Question 1

You have a Terraform configuration file defining resources to deploy on VMware, yet there is no related state file. You have successfully run terraform init already. What happens when you run a terraform apply?

Options :

A : Terraform will create the resources defined in the configuration file and write a new state file.

B : All existing infrastructure on VMware will be deleted, and the resources defined in the configuration file will be created.

C : Terraform will produce an error since there is no state file

D : Since there is no state file associated with this configuration file, the defined resources will not be created on the VMware infrastructure.

Answer: A

Question 2

You have a SQL Database that's currently in production with live data. You need to change the database's pricing tier, but the change requires destroying and recreating the database. You want to ensure the new database is created before the old one is destroyed to avoid downtime. What should you add to your resource configuration?

Options :

A : add a count argument set to 2 to create both databases

B : add a depends_on argument pointing to the new database

C : add a lifecycle block with prevent_destroy = true

D : add a lifecycle block with create_before_destroy = true

Answer: D

Question 3

You have recently run terraform apply successfully using the local backend. You notice Terraform has created a new file called terraform.tfstate.backup in your working directory. What is the purpose of this file?

Options :

A : It's automatically used by Terraform to roll back changes if an apply operation fails

B : It's an encrypted copy of terraform.tfstate used for disaster recovery that requires a decryption key

C : It's a compressed archive of all historical state versions created during the project lifecycle

D : It contains the previous state before the most recent apply, allowing manual recovery if the current state becomes corrupted

Answer: D

Question 4

You have a set of city names, but the module input expects a list of strings. Which expression correctly converts the set to a list?variable "cities" { type = set(string) default = ["pune", "goa", "austin", "agra"]}

Options :

A : module "trip" { source = "./modules/trip" city_list = values(var.cities)}

B : module "trip" { source = "./modules/trip" city_list = var.cities[0]}

C : module "trip" { source = "./modules/trip" city_list = tolist(var.cities)}

D : module "trip" { source = "./modules/trip" city_list = flatten(var.cities)}

Answer: C

Question 5

You’re using the local backend. In the current workspace, terraform.tfstate was accidentally deleted, but the configuration is unchanged. You run terraform plan.Which statements are true? (select three)

Options :

A : Data sources may still read remote systems during planning, but they do not fix the resource state.

B : State locking will prevent the plan from running until the state is restored.

C : terraform destroy cannot identify any resources to destroy until state is restored

D : Terraform will try to create previously managed resources.

E : Previous terraform output values are still available.

Answer: A,C,D

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