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Job As A QA Engineer

The document contains a comprehensive list of the top 100 frequently asked interview questions for QA positions, covering various topics such as manual testing, test automation, API testing, database testing, performance testing, security testing, mobile testing, and CI/CD in DevOps. It also includes behavioral questions and trends in software testing for 2025. The questions are categorized into sections for easier navigation and preparation.

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Job As A QA Engineer

The document contains a comprehensive list of the top 100 frequently asked interview questions for QA positions, covering various topics such as manual testing, test automation, API testing, database testing, performance testing, security testing, mobile testing, and CI/CD in DevOps. It also includes behavioral questions and trends in software testing for 2025. The questions are categorized into sections for easier navigation and preparation.

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Top 100 Most Frequently Asked QA Interview Questions

Manual Testing (Basics)

What is Software Testing and why is it important?


Difference between verification and validation.
What is the SDLC and STLC?
What is the difference between QA and QC?
What is the difference between severity and priority?
What are test cases and test scenarios?
What is a bug life cycle?
What are the different levels of testing?
What is regression testing?
What is sanity vs smoke testing?

Manual Testing (Advanced)

What are the components of a test plan?


How do you write a good bug report?
What is exploratory testing?
What is risk-based testing?
How do you perform impact analysis in testing?
What is boundary value analysis?
What is equivalence partitioning?
What is decision table testing?
What is state transition testing?
What is the difference between static and dynamic testing?

Agile and QA

What is your experience with Agile methodology?


What is a sprint in Agile?
What are your responsibilities as a QA in a scrum team?
What are user stories and acceptance criteria?
What is continuous testing in Agile?
How do you handle testing when requirements change frequently?
How do you plan your testing activities in an Agile sprint?
What is a definition of done (DoD)?
How do QA and developers collaborate in Agile?
What is test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD)?

Test Automation – Basics

What are the benefits of test automation?


What tests should be automated?
What is your favorite automation tool and why?
What is the difference between Selenium and Cypress?
What is XPath and how do you use it?
What are locators in Selenium?
How do you handle dynamic elements in automation?
What is synchronization in automation?
What are assertions in test scripts?
How do you manage test data in automation?
Test Automation (Advanced)

What is a Page Object Model (POM)?


How do you implement test automation in CI/CD?
What is parallel testing?
What is headless browser testing?
How do you handle file upload and download in automation?
How do you maintain flaky tests?
What reporting tools do you use in automation?
How do you version control your automation scripts?
Have you used any cloud testing platforms like BrowserStack or Sauce Labs?
How do you select an automation framework?
API Testing

What is API testing?


What tools have you used for API testing?
What is the difference between PUT and POST?
What is a status code 200, 400, 401, 403, and 500?
How do you validate a response in Postman?
What is a JSON schema?
What are path and query parameters in API?
How do you perform negative testing for APIs?
How do you manage authentication in API testing?
What is contract testing in APIs?
Database Testing

What is database testing?


What kind of SQL queries do you use for DB validation?
How do you verify data integrity in a database?
What is data-driven testing?
How do you test stored procedures and triggers?

Bug Tracking & Test Management Tools

What test management tools have you worked with?


How do you use JIRA for QA activities?
How do you create and link bugs in a tracking tool?
What is Zephyr / TestRail / qTest?
How do you manage test case reviews?

Performance Testing

What is performance testing?


What is the difference between load, stress, and spike testing?
What tools have you used for performance testing?
How do you analyze performance test results?
What are bottlenecks in performance testing?

Security Testing

What is security testing?


What is SQL injection and how do you test it?
What is XSS and how do you validate it?
Have you used OWASP Top 10 for security testing?
How do you test authentication and authorization?

Mobile Testing

What is the difference between mobile web, hybrid, and native apps?
What tools have you used for mobile testing?
How do you test mobile responsiveness?
How do you perform cross-device and cross-platform testing?
What is Appium and how does it work?
CI/CD and DevOps for QA

How does QA fit into DevOps?


What is continuous integration?
What tools have you used for CI/CD?
What is Jenkins and how have you used it in testing?
What are your thoughts on shift-left testing?

Behavioral / Situational

Tell me about a challenging bug you found and how you resolved it.
How do you prioritize test cases under a tight deadline?
How do you handle conflicts with developers?
How do you stay updated with new testing trends?
How do you handle repetitive tasks in testing?

Trends & Tools in 2025

How is AI impacting software testing in 2025?


What is your experience with tools like Testim or mabl?
What is self-healing automation?
How do you see the future of manual testing?
What are the key qualities of a successful QA engineer in 2025?

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