Selenium WebDriver MCQ Exam - Section 2

1. What is the primary method to locate an element using a CSS Selector in

Selenium?
a) driver.findElement(By.id())
b) driver.findElement(By.cssSelector())
c) driver.findElement(By.xpath())
d) driver.findElement(By.name()) Answer: b) driver.findElement(By.cssSelector())
2. Which CSS Selector syntax is used to target an element by its ID?
a) .elementID
b) elementID
c) #elementID
d) *elementID Answer: c) #elementID
3. What is the main difference between driver.close() and driver.quit()?
a) There is no difference
b) driver.close() ends the entire WebDriver session
c) driver.quit() closes only the current window/tab
d) driver.close() closes all windows, while driver.quit() closes only the
current window Answer: c) driver.quit() closes only the cur-
rent window/tab
4. In XPath, what does //button[contains(text(),‘Submit’)] do?
a) Finds a button with the exact text ‘Submit’
b) Finds a button that contains the word ‘Submit’
c) Finds a button at the root of the document
d) Finds a button with a ‘Submit’ attribute Answer: b) Finds a
button that contains the word ‘Submit’
5. Which selector is considered the fastest and most reliable?
a) XPath
b) CSS Selector
c) ID Selector
d) Name Selector Answer: c) ID Selector
6. What type of web applications can Selenium efficiently test?
a) Only static web applications
b) Only desktop applications
c) Single Page Applications (SPA)
d) Only mobile applications Answer: c) Single Page Applications
(SPA)
7. What is a frame in HTML?
a) A type of button
b) An element used to embed another HTML page within the current
page
c) A navigation menu
d) A styling element Answer: b) An element used to embed an-
other HTML page within the current page
8. How can you switch to a frame in Selenium?
a) driver.switch_to.window()

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c) driver.move_to_frame()
d) driver.change_frame() Answer: b) driver.switch_to.frame()
9. What is the purpose of synchronization in Selenium?
a) To make tests run faster
b) To ensure WebDriver waits for a web page or element to be ready
before interaction
c) To reduce the number of elements on a page
d) To create multiple browser windows Answer: b) To ensure Web-
Driver waits for a web page or element to be ready before
interaction
10. What is the drawback of using Thread.sleep()?
a) It’s too fast
b) It doesn’t work with Selenium
c) It forces WebDriver to wait for a fixed time, which can be inefficient
d) It closes the browser Answer: c) It forces WebDriver to wait
for a fixed time, which can be inefficient
11. What does an Implicit Wait do?
a) Waits only for specific elements
b) Closes the browser after a certain time
c) Instructs WebDriver to wait for a certain time while searching for
elements
d) Stops the test execution Answer: c) Instructs WebDriver to
wait for a certain time while searching for elements
12. What is a Stale Element Exception?
a) An error that occurs when an element is not visible
b) A warning about browser performance
c) An exception that occurs when an element is no longer attached to
the DOM
d) A Selenium configuration error Answer: c) An exception that
occurs when an element is no longer attached to the DOM
13. Which method can be used to set browser window size in Selenium?
a) driver.resize_window()
b) driver.set_window_size()
c) driver.change_size()
d) driver.modify_window() Answer: b) driver.set_window_size()
14. What is a primary challenge with downloading files using Selenium Web-
Driver?
a) Selenium can’t download files
b) Selenium cannot directly interact with file download dialogs
c) Files are always too large
d) Download speed is too slow Answer: b) Selenium cannot di-
rectly interact with file download dialogs
15. What is AutoIt primarily used for in Selenium testing?
a) Creating test scripts
b) Handling native pop-ups and Windows GUI automation

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d) Managing web servers Answer: b) Handling native pop-ups
and Windows GUI automation
16. Which of these is NOT a common type of pop-up in web automation?
a) Alerts
b) Confirmation pop-ups
c) Email notifications
d) Authentication dialogs Answer: c) Email notifications
17. What is the benefit of using Properties files in Selenium?
a) To increase test execution speed
b) To separate configuration data from code
c) To generate random test data
d) To create new web elements Answer: b) To separate configura-
tion data from code
18. Why are screenshots useful in Selenium WebDriver?
a) To make tests look more attractive
b) To increase test execution speed
c) For debugging and documenting test results
d) To generate random test data Answer: c) For debugging and
documenting test results
19. What does an Explicit Wait allow you to do?
a) Wait for a fixed time
b) Wait for a specific condition to be met before proceeding
c) Close the browser
d) Generate random wait times Answer: b) Wait for a specific
condition to be met before proceeding
20. Which architecture can Selenium effectively test?
a) Mainframe applications
b) Standalone desktop applications
c) Microservices and client-server architectures
d) Mobile-only applications Answer: c) Microservices and client-
server architectures
21. What method is used to handle alerts in Selenium?
a) driver.handle_alert()
b) Alert() method
c) driver.switch_to.alert()
d) alert.manage() Answer: c) driver.switch_to.alert()
22. Which selector is recommended over XPath when possible?
a) Name Selector
b) CSS Selector
c) Link Text Selector
d) ID Selector Answer: b) CSS Selector
23. What does driver.maximize_window() do?
a) Sets a specific window size
b) Maximizes the browser window
c) Minimizes the browser window

