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CKA Mock Exam — Complete Questions & Solutions

Exam Rules Reminder

  • Use sudo to edit files in /etc/kubernetes/manifests/
  • Use sudo for kubelet restart and system-level debugging
  • Use documentation links provided in each question
  • SSH into the correct node as specified in the question
  • Always verify the correct namespace before applying changes

CKA Cheat Sheet 2026

Exam Domains: Storage 10% | Troubleshooting 30% | Workloads & Scheduling 15% | Cluster Architecture 25% | Services & Networking 20%

Kubernetes version on exam: 1.34+ — kubectl is pre-configured, sudo required for node-level tasks. Allowed docs: kubernetes.io/docs, kubernetes.io/blog, helm.sh/docs

Quick Wins — Always Do First

# Set alias (saves time on every command)
alias k=kubectl
export do="--dry-run=client -o yaml"   # k run pod1 --image=nginx $do > pod.yaml
export now="--force --grace-period=0"  # k delete pod pod1 $now

# Autocomplete
source <(kubectl completion bash)
complete -o default -F __start_kubectl k

# Context switching (exam has multiple clusters)
kubectl config get-contexts
kubectl config use-context <context-name>
kubectl config current-context