
    return f'Hello, sum is {a+b}'
```
Product: a*b. Square: n*n. Even/odd: 'even' if n%2==0 else 'odd'.
Form se: request.form.get('a', type=int). Background color even/odd:
color = 'green' if n%2==0 else 'red'
```
return render_template('page.html', color=color)
```
CSS: body { background: {{ color }}; }
21
Write basic Flask code.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple Hello World — notepad mein yeh likh ke run karke dikhao:
```
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
    return 'Hello World'
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)

Jinja version: return render_template('hello.html', name='Shubham')
```
hello.html: <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
POST-only: @app.route('/x', methods=['POST'])
22
Write HTML code for a table.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleForm user input server ko bhejti hai. Table rows/columns dikhati hai.
```
<form action="{{ url_for('register') }}" method='POST' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
  <input name='email' required>
  <button type='submit'>Go</button>
</form>
```
name attribute server pe key ban'ti hai: request.form['email']. id JS/CSS, value default/dikhta hua text.
action URL. method GET/POST. enctype file upload pe multipart.
required frontend empty submit rokta hai (backend phir bhi check).
```
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>{{ u.name }}</td></tr></tbody></table>
```
th header, td data, tr row. Nested table: td ke andar table (avoid, messy).
method hataoge to GET, password URL mein — buri baat.
23
Write a Jinja for loop.

Times asked 9
Official solution

Simple Jinja loop + if — examiner notepad mein likhwaata hai:
```
{% for t in treks %}
  <p>{{ t.name }} — {{ t.location }}</p>
{% else %}
  <p>No treks</p>
{% endfor %}

{% if user.role == 'admin' %}
  <button>Delete</button>
{% endif %}
```
List filter: {% if x > 10 %}{{ x }}{% endif %}
Length: {{ items|length }} Upper: {{ name|upper }}
Table: loop ke andar <tr><td>
24
Modify the search functionality so searching by department displays doctors from that department.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSearch box GET form, backend query filter, results template mein.
```
q = request.args.get('q', '').strip()
results = Doctor.query.filter(Doctor.name.ilike(f'%{q}%')).all() if q else []
return render_template('search.html', results=results, q=q)
```
Jinja: {{ results|length }} matches. Empty: 'No results'.
JS-only filter: saara data pehle load, client filter — chhote lists. Bada data: server search.
Search generally GET (shareable URL). Count: len(results) ya db.func.count.
25
Difference between PUT and POST.

Times asked 6
Official solution

SimplePOST nayi cheez create karta hai, PUT existing cheez ko replace/update karta hai.
POST /books → naya book add. Har baar naya ID banega. Idempotent nahi — 2 baar POST = 2 records.
PUT /books/5 → id=5 wale book ko poora update. Same PUT dubara bhejo to same result (idempotent).
PUT se create bhi ho sakta hai (agar ID client decide kare), lekin REST convention: create = POST, replace = PUT, partial = PATCH.
Example
```
@app.route('/user', methods=['POST'])          # register naya user
@app.route('/user/<int:id>', methods=['PUT'])  # poora profile replace
```
HTML <form> PUT nahi bhejta, isliye Flask apps mein edit pe bhi POST use hota hai. Examiner ko yeh reason clearly bolo.
26
What is an API?

Times asked 8
Official solution

SimpleAPI = Application Programming Interface — do systems predefined rules se baat karti hain. REST API HTTP + JSON use karti hai.
Controller/route HTML bhi return kar sakta hai. REST API generally JSON return karti hai, frontend alag ho (Vue/Postman).
Example
```
@app.route('/api/users/<int:id>')
def get_user(id):
    u = User.query.get_or_404(id)
    return jsonify(id=u.id, name=u.name)
```
MAD1 HTML apps mein 'API' kabhi-kabhi routes ko hi keh dete hain. Agar Vue nahi to bolo: server-rendered Flask, JSON APIs optional.
Boolean return: technically jsonify(True) ho sakta hai, lekin meaningful JSON object better. Flask view None return kare to error.
Test: Postman se GET/POST.
Parsing: request.get_json() body se, request.args query se.
27
Difference between Authentication and Authorization.

Times asked 20
Official solution

SimpleAuthentication poochta hai "tu kaun hai?", Authorization poochta hai "tujhe yeh kaam karne ki permission hai?"
Authentication: login. Username + password check karke prove karte ho ki tum genuine user ho. Success pe session/token milta hai.
Authorization: uske baad role check. Admin hi parking lot delete kar sakta hai, normal user nahi.
Example (Flask):
# Authentication
```
if user and check_password_hash(user.password, form_password):
    session['user_id'] = user.id

# Authorization
if session.get('role') != 'admin':
    abort(403)  # logged in ho, lekin allowed nahi
```
Project example: student login = authentication. Student admin dashboard nahi khol sakta = authorization.
Validation alag cheez hai (form sahi bhara hai ya nahi, jaise age 18+).
28

Explain MVC/MVP architecture.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
29

What is Git?

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleVCS history track karta hai, Git ek distributed VCS hai.
VCS: kaun kab kya change kiya, rollback, branches. Example: Git, SVN.
Git distributed: har developer ke paas poori copy (commits) hoti hai. Central GitHub sirf remote hosting hai, lekin Git ka model distributed hai.
SVN centralized: bina server ke history nahi.
Commands: git status (kya dirty hai), git branch / git checkout -b feature (nayi branch), git rm --cached file (track band, file rahe).
Fayda: collaboration, backup, experiment branches, viva GitHub collaborator check.
Git ke bina bhi files rakh sakte ho, lekin history/merge nahi.
30

Why do we use Git?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleGit files ki history rakhta hai. GitHub remote + collaborator viva check.
git status — kya change/untracked
git checkout -b viva-fix ya git switch -c viva-fix — nayi branch
git rm --cached notes.txt — track band, file disk pe rahe (.gitignore)
git log — commits (examiner poochta hai)
Collaborator: repo → Settings → Collaborators. MAD-1 instructor add karna mandatory hota hai.

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Download the submission from the portal and perform checksum verification.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
2

Demonstrate the complete application.

Times asked 33

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
3
Explain every major functionality of the website.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
4

Demonstrate the complete workflow (e.g., register staff → admin approval → create trek → assign staff → user books trek).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
5
Explain the models.py file.

Times asked 5
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.
6

Explain MVC architecture using your project.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
7
What is @app.route() and why is it used?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple@app.route URL ko Python function se jodta hai. @ wala cheez decorator hai.
```
@app.route('/hello/<name>', methods=['GET'])
def hello(name):
    return f'Hello {name}'
```
Decorator function ko wrap karke extra behaviour deta hai (route register, login_required).
Endpoint generally function name. Path /hello/Ram.
<int:id> type converter — sirf integer. Bina converter string. ID chahiye to int safer.
methods=['POST'] only POST. Default GET.
functools.wraps custom decorator mein original function name/docs preserve karta hai.
8
If you didn't use an ORM, how does your project still follow MVC?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
9
Did you use an ORM? Explain.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.
Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)
Example model
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.
Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.
MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.
10

How did you protect your application from SQL Injection attacks?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleSQL Injection user input ko SQL bana ke DB hack. ORM/parameterized queries se bachao.
Galat: f"SELECT * FROM user WHERE email='{email}'" # email = ' OR 1=1 --
Sahi: User.query.filter_by(email=email) # bound parameters
Raw: db.session.execute(text('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=:id'), {'id': i})
Extra: least privilege DB user, input validate, error messages generic.
11

Explain parameterized SQL queries.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleSQL Injection user input ko SQL bana ke DB hack. ORM/parameterized queries se bachao.
Galat: f"SELECT * FROM user WHERE email='{email}'" # email = ' OR 1=1 --
Sahi: User.query.filter_by(email=email) # bound parameters
Raw: db.session.execute(text('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=:id'), {'id': i})
Extra: least privilege DB user, input validate, error messages generic.
12
Difference between Authentication and Authorization.

Times asked 20
Official solution

SimpleAuthentication poochta hai "tu kaun hai?", Authorization poochta hai "tujhe yeh kaam karne ki permission hai?"
Authentication: login. Username + password check karke prove karte ho ki tum genuine user ho. Success pe session/token milta hai.
Authorization: uske baad role check. Admin hi parking lot delete kar sakta hai, normal user nahi.
Example (Flask):
# Authentication
```
if user and check_password_hash(user.password, form_password):
    session['user_id'] = user.id

