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Hadoop Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

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Q61

Q61 Which command in HBase is used to scan all records from a specific table?

A

scan 'table_name'

B

select * from 'table_name'

C

get 'table_name', 'row'

D

list 'table_name'

Q62

Q62 How do you create a new table in Hive?

A

CREATE TABLE table_name (columns)

B

NEW TABLE table_name (columns)

C

CREATE HIVE table_name (columns)

D

INITIALIZE TABLE table_name (columns)

Q63

Q63 What is the primary command to view the status of a job in Oozie?

A

oozie job -info job_id

B

oozie -status job_id

C

oozie list job_id

D

oozie -jobinfo job_id

Q64

Q64 What functionality does the sqoop merge command provide?

A

Merging two Hadoop clusters

B

Merging results from different queries

C

Merging two datasets in HDFS

D

Merging updates from an RDBMS into an existing Hadoop dataset

Q65

Q65 What should you verify first if a Sqoop import fails?

A

The database connection settings

B

The format of the imported data

C

The version of Sqoop

D

The cluster status

Q66

Q66 If a Hive query runs significantly slower than expected, what should be checked first?

A

The structure of the tables and indexes

B

The configuration of the Hive server

C

The data size being processed

D

The network connectivity between Hive and HDFS

Q67

Q67 What is Hive mainly used for in the Hadoop ecosystem?

A

Data warehousing

B

Real-time processing

C

Data encryption

D

Stream processing

Q68

Q68 How does Hive handle data storage?

A

It uses its own file system

B

It utilizes HDFS

C

It relies on external databases

D

It stores data in a proprietary format

Q69

Q69 What type of data models does Hive support?

A

Only structured data

B

Structured and unstructured data

C

Only unstructured data

D

Structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data

Q70

Q70 Which Hive component is responsible for converting SQL queries into MapReduce jobs?

A

Hive Editor

B

Hive Compiler

C

Hive Driver

D

Hive Metastore

Q71

Q71 How does partitioning in Hive improve query performance?

A

By decreasing the size of data scans

B

By increasing data redundancy

C

By simplifying data complexities

D

By reducing network traffic

Q72

Q72 What is the correct HiveQL command to list all tables in the database?

A

SHOW TABLES

B

LIST TABLES

C

DISPLAY TABLES

D

VIEW TABLES

Q73

Q73 How do you add a new column to an existing Hive table?

A

ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMNS (new_column type)

B

UPDATE TABLE table_name SET new_column type

C

ADD COLUMN TO table_name (new_column type)

D

MODIFY TABLE table_name ADD (new_column type)

Q74

Q74 In Hive, which command would you use to change the data type of a column in a table?

A

ALTER TABLE table_name CHANGE COLUMN old_column new_column new_type

B

ALTER TABLE table_name MODIFY COLUMN old_column new_type

C

CHANGE TABLE table_name COLUMN old_column TO new_type

D

RETYPE TABLE table_name COLUMN old_column new_type

Q75

Q75 How can you optimize a Hive query to limit the number of MapReduce jobs it generates?

A

Use multi-table inserts whenever possible

B

Reduce the number of output columns

C

Use fewer WHERE clauses

D

Increase the amount of memory allocated

Q76

Q76 What is a common fix if a Hive query returns incorrect results?

A

Reboot the Hive server

B

Re-index the data

C

Check and correct the query logic

D

Increase the JVM memory for Hive

Q77

Q77 What should you check if a Hive job is running longer than expected without errors?

A

The complexity of the query

B

The configuration parameters for resource allocation

C

The data volume being processed

D

The network connectivity

Q78

Q78 What is Pig primarily used for in the Hadoop ecosystem?

A

Data transformations

B

Real-time analytics

C

Data encryption

D

Stream processing

Q79

Q79 What makes Pig different from traditional SQL in processing data?

A

Pig processes data iteratively and allows multiple outputs from a single query.

B

Pig only allows batch processing.

C

Pig supports fewer data types.

D

Pig requires explicit data loading.

Q80

Q80 In Pig, what is the difference between 'STORE' and 'DUMP'?

A

'STORE' writes the output to the filesystem, while 'DUMP' displays the output on the screen.

B

'STORE' and 'DUMP' both write data to the filesystem but in different formats.

C

'DUMP' writes data in compressed format, while 'STORE' does not compress data.

D

Both commands are used for debugging only.

Q81

Q81 How does Pig handle schema-less data?

A

By inferring the schema at runtime.

B

By converting all inputs to strings.

C

By requiring manual schema definition before processing.

D

By rejecting schema-less data.

Q82

Q82 How can Pig scripts be optimized to handle large datasets more efficiently?

A

By increasing memory allocation for each task.

B

By using parallel processing directives.

C

By minimizing data read operations.

D

By rewriting scripts in Java.

Q83

Q83 What Pig command is used to load data from a file?

A

LOAD 'data.txt' AS (line);

B

IMPORT 'data.txt';

C

OPEN 'data.txt';

D

READ 'data.txt';

Q84

Q84 How do you group data by a specific column in Pig?

A

GROUP data BY column;

B

COLLECT data BY column;

C

AGGREGATE data BY column;

D

CLUSTER data BY column;

Q85

Q85 What Pig function aggregates data to find the total?

A

SUM(data.column);

B

TOTAL(data.column);

C

AGGREGATE(data.column, 'total');

D

ADD(data.column);

Q86

Q86 How do you filter rows in Pig that match a specific condition?

A

FILTER data BY condition;

B

SELECT data WHERE condition;

C

EXTRACT data IF condition;

D

FIND data MATCHING condition;

Q87

Q87 What is the first thing you should check if a Pig script fails due to an out-of-memory error?

A

The data sizes being processed.

B

The number of reducers.

C

The script's syntax.

D

The JVM settings.

Q88

Q88 If a Pig script is unexpectedly slow, what should be checked first to improve performance?

A

The script's logical plan.

B

The amount of data being processed.

C

The network latency.

D

The disk I/O operations.

Q89

Q89 What is the primary storage model used by HBase?

A

Row-oriented

B

Column-oriented

C

Graph-based

D

Key-value pairs

Q90

Q90 How does HBase handle scalability?

A

Through horizontal scaling by adding more nodes

B

Through vertical scaling by adding more hardware to existing nodes

C

By increasing the block size in HDFS

D

By partitioning data into more manageable pieces

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