Risk-Based Testing interview questions — Medium
197 medium-level Risk-Based Testing questions from our Manual Testing bank, each with the correct answer and an explanation of why it is correct.
What this covers
Risk-Based Testing appears throughout Manual Testing interviews. At medium level, interviewers are typically checking that you have used it in practice: what you configured, what broke, and how you knew it worked. Work through these, then explain your answer out loud; the second part is what interviews actually test.
20 example questions
1. "Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Risk exposure.
- B. Contingency.
- C. Mitigation.
- D. Business impact.correct
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
2. "Document tracking identified risks and owners" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Risk register.correct
- B. Contingency.
- C. Risk exposure.
- D. Mitigation.
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
3. "Risk arising from complexity or new technology" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Risk exposure.
- B. Business impact.
- C. Technical risk.correct
- D. Contingency.
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
4. "Prepared response if a risk materializes" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Business impact.
- B. Technical risk.
- C. Mitigation.
- D. Contingency.correct
Why: contingency: Prepared response if a risk materializes.
5. "Combined measure of probability times impact" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Business impact.
- B. Technical risk.
- C. Risk exposure.correct
- D. Mitigation.
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.
6. "Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact" — in Risk-Based, this describes which of the following?
- A. Technical risk.
- B. Mitigation.correct
- C. Risk exposure.
- D. Contingency.
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
7. Identify the accurate statement about Risk-Based:
- A. A risk matrix plots test case count against tester names.
- B. Product risks concern the system failing; project risks concern delivery (schedule, resources).correct
- C. Risk-based testing treats all features as exactly equally important.
- D. Project risks describe the software crashing in production.
Why: Both risk types shape the test plan differently.
8. Which statement correctly describes Risk-Based?
- A. Risk-based testing treats all features as exactly equally important.
- B. A risk matrix plots test case count against tester names.
- C. Risk levels must never be updated once assigned.
- D. Risk assessments should be revisited as the product and knowledge evolve.correct
Why: Risk is not static; reprioritize with new information.
9. Which of the following statements about Risk-Based is TRUE?
- A. Project risks describe the software crashing in production.
- B. Risk-based testing treats all features as exactly equally important.
- C. A risk matrix plots test case count against tester names.
- D. Product risks concern the system failing; project risks concern delivery (schedule, resources).correct
Why: Both risk types shape the test plan differently.
10. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation"?
- A. Risk exposure.
- B. Contingency.
- C. Business impact.correct
- D. Risk register.
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
11. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Document tracking identified risks and owners"?
- A. Business impact.
- B. Mitigation.
- C. Contingency.
- D. Risk register.correct
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
12. Which Risk-Based concept matches this description: "Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation"?
- A. Business impact.correct
- B. Technical risk.
- C. Contingency.
- D. Risk exposure.
Why: business impact: Consequence of failure on revenue, users, or reputation.
13. Which Risk-Based concept matches this description: "Document tracking identified risks and owners"?
- A. Technical risk.
- B. Risk exposure.
- C. Contingency.
- D. Risk register.correct
Why: risk register: Document tracking identified risks and owners.
14. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Risk arising from complexity or new technology"?
- A. Technical risk.correct
- B. Risk register.
- C. Risk exposure.
- D. Contingency.
Why: technical risk: Risk arising from complexity or new technology.
15. In the context of Risk-Based, which of the following is a correct statement?
- A. A risk matrix plots test case count against tester names.
- B. Project risks describe the software crashing in production.
- C. When time is cut, risk ranking decides which tests to drop last.correct
- D. Risk-based testing treats all features as exactly equally important.
Why: Risk order makes descoping a rational decision.
16. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Combined measure of probability times impact"?
- A. Technical risk.
- B. Risk exposure.correct
- C. Risk register.
- D. Contingency.
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.
17. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Prepared response if a risk materializes"?
- A. Technical risk.
- B. Risk exposure.
- C. Mitigation.
- D. Contingency.correct
Why: contingency: Prepared response if a risk materializes.
18. Which Risk-Based concept matches this description: "Combined measure of probability times impact"?
- A. Contingency.
- B. Mitigation.
- C. Business impact.
- D. Risk exposure.correct
Why: risk exposure: Combined measure of probability times impact.
19. Which Risk-Based concept matches this description: "Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact"?
- A. Risk exposure.
- B. Contingency.
- C. Technical risk.
- D. Mitigation.correct
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.
20. In Risk-Based, which of the following is described as: "Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact"?
- A. Technical risk.
- B. Contingency.
- C. Mitigation.correct
- D. Business impact.
Why: mitigation: Action reducing a risk's likelihood or impact.