# Authorization
if session.get('role') != 'admin':
    abort(403)  # logged in ho, lekin allowed nahi
```
Project example: student login = authentication. Student admin dashboard nahi khol sakta = authorization.
Validation alag cheez hai (form sahi bhara hai ya nahi, jaise age 18+).
13

Which HTTP methods have you used in your project?

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleHTTP methods batate hain request kya karna chahti hai. Common: GET POST PUT PATCH DELETE.
GETread/fetch. Safe, URL se. Page kholna, search.
POSTcreate/submit. Form, login.
PUTpoora replace/update. Idempotent.
PATCHpartial update.
DELETEhataana.
HEAD: sirf headers. OPTIONS: CORS preflight.
Flask: @app.route('/x', methods=['GET','POST'])
Agar methods na likho to default sirf GET.
HTML form native sirf GET/POST. PUT/DELETE JS/fetch ya hidden _method se.
GET se data fetch ho sakta hai, create nahi karna chahiye. POST se theoretically fetch ho sakta hai lekin cache/semantics galat.
DELETE fetch ke liye nahi. GET POST ka kaam officially nahi karta — side effects GET pe mat rakho.
14

Explain those HTTP methods.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleHTTP methods batate hain request kya karna chahti hai. Common: GET POST PUT PATCH DELETE.
GETread/fetch. Safe, URL se. Page kholna, search.
POSTcreate/submit. Form, login.
PUTpoora replace/update. Idempotent.
PATCHpartial update.
DELETEhataana.
HEAD: sirf headers. OPTIONS: CORS preflight.
Flask: @app.route('/x', methods=['GET','POST'])
Agar methods na likho to default sirf GET.
HTML form native sirf GET/POST. PUT/DELETE JS/fetch ya hidden _method se.
GET se data fetch ho sakta hai, create nahi karna chahiye. POST se theoretically fetch ho sakta hai lekin cache/semantics galat.
DELETE fetch ke liye nahi. GET POST ka kaam officially nahi karta — side effects GET pe mat rakho.
15

What other HTTP methods do you know?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleHTTP methods batate hain request kya karna chahti hai. Common: GET POST PUT PATCH DELETE.
GETread/fetch. Safe, URL se. Page kholna, search.
POSTcreate/submit. Form, login.
PUTpoora replace/update. Idempotent.
PATCHpartial update.
DELETEhataana.
HEAD: sirf headers. OPTIONS: CORS preflight.
Flask: @app.route('/x', methods=['GET','POST'])
Agar methods na likho to default sirf GET.
HTML form native sirf GET/POST. PUT/DELETE JS/fetch ya hidden _method se.
GET se data fetch ho sakta hai, create nahi karna chahiye. POST se theoretically fetch ho sakta hai lekin cache/semantics galat.
DELETE fetch ke liye nahi. GET POST ka kaam officially nahi karta — side effects GET pe mat rakho.
16

What is a client? What is a server?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleClient maangta hai, Server jawab deta hai.
Client: browser (Chrome). HTML/CSS/JS run, request bhejta hai.
Server: Flask app. Route handle, DB query, response.
Request-response: GET /dashboard → Flask HTML return → browser render.
MAD1 project client-server hai kyunki browser aur Flask alag processes hain, HTTP se baat karte hain. Distributed tab kehlata jab kai servers/services alag machines pe hon.
17

What network protocols do you know?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.
Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'
Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'
Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.
18
What is the purpose of {{ }}?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple{{ }} value print, {% %} logic (if/for), {# #} comment.
```
{{ user.name }} → HTML mein naam dikhega
{% if user.role == 'admin' %} ... {% endif %} → condition
{% for t in treks %} {{ t.name }} {% endfor %} → loop
{# yeh comment browser mein nahi jaata #}
```
Object access: {{ reservation.spot.lot.name }} — relationship follow karke nested data.
List pass kiya to loop, single object to .field.
19
What is the purpose of {% %}?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple{{ }} value print, {% %} logic (if/for), {# #} comment.
```
{{ user.name }} → HTML mein naam dikhega
{% if user.role == 'admin' %} ... {% endif %} → condition
{% for t in treks %} {{ t.name }} {% endfor %} → loop
{# yeh comment browser mein nahi jaata #}
```
Object access: {{ reservation.spot.lot.name }} — relationship follow karke nested data.
List pass kiya to loop, single object to .field.
20
What is the purpose of {# #}?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple{{ }} value print, {% %} logic (if/for), {# #} comment.
```
{{ user.name }} → HTML mein naam dikhega
{% if user.role == 'admin' %} ... {% endif %} → condition
{% for t in treks %} {{ t.name }} {% endfor %} → loop
{# yeh comment browser mein nahi jaata #}
```
Object access: {{ reservation.spot.lot.name }} — relationship follow karke nested data.
List pass kiya to loop, single object to .field.
21
Display the logged-in staff member's name on the staff dashboard.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplecurrent user object template ko do, Jinja se naam print.
```
@app.route('/staff/dashboard')
def staff_dash():
    staff = Staff.query.get(session['user_id'])
    return render_template('staff_dash.html', staff=staff)

