FPSC- Programmer (BS-17) - PMD High Yield - 2026 — Test 11

Correct Answer: C. 301 (or 308)
Explanation: Permanent redirects consolidate ranking signals onto the new URL. ALSO KNOW (related points): • What do Open Graph tags (og:title, og:image) mainly control? → How a page appears when shared on social platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn • What is 'click depth', and why does it matter? → The number of clicks needed to reach a page from the homepage; important pages should be shallow (within about 3 clicks)

Correct Answer: C. A page that returns 200 OK but displays a 'not found' or empty page
Explanation: Missing pages should return a real 404 or 410 status code.

Correct Answer: C. LCP, INP, and CLS
Explanation: INP (Interaction to Next Paint) replaced FID as a Core Web Vital in March 2024. ALSO KNOW (related points): • What is the source of Core Web Vitals data in Search Console? → Real-user field data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX)

Correct Answer: D. 2.5 seconds or less
Explanation: Values above 4 seconds are rated 'poor'.

Correct Answer: A. 0.1 or less
Explanation: Reserve space for images and ads with width and height attributes to avoid layout shifts. ALSO KNOW (related points): • Which fix most directly reduces Cumulative Layout Shift? → Specifying width and height (or aspect-ratio) for images, videos, and ad slots

Correct Answer: D. 200 ms or less
Explanation: The old FID metric's 'good' threshold was 100 ms, a common mix-up.

Correct Answer: C. As hints, not strict directives
Explanation: Use sponsored for paid links and ugc for user-generated content such as comments. ALSO KNOW (related points): • What makes a backlink valuable? → Relevance and the authority of the linking site, more than the raw number of links • Which link attribute should mark paid or advertising links? → rel="sponsored"

Correct Answer: D. No; Google has said social signals are not direct ranking factors, though they can drive traffic and discovery
Explanation: This is a common misconception. ALSO KNOW (related points): • What is the purpose of Google's Disavow Links tool? → To ask Google to ignore specific harmful backlinks, mainly after link spam or a manual action • What is the difference between a manual action and an algorithmic demotion? → A manual action is applied by a human reviewer and reported in Search Console; an algorithmic demotion happens automatically and is not reported there • Which statement about exact-match domains (such as best-weather-forecast.com) is correct? → They no longer give a special ranking advantage; Google's 2012 EMD update reduced low-quality EMDs • Is domain age a significant Google ranking factor? → No; Google has said domain age by itself is not a ranking factor

Correct Answer: C. Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness
Explanation: The extra 'E' (Experience) was added in December 2022. E-E-A-T is a framework used by quality raters, not a single ranking score. ALSO KNOW (related points): • Which of these is a black-hat SEO technique? → Cloaking (showing different content to search engines than to users) • What is guest blogging for SEO acceptable for? → Reaching a new audience with quality content; large-scale guest posting for keyword-rich links violates guidelines

Correct Answer: B. Penguin
Explanation: Panda (2011) targeted low-quality content. ALSO KNOW (related points): • Which Google update (2013) improved its understanding of conversational queries and meaning, rather than exact keywords? → Hummingbird • Which Google update (2014) affected local search results? → Pigeon • What is a featured snippet? → A highlighted answer box shown above or near the top of the organic results, sometimes called 'position zero'