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Review all 15 questions for Kubernetes (beginner).Plain Q&A (No XP)
#1Multiple Choice

What is the smallest deployable compute object in Kubernetes?

#2Multiple Choice

Which core Kubernetes control plane component maintains the cluster's persistent key-value state store?

#3Multiple Choice

How does a Kubernetes Service target and route traffic to a dynamic group of Pods?

#4Multiple Choice

Which `kubectl` command streams realtime stdout logs from a pod named `api-server`?

#5Multiple Choice

What top-level field in a Kubernetes YAML manifest specifies the resource type (e.g., Pod, Deployment, Service)?

#6Multiple Choice

Do Kubernetes Namespaces provide strict network isolation by default?

#7Scenario

You update a container image tag in a Deployment manifest and run `kubectl apply`. A new Pod is created, but it gets stuck in `ImagePullBackOff`. What are the two most common causes of this error?

#8Scenario

A developer directly creates a standalone Pod using `kubectl run my-pod --image=nginx`. A node hardware failure occurs and the node shuts down. Will Kubernetes recreate `my-pod` on another node?

#9Scenario

You run `kubectl get pods` and notice a pod named `auth-api-5d74b94f9d-x2j8l` has restarted 14 times with status `CrashLoopBackOff`. Which `kubectl` command will show why the container keeps exiting?

#10Scenario

Your frontend pod needs to make HTTP calls to a database service named `db-svc` located in the `backend` namespace. What fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) should the frontend use?

#11Code Fill

Complete the `kubectl` command to apply a manifest file named `deployment.yaml` declarative configuration:

kubectl ___ -f deployment.yaml
#12Code Fill

Complete the command to view detailed event logs and state for a pod named `web-app`:

kubectl ___ pod web-app
#13Code Fill

Complete the Deployment manifest field that specifies the target number of running pod replicas:

spec:
  ___: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: web
#14Open Ended

Explain the role of the Kubernetes Control Plane reconciliation loop (desired state vs. actual state).

#15Open Ended

What is the difference between a ClusterIP Service and a NodePort Service?