Technical SEO Skills Test
This technical SEO test evaluates your knowledge of website technical aspects, how crawlers work, and your ability to develop effective technical SEO strategies. These strategies include tasks such as adding structured data, optimizing site loading speed, and improving the overall website structure.
1. What does SEO stand for?
- A) Search Engine Operation
- B) Search Engine Optimization
- C) Site Evaluation Optimization
- D) Search Engine Organization
2. What is a sitemap used for?
- A) Helping users navigate a website
- B) Informing search engines about website structure
- C) Detecting broken links
- D) Generating website analytics
3. Which tag is used to inform search engines about duplicate content?
A) <alt>
B) <canonical>
C) <meta>
D) <rel>
4. Robots.txt can prevent certain pages from being indexed by search engines.
- True
- False
5. What is the primary purpose of a 301 redirect?
- A) To temporarily redirect traffic
- B) To permanently redirect traffic
- C) To block search engines
- D) To display error pages
6. What HTTP status code indicates a “Page Not Found” error?
- A) 200
- B) 404
- C) 301
- D) 500
7. What does “mobile-first indexing” mean?
- A) Websites should prioritize mobile design over desktop
- B) Google uses the mobile version of content for ranking and indexing
- C) Mobile-friendly websites rank higher automatically
- D) Mobile versions of sites are faster to index
8. Which tool is commonly used to monitor crawl errors?
- A) Google Ads
- B) Google Analytics
- C) Google Search Console
- D) Bing Webmaster Tools
9. Which of these can negatively impact page load speed?
- A) Large image files
- B) Browser caching
- C) Lazy loading
- D) Using a CDN
10. What is structured data, and why is it important?
- A) HTML code that organizes content on a website
- B) A set of guidelines for organizing your content
- C) Data that helps search engines understand your content better
- D) Data used to rank websites based on page speed
11. What is a canonical URL?
- A) A default URL structure for a page
- B) The preferred version of a web page
- C) A URL designed for social sharing
- D) A secure URL format
12. Which of the following is NOT a Technical SEO factor?
- A) Schema markup
- B) Content quality
- C) Crawlability
- D) HTTPS implementation
13. What does “render-blocking JavaScript” refer to?
- A) JavaScript files that enhance rendering speed
- B) Scripts that delay page rendering
- C) JavaScript code that blocks ads
- D) Code that helps search engines crawl
14. XML sitemaps are mandatory for all websites.
- True
- False
15. What is the difference between “soft 404” and “hard 404”?
- A) Soft 404 is when a page exists but shows no content; hard 404 is when the page does not exist.
- B) Soft 404 errors are user-generated, while hard 404 errors are server-generated.
- C) Soft 404 appears on mobile devices, while hard 404 is for desktops only.
- D) There is no difference between the two.
