1.

**@SpringBootApplication**:

- Simplifies the development and deployment of production-ready Java applications by

providing a comprehensive suite of tools, libraries, and pre-configured settings.

- Opinionated framework promoting best practices and conventions to minimize boilerplate

code and streamline development efforts.

2. **@Controller**:

- Marks a class as a controller in Spring MVC, responsible for handling HTTP requests and
returning views or data to clients.

- Works with @RequestMapping to map request URLs to handler methods within the
controller.

3. **@RestController**:

- Specialized for creating RESTful web services by combining @Controller and

@ResponseBody.

- Simplifies the development of REST APIs by automatically serializing return values to JSON
or XML.

4. **@RequestMapping**:

- Maps HTTP requests to handler methods in a controller class, allowing developers to specify
URL paths and HTTP methods.

- Can be applied at the class or method level to define request mappings.

5. **@Autowired**:

- Enables automatic dependency injection in Spring-managed beans by automatically wiring

beans of matching type.
 - Can be applied to fields, setter methods, or constructors to inject dependencies into
Spring-managed beans.

6. **@Service**:

- Marks a class as a service component in the business logic layer, encapsulating business
logic, transaction management, and other non-web-related functionalities.

7. **@Repository**:

- Indicates that a class is a data access component, typically used to interact with databases
or other data sources.

- Enables automatic translation of exceptions into Spring's DataAccessException hierarchy.

8. **@Component**:

- Marks a class as a Spring-managed component, making it eligible for auto-detection and

auto-configuration by Spring's component scanning mechanism.

9. **@Configuration**:

- Provides bean definitions and configuration to the Spring application context, allowing for
Java-based configuration as an alternative to XML configuration.

10. **@Bean**:

- Declares a bean within a @Configuration class, providing a way to define and configure
beans explicitly.
11. **@Profile**:

- Allows conditional bean registration based on active profiles in the application context,
enabling different configurations for different environments.

12. **@Value**:

- Injects values from property files, environment variables, or other sources into
Spring-managed beans, allowing for externalized configuration.

13. **@Qualifier**:

- Resolves ambiguity during autowiring by specifying the name of the bean to be injected.

14. **@Scope**:

- Specifies the scope (lifecycle) of a bean in the Spring application context, controlling how
and when bean instances are created, reused, and destroyed.

15. **@Async**:

- Indicates that a method should be executed asynchronously, typically in a separate thread,

useful for offloading long-running or non-blocking tasks.

16. **@EnableScheduling**:

- Enables support for scheduling tasks within a Spring application, allowing methods
annotated with @Scheduled to be executed according to a specified schedule.

17. **@EnableAspectJAutoProxy**:
 - Enables support for AspectJ-based annotation-driven aspect configuration, allowing for the
creation and execution of aspects to encapsulate cross-cutting concerns.

18. **@EnableJms**:

- Enables JMS (Java Message Service) integration in a Spring application, providing

infrastructure for sending and receiving messages asynchronously between distributed systems.

19. **@EnableWebSocketMessageBroker**:

- Enables WebSocket messaging with support for a message broker configuration, providing
support for handling WebSocket messages and managing WebSocket connections in Spring
MVC applications.

20. **@EnableResourceServer**:

- Configures the application as an OAuth2 resource server, securing RESTful APIs by

validating access tokens provided by an authorization server.

21. **@EnableAuthorizationServer**:

- Configures the application as an OAuth2 authorization server, responsible for issuing

access tokens and providing endpoints for token generation and user authentication.

22. **@EnableBatchProcessing**:

- Enables support for batch processing within a Spring application, providing infrastructure for
defining and executing batch jobs.

23. **@EnableWebMvc**:
 - Enables Spring MVC configuration in a Spring Boot application, allowing for customizing
and extending Spring MVC features.

24. **@EnableJdbcHttpSession**:

- Configures JDBC-based HTTP session management, storing sessions in a relational

database for scalability and fault-tolerance.

25. **@Conditional**:

- Allows conditional bean registration based on specific conditions, providing flexibility in

controlling the instantiation of beans.

26. **@ConditionalOnClass**:

- Registers a bean only if a specific class is present in the classpath, enabling dynamic bean
registration based on dependencies.

27. **@ConditionalOnProperty**:

- Registers a bean only if a specified property is present in the application's environment,

allowing for conditional bean registration based on configuration properties.

28. **@ConditionalOnMissingBean**:

- Registers a bean only if there is no existing bean of the same type, providing default
implementations or fallbacks when a bean is not explicitly defined.

29. **@ConditionalOnExpression**:

- Registers a bean based on the evaluation of a SpEL (Spring Expression Language)

expression, allowing for more complex conditional bean registration logic.

30. **@PropertySource**:

- Specifies the location of property files to be loaded into the Spring environment, allowing for
externalized configuration.

31. **@ComponentScan**:

- Configures component scanning for Spring-managed beans, enabling automatic detection

and registration of components, services, repositories, and other Spring-managed beans.

32. **@Import**:

- Imports additional configuration classes into the current configuration class, allowing for
modularization and composition of configuration.

33. **@ImportResource**:

- Imports XML-based Spring configuration files into the application context, allowing for
integrating existing XML-based configuration with Java-based configuration.

34. **@EnableAutoConfiguration**:

- Enables Spring Boot's auto-configuration mechanism, configuring the application based on

dependencies and reducing the need for manual configuration.

35. **@EnableDiscoveryClient**:

- Enables service discovery functionality for applications using Spring Cloud, allowing the
application to register itself with a service registry.
36. **@EnableEurekaServer**:

- Configures the application as a Eureka service registry server, enabling service registration,
discovery, and health monitoring for other services.

37. **@EnableFeignClients**:

- Enables Feign client functionality for applications using Spring Cloud, simplifying the
creation of REST clients by allowing developers to define interfaces annotated with
@FeignClient.

38. **@FeignClient**:

- Declares a REST client interface for Feign, specifying the name of the target service and the
URL patterns for the REST endpoints.

39. **@EnableZuulProxy**:

- Enables Zuul proxy functionality for applications using Spring Cloud, providing a gateway
service for routing requests to backend services based on configured routes.

40. **@EnableConfigServer**:

- Configures the application as a Spring Cloud Config server, allowing centralized

management and distribution of configuration properties.

