Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Practice Tests

Preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam requires strong hands-on skills, fast decision-making, and the ability to troubleshoot real Kubernetes clusters under pressure. This practice-tests is designed to give you the closest possible experience to the real CKA exam.These full-length practice tests are divided into the exact five domains defined by the Kubernetes exam blueprint, ensuring you build confidence across every competency area. Each task replicates real-world cluster issues, misconfigurations, deployments, and troubleshooting scenarios — all designed to sharpen your kubectl skills and help you master Kubernetes operations from day one.You’ll work through practical exercises involving cluster architecture, workloads, networking, storage, and advanced troubleshooting. From fixing broken nodes to diagnosing DNS failures, from creating deployments to restoring ETCD — every challenge prepares you for scenarios that commonly appear in the real exam.Whether you're a DevOps engineer, cloud engineer, SRE, administrator, or developer transitioning into Kubernetes, these practice tests will help you evaluate your skills and identify areas to improve before your certification attempt.By the end of this practice tests, you’ll be able to confidently manage Kubernetes clusters, solve complex tasks under time pressure, and approach the CKA exam with clarity and readiness.What You’ll Learn1. Cluster Architecture, Installation Configuration (25%)Practice questions covering:Kubernetes control plane components (kube-apiserver, scheduler, controller-manager)Worker node services (kubelet, kube-proxy)Installing Kubernetes clusterskubeadm init, join, reset operationsETCD backup and restore proceduresCluster upgradeskubeconfig configuration and context switchingCluster networking and CNI plugin management2. Workloads Scheduling (15%)Hands-on tasks including:Pods, ReplicaSets, DeploymentsDaemonSets, Jobs, CronJobsManual and automatic schedulingTaints, tolerations, node selectorsAffinity anti-affinityRolling updates and rollbacksMulti-container pod patterns3. Services Networking (20%)Simulated exam scenarios involving:ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer servicesIngress Ingress ControllersNetwork policiesDNS troubleshootingService discoveryPorts, endpoints, and basic networking conceptsCNI troubleshooting4. Storage (10%)Practice tasks on:Persistent Volumes (PV)Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)Storage ClassesDynamic provisioningVolume mounts access modesStateful workloads with persistent storage5. Troubleshooting (30%) — The Largest DomainYou will practice:Application debugging (CrashLoopBackOff, ImagePull errors, etc.)Logging monitoringControl plane failuresWorker node failuresDNS networking issuesResource quota and limit errorsYAML misconfigurationsDetecting scheduling problemsWho This Practice Tests Is ForAnyone preparing for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) examDevOps engineers and Cloud engineersSite Reliability Engineers (SREs)Developers working with KubernetesIT professionals wanting to validate their Kubernetes knowledgeRequirements / PrerequisitesBasic understanding of Linux commandsFamiliarity with Docker or containerisation conceptsKnowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals (Pods, Deployments, Services, etc.)Ability to work with YAML configuration filesExperience using the CLIAccess to a Kubernetes environment (Minikube, kind, or Docker Desktop) is helpful but optionalThis Practice Tests IncludesFull-length CKA-style practice examsTimed exam simulation environmentRealistic cluster setup and troubleshooting tasksStep-by-step solutions for every questionBreakdown by exam domainsLifetime accessAccess on mobile and desktopRegular updates to match the latest CKA exam blueprint