Git Basics Quiz

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Welcome! 🚀 Test your fundamental Git knowledge with this quick quiz. Perfect for beginners starting their version control journey.

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• Select the best answer for each question.
• Your score will be shown at the end.
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Which command initializes a new Git repository?

git init

git start

git create

git new

git init creates a new Git repository, typically by creating a .git directory.

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Which command adds files to the staging area?

git add

git stage

git push

git commit

git add moves changes from the working directory to the staging area (index).

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Which command creates a new branch?

git branch [name]

git new [name]

git create-branch [name]

git checkout [name]

git branch [name] creates a new branch. To create and switch, you would use git checkout -b.

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Which command downloads a repository from a remote source?

git clone

git copy

git download

git fetch

git clone downloads the entire repository history and checks out the default branch.

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Which command shows the status of changes?

git status

git check

git info

git state

git status shows tracked, untracked, modified, and staged files.

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Which command records changes to the repository?

git commit

git save

git snapshot

git record

git commit captures a snapshot of the project's currently staged changes.

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How do you configure your global username in Git?

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

git user --name "Your Name"

git setup user.name "Your Name"

git global user "Your Name"

git config is used to set configuration options.

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Which command sends your local commits to a remote repository?

git push

git upload

git send

git sync

git push updates the remote repository with your local commits.

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Which file is used to specify files that Git should ignore?

.gitignore

.gitexclude

.ignore

ignored.txt

.gitignore tells Git which files or directories to ignore (not track).

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Which command lists all your commits?

git log

git history

git show

git list

git log displays the commit history.

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How do you check the version of Git installed on your machine?

git --version

git -v

git version

git check-version

git --version prints the Git suite version.

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Which command displays help information about Git commands?

git help [command]

git [command] --info

git info [command]

git man [command]

git help displays the manual page for a command.

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Which area holds changes before they are committed?

Staging Area (Index)

Working Directory

Local Repository

Remote Repository

The Staging Area (or Index) holds your prepared snapshot for the next commit.

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Which command lists all configured remote repositories?

git remote -v

git remote list

git list remotes

git show remotes

git remote -v shows all remotes and their URLs.

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Which directory contains the metadata and object database for your repository?

.git

.github

.version

.metadata

The .git folder contains all the information necessary for your project in version control.

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What does HEAD usually refer to?

The commit currently checked out.

The first commit in the repo.

The remote master branch.

A disconnected branch.

HEAD is a pointer to the specific commit you’re currently looking at (usually the tip of the current branch).

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Which command removes a file from the repository?

git rm

git delete

git remove

git erase

git rm removes files from the working tree and from the index.

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Which command renames a file (or moves it)?

git mv

git rename

git move

git name

git mv is used to move or rename a file, directory, or symlink.

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Which flag adds all modified (tracked) files to the staging area during commit?

-a

-all

-m

-add

git commit -a stages files that have been modified and deleted, but involves no new files.

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How do you create a tag for a specific commit?

git tag

git mark

git label

git bookmark

git tag is used to tag specific points in history as being important.

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