Linux MCQs with answers Page - 169

Dear candidates you will find MCQ questions of Linux here. Learn these questions and prepare yourself for coming examinations and interviews. You can check the right answer of any question by clicking on any option or by clicking view answer button.
Share your questions by clicking Add Question

Q. Which command will display the CPU architecture?

  • (A) cpuinfo
  • (B) arch
  • (C) lscpu
  • (D) uname -m
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) uname -m
Explanation: 'uname -m' shows the machine hardware name, which reflects CPU architecture.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which of the following commands is used to delete a directory in Linux?

  • (A) rmdir
  • (B) rm -d
  • (C) delete
  • (D) dirrm
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) rmdir
Explanation: 'rmdir' deletes empty directories. Use 'rm -r' for non-empty ones.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which Linux command shows the number of lines, words, and characters in a file?

  • (A) count
  • (B) stats
  • (C) wc
  • (D) lines
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) wc
Explanation: 'wc' (word count) returns the number of lines, words, and bytes/characters in a file.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which command is used to extract `.tar.gz` files?

  • (A) tar -xvzf file.tar.gz
  • (B) unzip file.tar.gz
  • (C) gzextract file.tar.gz
  • (D) untar file.tar.gz
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) tar -xvzf file.tar.gz
Explanation: 'tar -xvzf' extracts gzip-compressed tarball archives.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which Linux command shows a file one page at a time?

  • (A) cat
  • (B) more
  • (C) show
  • (D) view
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) more
Explanation: 'more' displays output one screen at a time, useful for reading large files.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which command in Linux is used to search for a string inside a file?

  • (A) find
  • (B) search
  • (C) grep
  • (D) locate
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) grep
Explanation: 'grep' is used to search for patterns (strings) in files using regular expressions.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:07 pm in Linux

Q. Which command is used to count the number of lines in a file?

  • (A) cat
  • (B) count
  • (C) wc -l
  • (D) lines
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) wc -l
Explanation: 'wc -l' counts the number of lines in a file.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:08 pm in Linux

Q. Which command is used to remove non-empty directories?

  • (A) rmdir
  • (B) rm -r
  • (C) deletedir
  • (D) rmd
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) rm -r
Explanation: 'rm -r' removes directories and their contents recursively.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:08 pm in Linux

Q. Which command is used to display active internet connections?

  • (A) ip link
  • (B) netstat
  • (C) lsof
  • (D) ping
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (B) netstat
Explanation: 'netstat' displays active network connections, listening ports, and more.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:08 pm in Linux

Q. Which file is used to define scheduled cron jobs?

  • (A) /etc/schedule
  • (B) /etc/cron
  • (C) /etc/crontab
  • (D) /var/cronjobs
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (C) /etc/crontab
Explanation: '/etc/crontab' is used to define system-wide cron jobs.

Published by Mr. Dubey ⭐ 111.42K Points at 28-Jun-2025 12:08 pm in Linux

Programming Categories

📱 Download Our App

Learn MCQs on the go with our easy-to-use Android app

Get it on Google Play