What will be the output of the Python code given below?

BA

Reason — The string "BOARD EXAMINATION" is stored in variable x. Python uses 0-based indexing.

Index Table:

Index	Character
0	B
1	O
2	A
3	R
4	D
5	(space)
6	E
7	X
8	A
9	M
10	I
11	N
12	A
13	T
14	I
15	O
16	N

The slice x[0:4:2] means:

• Start from index 0
• Go up to index 4 (excluded)
• Take every 2nd character (step = 2)

So selected indices:
→ 0 → B
→ 2 → A

Thus, the output is BA.