<h2>Welcome, {{ staff.name }}</h2>
```
Flask-Login: {{ current_user.name }} — context_processor se har template mein user inject ho sakta hai.
Roll/dept extra fields same tarah pass karo.
22
Display the trek start date and end date on trek cards.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh list filter/sort/display task hai. Query badlo, template same rakh sakte ho.
```
rows = Model.query.filter_by(status='approved').order_by(Model.name.asc()).all()
```
Jinja: {% for r in rows %}<tr><td>{{ r.name|upper }}</td></tr>{% endfor %}
```
{{ rows|length }} count dikhane ke liye.
```
Alphabet sort: order_by(Model.name). Status filter: filter_by(status='pending').
Assigned staff column: relationship se {{ booking.staff.name }}.
23

Add an Age column to the database.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simple 4-step: Model → DB → Form → Route → Template. Yeh sabse common live-coding hai.
1) models.py: age = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
2) DB: SQLite viewer se column, ya DB delete karke create_all, ya ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN age INTEGER; production mein Flask-Migrate.
3) register.html: <input type='number' name='age' min='18' required>
4) route: user.age = request.form.get('age', type=int); commit
5) dashboard: {{ user.age }} admin table mein <td>{{ u.age }}</td>
Print terminal: print('AGE', request.form.get('age'))
Phone/city same pattern, String(20). Openings on Drive: integer column + form + create_drive route.
24

Add the Age field to the registration form.

Times asked 2

Official solution

Simple 4-step: Model → DB → Form → Route → Template. Yeh sabse common live-coding hai.
1) models.py: age = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
2) DB: SQLite viewer se column, ya DB delete karke create_all, ya ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN age INTEGER; production mein Flask-Migrate.
3) register.html: <input type='number' name='age' min='18' required>
4) route: user.age = request.form.get('age', type=int); commit
5) dashboard: {{ user.age }} admin table mein <td>{{ u.age }}</td>
Print terminal: print('AGE', request.form.get('age'))
Phone/city same pattern, String(20). Openings on Drive: integer column + form + create_drive route.
25

Update the registration route to save the age in the database.

Times asked 2

Official solution

Simple 4-step: Model → DB → Form → Route → Template. Yeh sabse common live-coding hai.
1) models.py: age = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
2) DB: SQLite viewer se column, ya DB delete karke create_all, ya ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN age INTEGER; production mein Flask-Migrate.
3) register.html: <input type='number' name='age' min='18' required>
4) route: user.age = request.form.get('age', type=int); commit
5) dashboard: {{ user.age }} admin table mein <td>{{ u.age }}</td>
Print terminal: print('AGE', request.form.get('age'))
Phone/city same pattern, String(20). Openings on Drive: integer column + form + create_drive route.
26
Add business logic so that only users younger than 50 years can register.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleValidation galat data rok ti hai — frontend turant, backend must.
Frontend: required, min='18', maxlength='8', pattern='(?=.*[A-Z]).{8,}'
Backend example:
```
pwd = request.form.get('password','')
if len(pwd) < 8 or not re.search(r'[A-Z]', pwd) or not re.search(r'[0-9]', pwd):
    flash('Weak password')
```
Haan, regex se password rules ho sakte hain.
Age 18-99, date >= today, slots <= 30 and > 0, confirm password == password, email '@' .
Duplicate username: User.query.filter_by(email=email).first() or unique=True catch IntegrityError.
Past date: if date < date.today(): reject. Negative slots: if slots < 0: reject; book pe available > 0 check.

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Show your College ID.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Download the project from the Viva Portal or perform checksum.

Times asked 5

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
3

Give a project demo (if asked).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
4

Explain the project architecture/structure.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
5

Explain all project files (app.py, .env, routes, models, etc.).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
6

Explain the complete project workflow.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
7
Explain the models and their relationships.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.
8
Explain a specific section/line of code selected by the proctor.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.

Explain the login route and its workflow.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleLogin GET form dikhata hai, POST credentials check karke session set karta hai.

@app.route('/login', methods=['GET','POST'])
def login():
    if request.method == 'POST':
        u = User.query.filter_by(email=request.form.get('email')).first()
        if u and check_password_hash(u.password, request.form.get('password')):
            if getattr(u, 'blacklisted', False):
                flash('Blocked'); return redirect(url_for('login'))
            session['user_id'] = u.id
            session['role'] = u.role
            return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))
        flash('Invalid')
    return render_template('login.html')

Logout: session.clear(); redirect login. Incognito alag cookie jar — logged out dikhega.
Single login page: role se redirect alag dashboards.

10

Explain a feature route (e.g., Add Lot/Create Drive) from frontend to backend.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleFrontend user jo dekhta/click karta hai, Backend server logic + database.
Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Jinja templates, thoda JS. Browser pe chalta hai.
Backend: Flask routes, SQLAlchemy, session, validation. Python server pe.
Data flow: form POST → Flask request.form → DB save → render_template/redirect → HTML dikha.
MAD1 typical stack: Flask + Jinja + SQLAlchemy + SQLite + Bootstrap.
11

Explain how the frontend template connects to the backend.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Simple flow: Browser → Route (controller) → Model/DB → phir template (view) → Browser.
Submit example:
1) HTML form POST /register, name='email'
2) register() request.form.get('email')
3) User(email=...) ; db.session.add; commit
4) redirect dashboard
5) dashboard query + render_template
6) Jinja {{ user.email }} / {% for %}
GET search: /search?q=flask → request.args.get('q') → filter ilike → template list.
JSON API: jsonify, frontend fetch().
12
Explain the complete workflow of a user action (e.g., booking an appointment).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
13
What is SECRET_KEY?

Times asked 2
Official solution

SimpleSECRET_KEY Flask ka secret jisse session cookies sign/encrypt hoti hain.
```
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-key')
```
Iske bina session/flash unreliable ya insecure. Key leak = attacker session forge kar sakta hai.
Hardcode mat karo production mein — .env / environment variable. Flash messages bhi session use karti hain, isliye SECRET_KEY se related hain.
Hataane pe session kaam nahi / warning. Change karne pe purane sessions invalid.
14
Why is SECRET_KEY used and how does it work?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSECRET_KEY Flask ka secret jisse session cookies sign/encrypt hoti hain.
```
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-key')
```
Iske bina session/flash unreliable ya insecure. Key leak = attacker session forge kar sakta hai.
Hardcode mat karo production mein — .env / environment variable. Flash messages bhi session use karti hain, isliye SECRET_KEY se related hain.
Hataane pe session kaam nahi / warning. Change karne pe purane sessions invalid.
15
What is backref?

Times asked 12
Official solution

Simplebackref relationship ki reverse side automatically bana deta hai.
```
class Post(db.Model):
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
    user = db.relationship('User', backref='posts')
```
Ab post.user milta hai, aur user.posts bhi — Post model pe sirf ek line.
secondary Many-to-Many junction table ke liye: relationship(..., secondary=likes_table, backref='liked_by').
Explicit chahiye to back_populates use karo.
16
Difference between GET and POST.

Times asked 7
Official solution

SimpleGET data mangta hai (read), POST data bhejta hai (create/submit).
GETURL mein dikhta hai, bookmark ho sakta hai, browser back/refresh safe hai, data URL query mein jaata hai. Search, page open, login form dikhana.
POSTbody mein data jaata hai, URL mein password nahi dikhta, refresh pe dubara submit ho sakta hai. Login, register, form save.
Example
# page dikhana
```
@app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def login():
    if request.method == 'GET':
        return render_template('login.html')
    # POST: form submit
    email = request.form.get('email')
    ...
```
GET se theoretically data bhej sakte ho (?q=flask), lekin create/update ke liye nahi use karna — data log/history mein save ho jaata hai, length limit hoti hai.
HTML form default GET hota hai; method='POST' likhna zaroori hai login/register pe.
17
Difference between PUT and POST.

Times asked 6
Official solution

SimplePOST nayi cheez create karta hai, PUT existing cheez ko replace/update karta hai.
POST /books → naya book add. Har baar naya ID banega. Idempotent nahi — 2 baar POST = 2 records.
PUT /books/5 → id=5 wale book ko poora update. Same PUT dubara bhejo to same result (idempotent).
PUT se create bhi ho sakta hai (agar ID client decide kare), lekin REST convention: create = POST, replace = PUT, partial = PATCH.
Example
```
@app.route('/user', methods=['POST'])          # register naya user
@app.route('/user/<int:id>', methods=['PUT'])  # poora profile replace
```
HTML <form> PUT nahi bhejta, isliye Flask apps mein edit pe bhi POST use hota hai. Examiner ko yeh reason clearly bolo.
18
Can PUT and POST be used interchangeably?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimplePOST nayi cheez create karta hai, PUT existing cheez ko replace/update karta hai.
POST /books → naya book add. Har baar naya ID banega. Idempotent nahi — 2 baar POST = 2 records.
PUT /books/5 → id=5 wale book ko poora update. Same PUT dubara bhejo to same result (idempotent).
PUT se create bhi ho sakta hai (agar ID client decide kare), lekin REST convention: create = POST, replace = PUT, partial = PATCH.
Example
```
@app.route('/user', methods=['POST'])          # register naya user
@app.route('/user/<int:id>', methods=['PUT'])  # poora profile replace
```
HTML <form> PUT nahi bhejta, isliye Flask apps mein edit pe bhi POST use hota hai. Examiner ko yeh reason clearly bolo.
19

What is an idempotent HTTP method?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleIdempotent method ko kitni baar chalao, result same rehna chahiye.
GET, PUT, DELETE theoretically idempotent. POST nahi — har POST naya record bana sakta hai.
PUT /user/1 {name:Ram} 5 baar = same user Ram.
POST /user {name:Ram} 5 baar = 5 users.
DELETE pehli baar delete, doosri baar 404 — resource state same (deleted).
20

What happens if method="POST" is removed from an HTML form?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.
Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'
Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'
Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.
21
If url_for() is removed from redirect(), how would you achieve the same result?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simpleurl_for sirf URL string banata hai, redirect us URL pe browser ko bhejta hai.
url_for('home') → '/home' (function name se URL nikalta hai)
redirect(url_for('home')) → browser ko /home pe le jaata hai
Example
```
return redirect(url_for('dashboard'))  # sahi
return redirect('/dashboard')         # hardcode, route change pe toot jaayega

