KCNA practice test
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate · free · 288 questions in the bank today
By Ibrahim Yesilay · Published · Updated
Start a free KCNA practice test: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate questions with an instant verdict and explanation, an order that returns to your weakest domains, and a timed mock in the official format. The official KCNA exam is 60 questions in 90 minutes with a passing score of 75%, as read from the Linux Foundation documentation on 2026-10-23.
Ten guest answers need no account; mock exams need a free one. Independent practice, not affiliated with the CNCF or the Linux Foundation.
KCNA exam snapshot
Exam facts from the Linux Foundation pages, checked 2026-10-23; full table with sources on the KCNA certification page.
What this KCNA practice test is
This page starts a free KCNA practice session on GoldenKube. The official KCNA exam is 60 questions in 90 minutes with a passing score of 75%, as read from the Linux Foundation documentation on 2026-10-23. The GoldenKube KCNA bank held 288 questions when this page was written; the live count is shown above. One question at a time. As soon as you answer you see whether you were right and read the explanation; reloading the page keeps the verdict on screen. The next question comes from the questions due for review first, then from the domain where you are weakest and still have unseen questions, then from the rest of the bank. Use it before you book the exam to find which of the four domains you answer slowly, and in the last week as a daily warm-up.
Every KCNA question in the bank has a written explanation, so a wrong answer is always followed by the reasoning that fixes it.
What the KCNA bank covers
The KCNA bank is the entry point for most learners here. It is strongest on Kubernetes Fundamentals and Container Orchestration, the two domains that make up most of the exam, and it covers the delivery and architecture domains with scenario questions about GitOps, autoscaling, observability signals and the CNCF landscape. The table compares the official domain weights, checked against the KCNA certification page on 2026-10-23, with the share of the bank each domain holds and the number of explained questions, both read from the database when the page is served. Kubernetes Fundamentals is the heaviest domain at 44%, so it deserves the largest share of your study time whatever the bank's share is.
| Official domain | Exam weight | Bank share | Questions | Explained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes Fundamentals | 44% | 43% | 123 | 123 |
| Container Orchestration | 28% | 30% | 86 | 86 |
| Cloud Native Application Delivery | 16% | 16% | 46 | 46 |
| Cloud Native Architecture | 12% | 11% | 33 | 33 |
All 288 questions have a written explanation. Live from the database; the KCNA bank coverage report explains the method.
A domain whose bank share is well below its weight is one to study from the official curriculum and the project documentation as well; the bank-coverage report linked below tracks these gaps over time.
Try three KCNA questions
Three questions from the bank with their answers and explanations. The KCNA sample-questions page has twenty more; the practice session has the whole bank.
Question 1
- A.By backing up the node filesystems
- B.By backing up the etcd database
- C.By exporting all pods using kubectl get pods -o yaml
- D.By copying the kube-apiserver logs
Correct answer: B
Question 2
- A.The Secret must be encrypted with a KMS provider
- B.The Pod and the Secret must reside in the same Namespace
- C.The Pod must be running with cluster-admin privileges
- D.The Secret must be explicitly defined in a StorageClass
Correct answer: B
Question 3
- A.Service
- B.ReplicaSet
- C.ConfigMap
- D.Namespace
Correct answer: B
Mock exam
The KCNA mock exam draws 60 questions from the bank, gives you 90 minutes and scores the run against the 75% threshold, the same numbers as the official format. It is a timed rehearsal of pacing and stamina, not a prediction: the questions are GoldenKube's own and the result is practice feedback. Mock exams need a free account; your history of runs is kept on the exam's mock page.
How to get the most out of practice
Short daily sessions beat one long one, because the review ladder works on days: A wrong answer returns after 12 other answers, then after 1 day and after 4 days when answered correctly, until it counts as mastered. A wrong answer at any step restarts the ladder. Focus mode limits practice to one domain or subdomain until you leave it. Read the explanation even when you are right, mark the concept behind every miss, and move to a mock exam only when the per-domain view shows no domain far behind the others. Your first 10 answers need no account. After that a free account keeps your progress; there is no paid tier and no card.
Frequently asked questions
Is the KCNA practice test free?
Yes. Your first 10 answers need no account. After that a free account keeps your progress; there is no paid tier and no card.
How many KCNA questions are there?
288 when this page was written; the live count from the database is shown at the top of the page. Questions are added and corrected over time.
Does the KCNA practice test match the real exam format?
The mock exam uses the published format: 60 questions, 90 minutes, 75% to pass. Practice mode is untimed and adaptive. The questions themselves are GoldenKube's own, not exam content.
Where are more sample questions with answers?
The KCNA sample-questions page shows 20 questions with answers and explanations without an account, and each KCNA topic page shows three more for its subdomain.
Sources
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