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SEO - Quiz(MCQ)
1 .
What does stand for SEO?
A)
Search Engine Out
B)
Search Engine Offer
C)
Search Engine Optimization
D)
Search Engine Option

Correct Answer :   Search Engine Optimization

Explanation : SEO means Search Engine Optimization and is the process used to optimize a website's technical configuration, content relevance and link popularity so its pages can become easily findable, more relevant and popular towards user search queries, and as a consequence, search engines rank them better.

2 .
SEO is all about enabling your ________to be found.
A)
website
B)
location
C)
keywords
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   website

3 .
What does anchor text mean?
A)
The largest text on a page
B)
The visible bolded text
C)
The most important keyword for a page
D)
The visible text which is hyperlinked to another page

Correct Answer :   The visible text which is hyperlinked to another page

4 .
Which form of redirect/meta tag will transfer the most authority to the directed page?
A)
301
B)
302
C)
303
D)
Canonical

Correct Answer :   301

Explanation : 301 form of redirect/meta tag will transfer the most authority to the directed page.

5 .
If a website's search engine saturation with respect to a particular search engine is 20%, what does it mean?
A)
20% of the websites pages will never be indexed
B)
Only 20% of the pages of the website will be indexed by the search engine
C)
20% of the webpages of the website have been indexed by the search engine
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   20% of the webpages of the website have been indexed by the search engine

Explanation : It means 20% of the webpages of the website have been indexed by the search engine.

6 .
Which of the following items search engines don't want?
A)
buying links
B)
keyword stuffing
C)
poor user experience
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

Explanation : The items that the search engines don't want are: keyword stuffing, buying links, and poor user experience (too many ads and high bounce rates).

7 .
For SEO site content should have?
A)
title tags
B)
meta descriptions
C)
Both (A) and (B)
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Both A and B

Explanation : Content on the site should have title tags and meta descriptions.

8 .
What is the advantage of putting all of your important keywords in the Meta Keywords tag?
A)
No specific advantage for search engines
B)
They will be bolded in searches for that term
C)
It increases relevance to Yahoo! and MSN/Live, although Google & Ask ignore it
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   No specific advantage for search engines

9 .
Keyword research allows you to ________
A)
determine which keywords to target
B)
learn about your customers interests
C)
remove pages from search engine indexes
D)
Both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer :   Both (A) and (B)

10 .
Which on-page element carries the most weight for SEO?
A)
The meta keywords tag
B)
The title tag
C)
The headers (H1, H2, H3, etc)
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   The title tag

11 .
What does the term "fat head" refer to?
A)
A really mean marketer
B)
Search phrases over two words in length
C)
Search phrases equal to or under two words in length
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   Search phrases equal to or under two words in length

12 .
Which of these factors will affect your ranking for local-focused queries?
A)
The location of your website’s server
B)
The number of Facebook fans you have in the area
C)
A crawlable, correctly formatted address on your website
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   A crawlable, correctly formatted address on your website

13 .
Which of the following factors have an impact on the Google PageRank?
A)
The total number of inbound links to a page of a web site
B)
The text used to describe the inbound link to a page of a web site
C)
The subject matter of the site providing the inbound link to a page of a web site
D)
The number of outbound links on the page that contains the inbound link to a page of a web site

Correct Answer :   The total number of inbound links to a page of a web site

Explanation : The total number of inbound links to a page of a web site factors have an impact on the Google PageRank.

14 .
Which of the following free tools/websites could help you identify which city in the world has the largest search for the keyword : "six sigma"?
A)
Alexa
B)
WordTracker
C)
Google Traker
D)
Google Trends

Correct Answer :   WordTracker

Explanation : WordTracker free tools/websites could help you identify which city in the world has the largest search for the keyword : "SEO".