Agar redirect se url_for hata do to khud path string dena padega: redirect('/dashboard').
Agar url_for('home') ko url_for('home_page') kar do aur home_page naam ka function nahi hai to BuildError aayega.
```
url_for ko function ka naam chahiye, URL path nahi.
22
Difference between id and name attributes.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleForm user input server ko bhejti hai. Table rows/columns dikhati hai.
```
<form action="{{ url_for('register') }}" method='POST' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
  <input name='email' required>
  <button type='submit'>Go</button>
</form>
```
name attribute server pe key ban'ti hai: request.form['email']. id JS/CSS, value default/dikhta hua text.
action URL. method GET/POST. enctype file upload pe multipart.
required frontend empty submit rokta hai (backend phir bhi check).
```
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>{{ u.name }}</td></tr></tbody></table>
```
th header, td data, tr row. Nested table: td ke andar table (avoid, messy).
method hataoge to GET, password URL mein — buri baat.
23
Difference between Block and Inline elements.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleBlock poori line leta hai, Inline text ke saath baithta hai.
Block (div, p, h1, section): width 100%, next element neeche aata hai. Height/width/margin set kar sakte ho.
Inline (span, a, strong): sirf content jitni jagah. Width/height generally nahi chalti.
Inline-block: inline ki tarah baithta hai, lekin width/height milti hai.
Example
```
<div>Hello</div><div>World</div> do lines. <span>Hello</span> <span>World</span> ek line.
```
24
Difference between Inline CSS and Internal CSS.

Times asked 2
Official solution

Yeh live UI/CSS change hai. Examiner jo element bole uski CSS turant badlo.
Bootstrap class badlo (btn-primary → btn-success, bg-dark → bg-warning) ya inline style='color:red; background:#eee'.
Center: d-flex justify-content-center text-center. Navbar neeche: navbar fixed-bottom.
Example
```
<button class='btn btn-success' style='background:#16a34a'>Book</button>
```
Pehle browser inspect karke class dhundo, phir template mein change karke refresh.
25
Difference between Authentication and Authorization.

Times asked 20
Official solution

SimpleAuthentication poochta hai "tu kaun hai?", Authorization poochta hai "tujhe yeh kaam karne ki permission hai?"
Authentication: login. Username + password check karke prove karte ho ki tum genuine user ho. Success pe session/token milta hai.
Authorization: uske baad role check. Admin hi parking lot delete kar sakta hai, normal user nahi.
Example (Flask):
# Authentication
```
if user and check_password_hash(user.password, form_password):
    session['user_id'] = user.id

# Authorization
if session.get('role') != 'admin':
    abort(403)  # logged in ho, lekin allowed nahi
```
Project example: student login = authentication. Student admin dashboard nahi khol sakta = authorization.
Validation alag cheez hai (form sahi bhara hai ya nahi, jaise age 18+).
26
Write a Jinja for loop to display a list.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple Jinja loop + if — examiner notepad mein likhwaata hai:
```
{% for t in treks %}
  <p>{{ t.name }} — {{ t.location }}</p>
{% else %}
  <p>No treks</p>
{% endfor %}

