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AWS Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

Master AWS with Practice MCQs. Explore our curated collection of Multiple Choice Questions. Ideal for placement and interview preparation, our questions range from basic to advanced, ensuring comprehensive coverage of AWS concepts. Begin your placement preparation journey now!

Q1

Q1 What does AWS stand for?

A

Amazon Web Services

B

Azure Web Services

C

All Web Services

D

Advanced Web Services

Q2

Q2 Which of these is NOT a core service offered by AWS?

A

Compute

B

Storage

C

Networking

D

Graphics Design

Q3

Q3 What type of cloud computing does AWS provide?

A

Public

B

Private

C

Hybrid

D

None of these

Q4

Q4 Which AWS service is commonly used to host static websites?

A

EC2

B

S3

C

DynamoDB

D

RDS

Q5

Q5 Which AWS service provides computing capacity without managing servers?

A

EC2

B

LightSail

C

Lambda

D

EBS

Q6

Q6 Which AWS service helps manage and provision infrastructure using code?

A

CloudFormation

B

Elastic Beanstalk

C

CloudFront

D

CloudTrail

Q7

Q7 What is the term for the pay-as-you-go pricing model of AWS?

A

Reserved

B

Spot

C

On-Demand

D

Savings Plan

Q8

Q8 Which AWS CLI command configures user credentials and default region settings?

A

aws init

B

aws setup

C

aws configure

D

aws auth

Q9

Q9 Your AWS CLI commands fail with a “403 Forbidden” error. What is the likely cause?

A

Incorrect IAM permissions

B

Region mismatch

C

CLI syntax error

D

Instance stopped

Q10

Q10 What is a Region in AWS?

A

A physical data center

B

A geographical area with multiple availability zones

C

A single availability zone

D

None of these

Q11

Q11 What is an AWS Availability Zone (AZ)?

A

A backup data center

B

A physical location with one or more data centers

C

A billing unit

D

A virtual resource

Q12

Q12 Which AWS service allows users to choose specific AWS Regions for storing their data?

A

S3

B

EC2

C

Route 53

D

DynamoDB

Q13

Q13 Which of these is NOT part of the AWS Global Infrastructure?

A

Regions

B

Availability Zones

C

Edge Locations

D

Data Clusters

Q14

Q14 What is the purpose of AWS Edge Locations?

A

Hosting databases

B

Storing backups

C

Delivering content closer to users

D

Securing network traffic

Q15

Q15 What is a Local Zone in AWS?

A

A subset of a Region located near a city

B

A backup Region

C

A dedicated data center

D

A fault-tolerant network

Q16

Q16 What is the benefit of AWS Regions having multiple Availability Zones?

A

Lower costs

B

Higher fault tolerance

C

Faster network speeds

D

Easier management

Q17

Q17 Which AWS CLI command lists all Regions available for your account?

A

aws ec2 describe-regions

B

aws ec2 regions

C

aws regions list

D

aws infra list

Q18

Q18 Your application deployed in one AWS Region is experiencing high latency for global users. What could be the solution?

A

Deploy to multiple Regions

B

Increase EC2 instance size

C

Change storage type

D

Add IAM policies

Q19

Q19 What does EC2 stand for in AWS?

A

Elastic Compute Cloud

B

Elastic Container Cloud

C

Elastic Computing Code

D

Elastic Cluster Cloud

Q20

Q20 Which AWS service automatically manages infrastructure for serverless applications?

A

EC2

B

LightSail

C

Lambda

D

ECS

Q21

Q21 Which instance type is best suited for applications with unpredictable workloads?

A

Reserved

B

Spot

C

On-Demand

D

Dedicated

Q22

Q22 What is the primary benefit of AWS Lambda?

A

Automatic scaling

B

Static IPs

C

Persistent storage

D

Dedicated servers

Q23

Q23 What is the maximum timeout duration for an AWS Lambda function?

A

5 minutes

B

10 minutes

C

15 minutes

D

30 minutes

Q24

Q24 What is the purpose of EC2 Auto Scaling?

A

Increase storage capacity

B

Maintain application availability

C

Optimize billing

D

Reduce latency

Q25

Q25 Which AWS CLI command is used to launch a new EC2 instance?

A

aws ec2 start-instances

B

aws ec2 create-instance

C

aws ec2 run-instances

D

aws ec2 init-instance

Q26

Q26 How do you invoke a Lambda function from the AWS CLI?

A

aws lambda run-function

B

aws lambda invoke

C

aws lambda exec-function

D

aws lambda trigger

Q27

Q27 Which AWS CLI command stops a running EC2 instance?

A

aws ec2 stop-instances

B

aws ec2 terminate-instances

C

aws ec2 halt

D

aws ec2 shutdown

Q28

Q28 Your Lambda function fails with the error “Timeout exceeded.” What should you check first?

A

IAM permissions

B

Instance type

C

Timeout settings

D

Event source

Q29

Q29 An EC2 instance fails to launch due to insufficient permissions. What should you check?

A

IAM role attached

B

Network ACLs

C

Storage type

D

Instance type

Q30

Q30 Your EC2 instance is running but cannot connect to the internet. What could be the issue?

A

Missing IAM policy

B

No public IP

C

Incorrect instance size

D

Lambda timeout

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