Yes; if other pages link to it, Google may index the URL without crawling its content Only if it has a meta description No, robots.txt always prevents indexing Only if the page is HTTPS
noindex works only for images Googlebot cannot crawl the page, so it never sees the noindex tag noindex requires a sitemap The two directives cancel each other out by design
To help search engines discover URLs and understand which pages are important; it does not guarantee indexing To replace internal links To block pages from crawling To guarantee every listed page ranks
It blocks crawling It tells search engines the preferred URL among duplicate or similar pages; it is a strong hint, not a directive It forces a redirect It deletes duplicate pages
No, duplicates rank higher Yes, the site is always removed from Google Generally no; Google filters duplicates and picks one version, unless the duplication is deceptive or manipulative Yes, every duplicate loses 50% of its rank
A redirect to the homepage that returns 301 A 410 Gone response A page that returns 200 OK but displays a 'not found' or empty page A 404 with a nice design
