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.

_____COMMAND_DISPLAYS_ALL_THE_VARIABLES_AVAILABLE_IN_THE_CURRENT_SHELL.?$

A. env
B. set
C. var
D. sh
Answer» C. var
2.

Environment variables control the behavior of the system.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

Environment_variable_names_can_be_defined_only_in_uppercase.$

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

Which one of the following is not an environment variable?

A. HOME
B. PATH
C. USER
D. env
Answer» E.
5.

Which environment variable is used to display our username?

A. PATH
B. MAIL
C. LOGNAME
D. HOME
Answer» D. HOME
6.

Which one of the following command will change our primary prompt from $ to C>?

A. PS1=”C> “
B. PS2=”C>”
C. PS1=”>C”
D. PS2=”<C”
Answer» B. PS2=‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àöœÄC>‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àöœÄ
7.

The_shell_has______prompts.

A. 1
B. 4
C. many
D. 2
Answer» E.
8.

____ command is used to display the environment variables only?

A. set
B. env
C. sh
D. var
Answer» C. sh
9.

Suppose ABD_DIR is a local variable. Then it will be accessible to the child process.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

Shell variables are of ____ types.

A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
11.

Which one of the following command is used to create a child shell?

A. fork
B. wait
C. sh
D. env
Answer» D. env
12.

Which one of the following is arguably the best shell to use?

A. Bash
B. Korn
C. C
D. Bourne
Answer» B. Korn
13.

Every feature used in an interactive shell can also be used by a shell script.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

Which of the following function(s) are performed by an interactive shell?

A. job control
B. history
C. aliases
D. job control, history, aliases
Answer» E.
15.

The UNIX shell is both _______ and _______ language.

A. interactive, responsive
B. interpreter, executing
C. scripting, interpreter
D. high level, low level
Answer» D. high level, low level