Free CKA practice test — 1,005+ CKA practice questions with detailed explanations across all 8 official CKA exam domains. Every set is scored and drawn from the live question bank — so you practise exactly what the exam tests, not outdated dumps.
Courseiva includes 1,005+ Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA practice questions across the official exam domains.
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This free CKA practice test mirrors the structure and difficulty of the real Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA exam. Every question is written against the official 2026 exam blueprint published by CNCF, ensuring you practise exactly what the exam tests — not last year's objectives.
The CKA blueprint is divided into 8weighted domains. Questions on this page are distributed proportionally across each domain, so the mix you see here reflects the same weighting you'll face on exam day. High-weight domains like Cluster Architecture, Installation and Configuration and Services and Networking contribute the most questions, meaning focused practice on these areas gives you the highest return on study time.
CKA Exam Blueprint — 8 Domains
Cluster Architecture, Installation and Configuration
Services and Networking
Workloads and Scheduling
Storage
Troubleshooting
Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration
Workloads & Scheduling
Services & Networking
65 numbered sets, 8 domain question banks, and targeted sessions — every page is a unique set of questions.
Choose all correct answers
Each chapter page covers one topic in depth — theory, key concepts, and focused practice questions. Use these to close knowledge gaps before returning to full practice tests.
Getting the most from practice questions requires more than just clicking through answers. Here is the study method used by candidates who pass CKA on their first attempt:
Answer before revealing
Read each CKA question fully, eliminate obviously wrong choices, then commit to an answer before clicking to reveal. This active recall process is what builds lasting knowledge.
Read every explanation
Even when you answer correctly, read the full explanation. Knowing WHY the right answer is correct — and why the distractors are wrong — is what separates a 750 score from a 900 score.
Track weak domains
Note which CKA domains you get wrong most often. Then do a targeted 20-30 question session focused only on that domain until your accuracy improves.
Simulate exam pacing
The real CKA is 120 minutes long. Use timed sessions to build the concentration and pacing you will need on exam day.
Most candidates who pass CKA on their first attempt report doing between 400 and 800 practice questions over 4–8 weeks of preparation. With 1,005+ questions in the Courseiva bank, you have more than enough material to build that repetition without seeing the same question twice.
Answer each question to reveal the full explanation and correct answer. This starter set is drawn from all 8 exam domains in blueprint proportion. Use the session selector to start a longer focused practice run.
Which control plane component is responsible for storing the cluster state and configuration?
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Which of the following service types exposes a service on a static port on each node's IP address?
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A pod in the 'production' namespace is in a CrashLoopBackOff state. The pod has been running successfully for several days. You run 'kubectl describe pod app-pod -n production' and see the message: 'OOMKilled'. What is the MOST appropriate action to resolve this issue?
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A DevOps team needs to provide persistent storage to a set of pods that all require read-write access to the same data simultaneously. Which volume type should they use?
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A pod named 'web-frontend' is in CrashLoopBackOff. You run 'kubectl logs web-frontend' and see: 'Error: listen tcp :8080: bind: address already in use'. What is the most likely cause and how should you fix it?
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A company wants to install Kubernetes on a set of bare-metal servers with no existing orchestration tools. They need a solution that supports high availability for the control plane and uses etcd operators for cluster management. Which tool should they use?
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A DevOps team wants to ensure that a critical web application pod runs on a dedicated set of nodes with SSDs. Which Kubernetes feature should they use to achieve this?
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A developer created a Deployment with 3 replicas and a ClusterIP Service named 'app-service' on port 80 targeting port 8080 on the pods. Pod logs show that the container is listening on 8080, but curl from another pod in the same namespace to http://app-service:80 fails with 'Connection refused'. What is the most likely cause?
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Answer all 8 questions to see your domain score breakdown
A structured study plan dramatically increases your chances of passing CKA on the first attempt. The most effective approach combines reading the official CNCF documentation or a study guide, watching video explanations for difficult concepts, and then reinforcing everything with daily practice questions.
We recommend the following weekly structure for CKA preparation:
Cover each CKA domain systematically. Read the exam objectives, watch explanatory content, and do 10–20 practice questions per domain to test understanding as you go.
Run full 50–60 question mixed sessions daily. Review every wrong answer in detail. Identify which domains are consistently scoring below 70% and revisit those study materials.
Do 100–120 question timed sessions to simulate real exam conditions. Aim for consistent scores above 80% before booking your exam date. A score above 80% in practice typically translates to a passing CKA score.
On exam day, the CKA tests your ability to apply knowledge to realistic scenarios — not just recall definitions. This is why reading explanations and understanding the reasoning behind every answer matters more than simply grinding question volume. Use the high-count sessions (100, 120) in the final weeks as your confidence benchmark.
The real CKA exam is entirely performance-based — you complete practical Kubernetes administration tasks in a live cluster environment. There are no multiple-choice questions. Courseiva practice questions reinforce the concepts and commands you need, but hands-on lab practice with kubeadm, kubectl, and etcd is still required.
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120 min
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Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA questions on Courseiva cover the knowledge areas tested in the real exam. Pair concept practice with hands-on lab exercises to build both the knowledge and practical competency the exam evaluates.
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Every question is written against the official CKA exam objectives published by CNCF. They focus on the concepts and knowledge areas tested in the performance-based exam. These are original questions — not brain dumps — written to make you competent, not just exam-day lucky. Note that the real CKA is a hands-on lab exam; these questions prepare your knowledge but hands-on practice is also required.
Most candidates who pass CKA on their first attempt do 30–60 questions per day. Use the Quick 10 session for daily warm-ups when you are short on time. On study days, run a 50 or 60-question session to build stamina. Reserve 100 and 120-question sessions for the final two weeks when you want to simulate real exam conditions and benchmark your readiness.
The CKA covers 8 domains: Cluster Architecture, Installation and Configuration, Services and Networking, Workloads and Scheduling, Storage, Troubleshooting, Cluster Architecture, Installation & Configuration, Workloads & Scheduling, Services & Networking. Each domain carries a different weight, so allocate your study time accordingly. The highest-weighted domains — Cluster Architecture, Installation and Configuration and Services and Networking — should receive the most attention.
Exam dumps are memorised question-and-answer lists taken from actual exam papers, often obtained illegally and shared without CNCF's authorisation. Using them violates your NDA and CNCF's certification agreement, and can result in certification revocation. Courseiva questions are 100% original — written by certified engineers to test the same knowledge areas using new scenarios and wording. You learn the material, not just the answers.
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