Objective: Scaffold the Basics of a Test and Build Pipeline GITLAB-CERTIFIED-CICD-ASSOCIATE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A team has a test job that runs `pytest`. They notice that the pipeline sometimes passes even when tests fail. They suspect the issue is related to how the script is written. Which script is most likely causing this problem?

   • A```yaml script: - pytest --junitxml=report.xml ```
   • B```yaml script: - pytest --tb=short ```
   • C```yaml script: - pytest - echo "Tests completed" ```
   • D```yaml script: - pytest -q ```
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2. 12foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the 'test' stage in a GitLab CI/CD pipeline?

   • ATo store the compiled code for later use
   • BTo release the application to a production environment
   • CTo validate that the code behaves as expected
   • DTo compile source code into a runnable binary
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4. 13foundation · easy

   In a GitLab CI/CD pipeline, which sequence correctly represents the typical order of the primary stages?

   • Abuild → test → deploy
   • Btest → build → deploy
   • Cbuild → deploy → test
   • Ddeploy → test → build
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5. 14foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a valid test job that runs a unit test command?

   • Aunit_tests: stage: build script: - npm test
   • Btest: unit_tests: - npm test
   • Cunit_tests: stage: test script: - npm test
   • Dunit_tests: script: npm install
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6. 15application · easy

   A developer pushes a commit to a feature branch. The pipeline runs, but a job named 'test' shows a red 'failed' status in the GitLab UI. What does this indicate?

   • AThe 'test' job was skipped due to a `when: manual` condition.
   • BThe 'test' job's script exited with a non-zero exit code.
   • CThe 'test' job is still running.
   • DThe 'test' job succeeded but the pipeline was manually stopped.
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