Use Built-In CLI Tools to Monitor Kubernetes Applications CKAD Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · easy

   A pod named 'db' is running but responding slowly. You suspect the container's timezone is misconfigured. You need to inspect the environment and check the current date inside the container. Which command runs a command inside the container to check this?

   • Akubectl exec db -- date
   • Bkubectl cp db:/etc/timezone ./timezone
   • Ckubectl logs db | grep date
   • Dkubectl describe pod db | grep Time
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which kubectl command shows detailed information about a specific pod, including its events, conditions, and configuration?

   • Akubectl get pod my-pod -o yaml
   • Bkubectl logs pod my-pod
   • Ckubectl describe pod my-pod
   • Dkubectl explain pod my-pod
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4. 13application · medium

   You are developing a web application running in a pod named 'web-1' in a remote cluster. The application listens on port 8080 inside the container. You need to access it from your local machine at http://localhost:9090 to test a feature without exposing the service publicly. Which command accomplishes this?

   • Akubectl expose pod web-1 --port=9090 --target-port=8080 --type=NodePort
   • Bkubectl exec -it web-1 -- curl http://localhost:8080
   • Ckubectl attach web-1
   • Dkubectl port-forward pod/web-1 9090:8080
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5. 14application · medium

   A pod named 'cache' is not ready, but it is running. You need to see the detailed conditions (e.g., PodScheduled, Initialized, ContainersReady, Ready) and recent events to understand why the readiness probe is failing. Which command provides this?

   • Akubectl describe pod cache
   • Bkubectl logs cache
   • Ckubectl get pod cache -o yaml
   • Dkubectl top pod cache
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6. 15application · medium

   A deployment named 'web-frontend' is failing to roll out. The ReplicaSet is created but pods are stuck in Pending. You need to quickly identify which node(s) the pods are being scheduled to and whether there are any scheduling failures. Which command sequence gives you the most direct diagnostic information?

   • Akubectl logs deployment/web-frontend
   • Bkubectl top pods -l app=web-frontend
   • Ckubectl get pods -l app=web-frontend -o wide && kubectl describe pod <pod-name> | grep -A5 Events
   • Dkubectl get deployment web-frontend -o yaml
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