Which of the following operators can be used with strings? `` 1) + 2) * 3) - 4) in ``

Question

1) +
2) *
3) -
4) in

Options

• A1, 2, 3
• B1, 2, 4
• C1, 2, 3, 4
• D1, 2

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  79% (34)
• C
  14% (6)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Option B is correct because +, *, and in are all valid string operators in Python, while - is not. The + operator concatenates strings ("hello" + " world" → "hello world"), * repeats a string a given number of times ("ha" * 3 → "hahaha"), and in tests for substring membership ("ell" in "hello" → True). The subtraction operator (-) has no defined behavior for strings and raises a TypeError at runtime, which is why options A and C (which include -) are wrong, and option D is wrong for omitting in. A useful memory tip: think of strings as sequences you can add together, multiply for repetition, and search within - but you can never subtract from a sequence, so - is the odd one out.

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