Test your knowledge of Technical SEO with this quiz! Each question offers four options to choose from, with the correct answer provided below.
1. Which file tells search engines which pages not to crawl?
A) sitemap.xml
B) robots.txt
C) .htaccess
D) meta robots
Answer: B) robots.txt
2. What does the “noindex” meta tag do?
A) Prevents crawling
B) Prevents indexing
C) Improves ranking
D) Adds canonicalization
Answer: B) Prevents indexing
3. What is the purpose of a canonical tag?
A) To block duplicate pages
B) To specify the preferred version of a URL
C) To redirect users
D) To increase crawl speed
Answer: B) To specify the preferred version of a URL
4. Which structured data format is recommended by Google?
A) Microdata
B) RDFa
C) JSON-LD
D) XML
Answer: C) JSON-LD
5. What can negatively impact crawl budget?
A) Fast-loading pages
B) Broken links and redirect chains
C) Good internal linking
D) Proper sitemap
Answer: B) Broken links and redirect chains
6. What does a 301 redirect indicate?
A) Temporary move
B) Permanent move
C) Page not found
D) Server error
Answer: B) Permanent move
7. What is the main use of an XML sitemap?
A) Improve user navigation
B) Help search engines discover URLs
C) Block duplicate pages
D) Improve design
Answer: B) Help search engines discover URLs
8. What can happen if both HTTP and HTTPS versions are accessible?
A) Better ranking
B) Duplicate content issues
C) Faster crawling
D) Improved UX
Answer: B) Duplicate content issues
9. Which tool measures Core Web Vitals?
A) Google Trends
B) Google Analytics
C) Google PageSpeed Insights
D) Google Tag Manager
Answer: C) Google PageSpeed Insights
10. Why is internal linking important for SEO?
A) It improves design
B) It distributes link equity and helps crawling
C) It hides content from users
D) It increases keyword density
Answer: B) It distributes link equity and helps crawling
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