Filtering Commands MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 30, 2025

1. : If we want to specify our own delimiter, which of the following is used with the paste command?
(A) -d
(B) -c
(C) -a
(D) -e

2. : For joining lines, which of the following is used with the paste command?
(A) -s
(B) -c
(C) -a
(D) -e

3. : Which of the following command is used for extracting specific columns from a file?
(A) tail
(B) head
(C) pr
(D) cut

4. : cut -c -3 emp will cut column numbers:
(A) 3
(B) 1
(C) 1-3
(D) 0

5. : To cut fields, which of the following is used with the cut command?
(A) -c
(B) -n
(C) -f
(D) -a

6. : To cut fields, which of the following is the default delimiter used by the cut command?
(A) space
(B) tab
(C) double tab
(D) underscore

7. : To extract bytes instead of lines, which of the following is used with the tail command?
(A) -f
(B) -n
(C) -c
(D) -a

8. : To cut field based on the value of a specified delimiter, which of the following is used with the cut command?
(A) -a
(B) -f
(C) -d
(D) -e

9. : For cutting fields or columns while using the cut command, we have to specify whether we want?
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True

10. : To paste files, which command is used?
(A) cut
(B) paste
(C) tail
(D) head

11. : If we want to specify our own delimiter, which of the following is used with the paste command?
(A) -d
(B) -c
(C) -a
(D) -e

12. : To join lines, which of the following is used with the paste command?
(A) -s
(B) -c
(C) -a
(D) -e

13. : Incorrect command is:
(A) $ cut -d “|” -f 1,4 emp.lst
(B) $ cut -c -3 emp.lst
(C) $ tail -c -511 foo
(D) $ tail -c 500 foo

14. : To extract bytes instead of lines, which of the following is used with the tail command?
(A) -f
(B) -n
(C) -c
(D) -a

15. : Which command is used for extracting specific columns from a file?
(A) tail
(B) head
(C) pr
(D) cut

16. : cut -c -3 emp will cut columns number?
(A) 3
(B) 1
(C) 1-3
(D) 0

17. : To cut fields, which of the following is used with the cut command?
(A) -c
(B) -n
(C) -f
(D) -a

18. : To cut fields, which of the following is the default delimiter used by the cut command?
(A) space
(B) tab
(C) double tab
(D) underscore

19. : To paste files, which command is used?
(A) cut
(B) paste
(C) tail
(D) head

20. : To cut field based on the value of our specified delimiter, which of the following is used with the cut command?
(A) -a
(B) -f
(C) -d
(D) -e

21. : There is an incorrect command among the following:
(A) $ cut -d “|” -f 1,4 emp.lst
(B) $ cut -c -3 emp.lst
(C) $ tail -c -511 foo
(D) $ tail -c 500 foo