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 d) Resizes the window to a default size Answer: b) Maximizes the
browser window
24. What is a key limitation of Selenium WebDriver with pop-ups?
a) It can’t handle any pop-ups
b) Limited control over OS-level windows
c) It always closes pop-ups automatically
d) It can only handle text-based pop-ups Answer: b) Limited con-
trol over OS-level windows
25. In an XPath selector, what does “/html/body/div[1]/input” represent?
a) A relative XPath
b) An absolute XPath
c) A dynamic XPath
d) A CSS selector Answer: b) An absolute XPath
26. What can you use to switch back to the default content after working with
a frame?
a) driver.return_to_main()
b) driver.switch_to.parent_frame()
c) driver.switch_to.default_content()
d) driver.reset_frame() Answer: c) driver.switch_to.default_content()
27. What does the ‘poll_frequency’ parameter do in a Fluent Wait?
a) Determines the timeout duration
b) Sets the frequency of polling for an element
c) Closes the browser
d) Generates random wait times Answer: b) Sets the frequency of
polling for an element
28. What type of web applications does Selenium handle by switching between
different pages?
a) Single Page Applications
b) Multi-Page Applications
c) Mobile web applications
d) Desktop web applications Answer: b) Multi-Page Applications
29. When working with confirmation pop-ups, what method can you use to
accept the prompt?
a) alert.confirm()
b) alert.ok()
c) alert.accept()
d) alert.submit() Answer: c) alert.accept()
30. What is the primary purpose of the driver.quit() method?
a) To pause the test
b) To close the current tab
c) To close all browser windows and end the WebDriver session
d) To refresh the page Answer: c) To close all browser windows
and end the WebDriver session
31. Which method allows you to send text to a prompt in Selenium?
a) alert.type()
b) alert.send_text()

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d) alert.input() Answer: c) alert.send_keys()
32. What does a CSS Selector with “input[name=‘username’]” do?
a) Finds any input element
b) Finds an input element with a specific name attribute
c) Creates a new input field
d) Validates input fields Answer: b) Finds an input element with
a specific name attribute
33. Why might you choose XPath over CSS Selector?
a) XPath is always faster
b) CSS Selectors can’t locate elements
c) When dealing with dynamic elements or elements without IDs
d) XPath always works better Answer: c) When dealing with dy-
namic elements or elements without IDs
34. What does the XPath expression “//input[starts-with(@id,’user’)]” do?
a) Finds all input elements
b) Finds input elements where the ID starts with ‘user’
c) Creates input elements
d) Validates input element IDs Answer: b) Finds input elements
where the ID starts with ‘user’
35. What can cause a Stale Element Exception?
a) Slow internet connection
b) Browser performance issues
c) DOM updates after page navigation or AJAX calls
d) Incorrect Selenium configuration Answer: c) DOM updates after
page navigation or AJAX calls
36. Which synchronization method is more efficient for specific elements?
a) Implicit Wait
b) Thread.sleep()
c) Explicit Wait
d) Fluent Wait Answer: c) Explicit Wait
37. What is the main benefit of using a Properties file in Selenium?
a) To increase test speed
b) To make code more maintainable by separating configuration
c) To generate test data
d) To create new web elements Answer: b) To make code more
maintainable by separating configuration
38. What does the starts-with() function do in an XPath?
a) Ends the selection process
b) Finds elements that start with a specific value
c) Creates new elements
d) Validates element attributes Answer: b) Finds elements that
start with a specific value
39. In Selenium, what does EC stand for in explicit wait conditions?
a) Element Creator
b) Expected Conditions

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d) Error Capture Answer: b) Expected Conditions
40. What is a key characteristic of a Fluent Wait?
a) It only works with static pages
b) It allows customization of polling frequency and ignores specific ex-
ceptions
c) It always uses a fixed wait time
d) It can only be used with JavaScript Answer: b) It allows cus-
tomization of polling frequency and ignores specific excep-
tions
41. What type of web application involves dynamic content loading?
a) Static web applications
b) Single Page Applications (SPA)
c) Desktop applications
d) Offline web applications Answer: b) Single Page Applications
(SPA)
42. How can you configure Chrome to automatically download files in Sele-
nium?
a) By using Thread.sleep()
b) By setting browser preferences
c) By manually clicking download each time
d) By using XPath Answer: b) By setting browser preferences
43. What does the contains() function do in XPath?
a) Creates new elements
b) Finds elements that contain specific text
c) Validates all elements
d) Removes elements Answer: b) Finds elements that contain
specific text
44. Why is synchronization important in Selenium?
a) To make tests look better
b) To ensure elements are ready before interaction
c) To generate random test data
d) To increase browser speed Answer: b) To ensure elements are
ready before interaction
45. What is a primary use of taking screenshots in Selenium?
a) To make tests look attractive
b) To document test results and help in debugging
c) To generate random test data
d) To increase test execution speed Answer: b) To document test
results and help in debugging
46. In the context of web testing, what does DOM stand for?
a) Digital Object Model
b) Document Object Model
c) Dynamic Object Management
d) Document Operational Method Answer: b) Document Object
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47. What is a key difference between driver.close() and driver.quit()?
a) They do exactly the same thing
b) driver.close() keeps the session alive for other windows, driver.quit()
ends the entire session
c) driver.quit() only works with Chrome
d) driver.close() is faster Answer: b) driver.close() keeps the ses-
sion alive for other windows, driver.quit() ends the entire
session
48. What architecture can Selenium test with a client-side and server-side
backend?
a) Standalone applications
b) Mobile-only applications
c) Client-Server Architecture
d) Mainframe systems Answer: c) Client-Server Architecture
49. Why might you need to use AutoIt with Selenium?
a) To write Selenium test scripts
b) To handle native pop-ups outside Selenium’s scope
c) To increase test execution speed
d) To generate test data Answer: b) To handle native pop-ups
outside Selenium’s scope
50. What is a primary challenge with Selenium and web application testing?
a) Selenium can’t interact with web pages
b) Handling dynamic content and synchronization issues
c) Selenium only works with static websites
d) Web applications are too complex to test Answer: b) Handling
dynamic content and synchronization issues