41. **@EnableHystrix**:

- Enables Hystrix circuit breaker functionality for applications using Spring Cloud, providing
fault tolerance and resilience by isolating and handling failures in distributed systems.
42. **@EnableHystrixDashboard**:

Enables the Hystrix Dashboard for monitoring Hystrix metrics, providing a graphical user
interface for visualizing circuit breaker states and metrics.

43. **@EnableCircuitBreaker**:

- Enables circuit breaker functionality for methods, automatically wrapping annotated

methods with a circuit breaker to handle failures and fallback to alternative behavior.

44. **@EnableRetry**:

- Enables automatic retry functionality for methods, allowing for the automatic retrying of
failed operations based on configurable retry policies.

45. **@EnableWebSecurity**:

- Enables Spring Security's web security features for the application, allowing developers to
configure authentication, authorization, and CSRF protection.

46. **@EnableGlobalMethodSecurity**:

- Enables method-level security for Spring Security, allowing developers to apply security
annotations such as @Secured and @PreAuthorize to controller methods.

47. **@EnableJpaRepositories**:
 - Enables Spring Data JPA repositories for the application, providing CRUD operations and
query methods for interacting with a relational database using JPA.

48. **@EnableTransactionManagement**:

- Enables Spring's transaction management features for the application, allowing developers
to annotate methods with @Transactional to specify transactional behavior.

49. **@Entity**:

- Marks a Java class as an entity, representing a persistent object in a relational database

and providing metadata for object-relational mapping.

50. **@Table**:

- Specifies the database table associated with an entity class, allowing developers to
customize table properties such as name, schema, and constraints.

51. **@Id**:

- Marks a field as the primary key of an entity, defining the unique identifier for database
records and ensuring object identity within the persistence context.

52. **@GeneratedValue**:

- Specifies the strategy for generating primary key values automatically, allowing developers
to configure how primary key values are assigned to entity instances.

53. **@Column**:
 - Specifies the mapping between an entity field and a database column, providing
fine-grained control over the database schema generated by ORM frameworks.

54. **@OneToMany**:

- Defines a one-to-many relationship between entities, allowing developers to specify a

collection of related entities as a field in the owning entity class.

55. **@ManyToOne**:

- Defines a many-to-one relationship between entities, representing the owning side of the
association and typically used to model parent-child relationships.

56. **@JoinTable**:

- Specifies the join table for a many-to-many relationship between entities, allowing
developers to map a many-to-many association by defining an intermediate table.

57. **@Transactional**:

- Marks a method, class, or interface as transactional, indicating that it should be executed

within a transactional context and providing declarative transaction management.

58. **@Cacheable**:

- Marks a method's return value for caching, allowing for the storage of method results in the
cache for improved performance and efficiency.

59. **@CachePut**:

- Updates the value in the cache for a method regardless of the cache's current contents,
useful for updating cached data when the underlying data changes.

60. **@CacheEvict**:

- Removes entries from the cache to maintain consistency between cached data and the
underlying data source, allowing for the invalidation of cached data.

61. **@Valid**:

- Indicates that a method parameter should be validated against constraints defined in its
associated bean validation annotations, providing data integrity and validation.

62. **@Validated**:

- Provides group-based validation for method parameters, allowing developers to specify

validation groups that should be applied during method parameter validation.

63. **@PathVariable**:

- Binds a method parameter to a URI template variable in a Spring MVC controller, allowing
developers to extract variable values from the request URI.

64. **@RequestBody**:

- Binds the body of a HTTP request to a method parameter in a Spring MVC controller,
converting the request body to the specified parameter type.

65. **@ResponseBody**:

- Indicates that a method return value should be serialized directly into the HTTP response
body, useful for returning data directly from controller methods.
66. **@ModelAttribute**:

- Binds a method parameter to a model attribute in a Spring MVC controller, adding the
annotated parameter to the model before rendering a view.

67. **@ExceptionHandler**:

- Defines a method to handle exceptions thrown during request processing in a Spring MVC
controller, allowing for centralized exception handling logic.

68. **@ControllerAdvice**:

- Marks a class as a global controller advice, providing centralized exception handling for all
controllers in the application.

69. **@CrossOrigin**:

- Configures cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) for Spring MVC controllers, allowing for
enabling cross-origin requests from web browsers to backend APIs.

70. **@EnableSwagger2**:

- Enables Swagger support for documenting and testing RESTful APIs in a Spring Boot
application, providing a user-friendly interface for exploring and interacting with API endpoints.

71. **@ApiOperation**:

- Adds metadata to describe an API operation in Swagger documentation, allowing

developers to specify details such as operation summary, description, and parameters.
72. **@ApiParam**:

- Adds metadata to describe parameters of an API operation in Swagger documentation,

allowing developers to specify parameter details such as name, description, data type, and
constraints.

73. **@ApiResponse**:

- Adds metadata to describe possible responses of an API operation in Swagger

documentation, allowing developers to specify details such as response code, description, and
response schema.

74. **@EnableConfigurationProperties**:

- Enables support for binding external configuration properties to Spring beans, allowing for
externalized configuration and injecting properties into Spring components.

75. **@RequestBodyAdvice**:

- Intercepts and customizes HTTP request bodies before they are bound to method
parameters in Spring MVC controllers, allowing for preprocessing or validation of request
bodies.

76. **@ResponseBodyAdvice**:

- Intercepts and customizes HTTP response bodies before they are serialized and sent to
clients in Spring MVC controllers, allowing for preprocessing or modification of response bodies.

77. **@EventListener**:

- Marks a method as an event listener, allowing it to receive and handle application events,
providing a convenient mechanism for implementing event-driven architectures.

78. **@Scheduled**:

- Defines a method to be executed periodically according to a fixed schedule, useful for

implementing background tasks, periodic data updates, or scheduled maintenance activities.

79. **@Retryable**:

- Indicates that a method should be retried automatically if it fails due to a specified exception,
providing resilience and improving the reliability of critical operations.

