Perl Online Quiz



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Q 1 - Which of the following data types are preceded by an "at" sign (@) in Perl?

A - Scalar

B - Array

C - Hashes

D - All of the above.

Answer : B

Explanation

Arrays are preceded by an "at" sign (@).

Q 3 - Which of the following method pops off and returns the last value of the array?

A - push @ARRAY, LIST

B - pop @ARRAY

C - shift @ARRAY

D - unshift @ARRAY, LIST

Answer : B

Explanation

pop @ARRAY - Pops off and returns the last value of the array.

Q 4 - Which of the following statement terminates the loop statement and transfers execution to the statement immediately following the loop?

A - next

B - last

C - continue

D - redo

Answer : B

Explanation

last statement − Terminates the loop statement and transfers execution to the statement immediately following the loop.

Q 5 - Which of the following statement repeats a statement or group of statements until a given condition becomes true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body?

A - while

B - until

C - for

D - None of the above.

Answer : B

Explanation

until loop − Repeats a statement or group of statements until a given condition becomes true. It tests the condition before executing the loop body.

Q 6 - Which of the following operator checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true?

A - <

B - >=

C - <=

D - <=>

Answer : C

Explanation

<= − Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true.

Q 7 - Which of the following operator returns true if the left argument is stringwise not equal to the right argument?

A - eq

B - ne

C - cmp

D - ge

Answer : B

Explanation

ne − Returns true if the left argument is stringwise not equal to the right argument.

Answer : A

Explanation

Lexical variables are private variables created using my operator.

Q 10 - Which of the following code create a reference for a hash?

A - $ref = \$foo;

B - $ref = \@ARGV;

C - $ref = \%ENV;

D - $ref = \&PrintHash;

Answer : C

Explanation

You can create a reference for any hash by prefixing it with a backslash as follows - $ref = \%ENV;

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