AWS · Serverless interview questions

72 real AWS · Serverless questions from the Cloud bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Lambda?

Junior
  1. A.a packaged set of libraries or dependencies shared across multiple Lambda functions
  2. B.the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  3. C.a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  4. D.a queue that preserves message order and guarantees exactly-once processing
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Lambda — a queue that preserves message order and guarantees exactly-once processing
  2. B.Lambda — a service to orchestrate multiple Lambda and AWS service calls as a state machine
  3. C.Lambda — a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  4. D.Lambda — Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

4. What is API Gateway?

Junior
  1. A.a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  2. B.a packaged set of libraries or dependencies shared across multiple Lambda functions
  3. C.the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  4. D.a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.API Gateway — a named pointer to a specific Lambda function version for stable invocation
  2. B.API Gateway — a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  3. C.API Gateway — a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
  4. D.API Gateway — a queue that captures messages or events that failed processing for later inspection
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

7. What is SQS?

Junior
  1. A.the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  2. B.Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
  3. C.a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  4. D.pre-initialized execution environments kept warm to eliminate cold starts
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.SQS — a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  2. B.SQS — a queue that preserves message order and guarantees exactly-once processing
  3. C.SQS — the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  4. D.SQS — Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

10. What is SNS?

Mid
  1. A.Simple Notification Service; a managed pub/sub messaging service for fan-out delivery
  2. B.a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  3. C.Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
  4. D.a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.SNS — Simple Notification Service; a managed pub/sub messaging service for fan-out delivery
  2. B.SNS — a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  3. C.SNS — a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  4. D.SNS — a named pointer to a specific Lambda function version for stable invocation
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

13. What is EventBridge?

Mid
  1. A.a named pointer to a specific Lambda function version for stable invocation
  2. B.a packaged set of libraries or dependencies shared across multiple Lambda functions
  3. C.a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
  4. D.Simple Notification Service; a managed pub/sub messaging service for fan-out delivery
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.EventBridge — Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
  2. B.EventBridge — Lambda functions that run at CloudFront edge locations to customize content delivery
  3. C.EventBridge — a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
  4. D.EventBridge — a service to orchestrate multiple Lambda and AWS service calls as a state machine
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

16. What is Lambda Cold Start?

Mid
  1. A.Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
  2. B.the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  3. C.a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  4. D.Lambda functions that run at CloudFront edge locations to customize content delivery
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Lambda Cold Start — a named pointer to a specific Lambda function version for stable invocation
  2. B.Lambda Cold Start — the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  3. C.Lambda Cold Start — a packaged set of libraries or dependencies shared across multiple Lambda functions
  4. D.Lambda Cold Start — a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

19. What is Step Functions?

Senior
  1. A.a queue that preserves message order and guarantees exactly-once processing
  2. B.pre-initialized execution environments kept warm to eliminate cold starts
  3. C.a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
  4. D.a service to orchestrate multiple Lambda and AWS service calls as a state machine
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

21. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Step Functions — a managed service to create, publish, and secure REST, HTTP, and WebSocket APIs
  2. B.Step Functions — a queue that captures messages or events that failed processing for later inspection
  3. C.Step Functions — a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
  4. D.Step Functions — a service to orchestrate multiple Lambda and AWS service calls as a state machine
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

22. What is Lambda Provisioned Concurrency?

Senior
  1. A.pre-initialized execution environments kept warm to eliminate cold starts
  2. B.a service that runs code in response to events without provisioning servers
  3. C.the added latency when a new execution environment is initialized for a function
  4. D.a serverless event bus that routes events between AWS services and applications
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

24. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Lambda Provisioned Concurrency — Lambda functions that run at CloudFront edge locations to customize content delivery
  2. B.Lambda Provisioned Concurrency — a cap on the concurrent executions allotted to a single function
  3. C.Lambda Provisioned Concurrency — pre-initialized execution environments kept warm to eliminate cold starts
  4. D.Lambda Provisioned Concurrency — Simple Queue Service; a fully managed message queue for decoupling components
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

25. What does aws lambda invoke do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a new Lambda function from a deployment package or container image
  2. B.synchronously or asynchronously calls a Lambda function and captures its output
  3. C.sets reserved concurrency limits for a Lambda function
  4. D.lists the Lambda functions in the current region
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

27. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.aws lambda invoke — starts a new execution of a Step Functions state machine
  2. B.aws lambda invoke — synchronously or asynchronously calls a Lambda function and captures its output
  3. C.aws lambda invoke — sets reserved concurrency limits for a Lambda function
  4. D.aws lambda invoke — deploys new code to an existing Lambda function
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

28. What does aws lambda create-function do?

Junior
  1. A.creates a new Lambda function from a deployment package or container image
  2. B.deploys new code to an existing Lambda function
  3. C.sets reserved concurrency limits for a Lambda function
  4. D.sends a message to a specified SQS queue
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

29. Which command will creates a new Lambda function from a deployment package or container image?

Junior
  1. A.aws lambda list-functions
  2. B.aws sqs receive-message
  3. C.aws lambda update-function-code
  4. D.aws lambda create-function
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

30. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.aws lambda create-function — starts a new execution of a Step Functions state machine
  2. B.aws lambda create-function — creates a new Lambda function from a deployment package or container image
  3. C.aws lambda create-function — publishes a message to an SNS topic for fan-out to subscribers
  4. D.aws lambda create-function — synchronously or asynchronously calls a Lambda function and captures its output
Reveal the answer + AI explanation — free account

Showing 30 of 72 AWS · Serverless questions — the full set, with answers, explanations and an AI tutor on every question, is inside.

Free to start

Answers, AI explanations, and a scored voice mock interview

Sign up free to check your answers with explanations, ask the AI tutor anything on any question, and take one full AI mock interview — scored like a real panel.

Practice AWS · Serverless free