Q26 AKS Domain 1 · 20–25% of exam

Which AKS autoscaler automatically adds or removes nodes based on pending pod scheduling pressure?

  1. A Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
  2. B Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)
  3. C Cluster Autoscaler (correct answer)
  4. D KEDA

Shortcut: The Cluster Autoscaler adjusts the number of nodes in a node pool. When pods cannot be scheduled due to insufficient resources, it adds nodes. It removes underutilized nodes to save cost.