Basic Level
1. What is Spring Boot primarily used for?
- A. Building Android applications
- B. Creating web applications in Java
- C. Developing desktop applications
- D. Building machine learning models
- **Answer: B. Creating web applications in Java**

2. Which annotation is used to mark the main class in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @MainClass
- B. @SpringBootApplication
- C. @StartClass
- D. @MainApplication
- **Answer: B. @SpringBootApplication**

3. What is the purpose of the @RestController annotation in Spring Boot?

- A. To define a controller class
- B. To enable Spring MVC
- C. To create RESTful web services
- D. To define a service class
- **Answer: C. To create RESTful web services**

4. Which file is commonly used to configure application properties in Spring Boot?

- A. application.properties
- B. config.properties
 - C. spring.properties
- D. app.properties
- **Answer: A. application.properties**

5. How does Spring Boot simplify dependency management?

- A. By providing built-in support for Maven
- B. By automatically resolving version conflicts
- C. By providing a graphical interface for dependency management
- D. By using XML configuration files
- **Answer: B. By automatically resolving version conflicts**

6. What is the default embedded web server provided by Spring Boot?

- A. Apache Tomcat
- B. Jetty
- C. WildFly
- D. JBoss
- **Answer: A. Apache Tomcat**

7. Which command is used to run a Spring Boot application?

- A. java -jar
- B. mvn spring-boot:run
- C. gradle bootRun
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

8. What is the purpose of Spring Boot Starters?

- A. To configure the Spring Boot application
- B. To include common dependencies for specific functionalities
- C. To manage database connections
- D. To define URL mappings
- **Answer: B. To include common dependencies for specific functionalities**

9. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of RESTful web services?
- A. By providing annotations like @RestController
- B. By generating code based on configuration
- C. By automatically configuring servlets
- D. By abstracting away HTTP protocols
- **Answer: A. By providing annotations like @RestController**

10. What is the purpose of the @Autowired annotation in Spring Boot?

- A. To create a new instance of a class
- B. To inject dependencies automatically
- C. To define a primary bean
 - D. To enable component scanning
- **Answer: B. To inject dependencies automatically**

11. How does Spring Boot support auto-configuration?

- A. By using annotations like @EnableAutoConfiguration
- B. By scanning the classpath for specific libraries
- C. By providing default configurations for common use cases
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

12. What is Spring Boot Actuator used for?

- A. To create RESTful web services
- B. To monitor and manage Spring Boot applications
- C. To handle security configurations
- D. To configure embedded web servers
- **Answer: B. To monitor and manage Spring Boot applications**

13. How does Spring Boot simplify dependency management?

- A. By using a centralized dependency management tool
- B. By providing Spring Boot Starters
- C. By automatically resolving version conflicts
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

14. What is the purpose of the application.properties (or application.yml) file in Spring Boot?
- A. To define application-specific properties
- B. To configure datasource properties
- C. To set logging levels
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

15. How does Spring Boot handle externalized configuration?

- A. By reading properties from environment variables
- B. By scanning configuration files in predefined locations
- C. By using the @Value annotation to inject properties
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

16. What is the purpose of the @RestController annotation in Spring Boot?

- A. To define a controller class
- B. To indicate that the class is a RESTful controller
- C. To enable component scanning
- D. All of the above
 - **Answer: B. To indicate that the class is a RESTful controller**

17. How does Spring Boot simplify unit testing?

- A. By providing a built-in testing framework
- B. By supporting mock object libraries like Mockito
- C. By automatically configuring test environments
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

18. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's CommandLineRunner interface?

- A. To run tasks before the application starts up
- B. To define command-line arguments for the application
- C. To handle HTTP requests and responses
- D. To create RESTful web services
- **Answer: A. To run tasks before the application starts up**

19. How does Spring Boot support internationalization?

- A. By providing message source beans
- B. By using locale-specific configuration properties
- C. By supporting message interpolation
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

20. What is the purpose of

Spring Boot's SpringApplication class?

- A. To configure the Spring application context
- B. To start the Spring Boot application
- C. To manage database connections
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: B. To start the Spring Boot application**

21. How does Spring Boot support logging?

- A. By using the SLF4J API
- B. By providing default logging configurations
- C. By supporting logging frameworks like Logback and Log4j
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

22. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's CommandLinePropertySource?

- A. To load properties from command-line arguments
- B. To define properties for command-line applications
- C. To manage environment-specific properties
 - D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To load properties from command-line arguments**

23. How does Spring Boot handle profile-specific configuration?

- A. By using profile-specific configuration files
- B. By using the @Profile annotation
- C. By providing profile-specific property sources
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

24. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Conditional annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable components based on certain conditions
- B. To define conditional statements in configuration files
- C. To configure conditional beans
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable components based on certain conditions**

25. How does Spring Boot handle externalized configuration?

- A. By providing properties files outside the application JAR
- B. By using environment variables
- C. By reading properties from the classpath
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

26. What is the purpose of the Spring Boot Starter Parent?

- A. To define the parent project in a Maven multi-module project
- B. To provide common configuration for Spring Boot projects
- C. To manage dependencies in a Spring Boot project
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: B. To provide common configuration for Spring Boot projects**

27. How does Spring Boot handle property binding?

- A. By using reflection
- B. By providing a type-safe way to bind properties
- C. By using XML configuration files
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: B. By providing a type-safe way to bind properties**

28. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConfigurationProperties annotation?

- A. To define properties files for configuration
- B. To bind properties to Java objects
- C. To enable component scanning
- D. All of the above
 - **Answer: B. To bind properties to Java objects**

29. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of command-line applications?
- A. By providing annotations like @CommandLineApp
- B. By generating code based on configuration
- C. By providing a SpringApplication class
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. By providing a SpringApplication class**

30. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @SpringBootTest annotation?

- A. To enable component scanning
- B. To define properties for test environments
- C. To create an ApplicationContext for testing
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. To create an ApplicationContext for testing**

31. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of database connections?
- A. By providing built-in support for JDBC
- B. By automatically configuring datasource beans
- C. By generating SQL queries from entity classes
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

32. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableAutoConfiguration annotation?

- A. To enable auto-configuration of Spring beans
- B. To enable auto-configuration of web security
- C. To enable auto-configuration of logging
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable auto-configuration of Spring beans**

33. How does Spring Boot handle static resources?

- A. By serving them from the classpath
- B. By serving them from the web root directory
- C. By generating them dynamically
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

34. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConditionalOnProperty annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable beans based on certain properties
- B. To conditionally enable beans based on certain profiles
- C. To conditionally enable beans based on environment variables
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable beans based on certain properties**
35. How does Spring Boot simplify testing of RESTful web services?
- A. By providing a built-in REST client
- B. By supporting mock objects
- C. By providing annotations like @WebMvcTest
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

36. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableWebMvc annotation?

- A. To enable Spring MVC
- B. To enable Spring WebFlux
- C. To enable Spring Security
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable Spring MVC**

37. How does Spring Boot simplify exception handling?

- A. By providing default error pages
- B. By supporting global exception handlers
- C. By providing annotations like @ControllerAdvice
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

38. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableTransactionManagement annotation?

