1000+ Linux OS MCQ for NEET PG [Solved]

1. To view all the installed RPM packages use
A. rpm -qa
B. rpm -iv
C. rpm -h
D. rpm -I
Answer : A

2. What is the relation between grep & egrep
A. egrap is a mother of grep.
B. Egrap is totally difference
C. Egrap is a another version of grep.
D. None of these.
Answer : C

3. To search a pattern in a file _________ can be used
A. grep
B. egrep
C. find
D. search
Answer : A

4. To unmount a filesystem ________ command is ised
A. Umount
B. unmount
C. dismount
D. mount -u
Answer : A

5. The --------- command sorts lines of all the named files.
A. desc
B. cp
C. sort
D. ls -l
Answer : C

6. -wxrwx-x is equivalent to
A. 567
B. 675
C. 571
D. 672
Answer : C

7. Samba is actually a
A. Share
B. File server
C. File
D. None of the above
Answer : B

8. mkdir - p is used for
A. Making directory under parent directory.
B. Making directory non existing parent directory.
C. Specified the mode of directory.
D. None of the above
Answer : B

9. The command for changing the permission relating to files is
A. ls-l
B. head
C. tail
D. chmod
Answer : D

10. The X-Window system in Linux is a
A. program development environment
B. graphical user interface
C. tool to connect Linux with Windows
D. none of the above
Answer : B

11. _______ is used to rename files
A. ren
B. move
C. rename
D. mv
Answer : D

12. To start graphics mode use
A. init 3
B. init 5
C. init 0
D. init 6
Answer : B

13. While installing Linux, users can be created
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : A

14. Default file system type of Linux is
A. etx
B. ext2
C. etx3
D. mimix
Answer : C

15. Linux is a dedicated server
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : B

16. wc -l will give the
A. Number of lines
B. Number of characters
C. Number of words
D. All of the above
Answer : A

17. Linux is a ---------------Operating System
A. Single User
B. Multi User
C. Time Sharing
D. None of the above
Answer : B

18. All run levels are stored in
A. /etc/fstab
B. /etc/init
C. /etc/inittab
D. /etc/rc.d
Answer : C

19. Samba password and user password are same
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : B

20. The symbol of wildcard(s) is
A. w
B. `
C. ? *
D. None of the above.
Answer : C

21. A swap partition is actually
A. Primary partition
B. Extended partition
C. Extended memory
D. Virtual memory
Answer : D

22. To see the process status which command you will use?
A. chmod
B. ps
C. ls-l
D. head
Answer : B

23. To give all permission to a file to all users the command is
all of the above
A. chmod a+777 file
B. chmod a+rwx file
C. chmod ugo+7 file
D. none of the above
Answer : B

24. In comm the 2nd column displays
A. Lines unique in the first file
B. Lines unique in the second file
C. Lines common in the both file
D.
Answer : B

25. Password is applied using
A. psswd
B. pssword
C. uerpasswd
D. passwd username
Answer : D

26. During Linux booting the init program is called by
A. ROM
B. Bootstrap
C. Sysinit
D. Kernel
Answer : D

27. To change the ownership of a file use
A. chmod
B. chgrp
C. chown
D. change
Answer : C

28. What will be the output of the command 'tail sample'?
A. Last 10 lines of the file.
B. Last 15 lines of the file
C. Last 5 lines of the file
D. First 10 lines of file.
Answer : A

29. Shell is a
A. Program
B. Hardware
C. Account
D. None of the above
Answer : A

30. To get information about the Ethernet card, ___________ command is used
A. ipconfig
B. ifconfig
C. eth0
D. man Ethernet
Answer : B

31. Name of the kernel file in Linux is
A. lkrnl
B. vmlinux
C. linuxbin
D. none of the above
Answer : D

32. All device files are stored in
A. /device
B. /etc/dev
C. /bin
D. /dev
Answer : D

33. Linux is a
A. Multi Tasking OS
B. Multi User OS
C. Dedicated Server
D. All of the above
Answer : A

34. A user is logged in on a terminal; root tries to delete the user. Will the user be deleted?
A. Yes
B. No
C.
D.
Answer : B

35. /dev is used for
A. Executable file
B. Contains include file
C. Contain compiler file.
D. Device file & resource file.
Answer : D

36. cat > abc, if the requested file does not exist, error will be given by
A. Kernel
B. Shell
C. root
D. None of the above
Answer : A

37. In practical, at the most _____ terminals can be opened at a time
A. 3
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
Answer : B

38. Protocols used by Linux are
A. TCP/IP &UUCP
B. UDP & UUCP
C. PPP & UDP
D. None of the above
Answer : A

39. To access a directory the minimum permission required is
A. r
B. w
C. x
D. All
Answer : C

40. The encrypted password is stored in which field of /etc/password file ?
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. last
Answer : B

41. For a user _______ is an autoexec.bat equivalent file in Linux
A. .bashrc
B. .bash_rc
C. .bash_profile
D. .bashprofile
Answer : C

42. init 6 is
A. Shutdown
B. Restart
C. Text mode
D. Graphics mode
Answer : B

43. ls j?e - output will be
A. Filenames with 3 charcter
B. Filenames with 4 charcter
C. Filenames with 5 charcter
D. Filenames with 10 charcter
Answer : A

44. chmod 632 stuff means
A. Gives read & write& execute permission for owner write & execute for group read permission for other.
B. Gives read & write permission for owner write & execute for group Write permission for other.
C. Gives write permission for owner write & execute for group Write permission for other.
D. Gives read & write permission for owner read & execute for group Write permission for other.
Answer : B

45. Linux mount partition must be a primary partition
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : B

46. To delete user the command is
A. rm <username>
B. delete <username>
C. userdel <username>
D. any one of the above
Answer : C

47. What is the meaning of chmod 444 stuf?
A. Gives all user write permission.
B. Gives all user execute permission.
C. Gives all user read permission.
D. All of the above.
Answer : C

48. ls - t is used for
A. Sort by name
B. Sort by date
C. Sort by time stamp
D. Sort by alphabetic order
Answer : C

49. Which command is used for character translation?
A. td
B. vi
C. tr
D. tail
Answer : C

50. ls -o is used for
A. Except Group
B. Except Owner
C. Except Size in Byte
D. None of the above
Answer : A