XPath Handling Using Selenium Java MCQ

MCQs on XPath Handling Using Selenium Java

What does XPath stand for? 

a) XML Path Language

b) Extensible Path Language

c) X Protocol Language

d) XML Protocol Language

Answer: a) XML Path Language

Which method is used to find an element using XPath in Selenium WebDriver? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath())

b) driver.findElement(By.cssSelector())

c) driver.findElement(By.linkText())

d) driver.findElement(By.id())

Answer: a) driver.findElement(By.xpath())

How would you locate an element using an absolute XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@id='container']/div[1]/input"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/input"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='username']"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[text()='Submit']"))

Answer: b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/input"))

What is the difference between an absolute and a relative XPath? 

a) Absolute XPath starts with a "//", while relative XPath starts with "/".

b) Absolute XPath starts with "/", while relative XPath starts with "//".

c) Absolute XPath can contain functions, while relative XPath cannot.

d) Absolute XPath is shorter than relative XPath.

Answer: b) Absolute XPath starts with "/", while relative XPath starts with "//".

Which of the following is a valid relative XPath expression? 

a) /html/body/div/input

b) //div[@class='button']

c) css=input[name='username']

d) .//a[@href='login']

Answer: b) //div[@class='button']

How do you select an element with a specific attribute value using XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//tagName[@attribute='value']"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//tagName[attribute='value']"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//tagName{attribute='value'}"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//tagName(attribute='value')"))

Answer: a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//tagName[@attribute='value']"))

Which XPath function is used to select nodes that contain a specific text? 

a) starts-with()

b) contains()

c) ends-with()

d) text()

Answer: b) contains()

How would you locate an element with the text "Submit" using XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[@text='Submit']"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[text()='Submit']"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[.='Submit']"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[@label='Submit']"))

Answer: b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[text()='Submit']"))

What is the purpose of the starts-with() function in XPath? 

a) To select nodes that end with a specific value

b) To select nodes that start with a specific value

c) To select nodes containing a specific text

d) To select nodes with a specific attribute

Answer: b) To select nodes that start with a specific value

How would you select all child elements of a node using XPath? 

a) //parentNode[@child='*']

b) //parentNode/*

c) //parentNode/child::all

d) //parentNode/descendant::*

Answer: b) //parentNode/*

To find an element using multiple conditions with XPath, which operator would you use? 

a) &&

b) OR

c) &&&

d) and

Answer: d) and

How do you locate an element based on its position using XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[position()=2]"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[2]"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@position='2']"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input"))

Answer: a and b

What does the ancestor axis in XPath represent? 

a) Selects all ancestors (parent, grandparent, etc.) of the current node

b) Selects all children of the current node

c) Selects all descendants of the current node

d) Selects the parent of the current node

Answer: a) Selects all ancestors (parent, grandparent, etc.) of the current node

How would you find the last child of an element using XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[last()]"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@last()]"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[child::last()]"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@child='last']"))

Answer: a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[last()]"))

To select a node based on a partial match of its attribute using XPath, which function is most appropriate? 

a) starts-with()

b) ends-with()

c) contains()

d) text()

Answer: c) contains()

What is the result of using //div[@*] in an XPath query? 

a) Selects all div elements with an id attribute

b) Selects all div elements with any attribute

c) Selects all div elements without attributes

d) Selects all child elements of div

Answer: b) Selects all div elements with any attribute

How do you select elements that have no children using XPath? 

a) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//element[@empty='true']"))

b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//element[not(*)]"))

c) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//element[@!child]"))

d) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//element[child::none]"))

Answer: b) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//element[not(*)]"))