- A. To enable transaction management
- B. To enable caching
- C. To enable scheduling
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable transaction management**

39. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of scheduled tasks?
- A. By providing annotations like @Scheduled
- B. By generating code based on configuration
- C. By automatically configuring task schedulers
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. By providing annotations like @Scheduled**

40. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableCaching annotation?

- A. To enable caching
- B. To enable transaction management
- C. To enable scheduling
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable caching**
​

Intermediate Level
​

1. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ComponentScan annotation?

- A. To enable component scanning for Spring beans
- B. To specify the base package for Spring Boot application
- C. To enable auto-configuration of Spring beans
- D. To enable Spring Security
- **Answer: A. To enable component scanning for Spring beans**

2. How does Spring Boot simplify database transactions?

- A. By providing annotations like @Transactional
- B. By automatically configuring database connections
- C. By generating SQL queries from entity classes
- D. By providing built-in support for JPA
- **Answer: A. By providing annotations like @Transactional**

3. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @RequestMapping annotation?

- A. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints
- B. To define request mapping for controller methods
- C. To enable global exception handling
- D. To define URL patterns for static resources
- **Answer: B. To define request mapping for controller methods**

4. How does Spring Boot simplify security configuration?

- A. By providing built-in support for OAuth
- B. By generating security configurations based on user roles
- C. By providing annotations like @EnableWebSecurity
- D. By automatically configuring security settings
- **Answer: C. By providing annotations like @EnableWebSecurity**

5. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableJpaRepositories annotation?

- A. To enable JPA entity scanning
- B. To enable JPA repository scanning
- C. To configure JPA entity managers
- D. To define custom JPA query methods
- **Answer: B. To enable JPA repository scanning**

6. How does Spring Boot simplify error handling in RESTful APIs?

- A. By providing default error pages
- B. By supporting global exception handlers
 - C. By providing annotations like @RestControllerAdvice
- D. By generating error responses automatically
- **Answer: C. By providing annotations like @RestControllerAdvice**

7. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Entity annotation?

- A. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints
- B. To mark a class as a JPA entity
- C. To define request mapping for controller methods
- D. To enable Spring Data JPA repositories
- **Answer: B. To mark a class as a JPA entity**

8. How does Spring Boot simplify integration testing?

- A. By providing built-in support for JUnit
- B. By automatically configuring test environments
- C. By using embedded databases for testing
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

9. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @PathVariable annotation?

- A. To define path variables in RESTful endpoints
- B. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints
- C. To define request mapping for controller methods
- D. To enable global exception handling
- **Answer: A. To define path variables in RESTful endpoints**

10. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of RESTful clients?
- A. By providing annotations like @RestClient
- B. By using the RestTemplate class
- C. By automatically generating client code
- D. By providing built-in support for Apache HttpClient
- **Answer: B. By using the RestTemplate class**

11. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Validated annotation?

- A. To validate form inputs in web applications
- B. To enable bean validation for method arguments
- C. To enable transaction validation
- D. To enable global exception handling
- **Answer: B. To enable bean validation for method arguments**

12. How does Spring Boot handle application properties in YAML format?
- A. By providing a dedicated YAML configuration class
- B. By using the @YamlPropertySource annotation
- C. By reading properties from application.yml files
 - D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. By reading properties from application.yml files**

13. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Scheduled annotation?

- A. To define scheduled tasks in Spring Boot applications
- B. To schedule database backups
- C. To enable scheduling of RESTful endpoints
- D. To specify the scheduling interval for database transactions
- **Answer: A. To define scheduled tasks in Spring Boot applications**

14. How does Spring Boot simplify asynchronous processing?

- A. By providing built-in support for multithreading
- B. By using the @Async annotation
- C. By automatically configuring message queues
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: B. By using the @Async annotation**

15. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Profile annotation?

- A. To define application profiles for different environments
- B. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints
- C. To enable component scanning for specific profiles
- D. To enable global exception handling
- **Answer: A. To define application profiles for different environments**

16. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of CRUD operations?
- A. By providing default implementations for repository interfaces
- B. By generating SQL queries from entity classes
- C. By using the @CrudRepository annotation
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

17. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @CrossOrigin annotation?

- A. To specify the origin of incoming HTTP requests
- B. To enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)

- C. To configure database connections

- D. To define URL patterns for static resources
- **Answer: B. To enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)**

18. How does Spring Boot support logging with Logback?

- A. By providing a Logback configuration file
- B. By using the @EnableLogging annotation
- C. By automatically configuring Logback
 - D. By using the SLF4J API
- **Answer: A. By providing a Logback configuration file**

19. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Bean annotation?

- A. To define a bean in the Spring application context
- B. To enable auto-configuration of Spring beans
- C. To configure datasource properties
- D. To enable component scanning
- **Answer: A. To define a bean in the Spring application context**

20. How does Spring Boot simplify testing of JPA repositories?

- A. By providing built-in support for JUnit
- B. By using embedded databases for testing
- C. By providing annotations like @DataJpaTest
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. By providing annotations like @DataJpaTest**

21. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @MockBean annotation?

- A. To create mock instances of Spring beans
- B. To enable mocking of RESTful endpoints
- C. To define mock database connections
- D. To enable global exception handling
- **Answer: A. To create mock instances of Spring beans**

22. How does Spring Boot support customization of error pages?

- A. By providing built-in error page templates
- B. By using the @ControllerAdvice annotation
- C. By configuring error page mappings in application.properties
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. By configuring error page mappings in application.properties**

23. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableTransactionManagement annotation?

- A. To enable transaction management
- B. To enable caching
- C. To enable scheduling
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable transaction management**

24. How does Spring Boot simplify the creation of scheduled tasks?
- A. By providing annotations like @Scheduled
- B. By generating code based on configuration
- C. By automatically configuring task schedulers
- D. All of the above
 - **Answer: A. By providing annotations like @Scheduled**

25. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableCaching annotation?

- A. To enable caching
- B. To enable transaction management
- C. To enable scheduling
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. To enable caching**

26. How does Spring Boot simplify integration testing with external services?
- A. By providing built-in support for WireMock
- B. By automatically configuring test environments
- C. By using embedded databases for testing
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. By providing built-in support for WireMock**

27. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @TestPropertySource annotation?

