Maven - Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Which of the following is true about Maven Conventions?

A - Maven uses Convention over Configuration which means developers are not required to create build process themselves.

B - Developers using maven do not have to mention each and every configuration details.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

Maven uses Convention over Configuration which means developers are not required to create build process themselves. Developers do not have to mention each and every configuration details.

Q 2 - Which of the following is true about 'clean' Maven life cycle?

A - It cleans up artifacts created by prior builds.

B - This is used to build the application.

C - This generates site documentation for the project.

D - None of the above.

Answer : A

Explanation

clean: cleans up artifacts created by prior builds.

Q 3 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle runs any checks to verify the package is valid and meets quality criteria?

Answer : B

Explanation

verify phase runs any checks to verify the package is valid and meets quality criteria.

Q 4 - Which of the following is true about Maven repository?

A - A repository is a place i.e. directory where all the project jars, library jar, plugins or any other project specific artifacts are stored.

B - Maven repository is used by Maven.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

A repository is a place i.e. directory where all the project jars, library jar, plugins or any other project specific artifacts are stored and can be used by Maven easily.

Q 5 - Which of the following scope indicates that dependency is available in classpath of project?

Answer : A

Explanation

compile − This scope indicates that dependency is available in classpath of project. It is default scope.

Q 6 - Which of the following scope is only used when dependency is of type pom?

Answer : B

Explanation

import: This scope is only used when dependency is of type pom. This scope indicates that the specified POM should be replaced with the dependencies in that POM's <dependencyManagement> section.

Q 7 - Which of the following is true about MOJO?

A - A mojo is a Maven plain Old Java Object.

B - Each mojo is an executable goal in Maven.

C - A plugin is a distribution of one or more related mojos.

D - All of the above.

Answer : D

Explanation

A mojo is a Maven plain Old Java Object. Each mojo is an executable goal in Maven, and a plugin is a distribution of one or more related mojos.

Q 8 - Which of the following is correct about super POM?

A - All POMs inherit from a parent (despite explicitly defined or not) known as super POM.

B - Super POM contains values inherited by default.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

All POMs inherit from a parent (despite explicitly defined or not). This base POM is known as the Super POM, and contains values inherited by default.

Q 9 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle post-processes the generated files from compilation, for example to do bytecode enhancement/optimization on Java classes?

A - process-classes

B - process-test-sources

C - process-test-classes

D - None of the above.