Explore topic-wise MCQs in Unix.

This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

TO_REPEAT_A_STRING,_PERL_USES_____OPERATOR.?$

A. /
B. .
C. x
D. \\
Answer» D. \\
2.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ARE_CONCATENATION_OPERATORS??$

A. /
B. .
C. _
D. \\
Answer» C. _
3.

___ function returns the first occurrence of a character in a string.$

A. string
B. index
C. split
D. length
Answer» C. split
4.

Which function is used by perl for displaying the length of a string?$

A. string
B. len
C. split
D. length
Answer» E.
5.

We can use find command for testing files with perl.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
6.

Which escape character is used for identifying a word character?

A. \s
B. \d
C. \w
D. \n
Answer» D. \n
7.

Which function is used for handling substitutions in perl?

A. tr
B. s
C. str
D. tr and s
Answer» E.
8.

Which function is used by perl for reversing a string?

A. rev
B. reverse
C. split
D. substr
Answer» C. split
9.

substr function is also used to alter an existing string.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

For extracting a substring, ____ function is used.

A. string
B. index
C. substr
D. length
Answer» D. length
11.

If a variable is undefined, its value is ___?

A. 0
B. 1
C. NULL
D. garbage
Answer» B. 1
12.

When a string is used for numeral computations, perl converts it into ___

A. character
B. floating point number
C. number
D. boolean value
Answer» D. boolean value
13.

perl variables have no type and no initialization.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
14.

___ function is used for removing the last character from the line.

A. cut
B. chop
C. erase
D. split
Answer» C. erase
15.

It is often more convenient to save perl program files with ____ extension.

A. .gp
B. .sh
C. .awk
D. .pl
Answer» E.
16.

To test whether perl is in your PATH, use ____

A. perl -e
B. perl -i
C. perl -el
D. perl -ed
Answer» B. perl -i
17.

A perl program runs in a special interpretive mode.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
18.

Which one of the following is the most powerful filter?

A. awk
B. grep
C. sed
D. perl
Answer» E.