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Git - Quiz(MCQ)
1 .
Who is introduced Git?
A)
Nils Torvalds
B)
Linus Torvalds
C)
Tim Berners-Lee
D)
Steve Wozniak

Correct Answer :   Linus Torvalds

Explanation : Git was originally authored by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for development of the Linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial development. Since 2005, Junio Hamano has been the core maintainer.

2 .
When was Git Initial released?
A)
7 April 2000
B)
7 April 2002
C)
7 April 2004
D)
7 April 2005

Correct Answer :   7 April 2005

3 .
What is Git?
A)
A nickname for GitHub.
B)
A programming language.
C)
A version control system.
D)
A remote repository platform.

Correct Answer :   A version control system.

4 .
Git is the same as GitHub.
A)
True
B)
False
C)
Can not say
D)
--

Correct Answer :   False

5 .
What is the command to get the installed version of Git?
A)
git --version
B)
gitVersion
C)
getGitVersion
D)
git help version

Correct Answer :   git --version

6 .
Which option should you use to set the default user name for every repository on your computer?
A)
--A
B)
--all
C)
--global
D)
No need to specify, that is the default.

Correct Answer :   --global

7 .
What command lets you create a connection between a local and remote repository?
A)
git remote add new
B)
git remote origin
C)
git remote new origin
D)
git remote add origin

Correct Answer :   git remote add origin

8 .
Which of the following is true you when you use the following command? git add -A
A)
All new and updated files are staged
B)
All new files are staged
C)
Only updated files are staged
D)
Files are staged in alphabetical order.

Correct Answer :   All new and updated files are staged

9 .
What will the following command print to the Terminal? git remote -v
A)
The current git version you're running
B)
A list of remote repositories you are connected to
C)
The last 5 git versions you've installed
D)
An inline editor for modifying remote repositories

Correct Answer :   A list of remote repositories you are connected to

10 .
What option can you use to apply git configurations across your entire git environment?
A)
--all
B)
--update
C)
--master
D)
--global

Correct Answer :   --global

11 .
A Git tree object_____
A)
can only contain references to blobs
B)
can only contain references to other tree objects
C)
can contain references to other tree objects or blobs
D)
can contain file data or references to other tree objects or blobs

Correct Answer :   can contain references to other tree objects or blobs

12 .
Which of the following is not a valid option for 'credential.helper' setting?
A)
temporary
B)
store
C)
cache
D)
no value (default)

Correct Answer :   temporary

13 .
What is the full form of GIT?
A)
Global International Track.
B)
Global information Traffic.
C)
Global information Tracker
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Global information Tracker

14 .
Which Command is used to show limited number of commits?
A)
git log -f
B)
git log -n
C)
git config -n
D)
git log status

Correct Answer :   git log -n

15 .
"Sparse checkout" allows you to________
A)
init only the main submodule of the repository
B)
check out a branch from the repository without some of its commits
C)
clone a remote such that you get a working copy but no repository (no .git folder)
D)
check out only some files from the repository into your working copy

Correct Answer :   check out only some files from the repository into your working copy

16 .
What is the command to set the user email for the current repository?
A)
git config user.email
B)
git config email
C)
git email.user
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   git config user.email

17 .
What is the command to add all files and changes of the current folder to the staging environment of the Git repository?
A)
git add
B)
git add --all
C)
git add --files
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   git add --all

18 .
What is the command to get the current status of the Git repository?
A)
--status
B)
git status
C)
git getStatus
D)
git config --status

Correct Answer :   git status

19 .
What is the command to initialize Git on the current repository?
A)
start git
B)
git start
C)
git init
D)
initialize git

Correct Answer :   git init

20 .
Git automatically adds new files to the repository and starts tracking them.
A)
True
B)
False
C)
Can not say
D)
--

Correct Answer :   False

21 .
Git commit history is automatically deleted:
A)
Every 2 weeks.
B)
Every month.
C)
Every year.
D)
Commit history is never automatically deleted.

Correct Answer :   Commit history is never automatically deleted.

22 .
Which check summing technique is used by Git?
A)
SHA-1
B)
SHA-2
C)
MD5
D)
Parity Bit

Correct Answer :   SHA-1

23 .
What's a shortcut to staging all the changes you have?
A)
Git add .
B)
Git commit .
C)
Git commit add .
D)
Git stage -a

Correct Answer :   Git add .

24 .
How do you supply a commit message to a commit?
A)
Git add "My first commit"
B)
Git commit "My first commit"
C)
Git commit -m "I'm coding!"
D)
Git message "My first commit"

Correct Answer :   Git commit -m "I'm coding!"