- A. To define properties for test environments
- B. To enable component scanning for test classes
- C. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints in tests
- D. To enable global exception handling for tests
- **Answer: A. To define properties for test environments**

28. How does Spring Boot support conditional bean creation?

- A. By using the @ConditionalOnProperty annotation
- B. By providing annotations like @Conditional
- C. By using profile-specific configuration files
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

29. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Value annotation?

- A. To inject properties into Spring beans
- B. To define URL patterns for static resources
- C. To enable global exception handling
- D. To define application profiles for different environments
- **Answer: A. To inject properties into Spring beans**

30. How does Spring Boot handle internationalization?

- A. By providing built-in support for resource bundles
- B. By using locale-specific configuration properties
- C. By supporting message interpolation
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**
31. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Async annotation?
- A. To enable asynchronous processing of method calls
- B. To define asynchronous RESTful endpoints
- C. To schedule asynchronous tasks
- D. To enable asynchronous database transactions
- **Answer: A. To enable asynchronous processing of method calls**

32. How does Spring Boot simplify testing of RESTful endpoints?

- A. By providing built-in support for REST Assured
- B. By automatically configuring test environments
- C. By using embedded databases for testing
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: A. By providing built-in support for REST Assured**

33. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EntityScan annotation?

- A. To specify the base package for JPA entities
- B. To enable JPA entity scanning
- C. To enable component scanning for entity classes
- D. To define URL patterns for static resources
- **Answer: A. To specify the base package for JPA entities**

34. How does Spring Boot simplify the configuration of embedded databases?
- A. By providing built-in support for H2 Database
- B. By using embedded-database.properties files
- C. By automatically configuring datasource beans
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: C. By automatically configuring datasource beans**

35. What is

the purpose of Spring Boot's @JdbcTemplate annotation?

- A. To define JDBC templates for database access
- B. To enable auto-configuration of Spring beans
- C. To configure datasource properties
- D. To enable component scanning
- **Answer: A. To define JDBC templates for database access**

36. How does Spring Boot simplify integration testing with external services?
- A. By providing built-in support for WireMock
- B. By automatically configuring test environments
- C. By using embedded databases for testing
- D. All of the above
 - **Answer: A. By providing built-in support for WireMock**

37. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @WebMvcTest annotation?

- A. To enable integration testing of Spring MVC controllers
- B. To define request mapping for controller methods
- C. To enable component scanning for web applications
- D. To specify the base URL for RESTful endpoints
- **Answer: A. To enable integration testing of Spring MVC controllers**

38. How does Spring Boot handle static resources?

- A. By serving them from the classpath
- B. By serving them from the web root directory
- C. By generating them dynamically
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

39. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Value annotation?

- A. To inject properties into Spring beans
- B. To define URL patterns for static resources
- C. To enable global exception handling
- D. To define application profiles for different environments
- **Answer: A. To inject properties into Spring beans**

40. How does Spring Boot handle internationalization?

- A. By providing built-in support for resource bundles
- B. By using locale-specific configuration properties
- C. By supporting message interpolation
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

​
Advanced Level
​
1. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Data JPA repositories in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. @EnableJpaRepositories
- B. @EnableTransactionManagement
- C. @EnableAutoConfiguration
- D. @EnableWebMvc
- **Answer: A. @EnableJpaRepositories**

2. How does Spring Boot manage transactions by default?

- A. Using JTA (Java Transaction API)
 - B. Using programmatic transaction management
- C. Using declarative transaction management
- D. Transactions are not managed by default
- **Answer: C. Using declarative transaction management**

3. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's Actuator module?

- A. To enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
- B. To monitor and manage Spring Boot applications
- C. To provide authentication and authorization mechanisms
- D. To automate deployment processes
- **Answer: B. To monitor and manage Spring Boot applications**

4. Which dependency is commonly used for integrating Spring Boot applications with Apache
Kafka?
- A. spring-kafka
- B. spring-cloud-starter-stream-kafka
- C. spring-boot-starter-web
- D. spring-boot-starter-actuator
- **Answer: A. spring-kafka**

5. How can you enable HTTPS in a Spring Boot application?

- A. By configuring HTTPS properties in application.properties
- B. By providing a keystore file and configuring server.ssl properties
- C. By using a third-party library for SSL/TLS support
- D. HTTPS is enabled by default in Spring Boot
- **Answer: B. By providing a keystore file and configuring server.ssl properties**

6. Which annotation is used to define custom metrics in Spring Boot Actuator?

- A. @EnableMetrics
- B. @Metered
- C. @Counted
- D. @Timed
- **Answer: D. @Timed**

7. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Retryable annotation?

- A. To enable retry logic for failed method invocations
- B. To define retry policies in database transactions
- C. To configure retry intervals in scheduled tasks
- D. To retry failed HTTP requests automatically
- **Answer: A. To enable retry logic for failed method invocations**

8. Which annotation is used to configure circuit breakers in Spring Boot applications?

- A. @EnableCircuitBreaker
 - B. @EnableHystrix
- C. @EnableResilience4j
- D. @EnableRetry
- **Answer: A. @EnableCircuitBreaker**

9. How can you customize the error response format in a Spring Boot RESTful API?
- A. By providing a custom exception handler with @ControllerAdvice
- B. By configuring error properties in application.yml
- C. By using the @ErrorFormat annotation
- D. By extending the ResponseEntity class
- **Answer: A. By providing a custom exception handler with @ControllerAdvice**

10. Which annotation is used to enable distributed tracing in Spring Boot applications?
- A. @EnableDistributedTracing
- B. @EnableZipkinTracing
- C. @EnableSleuth
- D. @EnableTrace
- **Answer: C. @EnableSleuth**

11. How does Spring Boot support reactive programming?

- A. By providing built-in support for Reactor
- B. By using annotations like @Reactive
- C. By integrating with RxJava
- D. Spring Boot does not support reactive programming
- **Answer: A. By providing built-in support for Reactor**

12. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Security in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @EnableWebSecurity
- B. @EnableSecurity
- C. @EnableAuthentication
- D. @EnableSecure
- **Answer: A. @EnableWebSecurity**

13. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConditionalOnClass annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable beans based on the presence of a class
- B. To conditionally enable beans based on the absence of a class
- C. To conditionally enable beans based on the value of a property
- D. To conditionally enable beans based on the application context
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable beans based on the presence of a class**

14. How can you configure a custom banner for a Spring Boot application?
- A. By providing a banner.txt file in the resources directory
- B. By
configuring banner properties in application.yml
- C. By using the @Banner annotation
- D. By extending the Banner interface
- **Answer: A. By providing a banner.txt file in the resources directory**

15. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Boot's reactive WebClient?

