Question 1

True or false: Git automatically backs up your repository to the cloud every time you commit.

Accepted Answer

False. Commits are stored only locally. You must explicitly push to a remote like GitHub or GitLab for cloud backup.

Question 2

True or false: The 'git stash' command permanently deletes your uncommitted changes.

Accepted Answer

False. git stash temporarily saves uncommitted changes and reverts your working directory. You can retrieve them later with git stash pop.

Question 3

True or false: The 'git commit --amend' command can change the author of the most recent commit.

Accepted Answer

True. git commit --amend allows you to modify the last commit's message, files, or author metadata, though it rewrites history.

Question 4

True or false: Git branches are stored as separate copies of the entire codebase.

Accepted Answer

False. Branches are just lightweight pointers to specific commits. They share the same objects, so creating a branch is nearly instant.

Question 5

True or false: Git was created by Linus Torvalds, the same person who created Linux.

Accepted Answer

True. Linus Torvalds developed Git in 2005 to manage the Linux kernel source code, replacing the proprietary BitKeeper.

Question 6

True or false: You can undo a pushed commit with 'git revert' without rewriting history.

Accepted Answer

True. git revert creates a new commit that reverses the changes, safely undoing the commit without altering the shared history.

Question 7

True or false: A single Git repository can store more than one million commits without performance issues.

Accepted Answer

True. Git is designed for huge projects; the Linux kernel repo has over 1 million commits and still runs efficiently with proper maintenance.

Question 8

True or false: Git can track changes in binary files like images and videos.

Accepted Answer

True. Git uses binary diff algorithms for non-text files, but it stores full copies of each version, making large binaries inefficient.

Git Trivia Questions