{% if user.role == 'admin' %}
  <button>Delete</button>
{% endif %}
```
List filter: {% if x > 10 %}{{ x }}{% endif %}
Length: {{ items|length }} Upper: {{ name|upper }}
Table: loop ke andar <tr><td>
27
Write a Flask endpoint that accepts query parameters and returns JSON data.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())
28
What is API parsing/argument parsing?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleAPI = Application Programming Interface — do systems predefined rules se baat karti hain. REST API HTTP + JSON use karti hai.
Controller/route HTML bhi return kar sakta hai. REST API generally JSON return karti hai, frontend alag ho (Vue/Postman).
Example
```
@app.route('/api/users/<int:id>')
def get_user(id):
    u = User.query.get_or_404(id)
    return jsonify(id=u.id, name=u.name)
```
MAD1 HTML apps mein 'API' kabhi-kabhi routes ko hi keh dete hain. Agar Vue nahi to bolo: server-rendered Flask, JSON APIs optional.
Boolean return: technically jsonify(True) ho sakta hai, lekin meaningful JSON object better. Flask view None return kare to error.
Test: Postman se GET/POST.
Parsing: request.get_json() body se, request.args query se.
29

Write the Git command to create/switch branches.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleGit files ki history rakhta hai. GitHub remote + collaborator viva check.
git status — kya change/untracked
git checkout -b viva-fix ya git switch -c viva-fix — nayi branch
git rm --cached notes.txt — track band, file disk pe rahe (.gitignore)
git log — commits (examiner poochta hai)
Collaborator: repo → Settings → Collaborators. MAD-1 instructor add karna mandatory hota hai.
30

Write the Git command to stop tracking a file.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleGit files ki history rakhta hai. GitHub remote + collaborator viva check.
git status — kya change/untracked
git checkout -b viva-fix ya git switch -c viva-fix — nayi branch
git rm --cached notes.txt — track band, file disk pe rahe (.gitignore)
git log — commits (examiner poochta hai)
Collaborator: repo → Settings → Collaborators. MAD-1 instructor add karna mandatory hota hai.
31

What are Pytest markers?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleTesting code sahi hai verify. Unit = chhote functions, Integration = route+DB, System = poora flow.
Pytest: test_*.py, assert. Markers: @pytest.mark.slow skip/select. Keywords: pytest -k login.
Unit testing se regression kam, viva ke alawa CI mein fayda. Manual: demo scenarios (overbook, blacklist).
32

Difference between Pytest markers and keywords.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleTesting code sahi hai verify. Unit = chhote functions, Integration = route+DB, System = poora flow.
Pytest: test_*.py, assert. Markers: @pytest.mark.slow skip/select. Keywords: pytest -k login.
Unit testing se regression kam, viva ke alawa CI mein fayda. Manual: demo scenarios (overbook, blacklist).

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Show your GitHub repository.

Times asked 9

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
2

Download the project from the Viva Portal (no checksum required).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
3

Demonstrate the complete application.

Times asked 33

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
4

Explain CRUD operations.

Times asked 4

Official solution

SimpleCRUD = Create, Read, Update, Delete — kisi bhi resource ke 4 basic operations.
Create: POST, db.session.add(new_user); commit() — register, add trek.
Read: GET, User.query.all() — dashboard list.
Update: POST/PUT, user.name = 'Ram'; commit() — edit profile.
DeletePOST/DELETE, db.session.delete(obj); commit().
REST mapping: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.
Admin panel mein yeh 4 dikhana viva demo ka common task hai.
5
Show and explain the cost calculation logic.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
6

Explain the routes.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
7
Answer database-related questions.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh MAD-1 viva question tumhare project ke context se linked hai. Short answer is structure se do:
Pehle 1 line definition/purpose, phir tumhare project ka example, phir chhota code/flow.
Typical Flask flowBrowser request → @app.route controller → SQLAlchemy model/DB → Jinja template response.
Auth: session['user_id'] + role check. CRUD: add/commit, query.all, field update, delete.
Live change maange to: related model → route → template, phir browser refresh karke dikhao.
Example (generic create):
obj = Model(name=request.form.get('name'))
```
db.session.add(obj); db.session.commit()
return redirect(url_for('list_view'))
```
8
What is SECRET_KEY in app.py?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSECRET_KEY Flask ka secret jisse session cookies sign/encrypt hoti hain.
```
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-key')
```
Iske bina session/flash unreliable ya insecure. Key leak = attacker session forge kar sakta hai.
Hardcode mat karo production mein — .env / environment variable. Flash messages bhi session use karti hain, isliye SECRET_KEY se related hain.
Hataane pe session kaam nahi / warning. Change karne pe purane sessions invalid.
9
Why is SECRET_KEY used?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSECRET_KEY Flask ka secret jisse session cookies sign/encrypt hoti hain.
```
app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.getenv('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-key')
```
Iske bina session/flash unreliable ya insecure. Key leak = attacker session forge kar sakta hai.
Hardcode mat karo production mein — .env / environment variable. Flash messages bhi session use karti hain, isliye SECRET_KEY se related hain.
Hataane pe session kaam nahi / warning. Change karne pe purane sessions invalid.
10

Explain MVC architecture.

Times asked 9

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
11
Explain GET and POST methods.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleGET data mangta hai (read), POST data bhejta hai (create/submit).
GETURL mein dikhta hai, bookmark ho sakta hai, browser back/refresh safe hai, data URL query mein jaata hai. Search, page open, login form dikhana.
POSTbody mein data jaata hai, URL mein password nahi dikhta, refresh pe dubara submit ho sakta hai. Login, register, form save.
Example
# page dikhana
```
@app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def login():
    if request.method == 'GET':
        return render_template('login.html')
    # POST: form submit
    email = request.form.get('email')
    ...
```
GET se theoretically data bhej sakte ho (?q=flask), lekin create/update ke liye nahi use karna — data log/history mein save ho jaata hai, length limit hoti hai.
HTML form default GET hota hai; method='POST' likhna zaroori hai login/register pe.
12

Explain common HTTP status codes such as 200, 302, 304, and 404.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleStatus code number batata hai request ka result.
200 OK — success, page/data mil gaya.
201 Created — POST se naya resource.
302/303 Found/See Other — redirect (login ke baad).
304 Not Modified — cache use karo.
400 Bad Request — galat input.
401 Unauthorized — login nahi (ironically authentication missing).
403 Forbidden — login hai, permission nahi.
404 Not Found — route/record nahi.
500 Internal Server Error — server crash (DB error, NoneType). debug=True pe traceback.
501 Not Implemented — method server nahi sambhalta.
abort(404) Flask mein. get_or_404(id) record na ho to 404.
User ID GET pe exist na kare to 404 return karo, 500 nahi.

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Show your College ID.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Show your GitHub repository and collaborator.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
3

Verify GitHub form submission.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
4

Verify GitHub form submission.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
5

Show AI/LLM usage.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleSach bolo. AI se boilerplate/docs theek, logic samajh ke explain karo.
'Boilerplate aur CSS ke liye AI use kiya, models/routes khud design kiye. Report mein X% mention hai.'
Line-by-line nahi explain kar paoge to examiner pakad lega. Documentation: official Flask/SQLAlchemy + course lectures.
6

Demonstrate the complete application.

Times asked 33

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
7

Perform CRUD operations.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleCRUD = Create, Read, Update, Delete — kisi bhi resource ke 4 basic operations.
Create: POST, db.session.add(new_user); commit() — register, add trek.
Read: GET, User.query.all() — dashboard list.
Update: POST/PUT, user.name = 'Ram'; commit() — edit profile.
DeletePOST/DELETE, db.session.delete(obj); commit().
REST mapping: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.
Admin panel mein yeh 4 dikhana viva demo ka common task hai.
8
Create sample data (e.g., companies, students, drives, doctors).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh project-specific feature add/modify hai. 4 layers touch karo: model, route, template, validation.
1) Data chahiye to models.py mein column/relationship + DB update (ALTER / migrate / create_all).
2) Route: GET pe form/page, POST pe request.form se save, flash + redirect.
3) Template: input name=... Jinja se {{ obj.field }} display.
4) Rule: duplicate, range, role check backend pe.
Example naya field 'city':
```
user.city = db.Column(db.String(50))
user.city = request.form.get('city')
<input name='city'>  ...  {{ user.city }}
```
9

Approve/Reject records.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
10
Explain project-specific functionalities and design decisions.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
11
Show additional features beyond the project requirements.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple2-3 honest improvements + 1 security + 1 UX.
Example
```
password hashing/CSRF tighter, Redis cache, tests, pagination, email verify, rate limit login, better mobile CSS.
```
Challenges: relationships/cascade, concurrent booking, Jinja inheritance.
Rate: 7-8/10 with reason — 10/10 arrogant, 3/10 confidence khatam.
Security extra: HTTPS, hashed passwords, CSRF, SQL injection (ORM), login attempts, file type check.
12
Explain why certain features were or were not implemented.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
13
Explain the project folder/file structure.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
14
Explain models.py.

Times asked 21
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.
15
Explain a specific section of models.py (random lines).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplemodels.py har table ki class hai — columns, PK/FK, relationships. Yeh Model layer hai.
Viva mein file khol ke bolo:
1) Kaunsi classes/tables hain (User, Role-specific, Booking...)
2) Har table ka kaam 1 line
3) Relationships: 1-1 / 1-M / M-M, backref, cascade, lazy
4) Constraints: unique email, nullable, default status
Example skeleton
```
class User(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True, nullable=False)