- A. @EnableWebFlux
- B. @EnableReactiveClient
- C. @EnableWebClient
- D. @EnableWebFluxClient
- **Answer: A. @EnableWebFlux**

16. How can you configure an embedded Tomcat server to use a custom SSL certificate in a
Spring Boot application?
- A. By configuring server.ssl properties in application.properties
- B. By providing a keystore file and configuring server.ssl properties
- C. By using the @EnableSsl annotation
- D. By extending the TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory class
- **Answer: B. By providing a keystore file and configuring server.ssl properties**

17. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Lazy annotation?

- A. To specify lazy initialization for Spring beans
- B. To enable lazy loading of JPA entities
- C. To configure lazy fetching in Hibernate
- D. To enable lazy evaluation of SpEL expressions
- **Answer: A. To specify lazy initialization for Spring beans**

18. Which dependency is commonly used for integrating Spring Boot applications with
Elasticsearch?
- A. spring-boot-starter-elasticsearch
- B. spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch
- C. spring-elasticsearch
- D. elasticsearch-spring-boot-starter
- **Answer: B. spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch**

19. How can you configure logging levels for different packages in a Spring Boot application?
- A. By using the @LogLevel annotation
- B. By providing logging properties in application.properties
- C. By using the @Logger annotation
- D. By extending the Logger class
- **Answer: B. By providing logging properties in application.properties**
20. Which annotation is used to enable caching in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @EnableCaching
- B. @EnableCache
- C. @EnableCacheManagement
- D. @EnableSpringCache
- **Answer: A. @EnableCaching**

21. How does Spring Boot simplify the configuration of WebSocket endpoints?
- A. By using the @WebSocketEndpoint annotation
- B. By providing built-in support for STOMP over WebSocket
- C. By configuring WebSocket properties in application.properties
- D. By extending the WebSocketConfigurer interface
- **Answer: B. By providing built-in support for STOMP over WebSocket**

22. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @Async annotation?

- A. To enable asynchronous processing of method calls
- B. To define asynchronous RESTful endpoints
- C. To schedule asynchronous tasks
- D. To enable asynchronous database transactions
- **Answer: A. To enable asynchronous processing of method calls**

23. Which annotation is used to enable server-sent events (SSE) in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @EnableSse
- B. @EnableSseSupport
- C. @EnableServerSentEvents
- D. @EnableEventSource
- **Answer: B. @EnableSseSupport**

24. How can you configure Spring Boot to use a custom Jackson ObjectMapper?
- A. By providing custom ObjectMapper properties in application.properties
- B. By using the @JsonMapper annotation
- C. By configuring ObjectMapper beans in a @Configuration class
- D. By extending the JacksonObjectMapper class
- **Answer: C. By configuring ObjectMapper beans in a @Configuration class**

25. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @RestControllerAdvice annotation?

- A. To define global exception handlers for REST controllers
- B. To provide advice to RESTful endpoints
- C. To enable RESTful services in Spring Boot
- D. To configure RESTful security
- **Answer: A. To define global exception handlers for REST controllers**

26. How does Spring Boot support message-driven architectures?

 - A. By providing built-in support for Apache Kafka
- B. By using annotations like @MessageListener
- C. By integrating with messaging systems like RabbitMQ
- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

27. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConditionalOnMissingBean annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable beans if another bean is missing
- B. To conditionally enable beans based on the presence of a bean
- C. To conditionally enable beans based on the value of a property
- D. To conditionally enable beans based on the application context
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable beans if another bean is missing**

28. How can you configure Spring Boot to use a custom authentication provider?
- A. By providing authentication properties in application.properties
- B. By using the @AuthenticationProvider annotation
- C. By extending the AuthenticationProvider interface
- D. By configuring authentication beans in a @Configuration class
- **Answer: D. By configuring authentication beans in a @Configuration class**

29. Which annotation is used to enable HTTP/2 support in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @EnableHttp2
- B. @EnableHttp2Support
- C. @EnableHttp2Protocol
- D. @EnableHttp2Server
- **Answer: B. @EnableHttp2Support**

30. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @IntegrationTest annotation?

- A. To enable integration testing of Spring Boot applications
- B. To define integration tests for RESTful endpoints
- C. To configure integration testing environments
- D. @IntegrationTest annotation does not exist in Spring Boot
- **Answer: D. @IntegrationTest annotation does not exist in Spring Boot**

31. How can you enable HTTP compression in a Spring Boot application?
- A. By configuring server.compression properties in application.properties
- B. By using the @EnableHttpCompression annotation
- C. By providing compression properties in application.yml
- D. HTTP compression is enabled by default in Spring Boot
- **Answer: A. By configuring server.compression properties in application.properties**

32. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConditionalOnExpression annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable beans based on Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions
 - B. To conditionally enable beans based on the value of a property
- C. To conditionally enable beans based on the presence of a class
- D. To conditionally enable beans based on the application context
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable beans based on Spring Expression Language (SpEL)
expressions**

33. How does Spring Boot support OAuth 2.0 authentication?

- A. By providing built-in support for OAuth 2.0 authorization server
- B. By using annotations like @EnableOAuth2Client
- C. By integrating

with OAuth 2.0 providers like Okta and Keycloak

- D. All of the above
- **Answer: D. All of the above**

34. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Boot's TestRestTemplate?

- A. @EnableTestRestTemplate
- B. @EnableRestTemplateTest
- C. @RestTemplateTest
- D. @TestRestTemplate
- **Answer: D. @TestRestTemplate**

35. How can you customize the JSON serialization format for specific properties in a Spring
Boot application?
- A. By using custom serializers with Jackson ObjectMapper
- B. By providing serialization properties in application.properties
- C. By using annotations like @JsonFormat
- D. By extending the JsonProperty class
- **Answer: A. By using custom serializers with Jackson ObjectMapper**

36. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @ConditionalOnMissingClass annotation?

