Perl Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Which of the following interpolates variables and special characters in Perl?
A - Single Quotes based String
Answer : B
Explanation
Only double quotes interpolate variables and special characters such as newlines , where as single quote does not interpolate any variable or special character.
Q 2 - Which of the following special variable represents current line number?
Answer : C
Explanation
_LINE_ -represents current line number.
Q 3 - Which of the following method joins the separate strings of LIST into a single string with fields separated by the value of EXPR, and returns the string?
Answer : C
Explanation
join EXPR, LIST − This function joins the separate strings of LIST into a single string with fields separated by the value of EXPR, and returns the string.
Q 4 - Which of the following statement terminates the loop statement and transfers execution to the start of the loop?
Answer : C
Explanation
continue statement − A continue BLOCK, it is always executed just before the conditional is about to be evaluated again.
Q 5 - Which of the following statement jumps to the statement labeled with LABEL and resumes execution from there?
Answer : A
Explanation
goto LABEL − The goto LABEL form jumps to the statement labeled with LABEL and resumes execution from there.
Q 6 - Which of the following operator checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true?
Answer : A
Explanation
> − Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.
Answer : D
Explanation
++ − Auto Increment operator increases integer value by one.
Q 8 - Which of the following function returns epoch time?
Answer : C
Explanation
time − returns epoch time, i.e. the numbers of seconds that have elapsed since a given date, in Unix is January 1, 1970.
Q 9 - Which of the following is true about lexical scoping?
Answer : D
Explanation
All of the above options are correct.
Q 10 - Which of the following code create a reference for a array?
Answer : B
Explanation
You can create a reference for any array by prefixing it with a backslash as follows - $ref = \@ARGV;
