Karate interview questions — Easy
106 easy-level Karate questions from our API Testing bank, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it is correct.
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What this covers
Karate appears throughout API Testing interviews. At easy level, interviewers are typically checking that you know the fundamentals and can describe them precisely — definitions, defaults, and the basic mechanics. Work through these, then explain your answer out loud; the second part is what interviews actually test.
20 example questions
1. Which of the following best describes karate.repeat in Karate?
- A. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.correct
- B. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- C. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- D. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
Why: karate.repeat: Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
2. In the context of Karate, karate-config.js is best described as:
- A. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- B. Asserts the response HTTP status code.
- C. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
- D. Global configuration returning environment variables.correct
Why: karate-config.js: Global configuration returning environment variables.
3. In a QA certification mock exam: Which Karate keyword does powerful (fuzzy/schema) comparison?
- A. Assert.
- B. Match.correct
- C. Check.
- D. Verify.
Why: Karate's 'match' supports exact, contains, and schema markers.
4. Which of the following best describes karate-config.js in Karate?
- A. Global configuration returning environment variables.correct
- B. Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.
- C. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- D. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
Why: karate-config.js: Global configuration returning environment variables.
5. Which of the following best describes gatling integration in Karate?
- A. Asserts the response HTTP status code.
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.correct
- D. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
Why: gatling integration: Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
6. During a code review, a reviewer asks: A defining feature of Karate is:
- A. Heavy Java step code.
- B. SOAP only.
- C. Gherkin syntax with no glue code needed.correct
- D. No assertions.
Why: Karate runs Gherkin features directly with built-in HTTP/assert steps.
7. In Karate, what does karate-config.js do or refer to?
- A. Global configuration returning environment variables.correct
- B. Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.
- C. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- D. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
Why: karate-config.js: Global configuration returning environment variables.
8. What is the purpose of karate.repeat in Karate?
- A. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.correct
- C. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- D. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
Why: karate.repeat: Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
9. Which of the following best describes Background: in Karate?
- A. Global configuration returning environment variables.
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- D. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.correct
Why: Background:: Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
10. In Karate, what does gatling integration do or refer to?
- A. Asserts the response HTTP status code.
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- D. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.correct
Why: gatling integration: Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
11. What is the purpose of karate-config.js in Karate?
- A. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- B. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- C. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- D. Global configuration returning environment variables.correct
Why: karate-config.js: Global configuration returning environment variables.
12. What is the purpose of Background: in Karate?
- A. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.correct
- B. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- C. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- D. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
Why: Background:: Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
13. In Karate, what does Background: do or refer to?
- A. Asserts the response HTTP status code.
- B. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- C. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- D. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.correct
Why: Background:: Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
14. In Karate, what does karate.repeat do or refer to?
- A. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
- B. Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.
- C. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- D. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.correct
Why: karate.repeat: Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
15. Which of the following best describes url / path in Karate?
- A. Global configuration returning environment variables.
- B. Keywords composing the request endpoint.correct
- C. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- D. Asserts the response HTTP status code.
Why: url / path: Keywords composing the request endpoint.
16. In Karate, what does status 200 do or refer to?
- A. Global configuration returning environment variables.
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Asserts the response HTTP status code.correct
- D. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
Why: status 200: Asserts the response HTTP status code.
17. Which of the following best describes status 200 in Karate?
- A. Asserts the response HTTP status code.correct
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- D. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
Why: status 200: Asserts the response HTTP status code.
18. In Karate, what does #uuid do or refer to?
- A. Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.correct
- B. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
- C. Steps run before each scenario in a Karate feature.
- D. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
Why: #uuid: Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.
19. In Karate, what does url / path do or refer to?
- A. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.
- B. Keywords composing the request endpoint.correct
- C. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- D. Utility generating arrays for data-driven loops.
Why: url / path: Keywords composing the request endpoint.
20. Which of the following best describes def in Karate?
- A. Fuzzy matcher validating a UUID-formatted value.
- B. Reusing Karate tests as performance tests via Karate-Gatling.
- C. Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.correct
- D. Keywords composing the request endpoint.
Why: def: Defines a variable in a Karate scenario.