- A. To conditionally enable beans if a class is missing from the classpath
- B. To conditionally enable beans based on the presence of a class
- C. To conditionally enable beans based on the value of a property
- D. To conditionally enable beans based on the application context
- **Answer: A. To conditionally enable beans if a class is missing from the classpath**

37. How can you configure Spring Boot to use a custom authentication filter?
- A. By using the @CustomAuthenticationFilter annotation
- B. By extending the AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter class
- C. By providing authentication filter properties in application.yml
- D. By configuring authentication filters in a @Configuration class
- **Answer: B. By extending the AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter class**
38. Which annotation is used to enable metrics collection in a Spring Boot application?
- A. @EnableMetrics
- B. @EnableActuator
- C. @EnableMetricsCollection
- D. @EnableMicrometerMetrics
- **Answer: D. @EnableMicrometerMetrics**

39. What is the purpose of Spring Boot's @EnableScheduling annotation?

- A. To enable scheduling of tasks in a Spring Boot application
- B. To enable asynchronous processing of method calls
- C. To enable scheduling of RESTful endpoints
- D. To enable scheduling of database transactions
- **Answer: A. To enable scheduling of tasks in a Spring Boot application**

40. How can you enable HTTP/2 support in a Spring Boot application?
- A. By configuring server.http2.enabled property in application.properties
- B. By using the @EnableHttp2 annotation
- C. By providing HTTP/2 properties in application.yml
- D. HTTP/2 support is enabled by default in Spring Boot
- **Answer: A. By configuring server.http2.enabled property in application.properties**

Syntax Based Questions

​
1. What is the correct syntax for defining a Spring Boot application class?
- A. `@SpringBootApplication class MyApp { }`
- B. `class MyApp { }`
- C. `@SpringBootApp class MyApp { }`
- D. `@EnableSpringBoot class MyApp { }`
- **Answer: A. `@SpringBootApplication class MyApp { }`**

2. Which of the following annotations is incorrectly formatted?

- A. `@Component`
- B. `@Autowired`
- C. `@Service`
- D. `@Bean`
- **Answer: D. `@Bean`**

3. What is the correct syntax for injecting a bean using constructor-based dependency injection
in Spring Boot?
- A. `@Autowired public MyClass(MyDependency dependency) { this.dependency =
dependency; }`
- B. `@Inject public MyClass(MyDependency dependency) { this.dependency = dependency; }`
- C. `@Autowired public void setDependency(MyDependency dependency) { this.dependency
= dependency; }`
- D. `@Inject public void setDependency(MyDependency dependency) { this.dependency =
dependency; }`
- **Answer: A. `@Autowired public MyClass(MyDependency dependency) { this.dependency =
dependency; }`**

4. Which of the following annotations is used to specify the base package for component
scanning in a Spring Boot application incorrectly?
- A. `@ComponentScan(basePackages = "com.example")`
- B. `@ComponentScan(basePackages = {"com.example"})`
- C. `@ComponentScan("com.example")`
- D. `@ComponentScan(basePackageClasses = {MyComponent.class})`
- **Answer: C. `@ComponentScan("com.example")`**

5. What is the correct syntax for defining a JPA repository interface in Spring Boot?
- A. `public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> { }`
- B. `public class UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> { }`
- C. `@Repository public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> { }`
- D. `@Service public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> { }`
- **Answer: A. `public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> { }`**

6. Which annotation is used to specify the primary bean among multiple candidates of the same
type?
- A. `@Primary`
- B. `@Main`
- C. `@First`
- D. `@Priority`
- **Answer: A. `@Primary`**

7. What is the correct syntax for defining a request mapping for a RESTful endpoint in Spring
Boot?
- A. `@RequestMapping("/endpoint")`
- B. `@Mapping("/endpoint")`
- C. `@Get("/endpoint")`
- D. `@PostMapping("/endpoint")`
- **Answer: A. `@RequestMapping("/endpoint")`**

8. Which of the following annotations is incorrectly formatted for specifying a property value in
Spring Boot?
- A. `@Value("${my.property}")`
 - B. `@PropertySource("classpath:application.properties")`
- C. `@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "my")`
- D. `@Property("${my.property}")`
- **Answer: D. `@Property("${my.property}")`**

9. What is the correct syntax for defining a transactional method in a Spring Boot service class?
- A. `@Transactional public void myMethod() { }`
- B. `public void myMethod() { @Transactional }`
- C. `@Transaction public void myMethod() { }`
- D. `@Transaction public void myMethod() { @Transactional }`
- **Answer: A. `@Transactional public void myMethod() { }`**

10. Which of the following annotations is used to enable caching in a Spring Boot application?
- A. `@EnableCache`
- B. `@EnableCaching`
- C. `@EnableCached`
- D. `@EnableCaches`
- **Answer: B. `@EnableCaching`**

11. What is the correct syntax for defining a Scheduled task method in Spring Boot?
- A. `@Scheduled public void myTask() { }`
- B. `@Schedule public void myTask() { }`
- C. `@ScheduleTask public void myTask() { }`
- D. `@ScheduledTask public void myTask() { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Scheduled public void myTask() { }`**

12. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Boot's TestRestTemplate for integration testing?
- A. `@EnableTestRestTemplate`
- B. `@EnableRestTemplateTest`
- C. `@RestTemplateTest`
- D. `@TestRestTemplate`
- **Answer: D. `@TestRestTemplate`**

13. What is the correct syntax for configuring an embedded Tomcat server's port in
application.properties?
- A. `server.port=8080`
- B. `spring.port=8080`
- C. `embedded.server.port=8080`
- D. `tomcat.server.port=8080`
- **Answer: A. `server.port=8080`**

14. Which annotation is used to define the entry point of a Spring Boot application for testing
purposes?
 - A. `@TestEntryPoint`
- B. `@SpringBootTest`
- C. `@BootApplicationTest`
- D. `@EntryPointTest`
- **Answer: B. `@SpringBootTest`**

15. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom banner for a Spring Boot application in
application.properties?
- A. `spring.banner.location=banner.txt`
- B. `spring.boot.banner=banner.txt`
- C. `spring.banner.text=banner.txt`
- D. `spring.application.banner=banner.txt`
- **Answer: A. `spring.banner.location=banner.txt`**

16. Which of the following annotations is used to enable Spring Boot's Actuator module for
monitoring and managing the application?
- A. `@EnableMonitoring`
- B. `@EnableManagement`
- C. `@EnableActuator`
- D. `@EnableMetrics`
- **Answer: C. `@EnableActuator`**

17. What is the correct syntax for specifying a property value placeholder in Spring Boot's
application.properties file?
- A. `my.property=value`
- B. `${my.property=value}`
- C. `${

my.property=value}`
- D. `{my.property=value}`
- **Answer: A. `my.property=value`**