25 .
Which of the following commands is used in switching between branches?
A)
Git merge
B)
Git checkout
C)
Git switch
D)
Git branch

Correct Answer :   Git checkout

26 .
What is the command to commit the staged changes for the Git repository?
A)
git com
B)
git save
C)
git snapshot
D)
git commit

Correct Answer :   git commit

27 .
What is the command to commit with the message "New email":
A)
git commit -log "New email"
B)
git commit -mess "New email"
C)
git commit message "New email"
D)
git commit -m "New email"

Correct Answer :   git commit -m "New email"

28 .
What is the command to view the history of commits for the repository?
A)
git log
B)
git commits
C)
git history
D)
git --full-log

Correct Answer :   git log

29 .
What is the command to see the available options for the commit command?
A)
git commitHelp
B)
gitHelp commit
C)
git commit -help
D)
git commit readme

Correct Answer :   git commit -help

30 .
Git-attributes filters are used for_________
A)
ignoring files based on metadata
B)
applying text substitutions on commit/checkout
C)
applying text substitutions inside commits received from remotes
D)
transforming how the repository is presented in `git status` and `git log`

Correct Answer :   applying text substitutions on commit/checkout

31 .
Where does Git look for its subprograms (git-commit, git-diff)?
A)
PATH environment variable
B)
git.binaries global config
C)
GIT_EXEC_PATH environment variable
D)
the directory where git itself is located

Correct Answer :   GIT_EXEC_PATH environment variable

32 .
Does Git diff binary files?
A)
No, it can't be done
B)
Yes, Git opens a hex editor
C)
Yes, only if you set diff.binary setting to true
D)
Yes, only if you set up a binary-to-text converter in git attributes

Correct Answer :   Yes, only if you set up a binary-to-text converter in git attributes

33 .
What does a commit range 'branch1..branch2' mean?
A)
All commits reachable from branch2, but not reachable from branch1
B)
All commits reachable from branch1, but not reachable from branch2
C)
All commits created in the period between commits at branch1 and branch2
D)
All commits that contain files changed between commits at branch1 and branch2

Correct Answer :   All commits reachable from branch2, but not reachable from branch1

34 .
When should you NOT run 'git gc'?
A)
In a sparse working tree
B)
When you plan to push to a remote
C)
When working in someone else's branch
D)
When you have orphaned objects you want to restore

Correct Answer :   When you have orphaned objects you want to restore

35 .
In Git, a branch is:
A)
A secret part of Git config.
B)
A separate version of the main repository.
C)
A small wooden stick you can use to type commands.
D)
Nothing, it is a nonsense word.

Correct Answer :   A separate version of the main repository.

36 .
What is the command to create a new branch named "new-email"?
A)
git newBranch "new-email"
B)
git add branch "new-email"
C)
git branch new-email
D)
git branch new "new-email"

Correct Answer :   git branch new-email

37 .
What is the command to move to the branch named "new-email"?
A)
git branch new-email
B)
git checkout new-email
C)
git branch -move new-email
D)
git checkout branch new-email

Correct Answer :   git checkout new-email

38 .
Which is the following is the default text editor for the Bash shell with a Windows-based Git install?
A)
Vim
B)
Bash
C)
Emacs
D)
Notepad++

Correct Answer :   Vim

39 .
Which of the following must be present and configured on your local OS before Git installation?
A)
Apache Maven
B)
Java Development Kit 1.8 or newer
C)
Jakarta Enterprise Edition web profile compliant server
D)
Nothing

Correct Answer :   Nothing

40 .
Which two configuration properties does the tool expect to be configured after installing Git and prior to issuing the first commit?
A)
username and password
B)
username and IP address
C)
email address and password
D)
username and email address

Correct Answer :   username and email address

41 .
Git checkout command used for?
A)
to create new branch
B)
to switch between branches
C)
Both (A) and (B)
D)
to delete the repository

Correct Answer :   Both (A) and (B)

42 .
Which command defines the author email to be used for all commits by the current user.
A)
git email--amend
B)
git config --global user.email
C)
git clean -f
D)
git log --author=""

Correct Answer :   git config --global user.email

43 .
How do you create a copy of a lab under your own GitHub account so that you can solve the lab?
A)
git clone
B)
git fork
C)
git pull-request
D)
Forking it via the GitHub interface.

Correct Answer :   Forking it via the GitHub interface.

44 .
Which of the following is not available as a Git Hook?
A)
Commit-add
B)
Commit-msg
C)
Post-commit
D)
Prepare-commit-msg

Correct Answer :   Commit-add

45 .
What files can be searched in using 'git grep'?
A)
Any local Git trees
B)
Current working tree
C)
Any files on the computer
D)
Current working tree and remote working tree

Correct Answer :   Any local Git trees

46 .
A bare Git respository________
A)
has no remotes
B)
has an empty working tree
C)
has contents of .git directory instead of a working tree
D)
has .git directory in a separate location from its working tree

Correct Answer :   has contents of .git directory instead of a working tree

47 .
Where is a branch stored inside a Git repository?
A)
Inside .git/refs directory
B)
Inside either .git/refs directory or .git/packed-refs file
C)
Inside .git/packed-refs file
D)
Inside either .git/branches file or .git/packed-refs file

