Git MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

Is possible to have a global .gitignore file?

Yes

No

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Yes

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You stashed three sets of changes but cannot remember the contents of the first stash entry. What command would you use to see the details of the changes in the first of the three stash entries?

Git stash show -p stash@{2}

Git stash list

Git stash show -p stash@{1}

Git stash show -p

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Git stash show -p stash@{2}

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How would you configure Git to abort a commit if a smoke test script fails?

Create a post-commit shell script that triggers the action.

Create a post-commit hook to trigger the script.

Create a pre-commit hook to trigger the script.

Create a pre-commit shell script that triggers the action.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Create a pre-commit hook to trigger the script.

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What is the staging area or index?

An area that stores commits prior to them being pushed to the remote repository

An area containing stash entries that can applied to the working files

An area where changes from a branch in the remote repository are stored before they are applied to a local branch

An area that stores information about changes that will be included in the next commit

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: An area that stores information about changes that will be included in the next commit

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Which file in a git repository specifies intentionally untracked files that git should ignore?

.gitignore

.git-exclude

.git-ignore

.gitexclude

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: .gitignore

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Which initializes a new folder?

git start

git init

git initialize

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: git init

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What does the -p option add to the output of the git log command?

It adds patch output that shows the differences introduced in each commit.

It adds patch output that shows a summary listing modified files.

It adds padding to the output and displays a histogram showing the number of lines changed in each commit.

It adds the full commit message and notes associated with each commit.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: It adds patch output that shows a summary listing modified files.

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Which command shows you the version of your git installation.

git --info

git -v

(none of these)

which git

git --version

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: git --version

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How does this command alter the currently checked-out branch? git reset --soft HEAD^

It resets the working branch to the first commit.

It sets HEAD to previous commit and leaves changes from the undone commit in the stage/index.

It deletes all previous commits and resets the repository history back to its initial state.

It keeps the HEAD at the current commit, but clears all previous commits.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: It sets HEAD to previous commit and leaves changes from the undone commit in the stage/index.

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What is the command for viewing a list of recent commits?

git bisect

git list

git merge

git log

git show

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: git log

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