Gas Fees and Transactions MCQs September 29, 2025 by u930973931_answers 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : What does “gas” mean in Ethereum? (A) A physical fuel for mining rigs (B) A fee paid to execute operations (C) A token type (D) A block reward 2. : What unit is gas fee measured in on Ethereum? (A) Gwei (B) Ether (C) Bitcoin (D) Satoshi 3. : Who pays the gas fee in a blockchain transaction? (A) Miner (B) Validator (C) Transaction sender (D) Exchange 4. : What happens if the gas limit is set too low? (A) Transaction executes faster (B) Transaction fails but still consumes gas (C) Transaction is delayed forever (D) Miner pays the difference 5. : Which Ethereum upgrade introduced base fee burning? (A) EIP-1559 (B) SegWit (C) Taproot (D) DAO Fork 6. : What is a gas limit? (A) The maximum ETH a user can hold (B) The maximum computational steps allowed (C) The lowest mining reward (D) A block confirmation limit 7. : What happens to unused gas in Ethereum transactions? (A) Burned completely (B) Refunded to sender (C) Given to miners as bonus (D) Lost forever 8. : What determines the gas price in Ethereum? (A) Central banks (B) Supply and demand on network (C) Mining difficulty only (D) Fixed protocol rule 9. : Who receives the gas fees in Ethereum after The Merge? (A) Proof of Work miners (B) Proof of Stake validators (C) Wallet providers (D) Exchanges 10. : What is the minimum denomination of Ether commonly used for gas? (A) Satoshi (B) Gwei (C) NanoETH (D) Wei 11. : Why are gas fees higher during network congestion? (A) More validators available (B) More demand for limited block space (C) Mining rewards increase (D) Ether supply decreases 12. : Which layer-2 solution is designed to reduce gas fees? (A) Lightning Network (B) Optimistic Rollups (C) Proof of Work (D) Sharding 13. : In Bitcoin, what is the equivalent of Ethereum gas fee? (A) Mining subsidy (B) Transaction fee per byte (C) Block reward only (D) Dust transactions 14. : What does “priority fee” mean after EIP-1559? (A) Extra tip paid to validators (B) Fixed block subsidy (C) Gas refund system (D) Transaction cancellation fee 15. : What type of transactions usually require more gas? (A) Simple ETH transfer (B) Complex smart contract execution (C) Wallet balance check (D) Token viewing 16. : What happens if gas price is set too low? (A) Transaction gets rejected immediately (B) Transaction may remain pending for long (C) Validator pays difference (D) It executes faster 17. : Which blockchain is known for very low transaction fees compared to Ethereum? (A) Solana (B) Bitcoin (C) Litecoin (D) Dogecoin 18. : What is the main purpose of gas fees in Ethereum? (A) To regulate Ether supply (B) To prevent spam and compensate validators (C) To pay exchanges (D) To buy new tokens 19. : How are gas fees calculated? (A) Gas limit × gas price (B) ETH balance ÷ block size (C) Block reward – subsidy (D) Mining difficulty × hash rate 20. : Which Ethereum transaction type uses less gas? (A) ERC-20 token transfer (B) Smart contract deployment (C) Simple ETH transfer (D) NFT minting 21. : What is the average block gas limit in Ethereum designed for? (A) Limit total computational work per block (B) Restrict number of validators (C) Limit token issuance (D) Cap miner rewards 22. : Which layer-2 solution uses zero-knowledge proofs to reduce fees? (A) ZK-Rollups (B) Optimistic Rollups (C) SegWit (D) Taproot 23. : Gas fees in Ethereum are paid in: (A) ERC-20 tokens (B) Ether (ETH) (C) Stablecoins (D) Bitcoin 24. : Which network upgrade aimed at reducing Ethereum gas fees long term? (A) Ethereum 2.0 (Proof of Stake) (B) Bitcoin Taproot (C) SegWit (D) Lightning Network 25. : What is “gas war” in blockchain? (A) Competition where users bid higher gas fees (B) Validators refusing