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SEO Executive Skill Assessment Quiz

This quiz is designed to evaluate your in-depth knowledge of modern SEO practices, tools, and technical concepts. It includes real-world questions covering structured data (schema), search engine algorithms like BERT, canonical tags, meta elements, Google Search Console, Bing SEO, international targeting, internal linking, backlinks, and more. If you’re applying for the SEO Executive role, this quiz helps us understand your practical know-how, beyond just the basics.

What is the purpose of robots.txt?

Increase keyword density

Redirect bots to sitemap

Block or allow crawler access to specific URLs

Prioritize indexed pages

What does the "noindex" meta tag do?

Stops a page from appearing in search results

Disallows Googlebot from crawling

Redirects traffic to another URL

Prevents a page from loading

In international SEO, which method best targets different languages and regions?

Using bolded keywords

High domain authority

hreflang attributes

Multiple sitemaps

A client wants to target both US and UK audiences with the same product page, but with different pricing. What is the best approach?

Use the same URL with dynamic pricing based on IP address

Redirect all UK traffic to the US version

Translate the content into French

Create separate pages and use hreflang tags like en-us and en-gb

You’re analyzing a competitor’s blog and notice they appear in rich snippets for recipes and FAQs, while your similar content doesn’t. What should you do to improve your visibility?

Build backlinks to every blog post

Add structured data/schema markup like FAQPage or Recipe

Increase keyword density

Change your domain

What does hreflang="en-us" do?

Blocks content in the US

Hides content from non-English speakers

Redirects users to a CDN

Targets English-speaking users in the US

What is the primary function of schema markup?

Optimize page load speed

Add canonical tags

Hide internal links

Help search engines understand content through structured data

What does BERT stand for in Google’s algorithm?

Bot Enhanced Relevance Tracker

Basic Entity Ranking Tool

Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers

Binary Engine for Response Time

Which SEO tool would best analyze competitor backlinks?

Ahrefs

SEMrush

Google Trends

Tag Manager

What is the purpose of submitting a sitemap to Google?

Improve CPC

Help search engines discover site structure and URLs

Boost backlinks

Submit ads

Which structured data type helps show star ratings in SERPs?

Product

BreadcrumbList

Organization

FAQPage

Which HTTP status code is ideal for a permanent redirection?

302

404

301

200

In Google Search Console, which feature helps identify URL issues?

Links Report

Performance Report

Index Coverage Report

Sitemap Submission

What’s the difference between internal and external links?

External links go to the same domain

There's no difference

Internal links go to other websites

Internal links connect pages within the same site

How many characters are ideal for a meta title tag in SEO?

20–30

150–160

80–100

40–60

One of your top-performing blog pages suddenly drops in rankings and traffic. You check Google Search Console and find that it’s still indexed, with no manual actions. What’s your next step?

Rewrite the entire blog post

Check for changes in internal linking, backlinks, or recent algorithm updates

Submit a new sitemap immediately

Disable the page and republish it later

Which of the following is a valid example of schema for a blog post?

script schema="article"

@type: “Article”

@context: “SEO”

meta itemtype="BlogPost"

What tag is used to declare the canonical URL of a page?

meta name="canonical" content="..."

link rel="canonical" href="..."

meta rel="canonical"

canonical href="..."

You publish a new product page, but Google isn’t indexing it even after a few days. What’s your first troubleshooting step?

Re-upload the sitemap only

Share it on social media

Wait for a week

Check for noindex tags or robots.txt restrictions

Your developer removed a page and didn’t set up a redirect. Now that URL is returning a 404, and you’ve noticed a traffic dip. What should you do?

Add a 301 redirect to the most relevant alternative page

Remove the page from the sitemap only

Submit a removal request in Search Console

Ignore it; 404s are normal

SEO Executive Skill Assessment Quiz

SEO Executive Skill Assessment Quiz

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