    role = db.Column(db.String(20), default='user')
    bookings = db.relationship('Booking', backref='user', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
```
ER diagram: rectangles entities, lines relationships, PK/FK mark. Schema = yahi structure.
Tables create: db.create_all() ya migrations. SQLite file SQL viewer se dikha sakte ho.
16

Explain routes.py.

Times asked 3

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
17

Explain a specific route (e.g., edit slots).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
18
Explain create_app().

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
19

Explain Controllers in your MVC implementation.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
20
Explain relationships between models.

Times asked 3
Official solution

SimpleRelationships tables ko jodti hain taaki related data object se mil jaaye.
One-to-Many: User → kai Posts. posts = relationship('Post', backref='author'). FK post.user_id.
One-to-One: User → Profile. uselist=False + unique FK. Profile.user_id unique.
Many-to-Many: Student ↔ Drive. Junction/secondary table (student_id, drive_id).
Example 1-1:
```
class Profile(db.Model):
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), unique=True)
    user = db.relationship('User', back_populates='profile', uselist=False)
```
1-M ko 1-1: child FK pe unique=True + uselist=False.
Parent-child: parent PK, child FK. Junction table extra columns bhi rakh sakti hai (applied_on).
21
Explain One-to-Many relationships.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleRelationships tables ko jodti hain taaki related data object se mil jaaye.
One-to-Many: User → kai Posts. posts = relationship('Post', backref='author'). FK post.user_id.
One-to-One: User → Profile. uselist=False + unique FK. Profile.user_id unique.
Many-to-Many: Student ↔ Drive. Junction/secondary table (student_id, drive_id).
Example 1-1:
```
class Profile(db.Model):
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), unique=True)
    user = db.relationship('User', back_populates='profile', uselist=False)
```
1-M ko 1-1: child FK pe unique=True + uselist=False.
Parent-child: parent PK, child FK. Junction table extra columns bhi rakh sakti hai (applied_on).
22
How would you convert a One-to-Many relationship into One-to-One?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleRelationships tables ko jodti hain taaki related data object se mil jaaye.
One-to-Many: User → kai Posts. posts = relationship('Post', backref='author'). FK post.user_id.
One-to-One: User → Profile. uselist=False + unique FK. Profile.user_id unique.
Many-to-Many: Student ↔ Drive. Junction/secondary table (student_id, drive_id).
Example 1-1:
```
class Profile(db.Model):
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), unique=True)
    user = db.relationship('User', back_populates='profile', uselist=False)
```
1-M ko 1-1: child FK pe unique=True + uselist=False.
Parent-child: parent PK, child FK. Junction table extra columns bhi rakh sakti hai (applied_on).
23
Explain backref.

Times asked 5
Official solution

Simplebackref relationship ki reverse side automatically bana deta hai.
```
class Post(db.Model):
    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
    user = db.relationship('User', backref='posts')
```
Ab post.user milta hai, aur user.posts bhi — Post model pe sirf ek line.
secondary Many-to-Many junction table ke liye: relationship(..., secondary=likes_table, backref='liked_by').
Explicit chahiye to back_populates use karo.
24
What can be used instead of backref? (e.g., back_populates)

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simpledono SQLAlchemy relationships ko do taraf se connect karte hain, farq sirf likhne ke style ka hai.
backref: relationship ek side pe likhte ho, doosri side SQLAlchemy khud bana deta hai. Short hai, lekin dono models dekh ke relationship clearly nahi dikhti.
back_populates: dono models pe relationship explicitly likhte ho. Code padhne wale ko turant samajh aa jaata hai ki User.posts aur Post.author linked hain.
Example
```
class User(db.Model):
    posts = db.relationship('Post', backref='author')
```
Yahan Post.author automatically mil jaata hai.
Explicit version:
```
class User(db.Model):
    posts = db.relationship('Post', back_populates='author')
class Post(db.Model):
    author = db.relationship('User', back_populates='posts')
```
Viva tipexaminer ko bolo — MAD1 project mein back_populates zyada clear hai, isliye preferred.
25
Explain lazy=True.

Times asked 2
Official solution

Simplelazy loading related objects tab load karta hai jab attribute access karte ho, pehle nahi.
```
user = User.query.get(1)  # posts query nahi
```
user.posts # ab query
lazy=True / 'select' default. lazy='joined' eager join. lazy='dynamic' query object.
uselist=False One-to-One (single object, list nahi). Hataoge to list mil sakti hai.
Frontend lazy loading images alag cheez hai (viewport mein aaye tab load).
26
Explain __tablename__.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simplenullable=False matlab column khali nahi. default seedha value. Query objects lazy hote hain jab tak .all/.first.
```
age = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)  # optional
status = db.Column(db.String(20), default='pending')
```
__tablename__ = 'users' # table name override
User.query.all() → list of User. .first() → User ya None. .get_or_404(id) → User ya 404.
filter_by(...) Query object return karta hai, execute .all() pe. Type: BaseQuery / list after all().
db.func.count(User.id) aggregate. Empty table render: loop 0 baar, crash nahi agar code sahi.
27

Explain ON DELETE CASCADE.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCascade parent ke saath child pe automatic action (generally delete).
Company delete → uski drives bhi delete, warna orphan rows / FK error.
SQLAlchemy: db.relationship('Drive', cascade='all, delete-orphan', backref='company')
SQL: ForeignKey(..., ondelete='CASCADE')
Cascade sirf delete nahi: save-update, merge, refresh-expire, expunge, delete-orphan.
Cascade Update: parent PK change to child FK update (rare, PK mat badlo).
Parent delete jab children active hon: constraint error, ya cascade se children gayab, ya pehle children handle karo — design choice examiner poochta hai.
CSS cascading alag topic hai (styles inherit/override).
28

What does cascade="all, delete" mean?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCascade parent ke saath child pe automatic action (generally delete).
Company delete → uski drives bhi delete, warna orphan rows / FK error.
SQLAlchemy: db.relationship('Drive', cascade='all, delete-orphan', backref='company')
SQL: ForeignKey(..., ondelete='CASCADE')
Cascade sirf delete nahi: save-update, merge, refresh-expire, expunge, delete-orphan.
Cascade Update: parent PK change to child FK update (rare, PK mat badlo).
Parent delete jab children active hon: constraint error, ya cascade se children gayab, ya pehle children handle karo — design choice examiner poochta hai.
CSS cascading alag topic hai (styles inherit/override).
29
Difference between filter() and filter_by().

Times asked 2
Official solution

Simplefilter_by simple keyword arguments, filter full SQL-style conditions.
```
User.query.filter_by(email='a@x.com').first()  # column=value, easy
User.query.filter(User.age > 18, User.city == 'Delhi').all()  # comparisons, OR, LIKE
```
filter_by sirf equals ke liye. Greater-than, LIKE, joins ke liye filter() use karo.
Example search
```
Trek.query.filter(Trek.name.ilike(f'%{q}%')).all()
```
Yeh filter_by se nahi hoga.
30

Explain MVC architecture with respect to your project.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
31
Explain Flash messages.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simpleflash() ek baar dikhne wala message session mein store karta hai — 'Login successful'.
flash('Invalid password', 'danger')
Template
```
{% with messages = get_flashed_messages(with_categories=True) %}
```
JS se auto-hide bhi kar sakte ho.
SECRET_KEY chahiye kyunki flash session use karta hai.
32
Explain create_app() in Flask.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
33

Explain HTTP request methods.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleHTTP methods batate hain request kya karna chahti hai. Common: GET POST PUT PATCH DELETE.
GETread/fetch. Safe, URL se. Page kholna, search.
POSTcreate/submit. Form, login.
PUTpoora replace/update. Idempotent.
PATCHpartial update.
DELETEhataana.
HEAD: sirf headers. OPTIONS: CORS preflight.
Flask: @app.route('/x', methods=['GET','POST'])
Agar methods na likho to default sirf GET.
HTML form native sirf GET/POST. PUT/DELETE JS/fetch ya hidden _method se.
GET se data fetch ho sakta hai, create nahi karna chahiye. POST se theoretically fetch ho sakta hai lekin cache/semantics galat.
DELETE fetch ke liye nahi. GET POST ka kaam officially nahi karta — side effects GET pe mat rakho.
34

Difference between GET and PUT.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleGET read karta hai, PUT existing resource replace/update karta hai.
GET /users/1 → data lao, side-effect nahi. PUT /users/1 → poora user update, idempotent.
PUT vs FETCH: FETCH HTTP method nahi, JS fetch() function hai jo GET/PUT/POST kuch bhi bhej sakta hai.
Search GET, edit-save PUT/POST. GET se create mat karo.
35

Difference between PUT and PATCH.

Times asked 7

Official solution

SimplePUT poori resource replace karta hai, PATCH sirf kuch fields update karta hai.
PUTfull update. Jo fields nahi bheji, woh empty/default ho sakti hain. Idempotent — same request 5 baar bhejo, result same.
PATCHpartial update. Sirf name change karna hai to sirf name bhejo, baaki fields same rehti hain.
ExampleUser {name: Ram, city: Delhi, age: 20}
PUT /user/1 {name: Shyam} → city/age lose ho sakte hain agar poora object nahi bheja.
PATCH /user/1 {name: Shyam} → sirf name Shyam, city Delhi, age 20 same.
MAD1 Flask forms mein aksar POST se update karte hain kyunki HTML form PUT/PATCH native support nahi karta. Theory mein farq yeh hai.
36
What are RESTful APIs?

Times asked 2
Official solution

SimpleAPI = Application Programming Interface — do systems predefined rules se baat karti hain. REST API HTTP + JSON use karti hai.
Controller/route HTML bhi return kar sakta hai. REST API generally JSON return karti hai, frontend alag ho (Vue/Postman).
Example
```
@app.route('/api/users/<int:id>')
def get_user(id):
    u = User.query.get_or_404(id)
    return jsonify(id=u.id, name=u.name)
```
MAD1 HTML apps mein 'API' kabhi-kabhi routes ko hi keh dete hain. Agar Vue nahi to bolo: server-rendered Flask, JSON APIs optional.
Boolean return: technically jsonify(True) ho sakta hai, lekin meaningful JSON object better. Flask view None return kare to error.
Test: Postman se GET/POST.
Parsing: request.get_json() body se, request.args query se.
37
Explain Jinja Template Inheritance.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simpleextends poora layout inherit karta hai, include chhota piece insert karta hai.
extends: child page base.html ka structure use karti hai, blocks override karti hai. Ek hi parent.
include: navbar.html / footer.html jahan chaho insert. Kai baar use ho sakta hai.
base.html:
```
{% block content %}{% endblock %}