15 .
Which group of ranking factors do SEOs generally consider to have the largest influence on rankings?
A)
Site speed
B)
Social shares
C)
Engagement Metrics
D)
Link-based metrics

Correct Answer :   Link-based metrics

16 .
What is page speed and why does it matter?
A)
Refers to how fast your heading loads
B)
Refers to how fast Google crawls your page
C)
Refers to how fast your site loads for Google
D)
Refers to how fast your site loads for a user

Correct Answer :   Refers to how fast your site loads for a user

17 .
What does SERP mean?
A)
search engine reverse page
B)
search engine resource page
C)
search engine results page
D)
search engine resource program

Correct Answer :   search engine results page

Explanation : A search engine results page (SERP) is the list of results that a search engine returns in response to a specific word or phrase query.

18 .
What is a backlink strategy?
A)
Hyperlinks of my site
B)
External links arriving on my website
C)
Internal clicks in my site
D)
Technology behind external sources

Correct Answer :   External links arriving on my website

Explanation : A backlink is a link created when one website links to another. Backlinks are also called "inbound links" or "incoming links." Backlinks are important to SEO.

19 .
What do the acronyms PA, DA, and PR stand for?
A)
Page authority, domain authority, page rank
B)
Page authority, domain age, page rank
C)
Personal authority, domain authority, parked rename
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Page authority, domain authority, page rank

20 .
What are the names of the three latest and largest algorithm updates Google has released?
A)
Venice, Pippa, Orca
B)
Vince, Panda, Penguin
C)
Chrome, Bluesteel, Titan
D)
None of the Above

Correct Answer :   Vince, Panda, Penguin

21 .
Which of the following statements is correct with regard to natural links?
A)
They are two way links
B)
They are voluntary in nature
C)
They are from authority websites
D)
They are from .edu or .gov extension websites

Correct Answer :   They are voluntary in nature

Explanation : They are voluntary in nature is correct with regard to natural links.

22 .
Pages that are linked from other search engine is known as _________.
A)
root pages
B)
crawled pages
C)
unindexed pages
D)
indexed pages

Correct Answer :   indexed pages

Explanation :

Pages that are linked from other search engine is known as indexed pages.

23 .
What is full form of FFA pages?
A)
Free for All links
B)
Free for Alexa
C)
Free for Alternative links
D)
Free for All Search Engine

Correct Answer :   Free for All links

Explanation :

FFA is the abbreviation for Free for All links which are basically webpages that allows anyone to submit his/her websites URL in their website for absolutely free of cost.

24 .
Which of the following search engines offers a popular list of the top 50 most searched keywords?
A)
Bing
B)
Yahoo
C)
Lycos
D)
Google

Correct Answer :   Lycos

Explanation : Lycos search engines offers a popular list of the top 50 most searched keywords.

25 .
Which of the following search engines patented the concept of "Trustrank" as a methodology for ranking web sites & pages?
A)
Bing/MSN
B)
Google
C)
Yahoo!
D)
Teoma (prior To Acquisition By Ask)

Correct Answer :   Yahoo!

26 .
What does the term "Sandbox" mean in SEO?
A)
The first 10 search results for a particular keyword.
B)
A special category of sites that are listed in kid-safe searches
C)
The box with paid ads that appear when you perform a search.
D)
This is where sites are kept till they get mature enough to be included in the top rankings for a particular keyword

Correct Answer :   This is where sites are kept till they get mature enough to be included in the top rankings for a particular keyword

Explanation : This is where sites are kept till they get mature enough to be included in the top rankings for a particular keyword

27 .
What is anchor text in SEO?
A)
It is the main body of text on a particular web page.
B)
It is the visible text that is hyper linked to another page.
C)
It is the text within the left or top panel of a web page.
D)
It is the most prominent text on the page that the search engines use to assign a title to the page.

Correct Answer :   It is the visible text that is hyper linked to another page.

Explanation :

It is the visible text that is hyper linked to another page
An anchor text is a visible text that is hyperlinked to another page.

