Maven - Online Quiz
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Q 1 - What of the following is true about POM?
Answer : C
Explanation
POM stands for Project Object Model. It is fundamental Unit of Work in Maven. It is an XML file.
Q 2 - Which of the following is true about 'site' Maven life cycle?
A - It cleans up artifacts created by prior builds.
B - This is used to build the application.
Answer : C
Explanation
site − generates site documentation for the project.
Q 3 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle installs the package into the local repository, for use as a dependency in other projects locally?
Answer : C
Explanation
install phase installs the package into the local repository, for use as a dependency in other projects locally.
Q 4 - Which of the following phases is present in 'site' Maven life cycle?
Answer : D
Explanation
The site lifecycle consists of the following phases: 1) pre-site 2) site 3) post-site and 4) site-deploy.
Q 5 - Which of the following is true about Maven central repository?
A - It is repository provided by Maven community.
Answer : D
Explanation
It is repository provided by Maven community. It contains a large number of commonly used libraries. When Maven does not find any dependency in local repository, it starts searching in central repository using following URL: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/.
Q 6 - Which of the following scope is the default scope?
Answer : A
Explanation
compile − This scope indicates that dependency is available in classpath of project. It is default scope.
Q 7 - What is the use of execution element in pom file?
A - The <execution> element contains information's required for the execution of a plugin.
B - The <execution> element contains information's required for the execution of a project.
Answer : A
Explanation
The <execution> element contains information's required for the execution of a plugin.
Q 8 - Which of the following is correct about super POM?
Answer : C
Explanation
Maven use the effective pom (configuration from super pom plus project configuration) to execute relevant goal. It helps developer to specify minimum configuration detail in his/her pom.xml. Although configurations can be overridden easily.
Q 9 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle generates resources to be included in the package?
Answer : A
Explanation
generate-resources generates resources to be included in the package.
Q 10 - Maven Plugins are generally used to:
Answer : C
Explanation
Maven plugins are used to do both of the above mentioned tasks.