18. Which annotation is used to define a custom error handler for a specific exception type in
Spring Boot?
- A. `@ExceptionHandler`
- B. `@ErrorHandling`
- C. `@HandleError`
- D. `@Error`
- **Answer: A. `@ExceptionHandler`**

19. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom property in Spring Boot's
application.properties file?
- A. `custom.property=value`
 - B. `property.custom=value`
- C. `property.custom: value`
- D. `custom:property=value`
- **Answer: A. `custom.property=value`**

20. Which annotation is used to enable asynchronous processing of method calls in Spring
Boot?
- A. `@EnableAsync`
- B. `@Async`
- C. `@EnableAsynchronous`
- D. `@Asynchronous`
- **Answer: A. `@EnableAsync`**

21. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom configuration class in Spring Boot?
- A. `@Configuration public class MyConfig { }`
- B. `@Config public class MyConfig { }`
- C. `@EnableConfiguration public class MyConfig { }`
- D. `@Configurable public class MyConfig { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Configuration public class MyConfig { }`**

22. Which annotation is used to configure logging levels for different packages in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. `@LogLevel`
- B. `@LogConfig`
- C. `@Logging`
- D. `@Slf4j`
- **Answer: A. `@LogLevel`**

23. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom profile in Spring Boot's
application.properties file?
- A. `spring.profiles.active=my-profile`
- B. `profiles.active=my-profile`
- C. `active.profile=my-profile`
- D. `profile=my-profile`
- **Answer: A. `spring.profiles.active=my-profile`**

24. Which annotation is used to specify the base package for component scanning in a Spring
Boot application?
- A. `@ComponentScan`
- B. `@ScanComponents`
- C. `@BasePackage`
- D. `@ComponentBase`
- **Answer: A. `@ComponentScan`**
25. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom property source in Spring Boot?
- A. `@PropertySource("classpath:custom.properties")`
- B. `@PropertySource("custom.properties")`
- C. `@Property("classpath:custom.properties")`
- D. `@Property("custom.properties")`
- **Answer: A. `@PropertySource("classpath:custom.properties")`**

26. Which annotation is used to enable server-sent events (SSE) support in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. `@EnableSse`
- B. `@EnableSseSupport`
- C. `@EnableServerSentEvents`
- D. `@EnableEventSource`
- **Answer: B. `@EnableSseSupport`**

27. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom message converter in Spring Boot's
configuration class?
- A. `@Bean public MyMessageConverter messageConverter() { }`
- B. `@MessageConverter public MyMessageConverter messageConverter() { }`
- C. `@Converter public MyMessageConverter messageConverter() { }`
- D. `@CustomConverter public MyMessageConverter messageConverter() { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Bean public MyMessageConverter messageConverter() { }`**

28. Which annotation is used to enable HTTP compression in a Spring Boot application?
- A. `@EnableCompression`
- B. `@EnableHttpCompression`
- C. `@EnableGzip`
- D. `@EnableDeflate`
- **Answer: B. `@EnableHttpCompression`**

29. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom error page in Spring Boot's
application.properties file?
- A. `error.page=/error`
- B. `error.page.location=/error`
- C. `error.page.redirect=/error`
- D. `error.page.mapping=/error`
- **Answer: A. `error.page=/error`**

30. Which annotation is used to enable HTTP/2 support in a Spring Boot application?
- A. `@EnableHttp2`
- B. `@EnableHttp2Support`
- C. `@EnableHttp2Protocol`
 - D. `@EnableHttp2Server`
- **Answer: B. `@EnableHttp2Support`**

31. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom DataSource in Spring Boot's configuration
class?
- A. `@Bean public DataSource dataSource() { }`
- B. `@DataSource public DataSource dataSource() { }`
- C. `@CustomDataSource public DataSource dataSource() { }`
- D. `@DbSource public DataSource dataSource() { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Bean public DataSource dataSource() { }`**

32. Which annotation is used to enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. `@EnableCORS`
- B. `@CrossOrigin`
- C. `@AllowOrigin`
- D. `@CorsSupport`
- **Answer: B. `@CrossOrigin`**

33. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom aspect in Spring Boot's configuration class?
- A. `@Aspect public class MyAspect { }`
- B. `@CustomAspect public class MyAspect {

}`
- C. `@Component public class MyAspect { }`
- D. `@AspectJ public class MyAspect { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Aspect public class MyAspect { }`**

34. Which annotation is used to enable distributed tracing in a Spring Boot application?
- A. `@EnableDistributedTracing`
- B. `@EnableTracing`
- C. `@EnableZipkin`
- D. `@EnableSleuth`
- **Answer: D. `@EnableSleuth`**

35. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom Validator in Spring Boot's configuration
class?
- A. `@Bean public MyValidator validator() { }`
- B. `@Validator public MyValidator validator() { }`
- C. `@CustomValidator public MyValidator validator() { }`
- D. `@Validation public MyValidator validator() { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Bean public MyValidator validator() { }`**
36. Which annotation is used to enable HATEOAS support in a Spring Boot application?
- A. `@EnableHateoas`
- B. `@EnableHypermedia`
- C. `@EnableRestSupport`
- D. `@EnableLinkSupport`
- **Answer: A. `@EnableHateoas`**

37. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom event listener in Spring Boot's configuration
class?
- A. `@EventListener public class MyEventListener { }`
- B. `@Listener public class MyEventListener { }`
- C. `@EventSupport public class MyEventListener { }`
- D. `@CustomListener public class MyEventListener { }`
- **Answer: A. `@EventListener public class MyEventListener { }`**

38. Which annotation is used to enable JMS listener container factory in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. `@EnableJms`
- B. `@EnableJmsListeners`
- C. `@EnableJmsContainer`
- D. `@EnableJmsConfiguration`
- **Answer: A. `@EnableJms`**

39. What is the correct syntax for defining a custom message source in Spring Boot's
configuration class?
- A. `@Bean public MessageSource messageSource() { }`
- B. `@MessageSource public MessageSource messageSource() { }`
- C. `@CustomMessageSource public MessageSource messageSource() { }`
- D. `@Source public MessageSource messageSource() { }`
- **Answer: A. `@Bean public MessageSource messageSource() { }`**

40. Which annotation is used to enable Spring Boot's security features in a Spring Boot
application?
- A. `@EnableSecurity`
- B. `@EnableWebSecurity`
- C. `@EnableSecure`
- D. `@EnableAuthentication`
- **Answer: B. `@EnableWebSecurity`*