Git

Question 1

What does git init do?

Answer 1

It initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.

Question 2

Define git clone.

Answer 2

It creates a local copy of a remote repository.

Question 3

True or false: git add stages changes for commit.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

What is the purpose of git commit?

Answer 4

It saves the staged changes to the repository history.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: git checkout allows you to switch to _______.

Answer 5

Another branch or commit

Question 6

What does git status show?

Answer 6

It displays the state of the working directory and staging area.

Question 7

What is the function of git pull?

Answer 7

It fetches changes from a remote repository and merges them.

Question 8

True or false: git push uploads local commits to a remote repository.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

What does git branch do?

Answer 9

It lists, creates, or deletes branches in the repository.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: git merge combines changes from _______.

Answer 10

One branch into another

Question 11

What is git rebase used for?

Answer 11

It integrates changes from one branch into another by applying commits sequentially.

Question 12

Define git stash.

Answer 12

It temporarily saves changes in the working directory without committing them.

Question 13

What does git remote manage?

Answer 13

It manages the set of tracked repositories.

Question 14

True or false: git fetch downloads changes but does not merge them.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

What is the purpose of git tag?

Answer 15

It marks specific points in the repository’s history as important.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: git reset can be used to _______ changes.

Answer 16

Unstage or revert commits

Question 17

What does git log display?

Answer 17

It shows the commit history for the current branch.

Question 18

Define git diff.

Answer 18

It shows the differences between various commits or the working directory.

Question 19

What is a git submodule?

Answer 19

A repository nested inside another Git repository.

Question 20

True or false: git cherry-pick applies commits from one branch to another.

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

Fill in the blank: git config is used to _______ Git settings.

Answer 21

Set user preferences and repository settings

Question 22

What does git blame do?

Answer 22

It shows who last modified each line of a file.

Question 23

Define git archive.

Answer 23

It creates a compressed archive of files from a repository.

Question 24

What is git reflog?

Answer 24

It records updates to the tip of branches and allows recovery of lost commits.

Question 25

True or false: **git clean** removes untracked files from the working directory.

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

What does **git show** display?

Answer 26

It shows information about a specific commit or object.

Question 27

Fill in the blank: **git commit -m** allows you to add a _______.

Answer 27

Commit message inline

Question 28

What is the purpose of **git merge --no-ff**?

Answer 28

It creates a merge commit even if the merge could be fast-forwarded.

Question 29

Define **git bisect**.

Answer 29

It helps find the commit that introduced a bug using binary search.

Question 30

What does **git pull --rebase** do?

Answer 30

It fetches changes and applies local commits on top of the fetched changes.

Question 31

True or false: **git revert** creates a new commit that undoes changes.

Answer 31

TRUE

Question 32

What is the function of **git worktree**?

Answer 32

It allows multiple working directories for the same repository.

Question 33

Fill in the blank: **git fetch --prune** removes _______ branches.

Answer 33

Deleted remote branches from local tracking

Question 34

What does **git cherry** do?

Answer 34

It finds commits in one branch that are not in another.

Question 35

Define **git hook**.

Answer 35

Scripts that run automatically at certain points in the Git workflow.

Question 36

What is **git describe** used for?

Answer 36

It provides a human-readable name for a commit based on tags.

Question 37

True or false: **git archive** can create a zip file of the repository.

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

What does **git gc** do?

Answer 38

It cleans up unnecessary files and optimizes the local repository.

Question 39

Fill in the blank: **git ls-files** lists _______ in the repository.

Answer 39

Files in the index and working directory

Question 40

What is the purpose of **git pull request**?

Answer 40

It proposes changes to be merged into another branch, often used in collaboration.