1. Which command is used to list all files including hidden ones?
a) ls -a
b) ls -l
c) ls -h
d) ls –r
Answer: A
2. Which command removes a file in Linux?
a) delete
b) rm
c) erase
d) clear
Answer: B
3. To view the contents of a file page by page:
a) less
b) read
c) view
d) cat
Answer: A
6. Which command is used to count lines, words, and characters in a file?
a) count
b) wc
c) lines
d) cat –n
Answer: B
7. In Linux, chmod 755 [Link] means:
a) Read/write only
b) Read/write/execute for owner, read/execute for others
c) No permission for others
d) Execute only
Answer: B
8. Which command is used to change ownership of a file?
a) change
b) chown
c) chmod
d) owner
Answer: B
9. To check running processes:
a) top
b) run
c) listproc
d) status
Answer: A
10. Which command is used to display the first 10 lines of a file?
a) head
b) start
c) begin
d) cat –n
Answer: A
11. To search for a pattern in a file:
a) find
b) grep
c) search
d) scan
Answer: B
12. Which command is used to move files?
a) mv
b) move
c) transfer
d) shift
Answer: A
13. df -h command shows:
a) Disk usage
b) CPU usage
c) Memory usage
d) File count
Answer: A
14. To see memory usage in Linux:
a) free -m
b) mem
c) memory -s
d) sysmem
Answer: A
15. Which command is used to compress files in Linux?
a) compress
b) tar/gzip
c) zipfile
d) zf
Answer: B
16. whoami displays:
a) Current username
b) Current group
c) Current directory
d) Hostname
Answer: A
17. To display the system’s date and time:
a) date
b) time
c) clock
d) sysdate
Answer: A
18. To shut down a Linux system immediately:
a) poweroff
b) exit
c) close
d) off
Answer: A
19. Which command is used to rename a file?
a) rename
b) mv
c) rn
d) setname
Answer: B
20. Which command shows the manual of a Linux command?
a) help
b) man
c) info
d) doc
Answer: B
21. Which command finds files by name?
a) search
b) find
c) locate
d) grep
Answer: B
22. Which command lists active network connections?
a) netstat
b) netconfig
c) ifconfig
d) ping
Answer: A
23. Which command displays IP address in Ubuntu?
a) ifconfig
b) ipshow
c) netshow
d) configip
Answer: A
24. Which command is used to remove a directory in Linux?
a) rmdir
b) deldir
c) rm -dir
d) deletedir
Answer: A
25. uname -a displays:
a) System information
b) Username
c) Hostname
d) Process list
Answer: A
26. Which command is used to concatenate and display files?
a) cat
b) join
c) merge
d) paste
Answer: A
27. Which Linux distribution is most popular for desktops?
A) CentOS
B) Ubuntu
C) Fedora
D) Arch
Answer: B
28. What is the default shell in most Linux distributions?
A) sh
B) bash
C) zsh
D) fish
Answer: B
29. What does the 'sudo' command do?
A) Deletes files
B) Opens editor
C) Runs command as superuser
D) Restarts the system
Answer: C
30. Which file contains user account information in Linux?
A) /etc/group
B) /etc/passwd
C) /etc/shadow
D) /etc/profile
Answer: B
31. Which of the following is a package manager for Ubuntu?
A) rpm
B) yum
C) apt
D) dnf
Answer: C
32. Which command is used to list all files and directories in Linux?
A) ls
B) dir
C) list
D) show
Answer: A
33. Which command is used to change the current directory in Linux?
A) chdir
B) cd
C) move
D) mv
Answer: B
34. What does the 'pwd' command do in Unix?
A) Prints password
B) Prints working directory
C) Prints write data
D) None
Answer: B
35. Which command is used to display the contents of a file in Unix?
A) read
B) open
C) cat
D) echo
Answer: C
36. What is the purpose of the 'mkdir' command?
A) To make a new file
B) To make a new directory
C) To delete directory
D) To rename directory
Answer: B