28 .
What is the term for optimization strategies that are in an unknown area of reputability/validity?
A)
Grey hat techniques
B)
Red hat techniques
C)
Silver Hat Techniques
D)
Shady hat techniques

Correct Answer :   Grey hat techniques

29 .
What does the 302 server response code signify?
A)
The page has been permanently removed
B)
The page has temporarily moved
C)
The method you are using to access the file is not allowed
D)
It signifies conflict, too many people wanted the same file at the same time

Correct Answer :   The page has temporarily moved

Explanation : The page has temporarily moved

30 .
What term is commonly used to describe the shuffling of positions in search engine results in between major updates?
A)
Flux
B)
Waves
C)
Swaying
D)
Shuffling

Correct Answer :   Flux

31 .
What means SEA
A)
Search Engine Action
B)
System Emphashis Across
C)
Search Engine Advertising
D)
Search Employment Airport

Correct Answer :   Search Engine Advertising

32 .
What are hreflang tags?
A)
To indicate the preferred dialect of a language for a web page
B)
To tell search engines what country a website is intended to serve
C)
To tell users what language and country a website is intended to serve
D)
To tell search engines what language and country a website is intended to serve

Correct Answer :   To tell search engines what language and country a website is intended to serve

33 .
What is data called that tells search engines what your website is about?
A)
Root data
B)
Metadata
C)
HTML Data
D)
About Us page data

Correct Answer :   Metadata

34 .
The number of characters recommended for Title Tag?
A)
70
B)
90
C)
120
D)
160

Correct Answer :   70

Explanation : It's typically recommended that title tags be from fifty to about seventy characters long. Those character limits are based on how the titles display on desktop and mobile devices.

35 .
Which query will give the list of web pages indexed by a particular search engine on given domain
A)
list:https://www.freetimelearning.com
B)
link:https://www.freetimelearning.com
C)
site:https://www.freetimelearning.com
D)
webpage:https://www.freetimelearning.com

Correct Answer :   site:https://www.freetimelearning.com

36 .
How much time period is required to get a Google page ranking?
A)
1 Week
B)
2 Week
C)
3 Week
D)
More than 2 Months

Correct Answer :   More than 2 Months

Explanation : The majority of them managed to achieve that in approximately 61-182 days. By looking at this graph, you might think that, on average, it takes a page anywhere from 2-6 months to rank in Google's Top10.

37 .
The main goal of SEO is_______
A)
Optimize images to match blog posts
B)
Make copywriting easy for readers to understand
C)
Get visitors from the search results of relevant keywords on Google
D)
Register a blog / website in the google search console site

Correct Answer :   Get visitors from the search results of relevant keywords on Google

Explanation : Search engine optimization (SEO) is a set of methods aimed at improving the ranking of a website in search engine listings, and could be considered a subset of Internet or Web marketing. The primary purpose of SEO is to get higher rankings on search engines which in turn creates a larger target audience.

38 .
SEO can help SEM by:
A)
Improving quality score
B)
Reducing Cost-Per-Click
C)
fasten the ads approval
D)
Both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer :   Both (A) and (B)

Explanation : Combining insights and data for more visibility into your audience from both SEO and SEM will produce greater results. Knowing how to use SEO and SEM together is an essential strategy to the growth of your site's traffic. SEO drives top-of-funnel leads while SEM drives bottom-funnel leads.

39 .
Which one of these is not On-Page SEO?
A)
Title Tag
B)
Link Building
C)
Meta Descriptions
D)
Alt tags for Images

Correct Answer :   Link Building

40 .
Search engine optimization is the process of ___________ of a website or a web page in a search engine's search results.
A)
sharing
B)
Increase the visibility
C)
Getting Meta Tags
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Increase the visibility

41 .
Which on page element carries the most weight for SEO?
A)
The title tag
B)
Headings
C)
The meta keywords tag
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   The title tag

42 .
What is the largest page size that googles spider will crawl?
A)
100 KB
B)
1024 KB
C)
2GB
D)
No set limit exists - google may crawl very large pages if it believes them to be worthwhile

Correct Answer :   No set limit exists - google may crawl very large pages if it believes them to be worthwhile

43 .
A Hallway Page is used to:
A)
Organizes the Doorway Pages
B)
Guides people navigate to different Doorway Pages
C)
Enables search engine bots to index the Doorway Pages
D)
Attract visitors straight onto the Hallway Page from the search engines

Correct Answer :   Enables search engine bots to index the Doorway Pages

Explanation : A Hallway Page is used to Enables search engine bots to index the Doorway Pages.