Correct Answer :   Inside either .git/refs directory or .git/packed-refs file

48 .
What is the purpose of 'git filter-branch'?
A)
To perform garbage collection on a single branch
B)
To perform a text search inside a particular set of branches
C)
To list all local branches except the ones filtered out by some predicate
D)
To rewrite history by applying some operation to all commits

Correct Answer :   To rewrite history by applying some operation to all commits

49 .
What is the option, when moving to a branch, to create the branch it if it does not exist?
A)
-b
B)
-all
C)
-new
D)
-newbranch

Correct Answer :   -b

50 .
What is the command to merge the current branch with the branch "new-email"?
A)
git add new-email
B)
git commit -merge new-email
C)
git merge new-email
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   git merge new-email

51 .
Where are files stored before they are committed to the local repository?
A)
git
B)
saved files
C)
git documents
D)
staging area/index

Correct Answer :   staging area/index

52 .
Which command can be used to list the branches that have been merged into the currently checked-out branch?
A)
git master --status
B)
git branch --merged
C)
git branch --status
D)
git status --merged

Correct Answer :   git branch --merged

53 .
What is version control?
A)
a type of architecture used to manage large databases
B)
a system that shows, tracks, and controls changes to a set of files over time
C)
a type of software that links a project with a GitHub repository
D)
a programmatic design pattern used to manage code between multiple engineering teams

Correct Answer :   a system that shows, tracks, and controls changes to a set of files over time

54 .
What is the command to delete the branch "new-email"
A)
git gone new-email
B)
git delete new-email
C)
git branch -d new-email
D)
git delete branch new-email

Correct Answer :   git branch -d new-email

55 .
What is the command to add the remote repository "https://abc.xyz/d/e.git" as "origin"?
A)
git remote add origin https://abc.xyz/d/e.git
B)
git origin=https://abc.xyz/d/e.git
C)
git add origin https://abc.xyz/d/e.git
D)
git remote https://abc.xyz/d/e.git

Correct Answer :   git remote add origin https://abc.xyz/d/e.git

56 .
What is the command to push the current repository to the remote origin?
A)
git push origin
B)
git merge remote
C)
git remote push
D)
git remote commit

Correct Answer :   git push origin

57 .
What can't be cryptographically signed in Git?
A)
Tags
B)
Branches
C)
Merge commits
D)
Regular commits

Correct Answer :   Branches

58 .
Git attributes are used to__________
A)
overwrite global configuration
B)
control access permissions for refs
C)
add metadata to some files or objects
D)
specify some settings for particular files or types of files in the repository

Correct Answer :   specify some settings for particular files or types of files in the repository

59 .
Git reflog is used to__________
A)
track authors of changes
B)
store the history of merge conflicts
C)
store the history of updates of refs
D)
synchronize with remote-tracking branches

Correct Answer :   store the history of updates of refs

60 .
What does a " " sign at the beginning of a refspec mean?
A)
That authentication will be required
B)
That the remote branch may not exist
C)
That there is a one-to-many mapping between refs
D)
That overwriting (non-fast-forward) updates are allowed

Correct Answer :   That overwriting (non-fast-forward) updates are allowed

61 .
'git describe' looks for the nearest ___ reachable from the commit
A)
tag
B)
remote
C)
author
D)
branch

Correct Answer :   tag

62 .
What is the difference between tags and branches in Git?
A)
Tags can only point to a branch
B)
Tags cannot be pushed to a remote
C)
Branches contain full copies of the files in their histories
D)
Tags cannot be moved and can be cryptographically signed

Correct Answer :   Tags cannot be moved and can be cryptographically signed

63 .
What is the command to get all the change history of the remote repository "origin"?
A)
git origin help
B)
git get log origin
C)
git fetch origin
D)
git status remote origin

Correct Answer :   git fetch origin

64 .
What is the command to show the differences between the current branch and the branch "new-email"?
A)
git log new-email
B)
git diff new-email
C)
git status new-email
D)
git changes new-email

Correct Answer :   git diff new-email

65 .
Git Pull is a combination of:
A)
fetch and merge
B)
add and commit
C)
branch and checkout
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   fetch and merge

66 .
Which of the following advantage of using GIT?
A)
Collaboration friendly
B)
Data redundancy and replication
C)
Data redundancy and replication
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

67 .
Which of the language is used in GIT?
A)
C Language
B)
C++ Language
C)
C# Language
D)
PHP Language

Correct Answer :   C Language

68 .
What is the function of 'GIT PUSH' in GIT?
A)
‘GIT PUSH’ remote refs along with associated objects.
B)
‘GIT PUSH’ updates remote refs.
C)
‘GIT PUSH’ updates remote refs along with associated objects.
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   ‘GIT PUSH’ updates remote refs along with associated objects.