Maven - Online Quiz

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Q 1 - What POM stands for?

A - Project Object Mode

B - Project Object Model

C - Project Objective Mode

D - Project Objective Model

Answer : B

Explanation

POM stands for Project Object Model.

Q 2 - Which of the following is true about maven artifact?

A - A maven artifact is a file, usually a JAR that gets deployed to a Maven repository.

B - A Maven build produces one or more artifacts, such as a compiled JAR and a 'sources' JAR.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

A maven artifact is a file, usually a JAR that gets deployed to a Maven repository. A Maven build produces one or more artifacts, such as a compiled JAR and a 'sources' JAR.

Q 3 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle is done in an integration or release environment, copies the final package to the remote repository for sharing with other developers and projects?

Answer : D

Explanation

deploy phase is done in an integration or release environment, copies the final package to the remote repository for sharing with other developers and projects.

Q 4 - Which of the following is true about Maven repository?

A - A repository is a place i.e. directory where all the project jars, library jar, plugins or any other project specific artifacts are stored.

B - Maven repository is used by Maven.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

A repository is a place i.e. directory where all the project jars, library jar, plugins or any other project specific artifacts are stored and can be used by Maven easily.

Q 5 - Which of the following maven plugin executes during the site generation and they should be configured in the element of the pom.xml?

A - Build plugins

B - Reporting plugins

C - Both of the above

D - None of the above.

Answer : B

Explanation

Reporting plugins − They execute during the site generation and they should be configured in the element of the pom.xml.

Q 6 - Which of the following refers to the final name of the file created when the built project is packaged?

A - ${pom.build.finalName}

B - ${project.build.finalName}

C - ${maven.build.finalName}

D - ${build.finalName}

Answer : A

Explanation

${pom.build.finalName} refers to the final name of the file created when the built project is packaged.

Q 7 - All POM files require the project element and three mandatory fields: groupId, artifactId,version.

A - false

B - true

Answer : B

Explanation

All POM files require the project element and three mandatory fields: groupId, artifactId,version.

Q 8 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle generates any source code to be included in compilation phase?

A - generate-sources

B - generate-resources

C - generate-test-sources

D - None of the above.

Answer : A

Explanation

generate-sources generates any source code to be included in compilation phase.

Q 9 - Which of the following phase in maven life cycle generates any test source code to be included in compilation phase?

A - process-classes

B - process-test-sources

C - generate-test-sources

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

generate-test-sources generates any test source code to be included in compilation phase.

Q 10 - Maven Plugins are generally used to:

A - compile code files.

B - unit testing of code.

C - Both of the above.

D - None of the above.

Answer : C

Explanation

Maven plugins are used to do both of the above mentioned tasks.

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