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 configuration element is present in POM.xml?
Answer : D
Explanation
All of the above configuration elements are present in POM.xml.
Q 3 - Which of the following is true about goal in Maven terminology?
A - A goal represents a specific task which contributes to the building and managing of a project.
Answer : D
Explanation
A goal represents a specific task which contributes to the building and managing of a project. It may be bound to zero or more build phases. A goal not bound to any build phase could be executed outside of the build lifecycle by direct invocation.
Q 4 - Using which of the following way, you can activate a Maven Build Profile?
A - Explicitly using command console input.
Answer : D
Explanation
Using all of the above ways, you can activate a Maven Build Profile.
Q 5 - Which of the following maven plugin executes during the build and should be configured in the element of pom.xml?
Answer : A
Explanation
Build plugins − They execute during the build and should be configured in the element of pom.xml.
Q 6 - Which of the following scope indicates that dependency is not required for compilation, but is required during execution?
Answer : C
Explanation
runtime − This scope indicates that dependency is not required for compilation, but is required during execution.
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.
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 groupId in Maven pom.xml?
A - This is an Id of project's group.
B - This is generally unique amongst an organization or a project.
Answer : C
Explanation
This is an Id of project's group. This is generally unique amongst an organization or a project. For example, a banking group com.company.bank has all bank related projects.
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?
Answer : A
Explanation
process-classes post-processes the generated files from compilation, for example to do bytecode enhancement/optimization on Java classes.
Q 10 - When Maven starts looking for dependency libraries, it first searches dependency in local repository.
Answer : A
Explanation
When Maven starts looking for dependency libraries, it first searches dependency in local repository.
