Microsoft Azure Online Assessment Questions & Answers
40 questions for the online assessment stage — 17 easy, 22 medium, 1 hard.
About the online assessment round
Most companies start with an online test: aptitude and reasoning, a few MCQs on core Microsoft Azure concepts, and one or two short hands-on tasks. It filters a large number of applicants, so speed and accuracy both count.
Tips for the online assessment round
- Practise under a timer: about one minute per MCQ and 15-20 minutes per hands-on task.
- Read every option before answering; tests often include two nearly correct choices.
- Use a stable internet connection, keep your camera on and avoid switching tabs in proctored tests.
- Attempt the questions you are sure about first, then return to the harder ones.
Store and read a secret from Key Vault using Azure CLI.
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How do you create a budget with alerts for a subscription?
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What are RPO and RTO and how do they guide Azure designs?
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What is a service connection in Azure Pipelines?
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What is Azure Resource Manager (ARM)?
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What are triggers and bindings in Azure Functions?
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What is Bicep and how does it relate to ARM templates?
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How do you reference Key Vault secrets in App Service app settings?
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What is Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and what does Azure manage for you?
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What are Request Units (RUs) in Cosmos DB?
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Your manager asks you to estimate the monthly cost of a new Azure application. How do you do it?
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Write a KQL query for the top 10 slowest requests in Application Insights over the last day.
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What are tags and how are they used in real projects?
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Write a simple HTTP-triggered Azure Function in Python (v2 programming model).
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How do you build and push a container image to ACR without Docker installed?
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Write a KQL query to find VMs with average CPU above 80% in the last hour.
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A developer accidentally overwrote important files in Blob Storage. How do you recover and prevent it?
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Write a Cosmos DB NoSQL query to get a customer's orders above 5000 rupees.
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What is a Log Analytics workspace?
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What is Conditional Access?
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What is an Azure Virtual Network (VNet)?
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Explain the storage redundancy options LRS, ZRS, GRS and GZRS.
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Explain Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
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Explain the hierarchy of management groups, subscriptions, resource groups and resources.
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What is the difference between an app registration and a service principal?
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What is Infrastructure as Code and why use it on Azure?
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What is Azure App Service and what does an App Service plan define?
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Write a basic Terraform configuration for a resource group and VNet with remote state.
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Design a disaster recovery plan for a VM-based application in Central India.
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What is the difference between a VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute?
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What are the main services in Azure DevOps?
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What are Spot VMs and where should you use them?
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What is a NAT Gateway and why would you use it?
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An application on a VM must access a storage account without any keys. How do you set it up?
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What is Azure Firewall and how is it different from an NSG?
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How do you secure access to a storage account?
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Name the Azure regions available in India.
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What is Azure Cosmos DB and which APIs does it support?
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Write an Azure PowerShell command to find all VMs without an env tag.
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Frequently asked questions
What happens in the Microsoft Azure online assessment round?
Most companies start with an online test: aptitude and reasoning, a few MCQs on core Microsoft Azure concepts, and one or two short hands-on tasks. It filters a large number of applicants, so speed and accuracy both count.
How do I clear the online assessment round?
Practise under a timer: about one minute per MCQ and 15-20 minutes per hands-on task. Read every option before answering; tests often include two nearly correct choices. Use a stable internet connection, keep your camera on and avoid switching tabs in proctored tests.
Which round comes next?
A typical order is online assessment, telephonic screening, one or two technical rounds, a managerial round and HR. Use the other round pages to practise each stage.