Perl Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Which of the following is correct about Perl?
A - Perl stands for Practical Extraction and Report Language.
C - Perl supports both procedural and object-oriented programming.
Answer : D
Explanation
All of the above options are correct.
Q 2 - Which of the following data types are preceded by a percent sign (%) in Perl?
Answer : C
Explanation
Hashes are preceded by a percent sign (%).
Q 3 - Which of the following method shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by 1 and moving everything down?
Answer : C
Explanation
shift @ARRAY − Shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by 1 and moving everything down.
Q 4 - Which of the following function returns all values of a Hash?
Answer : B
Explanation
values − You can get a list of all of the values from a hash by using keys function.
Q 5 - Which of the following statement executes a sequence of statements multiple times and abbreviates the code that manages the loop variable?
Answer : C
Explanation
for loop − Executes a sequence of statements multiple times and abbreviates the code that manages the loop variable.
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.
Q 7 - Which of the following operator returns a string consisting of the left operand repeated the number of times specified by the right operand?
Answer : B
Explanation
x − The repetition operator x returns a string consisting of the left operand repeated the number of times specified by the right operand.
Q 8 - Which of the following function returns the current local time on the machine that runs the script?
Answer : A
Explanation
localtime − returns the current local time on the machine that runs the script.
Q 9 - Which of the following is true about state variables?
B - These variables are defined using the state operator and available starting from Perl 5.9.4.
Answer : C
Explanation
Both of the above options are correct.
Q 10 - Which of the following function returns current position of a pointer in a file?
Answer : B
Explanation
You can use tell function to know the current position of a file.