fees (C) Token burning event (D) Mining halving 26. : Which blockchain introduced “rent fees” instead of gas fees? (A) EOS (B) Ethereum (C) Solana (D) Ripple 27. : What happens when gas fees are too high? (A) Users delay or avoid transactions (B) Network stops working (C) Miners shut down (D) Validators stop validating 28. : Which token standard transactions usually require more gas? (A) ERC-20 (B) ERC-721 (NFT) (C) ERC-1155 (D) All are equal 29. : In Ethereum, who decides gas limit for a transaction? (A) Sender sets it (B) Validator sets it (C) Exchange sets it (D) Fixed by protocol only 30. : Why was EIP-1559 considered revolutionary? (A) It introduced ETH burning mechanism (B) It removed validators (C) It ended ETH staking (D) It eliminated smart contracts 31. : Which blockchain is known for “nearly zero” gas fees? (A) Stellar (B) Ethereum (C) Bitcoin (D) Litecoin 32. : What is the effect of base fee burning in Ethereum? (A) Increases ETH supply (B) Makes ETH potentially deflationary (C) Stops validators (D) Lowers block rewards to zero 33. : In Bitcoin, transaction fees are determined by: (A) Transaction size in bytes (B) Amount of Bitcoin sent (C) Miner’s choice only (D) Number of confirmations 34. : Which blockchain uses “bandwidth and energy” instead of gas? (A) TRON (B) Solana (C) Bitcoin (D) Ethereum 35. : Why are gas fees important for validators? (A) They provide incentive to include transactions (B) They reduce token supply (C) They verify wallet addresses (D) They prevent staking 36. : What is the role of mempool in gas fees? (A) Holds pending transactions waiting for inclusion (B) Burns ETH fees (C) Generates smart contracts (D) Mines new blocks 37. : Which blockchain is experimenting with “parallel execution” to lower fees? (A) Solana (B) Bitcoin (C) Ethereum (D) Litecoin 38. : What is a gas refund in Ethereum? (A) Return of unused gas (B) Mining bonus (C) Validator staking reward (D) Transaction cancellation fee 39. : Which factor increases transaction fees in Bitcoin? (A) Larger transaction size (B) Fewer confirmations (C) Smaller mempool (D) Higher block reward 40. : Which type of Ethereum transaction consumes the highest gas? (A) Deploying a smart contract (B) Sending ETH (C) Checking balance (D) Approving tokens 41. : Which blockchain uses “cycles” instead of gas? (A) Internet Computer (ICP) (B) Ethereum (C) Bitcoin (D) Ripple 42. : What is the role of transaction nonce in Ethereum? (A) Prevents double-spending by ordering transactions (B) Calculates gas price (C) Acts as transaction fee (D) Creates new wallets 43. : What is a typical reason for “stuck transactions” in Ethereum? (A) Too low gas price set (B) Wrong validator selection (C) Incorrect wallet address (D) Overpayment of gas 44. : What is the advantage of batching transactions? (A) Reduces overall gas fees (B) Increases validator rewards (C) Doubles mining rewards (D) Eliminates nonce usage 45. : Which blockchain uses “fee delegation” where a third party pays fees? (A) Klaytn (B) Ethereum (C) Bitcoin (D) Litecoin 46. : What does “gas price spike” usually indicate? (A) High network demand (B) Validator failure (C) Low mining difficulty (D) Wallet hacking 47. : Which type of DApps usually face high gas usage? (A) DeFi protocols (B) Browsers (C) Email services (D) Cloud storage apps 48. : What does Etherscan show for each transaction? (A) Gas used and gas fees paid (B) Central bank approvals (C) Wallet passwords (D) Mining hardware used 49. : Which upgrade will introduce sharding to reduce gas fees? (A) Ethereum 2.0 (B) SegWit (C) Taproot (D) DAO Fork 50. : What is the role of transaction fees in blockchain security? (A) Incentivize validators and prevent spam (B) Reduce validator numbers (C) Increase block rewards only (D) Eliminate cryptography