home.html:
{% extends 'base.html' %}
{% block content %}<h1>Home</h1>{% endblock %}

{% include 'navbar.html' %}  → navbar har page pe
```
Fayda: header/footer ek jagah, change once — saari pages update. MAD1 mein almost har project use karta hai.
38
Write a Jinja for loop.

Times asked 9
Official solution

Simple Jinja loop + if — examiner notepad mein likhwaata hai:
```
{% for t in treks %}
  <p>{{ t.name }} — {{ t.location }}</p>
{% else %}
  <p>No treks</p>
{% endfor %}

{% if user.role == 'admin' %}
  <button>Delete</button>
{% endif %}
```
List filter: {% if x > 10 %}{{ x }}{% endif %}
Length: {{ items|length }} Upper: {{ name|upper }}
Table: loop ke andar <tr><td>
39
Explain the HTML <input> tag.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleForm user input server ko bhejti hai. Table rows/columns dikhati hai.
```
<form action="{{ url_for('register') }}" method='POST' enctype='multipart/form-data'>
  <input name='email' required>
  <button type='submit'>Go</button>
</form>
```
name attribute server pe key ban'ti hai: request.form['email']. id JS/CSS, value default/dikhta hua text.
action URL. method GET/POST. enctype file upload pe multipart.
required frontend empty submit rokta hai (backend phir bhi check).
```
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>{{ u.name }}</td></tr></tbody></table>
```
th header, td data, tr row. Nested table: td ke andar table (avoid, messy).
method hataoge to GET, password URL mein — buri baat.
40
Explain Bootstrap button styling.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleBootstrap CSS/JS framework — ready classes se responsive UI.
```
<button class='btn btn-primary'>Save</button>
```
Red button: btn btn-danger. Navbar, cards, grid (row/col).
CDN: <link href='https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5...'> — internet na ho to style toot sakti hai. Local copy safer viva ke liye.
CSS vs Bootstrap: Bootstrap faster consistent UI, custom CSS fine-control. Dono saath use ho sakte hain.
aria-current='page' accessibility — current nav item screen readers ko.
CDN fayda: cache, quick setup. Nuksaan: offline, privacy, version lock.
41

Prevent duplicate appointments for the same patient, doctor, and time slot.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleDuplicate/overbook rokne ke liye DB constraint + route check dono.
Pehle query: Booking.query.filter_by(user_id=uid, trek_id=tid).first()
Agar exists: flash('Already booked'); return
Slots: if trek.available <= 0: reject else trek.available -= 1; commit
Race condition: unique(user_id, trek_id) constraint — do tabs se double click pe bhi ek hi row.
Blacklist: login pe is_blacklisted check.
Active drive limit: if Company ke paas status=open drive hai to naya mat banne do.
42

Add a new field (e.g., Age, Experience, Salary) and update: Database model Backend routes Frontend form Database storage

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
Simple 4-step: Model → DB → Form → Route → Template. Yeh sabse common live-coding hai.
1) models.py: age = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=True)
2) DB: SQLite viewer se column, ya DB delete karke create_all, ya ALTER TABLE user ADD COLUMN age INTEGER; production mein Flask-Migrate.
3) register.html: <input type='number' name='age' min='18' required>
4) route: user.age = request.form.get('age', type=int); commit
5) dashboard: {{ user.age }} admin table mein <td>{{ u.age }}</td>
Print terminal: print('AGE', request.form.get('age'))
Phone/city same pattern, String(20). Openings on Drive: integer column + form + create_drive route.
43
Add validation to prevent selecting a past date.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleValidation galat data rok ti hai — frontend turant, backend must.
Frontend: required, min='18', maxlength='8', pattern='(?=.*[A-Z]).{8,}'
Backend example:
```
pwd = request.form.get('password','')
if len(pwd) < 8 or not re.search(r'[A-Z]', pwd) or not re.search(r'[0-9]', pwd):
    flash('Weak password')
```
Haan, regex se password rules ho sakte hain.
Age 18-99, date >= today, slots <= 30 and > 0, confirm password == password, email '@' .
Duplicate username: User.query.filter_by(email=email).first() or unique=True catch IntegrityError.
Past date: if date < date.today(): reject. Negative slots: if slots < 0: reject; book pe available > 0 check.
44
Display additional statistics on the dashboard (e.g., Total Applied, Selected, Rejected, Shortlisted).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh MAD-1 viva question tumhare project ke context se linked hai. Short answer is structure se do:
Pehle 1 line definition/purpose, phir tumhare project ka example, phir chhota code/flow.
Typical Flask flowBrowser request → @app.route controller → SQLAlchemy model/DB → Jinja template response.
Auth: session['user_id'] + role check. CRUD: add/commit, query.all, field update, delete.
Live change maange to: related model → route → template, phir browser refresh karke dikhao.
Example (generic create):
obj = Model(name=request.form.get('name'))
```
db.session.add(obj); db.session.commit()
return redirect(url_for('list_view'))
```
45
Write a Flask route to display filtered records (e.g., approved students/applications).

Times asked 1
Official solution

Patternfilter query → template/JSON. Examiner jo entity bole us class ka naam use karo.
```
@app.route('/admin/blacklisted')
def blacklisted():
    rows = User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).all()
    return render_template('list.html', rows=rows)

JSON: return jsonify([{'id': r.id, 'name': r.name} for r in rows])
ID se: User.query.get_or_404(id)
Do filters: .filter(Drive.approved==False, Drive.title=='Data Scientist')
```
Join example: students jinhone blacklisted company ke drive pe apply kiya — join Application-Drive-Company.
PUT@app.route('/x/<int:id>', methods=['PUT']) + request.get_json()
url param display: @app.route('/show/<int:id>') return render_template('show.html', id=id)
Form → next page: POST values render_template('out.html', **request.form)
Count: return str(User.query.filter_by(is_blacklisted=True).count())

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1

Show your College ID.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.
Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.
2

Show your GitHub repository and collaborator.

Times asked 16

Official solution

SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.
Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.
3

Perform checksum or download the project from the Viva Portal.

Times asked 2

Official solution

SimpleChecksum file ka hash (jaise SHA256) — file change hui ya nahi verify.
Portal pe submitted ZIP ka checksum diya hota hai. Local file ka hash nikaalo, match hona chahiye.
Linux: sha256sum project.zip
Mismatch = galat file / corrupt download. Examiner integrity check karta hai ki tumhari submitted copy hi run ho rahi hai.
4

Demonstrate the complete application.

Times asked 33

Official solution

SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.
Suggested flow
1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.
5

Focus on CRUD operations (especially Create, Read, Update, Delete).

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCRUD = Create, Read, Update, Delete — kisi bhi resource ke 4 basic operations.
Create: POST, db.session.add(new_user); commit() — register, add trek.
Read: GET, User.query.all() — dashboard list.
Update: POST/PUT, user.name = 'Ram'; commit() — edit profile.
DeletePOST/DELETE, db.session.delete(obj); commit().
REST mapping: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.
Admin panel mein yeh 4 dikhana viva demo ka common task hai.
6

Show Admin/User summaries.

Times asked 1

Official solution

Yeh feature demo hai. Account ready rakho, steps bol ke dikhao.
Role ke hisaab login → action (create/approve/book) → DB/UI pe result → edge case (fail when slots=0 / blacklisted).
Do browser windows: admin + user. Search/filter alag se dikhao.
Agar feature nahi hai to sach bolo aur 2 minute mein kaise add karoge (query + template) explain karo.
7

Explain the price/cost calculation logic.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCost generally rate × quantity/time, round up rules ke saath.
hours = max(1, math.ceil(total_minutes / 60)) # 10 min bhi 1 hour
cost = hours * lot.price_per_hour
Logic route/model method mein rakho, template mein sirf {{ booking.cost }}.
Viva: numbers ka example 90 min × ₹50 = ₹100 (ceil 2 hours) walkthrough karo.
8

Explain the CRUD operations in your code.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleCRUD = Create, Read, Update, Delete — kisi bhi resource ke 4 basic operations.
Create: POST, db.session.add(new_user); commit() — register, add trek.
Read: GET, User.query.all() — dashboard list.
Update: POST/PUT, user.name = 'Ram'; commit() — edit profile.
DeletePOST/DELETE, db.session.delete(obj); commit().
REST mapping: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.
Admin panel mein yeh 4 dikhana viva demo ka common task hai.
9

Explain a specific route selected by the proctor.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleRoutes/controllers URLs handle karte hain. app.py app banata hai, models.py data, templates/ views, static/ CSS-JS.
Typical structure:
app.py / __init__.py → Flask app, db.init, register blueprints
models.py → tables
routes.py / views → @app.route functions
templates/ → Jinja HTML
static/ → css, images
instance/*.db → SQLite
Ek route explain karne ka template:
1) URL + methods 2) Auth/role check 3) Form/query se data 4) Business rule (duplicate, slots) 5) db.session 6) render ya redirect
Example GET+POST same route: GET form, POST save.
Data HTML se: form name= → request.form. Data HTML ko: render_template(..., items=query).
Nayi .py file: import karke use karo, warna Flask ko pata nahi. Folder rename: imports/paths/templates check.
10
Explain a specific section of your code.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Examiner code pe ungli rakh ke poochta hai — panic mat karo, 4-line formula bolo.
1) Yeh file/line kya role hai (model / route / template / config)?
2) Input kahan se aata hai (form, URL <id>, session, JSON)?
3) DB pe kya query/write?
4) Output kya (render_template / redirect / jsonify)?
Example
```
@app.route('/book/<int:id>', methods=['POST']) — logged-in user session se, trek id URL se, Booking add, slots--, redirect history.
```
Unknown line: imports (request, url_for, flash), decorators, if checks, commit — har keyword ka reason ready rakho.
11
If you create a new Python file with a function, will it work without modifying the existing project? Explain why.

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh project-specific feature add/modify hai. 4 layers touch karo: model, route, template, validation.
1) Data chahiye to models.py mein column/relationship + DB update (ALTER / migrate / create_all).
2) Route: GET pe form/page, POST pe request.form se save, flash + redirect.
3) Template: input name=... Jinja se {{ obj.field }} display.
4) Rule: duplicate, range, role check backend pe.
Example naya field 'city':
```
user.city = db.Column(db.String(50))
user.city = request.form.get('city')
<input name='city'>  ...  {{ user.city }}
```
12
Have you used SQLAlchemy?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSQLAlchemy Python ka sabse popular ORM hai. MAD1 mein Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper use hota hai.
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
```
class Book(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    title = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable=False)

