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Services & Networking

Practise Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKA Services & Networking practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.

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Services & Networking questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

How the topic appears in realistic exam-style scenarios.

Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

How to eliminate plausible but wrong options.

How to connect the question back to the wider exam objective.

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Common Services & Networking exam traps

  • Answering from memory before reading the full scenario.
  • Missing a constraint such as cost, availability, security, scope or command context.
  • Choosing a broad answer when the question asks for the most specific fix.
  • Ignoring why the wrong options are tempting.

Question index

All Services & Networking questions (6)

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1

A pod is running with the default DNS policy. The cluster DNS service is at 10.96.0.10. The node's /etc/resolv.conf has nameserver 8.8.8.8. When the pod tries to resolve an external hostname like 'example.com', which DNS server will it query first?

Easy
2

A Kubernetes cluster uses a NetworkPolicy to restrict traffic to a set of pods labeled 'app: db'. Which TWO statements about the following NetworkPolicy are correct? apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1 kind: NetworkPolicy metadata: name: db-policy spec: podSelector: matchLabels: app: db policyTypes: - Ingress ingress: - from: - podSelector: matchLabels: app: api ports: - port: 5432

Hard
3

An administrator notices that traffic to a Service is not being forwarded to any pod. The Service has selector 'app: web' and there are pods with that label. However, 'kubectl get endpoints' shows no endpoints. What is the most likely cause?

Medium
4

A cluster has multiple namespaces: 'frontend', 'backend', and 'monitoring'. A pod in the 'frontend' namespace needs to reach a Service named 'db-service' in the 'backend' namespace. The 'db-service' Service is of type ClusterIP. Which DNS name should the pod use?

Hard
5

A company wants to expose a web application running as a Deployment with 3 replicas to external users. They need a stable IP address that does not change and the ability to terminate TLS. Which resource should they use?

Medium
6

Given the following YAML manifests in the same namespace: ```yaml apiVersion: v1 kind: Pod metadata: name: my-pod labels: app: my-app spec: containers: - name: app image: nginx ports: - containerPort: 8080 --- apiVersion: v1 kind: Service metadata: name: my-service spec: selector: app: my-app ports: - port: 80 targetPort: 8080 ``` A pod in the same namespace tries to reach my-service on port 80. What is the most likely outcome?

Easy

Frequently asked questions

What does the Services & Networking domain cover on the CKA exam?
Services & Networking questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.
How many questions are in this domain?
This page lists all 6 Services & Networking questions in the CKA question bank. The actual exam draws from this domain proportionally to its weighting in the official exam blueprint.
What is the best way to practise this domain?
Start with a short focused session (10 questions) to identify gaps, then work through explanations. Repeat with a longer session once the weak areas feel solid.
Can I practise only Services & Networking questions?
Yes — the session launcher on this page filters questions to this domain only. Choose any session length for inline explanations and scoring.
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