Caching & Headers interview questions

12 real Caching & Headers questions from the REST API 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 ETag?

Mid
  1. A.a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
  2. B.a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
  3. C.the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  4. D.the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
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3. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.ETag — a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
  2. B.ETag — the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  3. C.ETag — the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  4. D.ETag — a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
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4. What is Cache-Control?

Mid
  1. A.the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  2. B.the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  3. C.a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
  4. D.a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
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6. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Cache-Control — the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  2. B.Cache-Control — a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
  3. C.Cache-Control — the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  4. D.Cache-Control — a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
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7. What is If-None-Match?

Senior
  1. A.the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  2. B.the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  3. C.a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
  4. D.a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
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9. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.If-None-Match — a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
  2. B.If-None-Match — the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  3. C.If-None-Match — the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  4. D.If-None-Match — a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
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10. What is Content-Type?

Junior
  1. A.the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  2. B.a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
  3. C.the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  4. D.a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
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12. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Content-Type — the header that directs caching behavior with directives like max-age, no-store, private, and public
  2. B.Content-Type — the header declaring the media format of the message body, such as application/json
  3. C.Content-Type — a response header carrying an opaque version identifier for a resource, used to validate cached copies via conditional requests
  4. D.Content-Type — a conditional request header that sends a previously received validator so the server can answer not-modified when unchanged
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