Kubernetes · Core Objects interview questions

36 real Kubernetes · Core Objects questions from the MLOps & Integration 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 Pod?

Junior
  1. A.a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
  2. B.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  3. C.a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
  4. D.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Pod — a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
  2. B.Pod — a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
  3. C.Pod — a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  4. D.Pod — the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
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4. What is Deployment?

Junior
  1. A.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
  3. C.a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  4. D.a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Deployment — a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  2. B.Deployment — a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  3. C.Deployment — a controller giving Pods stable network identities and persistent storage for stateful workloads
  4. D.Deployment — a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
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7. What is Service?

Junior
  1. A.a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  2. B.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  3. C.a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
  4. D.a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Service — the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  2. B.Service — a health check that removes a Pod from Service endpoints until it can serve traffic
  3. C.Service — a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  4. D.Service — a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
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10. What is Namespace?

Junior
  1. A.a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
  2. B.a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
  3. C.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  4. D.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
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12. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Namespace — a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
  2. B.Namespace — a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  3. C.Namespace — a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
  4. D.Namespace — a health check that restarts a container when it fails, recovering from deadlocks
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13. What is ConfigMap?

Mid
  1. A.an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
  2. B.a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  3. C.a health check that restarts a container when it fails, recovering from deadlocks
  4. D.a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.ConfigMap — a controller giving Pods stable network identities and persistent storage for stateful workloads
  2. B.ConfigMap — a controller that runs one copy of a Pod on every (or selected) node, used for agents like log shippers
  3. C.ConfigMap — an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
  4. D.ConfigMap — a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
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16. What is Secret?

Mid
  1. A.a controller giving Pods stable network identities and persistent storage for stateful workloads
  2. B.a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  3. C.a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  4. D.a virtual cluster partition that scopes names and resource quotas for multi-tenant isolation
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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Secret — an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.Secret — a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
  3. C.Secret — an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
  4. D.Secret — a controller giving Pods stable network identities and persistent storage for stateful workloads
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19. What is Ingress?

Mid
  1. A.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
  3. C.a health check that restarts a container when it fails, recovering from deadlocks
  4. D.a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
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21. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Ingress — an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.Ingress — a controller that runs one copy of a Pod on every (or selected) node, used for agents like log shippers
  3. C.Ingress — the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  4. D.Ingress — an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
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22. What is Liveness probe?

Mid
  1. A.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.a health check that restarts a container when it fails, recovering from deadlocks
  3. C.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  4. D.a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
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24. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Liveness probe — an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.Liveness probe — a health check that restarts a container when it fails, recovering from deadlocks
  3. C.Liveness probe — an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
  4. D.Liveness probe — a controller that runs one copy of a Pod on every (or selected) node, used for agents like log shippers
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25. What is Readiness probe?

Mid
  1. A.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
  2. B.a health check that removes a Pod from Service endpoints until it can serve traffic
  3. C.a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  4. D.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
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27. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Readiness probe — a health check that removes a Pod from Service endpoints until it can serve traffic
  2. B.Readiness probe — a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
  3. C.Readiness probe — a controller that runs one copy of a Pod on every (or selected) node, used for agents like log shippers
  4. D.Readiness probe — a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
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28. What is HorizontalPodAutoscaler?

Senior
  1. A.a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  2. B.an object holding non-secret key/value configuration injected into Pods as env vars or files
  3. C.the smallest deployable unit — one or more containers sharing a network namespace and storage
  4. D.an object defining HTTP/HTTPS routing rules into the cluster, served by an ingress controller
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30. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.HorizontalPodAutoscaler — a controller that manages a ReplicaSet to run a declared number of identical Pods and roll out updates
  2. B.HorizontalPodAutoscaler — a controller that scales Pod replicas up/down based on CPU, memory or custom metrics
  3. C.HorizontalPodAutoscaler — a stable virtual IP and DNS name that load-balances traffic across a set of matching Pods
  4. D.HorizontalPodAutoscaler — a base64-encoded object for sensitive data (tokens, passwords) mounted or exposed to Pods
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