Supreme Git Test - 82+ MCQs: Git test: Evaluate Your Version Control Knowledge with Git Questions and Answers

1. What is the purpose of 'git log'?

View the commit history

Push changes to the remote repository

Check the current branch

Undo the last commit

2. Explain the purpose and potential risks of 'git gc --auto' in Git repository maintenance.

Automatic garbage collection to optimize the repository

Discard local changes

Undo the last commit

Merge changes from two branches

3. What is the purpose of 'git merge'?

Combine changes from two branches

Push changes to the remote repository

Discard local changes

Create a new branch

4. Explain the concept of 'git squash' and how it is different from a regular commit.

Combine multiple commits into one

Create a new branch

Undo the last commit

Push changes to the remote repository

5. What is the purpose of 'git stash' and when might you use it?

Apply changes from another branch

Temporarily save changes

Discard local changes

Merge two branches

6. How do you rename a Git branch?

git rename

git branch -m

git switch

git checkout -b

7. How do you discard changes in a Git repository?

git drop

git discard

git reset

git revert

8. How do you create a new branch without switching to it?

git branch

git checkout -b

git switch -c

git new-branch

9. What is the purpose of '.gitignore'?

Include all files in the repository

Specify files to be ignored by Git

Merge two branches

Commit changes to the remote repository

10. Explain the purpose and potential risks of 'git reflog expire --expire=now' in Git.

Prune and remove expired entries from the reflog immediately

Undo the last commit

Discard local changes

Revert to a specific reflog entry

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