Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

WHICH_COMMAND_IS_USED_FOR_DISPLAYING_THE_BEGINNING_OF_A_FILE??$

A. pr
B. head
C. begin
D. lp
Answer» C. begin
2.

Which option is used with the head command to specify line count to display?$

A. -a
B. -h
C. -n
D. -o
Answer» D. -o
3.

By default, how many lines are displayed using the head command?$

A. 5
B. 10
C. 4
D. 20
Answer» C. 4
4.

Which of the following command is incorrect?

A. pr dept.lst
B. head -n 5 emp.lst
C. tail -o +5 emp.lst
D. tail -3 emp.lst
Answer» D. tail -3 emp.lst
5.

Which symbol is used with the tail command to print the file from the selected line?

A. +
B. –
C. %%
D. ^
Answer» B. ‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬®
6.

We can also use -n option with tail command.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

___ command is used for displaying the end of the file.

A. head
B. tail
C. lp
D. pr
Answer» C. lp
8.

___ operator is used with pr command to start printing from a specific page?

A. –
B.
C. +
Answer» D.
9.

-h option is used with pr command to add a header of our choice.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Which option is used with pr command to display output along with line numbers?

A. -d
B. -n
C. -o n
D. -t
Answer» C. -o n
11.

Which option is used with pr command to suppress the header and footers?

A. -p
B. -k
C. -t
D. -n
Answer» D. -n
12.

Which option is used with pr command for printing multi-columnar output?

A. -p
B. -k
C. -d
D. -pr
Answer» C. -d
13.

pr command adds ____ lines of margin at the top and bottom.

A. 5
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» B. 4
14.

Which command is used for preparing a file for printing?

A. cd
B. cat
C. print
D. pr
Answer» E.
15.

Filter’s are a category of commands that take the advantage of shell redirection feature.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False