Maven - Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Which of the following command can tell the version of maven?

Answer : A

Explanation

mvn --version tells the version of maven.

Q 2 - Which of the following is true about maven artifact?

A - A maven artifact is a file, usually a JAR that gets deployed to a Maven repository.

B - A Maven build produces one or more artifacts, such as a compiled JAR and a 'sources' JAR.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

A maven artifact is a file, usually a JAR that gets deployed to a Maven repository. A Maven build produces one or more artifacts, such as a compiled JAR and a 'sources' JAR.

Q 3 - Which of the following command quickly builds Maven site?

Answer : D

Explanation

mvn site command can quickly builds Maven site.

Q 4 - Which of the following phases is present in 'clean' Maven life cycle?

A - pre-clean

B - clean

C - post-clean

D - All of the above.

Answer : D

Explanation

The clean lifecycle consists of the following phases: 1) pre-clean 2) clean and 3) post-clean.

Q 5 - Which of the following is true about Maven local repository?

A - Maven local repository is a folder location on your machine.

B - It gets created when you run any maven command for the first time.

C - Maven local repository keeps your project's all dependencies (library jars, plugin jars etc).

D - All of the above.

Answer : D

Explanation

Maven local repository is a folder location on your machine. It gets created when you run any maven command for the first time. Maven local repository keeps your project's all dependencies (library jars, plugin jars etc).

Q 6 - Which of the following scope indicates that the dependency is only available for the test compilation and execution phases?

Answer : D

Explanation

test − This scope indicates that the dependency is only available for the test compilation and execution phases.

Q 7 - What is the value for packaging element in pom for a project that is purely meta-data?

Answer : D

Explanation

pom is the value for packaging element in pom for a project that is purely meta-data.

Q 8 - Projects notation in repository is groupId:artifactId:version.

A - false

B - true

Answer : B

Explanation

Projects notation in repository is groupId:artifactId:version.

Q 9 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle compiles the test source code into the test destination directory?

A - test-compile

B - process-test-sources

C - generate-test-sources

D - None of the above.

Answer : A

Explanation

test-compile compiles the test source code into the test destination directory.

Q 10 - When Maven starts looking for dependency libraries, it first searches dependency in local repository.

A - true

B - false

Answer : A

Explanation

When Maven starts looking for dependency libraries, it first searches dependency in local repository.

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