Stashing & Tags interview questions

12 real Stashing & Tags questions from the Git 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 Stash?

Mid
  1. A.shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  3. C.a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  4. D.a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
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3. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Stash — shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.Stash — a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
  3. C.Stash — a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  4. D.Stash — a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
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4. What is Lightweight tag?

Junior
  1. A.shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
  3. C.a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  4. D.a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Lightweight tag — shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.Lightweight tag — a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  3. C.Lightweight tag — a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  4. D.Lightweight tag — a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
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7. What is Annotated tag?

Mid
  1. A.a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  2. B.shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  3. C.a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  4. D.a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
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9. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Annotated tag — shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.Annotated tag — a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  3. C.Annotated tag — a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  4. D.Annotated tag — a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
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10. What is Tag?

Junior
  1. A.shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
  2. B.a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  3. C.a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
  4. D.a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
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12. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Tag — a simple named pointer to a commit, stored with no extra metadata of its own
  2. B.Tag — a fixed human-readable label marking a specific point in history, often a release version
  3. C.Tag — a full object carrying a tagger, date, message, and optional signature, recommended for releases
  4. D.Tag — shelving uncommitted modifications onto a temporary stack so the working tree becomes clean
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