Operations: db.session.add(obj), .commit(), .delete(obj), Model.query.all(), .filter_by(), .get_or_404(id).
db.Model ek class hai (function nahi). db object engine + session + metadata hold karta hai.
```
SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False extra signals band karta hai, performance warning hatati hai.
13
Why did you use SQLAlchemy? What are its advantages?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleSQLAlchemy Python ka sabse popular ORM hai. MAD1 mein Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper use hota hai.
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
```
class Book(db.Model):
    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
    title = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable=False)

Operations: db.session.add(obj), .commit(), .delete(obj), Model.query.all(), .filter_by(), .get_or_404(id).
db.Model ek class hai (function nahi). db object engine + session + metadata hold karta hai.
```
SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False extra signals band karta hai, performance warning hatati hai.
14
Explain the Primary Key.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimplePrimary Key har row ko uniquely identify karti hai. Unique Key bhi unique hoti hai lekin table ki main ID nahi.
```
id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)  # auto increment
email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)
```
PK: NOT NULL, ek (ya composite). Index automatically.
Record fetch: User.query.get(id) PK se tez.
FK hamesha unique nahi — Many side pe repeat hoti hai. Unique FK = One-to-One.
15
Explain the Foreign Key.

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleForeign Key doosri table ki PK ko refer karti hai, relationship + referential integrity.
```
user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'), nullable=False)
```
Invalid user_id insert nahi hoga. FK unique nahi hona zaroori — One-to-Many mein same user_id kai rows.
FK + PK same column: 1-1 sharing, jaise AdminProfile.id = FK to user.id.
Should FK always unique? Nahi. Tab One-to-One chahiye ho tab unique.
16

What is MVC? Explain its architecture.

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleMVC = Model-View-Controller. Code ko 3 hisson mein baant ta hai taaki mix na ho.
Model: data + DB. models.py — User, Trek, Booking classes.
View: jo user dekhta hai. templates/*.html + Jinja.
Controller: beech ka logic. routes / app.py — request lo, model se data, view ko do.
Example flow (register):
Browser form POST → Controller register() → User model save → redirect → View dashboard.html
Draw: Browser → Controller → Model → DB, phir Controller → View → Browser.
ORM na ho to bhi MVC ho sakta hai — Model raw SQL functions ho sakte hain. Structure matter karta hai, library nahi.
MVP/MVVM doosri architectures hain; MAD1 mein MVC expected hai.
17
Why did you use Blueprints?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleBlueprint Flask app ko modules mein baant ta hai — auth, admin, user alag files.
admin_bp = Blueprint('admin', __name__, url_prefix='/admin')
@admin_bp.route('/dashboard')
```
def dash(): ...
app.register_blueprint(admin_bp)
```
Bina blueprint: sab routes ek app.py — chhote MAD1 ke liye theek. Alternative: multiple modules import karke app pe route attach, ya create_app factory.
Bada project: Blueprints = clean controllers.
18
What is @login_required? Why is it used?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple@login_required / custom decorator check karta hai session mein user hai ya nahi, nahi to login pe bhejta hai.
```
def login_required(f):
    @wraps(f)
    def wrapper(*a, **k):
        if 'user_id' not in session:
            return redirect(url_for('login'))
        return f(*a, **k)
    return wrapper

@app.before_request se bhi global check ho sakta hai.
```
Decorator order: pehle @app.route, uske neeche @login_required generally. Swap karoge to kabhi route register galat ho sakta hai — Flask-Login docs follow karo.
Role decorator @role_required('admin') authorization ke liye. Order matter karta hai: pehle auth, phir role.
19
Have you used Flask? Where?

Times asked 1
Official solution

SimpleFlask Python ka micro web framework hai — routes, templates, request/response handle karta hai.
```
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
    return 'Hello'
app.run(debug=True)  # default port 5000
```
__name__ se Flask ko pata chalta hai templates/static kahan se load karni hai. Hataoge to resource paths toot sakte hain.
Faydesimple, flexible, MAD1 syllabus. Nuksaan: bade features (admin, auth) khud jodne padte hain.
```
app.run() development server start karta hai. Production mein gunicorn/waitress.
```
20
What is Jinja2?

Times asked 3
Official solution

SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine hai. HTML ke andar Python-jaisa data print/loop/if kar sakte ho.
Bina Jinja har user ke liye alag HTML file. Jinja se ek template + data.
```
{{ user.name }} print, {% for x in items %} loop, {% if %} condition, {% extends %} layout.
```
Example routereturn render_template('dash.html', treks=treks)
dash.html: {% for t in treks %}<li>{{ t.name }}</li>{% endfor %}
HTML files templates/ folder mein isliye kyunki Flask default wahan dhundhta hai. render_template Jinja ko run karta hai.
Boolean Jinja handle karta hai: {% if user.is_admin %}.
21
Why did you use Jinja2?

Times asked 2
Official solution

SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine hai. HTML ke andar Python-jaisa data print/loop/if kar sakte ho.
Bina Jinja har user ke liye alag HTML file. Jinja se ek template + data.
```
{{ user.name }} print, {% for x in items %} loop, {% if %} condition, {% extends %} layout.
```
Example routereturn render_template('dash.html', treks=treks)
dash.html: {% for t in treks %}<li>{{ t.name }}</li>{% endfor %}
HTML files templates/ folder mein isliye kyunki Flask default wahan dhundhta hai. render_template Jinja ko run karta hai.
Boolean Jinja handle karta hai: {% if user.is_admin %}.
22

How did you build the frontend?

Times asked 1

Official solution

Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.
Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'
Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'
Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.
23
What are the advantages of HTML and CSS?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Yeh live UI/CSS change hai. Examiner jo element bole uski CSS turant badlo.
Bootstrap class badlo (btn-primary → btn-success, bg-dark → bg-warning) ya inline style='color:red; background:#eee'.
Center: d-flex justify-content-center text-center. Navbar neeche: navbar fixed-bottom.
Example
```
<button class='btn btn-success' style='background:#16a34a'>Book</button>
```
Pehle browser inspect karke class dhundo, phir template mein change karke refresh.
24
Write a simple Flask route.

Times asked 3
Official solution

Simple Hello World — notepad mein yeh likh ke run karke dikhao:
```
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
    return 'Hello World'
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)

Jinja version: return render_template('hello.html', name='Shubham')
```
hello.html: <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
POST-only: @app.route('/x', methods=['POST'])
25

How much AI/LLM did you use in the project?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleSach bolo. AI se boilerplate/docs theek, logic samajh ke explain karo.
'Boilerplate aur CSS ke liye AI use kiya, models/routes khud design kiye. Report mein X% mention hai.'
Line-by-line nahi explain kar paoge to examiner pakad lega. Documentation: official Flask/SQLAlchemy + course lectures.
26

Where did you use AI?

Times asked 1

Official solution

SimpleSach bolo. AI se boilerplate/docs theek, logic samajh ke explain karo.
'Boilerplate aur CSS ke liye AI use kiya, models/routes khud design kiye. Report mein X% mention hai.'
Line-by-line nahi explain kar paoge to examiner pakad lega. Documentation: official Flask/SQLAlchemy + course lectures.
27
Which part of the project was the most difficult to implement?

Times asked 1
Official solution

Simple2-3 honest improvements + 1 security + 1 UX.
Example
```
password hashing/CSRF tighter, Redis cache, tests, pagination, email verify, rate limit login, better mobile CSS.
```
Challenges: relationships/cascade, concurrent booking, Jinja inheritance.
Rate: 7-8/10 with reason — 10/10 arrogant, 3/10 confidence khatam.
Security extra: HTTPS, hashed passwords, CSRF, SQL injection (ORM), login attempts, file type check.

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