44 .
Which statement from the below options are true when it comes to RSS?
A)
It is an XML form
B)
It is a Linux technology
C)
Displaying static information
D)
This is Realtime streamlined syndication

Correct Answer :   It is an XML form

Explanation : It is an XML form statement from the below options are true when it comes to RSS.

45 .
Which of the following tactics can harm your search rankings?
A)
Linking to your site from other websites
B)
Using text that is the same color as your pages background
C)
Adding navigation links to your pages template
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Using text that is the same color as your pages background

Explanation : Using text that is the same color as your pages background can harm your search rankings.

46 .
What is CTR for ?
A)
Control Technic Ratio
B)
This is the click rate in the search results.
C)
It is the ratio between the impressions and the number of clicks.
D)
Both (B) and (C)

Correct Answer :   Both (B) and (C)

47 .
What is interlinking in SEO?
A)
Linking one site to another site
B)
Linking internal pages of a website
C)
Linking social media content with website
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   Linking internal pages of a website

Explanation : An internal link is a hyperlink between two pages on the same website. They pass PageRank (or SEO value) as well as context through anchor text and surrounding content. Most definitions of internal linking use the word domain instead of website. But, that gets a little dicey due to subdomains.

48 .
What is the first thing to do before doing SEO?
A)
Create a website
B)
Get an html training
C)
Define a marketing strategy
D)
Define your headings

Correct Answer :   Define a marketing strategy

49 .
What should you use to help Google understanding images?
A)
Alt tag
B)
Robot tag
C)
Shift tag
D)
Secondary tag

Correct Answer :   Alt tag

50 .
When do you use the rel="canonical" tag?
A)
To implement 301-redirect.
B)
To help resolve potential duplicate content issue.
C)
To point to the desktop version of mobile pages when you have a mobile domain.
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   To help resolve potential duplicate content issue.

51 .
When do you use meta robots "noindex" tags?
A)
To stop link juice from flowing to other web pages.
B)
To block search engines from crawling pages on your site.
C)
Both (A) and (B)
D)
To prevent pages from appearing in search results.

Correct Answer :   To prevent pages from appearing in search results.

52 .
On average, how many words are contained in a Google query?
A)
1.5
B)
2,5
C)
3,5
D)
4,5

Correct Answer :   3,5

53 .
What is Google using to crawl a website?
A)
Bugs
B)
Pigeons
C)
Spiders
D)
Softwares

Correct Answer :   Spiders

54 .
What is the objective of SEO?
A)
Increasing visibility of a website
B)
To have a nice website
C)
Increasing brand awareness
D)
To have the best technology in terms of site encoding

Correct Answer :   Increasing visibility of a website

Explanation : The purpose of SEO is to increase the quantity and quality of inbound traffic to your website. It is beneficial to both the consumer and business because it connects searchers with content that is most relevant to them.

55 .
Backlinks are like ______ for your website.
A)
sign
B)
votes
C)
drink
D)
hyperlink

Correct Answer :   votes

56 .
What is a link to a page or site from another site called?
A)
uplink
B)
back link
C)
jump link
D)
friendly link

Correct Answer :   back link

57 .
In Local SEO efforts, we optimize ___________in Google My Business.
A)
numbers
B)
keywords
C)
butterflies
D)
categories

Correct Answer :   categories

58 .
Local SEO is about your ___________being found on maps and mobile searches.
A)
Password
B)
Website
C)
Location
D)
Phone Number

Correct Answer :   Location