a. An interpreter
b. A compiler
c. An operating system
d. None of the above
 

2. On executing a statement set -3+1

a. $1 would be -3
b. $1 would be –
c. $1 would be set
d. This command would result into an error
 

3. On executing the command Shift $v

a. The positional parameters would be shifted by the value of the variable v
b. The positional parameters would be shifted by 1
c. The positional parameters would not be shifted at all
d. This command would result into an error
 

4. Which of the following is NOT a shell keyword

a. Shift
b. Readonly
c. Unset
d. ls
 

5. To the statement read v1 v2 v3 we can supply

a. maximum 3 values
b. only 1 value
c. exactly 3 values
d. any number of values
 

6. The metacharacter $* represents

a. Number of parameters supplied at the command prompt
b. Parameters supplied at the command prompt
c. Value of the variable *
d. All files in the current directory
 

7. A shell variable cannot start with

a. An alphabet
b. A number
c. A special symbol other than an underscore
d. Both b and c above
 

8. Which of the following shows the correct hierarchy of arithmetic operations in shell

a. (),**,* or /, + or –
b. (), **, *,/,+,-
c. (),**,/,*,+,-
d. (),/,% or *,- or +
 

9. Which of the following statements is correct

a. a=expr $b + $c
b. a=’expr $b * $c’
c. a=’expr $b * ($c + $d)’
d. a=’expr $b \* \( $c + $d \)’
 

10. Which of the following is allowed in an arithmetic statement involving exprinstruction

a. []
b. {}
c. ()
d. None of the above

Correct Answers

  1. A

  2. D

  3. A

  4. D

  5. D

  6. B

  7. D

  8. D

  9. D

10. C

See Also

• MCQ Questions with Answers #1
• MCQ Questions with Answers #2
• MCQ Questions with Answers #3
• MCQ Questions with Answers #4
• MCQ Questions with Answers #5
• MCQ Questions with Answers #6
• MCQ Questions with Answers #7
• MCQ Questions with Answers #8
• MCQ Questions with Answers #9
• MCQ Questions with Answers #10

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