Detailed Exam Domain Coverage

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam is a rigorous, performance-based test. This practice test suite is built to precisely mirror the official CNCF curriculum weightings and topics:

Cluster Architecture & Installation (20%)
- Designing high‑availability control planes
- Installing Kubernetes with kubeadm
- Upgrading clusters and managing version skew
Workloads & Scheduling (20%)
- Creating and managing Deployments, StatefulSets, and DaemonSets
- Pod lifecycle, probes, and resource limits
- Advanced scheduling policies and taints/tolerations
Networking & Services (20%)
- Configuring ClusterIP, NodePort, and LoadBalancer services
- Implementing network policies and service mesh basics
- Troubleshooting DNS, CNI plugins, and ingress controllers
Storage & Persistent Volumes (20%)
- Provisioning static and dynamic PersistentVolumes
- Using StorageClasses, CSI drivers, and volume snapshots
- Managing data persistence for stateful workloads
Security & RBAC (20%)
- Defining Roles, ClusterRoles, RoleBindings, and ServiceAccounts
- Implementing Pod Security Policies and network security controls
- Configuring API server authentication and encryption at rest

Course Description

Preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator certification can feel overwhelming given the sheer depth of the curriculum. I designed these practice tests to cut through the noise and give you a highly realistic environment to test your knowledge. When I studied for my own Kubernetes certifications, I found that reviewing detailed explanations for why an answer was right—and just as importantly, why the other options were wrong—was the fastest way to master the material.

These practice exams are crafted to challenge your understanding of core Kubernetes concepts, from bootstrapping clusters with kubeadm to locking down namespaces using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Instead of memorizing documentation, you will work through scenario-based questions that test your ability to troubleshoot DNS configurations, manage dynamic storage provisioning, and ensure high availability for your control plane. Every single question includes a deep-dive explanation to ensure you walk away understanding the underlying mechanics of Kubernetes.

My goal is to help you pass the CKA exam on your first attempt by exposing you to the exact difficulty and format of the real testing environment.

Sample Practice Questions Preview

Here is a sneak peek at the type of questions you will find inside the course:

Question 1: You need to deploy a log-forwarding agent to every single worker node in your Kubernetes cluster. Furthermore, as new worker nodes are dynamically added to the cluster, this agent must automatically be provisioned on them without manual intervention. Which Kubernetes workload resource is designed specifically for this requirement?

A) Deployment
B) ReplicaSet
C) StatefulSet
D) DaemonSet
E) CronJob
F) Job
Correct Answer: D
Explanation: A DaemonSet ensures that all (or some) Nodes run a copy of a Pod. As nodes are added to the cluster, Pods are added to them. As nodes are removed from the cluster, those Pods are garbage collected. Deleting a DaemonSet will clean up the Pods it created. This makes it the perfect and standard choice for cluster-wide background tasks like logging agents (e.g., Fluentd) or monitoring agents.
Option Breakdown:
- A is incorrect: Deployments manage stateless applications and ensure a specific number of replicas are running, but they do not guarantee one pod per node.
- B is incorrect: ReplicaSets are used by Deployments to maintain a stable set of replica Pods running at any given time, but again, do not guarantee a pod on every single node.
- C is incorrect: StatefulSets are used for stateful applications requiring unique network identifiers and persistent storage, not for running background agents on every node.
- D is correct: DaemonSets specifically exist to ensure a designated pod runs on every eligible node in the cluster.
- E is incorrect: CronJobs execute jobs on a time-based schedule, which does not fit the requirement of a continuously running agent on all nodes.
- F is incorrect: Jobs run a pod to completion (e.g., a batch task) and then terminate, rather than running a continuous background service on all nodes.

Question 2: You have a Pod that requires dedicated SSD storage for high I/O operations. You have labeled the appropriate nodes in your cluster with disktype=ssd. Which scheduling mechanism should you use to strictly require that the Pod is only scheduled on nodes with this specific label?

A) Taints
B) Tolerations
C) NodeAffinity (requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution)
D) PodAntiAffinity
E) NodeAffinity (preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution)
F) ResourceQuotas
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Node affinity is a set of rules used by the scheduler to determine where a pod can be placed. The requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution rule acts as a strict requirement (a hard limit); if the node does not have the specified label, the pod will simply not be scheduled.
Option Breakdown:

Question 3: You have deployed a web application via a Deployment. You now need to expose this application so that it is accessible from outside the Kubernetes cluster using a specific static port on every worker node's IP address. Which Service type must you configure?

A) ClusterIP
B) NodePort
C) LoadBalancer
D) ExternalName
E) Ingress
F) Headless Service
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: A NodePort service exposes the Service on each Node's IP at a static port (the NodePort). A ClusterIP service, to which the NodePort service routes, is automatically created. You'll be able to contact the NodePort Service, from outside the cluster, by requesting <NodeIP>:<NodePort>.
Option Breakdown:
- A is incorrect: ClusterIP is the default service type and exposes the service only on an internal IP within the cluster. It is not accessible from the outside.
- B is correct: NodePort opens a specific port (usually between 30000-32767) on all worker nodes to allow external traffic to reach the pods.
- C is incorrect: LoadBalancer provisions an external load balancer (via a cloud provider) and assigns a public IP, but it does not specifically rely on a static port on the worker nodes' IPs for primary access.
- D is incorrect: ExternalName maps a service to a DNS name, rather than to a typical selector/IP layout.
- E is incorrect: Ingress is not a Service type; it is an API object that manages external access to the services in a cluster (usually HTTP/HTTPS) and provides routing rules.
- F is incorrect: A Headless Service (a ClusterIP service with clusterIP: None) is used for direct pod discovery via DNS, not for external access.
Welcome to the Mock Exam Practice Tests Academy to help you prepare for your CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator.
You can retake the exams as many times as you want
This is a huge original question bank
You get support from instructors if you have questions
Each question has a detailed explanation
Mobile-compatible with the Udemy app

I hope that by now you're convinced! And there are a lot more questions inside the course.