Risk-Based Testing interview questions — Easy
98 easy-level Risk-Based Testing questions from our Manual Testing bank, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it is correct.
This topic slice is available to practise but is not yet part of our indexed set.
What this covers
Risk-Based Testing appears throughout Manual Testing interviews. At easy level, interviewers are typically checking that you know the fundamentals and can describe them precisely — definitions, defaults, and the basic mechanics. Work through these, then explain your answer out loud; the second part is what interviews actually test.
19 example questions
1. In the context of Risk-Based, technical risk is best described as:
- A. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- B. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- C. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- D. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.correct
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
2. Which of the following best describes technical risk in Risk-Based?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- B. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.correct
- C. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- D. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
3. Which of the following best describes business impact in Risk-Based?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- B. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.correct
- C. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- D. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
4. Which of the following best describes risk register in Risk-Based?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- B. Combined measure of probability times impact.
- C. Document tracking identified risks and owners.correct
- D. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
5. In Risk-Based, what does risk register do or refer to?
- A. Document tracking identified risks and owners.correct
- B. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- C. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- D. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
6. What is the purpose of risk register in Risk-Based?
- A. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- B. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- C. Document tracking identified risks and owners.correct
- D. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
7. Which of the following best describes contingency in Risk-Based?
- A. Prepared response if a risk materializes.correct
- B. Combined measure of probability times impact.
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- D. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
Why: contingency: Prepared response if a risk materializes.
8. Which of the following best describes mitigation in Risk-Based?
- A. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- B. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.correct
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- D. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
9. What is the purpose of technical risk in Risk-Based?
- A. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- B. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.correct
- C. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- D. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
10. In Risk-Based, what does business impact do or refer to?
- A. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- B. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.correct
- D. Combined measure of probability times impact.
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
11. Which of the following best describes risk exposure in Risk-Based?
- A. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- B. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- C. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- D. Combined measure of probability times impact.correct
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.
12. What is the purpose of business impact in Risk-Based?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- B. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.correct
- D. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
13. In Risk-Based, what does technical risk do or refer to?
- A. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- B. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.correct
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- D. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
14. In Risk-Based, what does contingency do or refer to?
- A. Prepared response if a risk materializes.correct
- B. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
- C. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- D. Combined measure of probability times impact.
Why: contingency: Prepared response if a risk materializes.
15. In Risk-Based, what does risk exposure do or refer to?
- A. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- B. Combined measure of probability times impact.correct
- C. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- D. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.
16. In Risk-Based, what does mitigation do or refer to?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.correct
- B. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- C. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- D. Combined measure of probability times impact.
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
17. What is the purpose of contingency in Risk-Based?
- A. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
- B. Combined measure of probability times impact.
- C. Prepared response if a risk materializes.correct
- D. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
Why: contingency: Prepared response if a risk materializes.
18. What is the purpose of mitigation in Risk-Based?
- A. Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.correct
- B. Combined measure of probability times impact.
- C. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
- D. Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
19. What is the purpose of risk exposure in Risk-Based?
- A. Combined measure of probability times impact.correct
- B. Prepared response if a risk materializes.
- C. Document tracking identified risks and owners.
- D. Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.