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Question 1

A pod is stuck in 'Pending' state. Which command helps you identify the root cause?

Accepted Answer

kubectl describe pod <pod>

Answer

kubectl describe pod shows Events section which reveals scheduling failures, resource constraints, or image pull errors.

Question 2

Which field in a Pod spec defines the restart policy?

Accepted Answer

spec.restartPolicy

Answer

spec.restartPolicy is a pod-level field with values Always, OnFailure, or Never.

Question 3

You need a container to run as a specific user ID. Which field do you configure?

Accepted Answer

spec.containers[].securityContext.runAsUser

Answer

securityContext.runAsUser at the container level sets the UID the process runs as.

Question 4

A Deployment has 5 replicas. You apply a rolling update with maxUnavailable=1 and maxSurge=1. What is the maximum number of pods running at any time during the update?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

maxSurge=1 allows one extra pod above the desired count, so 5+1=6 pods can run simultaneously.

Question 5

Which command scales a Deployment named 'web' to 3 replicas immediately?

Accepted Answer

kubectl scale deployment web --replicas=3

Answer

kubectl scale deployment --replicas= is the imperative command to change replica count.

CKAD - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Practice Test

CKAD - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Practice Test

CKAD Dump 2