200 + Business Analysis questions and answers
1–20: Fundamentals of Business Analysis
- What
is business analysis?
A. Coding software
B. Identifying business needs and solutions
C. Marketing products
D. Hiring staff
Answer: B - Who
performs business analysis?
A. Developer
B. Tester
C. Business Analyst
D. Manager
Answer: C - What
is a stakeholder?
A. Programmer
B. Person affected by project
C. Accountant
D. Designer
Answer: B - Requirement
is:
A. Code
B. Documentation
C. Need or condition
D. Budget
Answer: C - Business
requirement focuses on:
A. IT systems
B. Organization goals
C. Coding
D. Testing
Answer: B - Functional
requirement describes:
A. System behavior
B. Budget
C. Timeline
D. Stakeholders
Answer: A - Non-functional
requirement includes:
A. Performance
B. Login feature
C. Payment feature
D. Registration
Answer: A - BABOK
stands for:
A. Business Analysis Body of Knowledge
B. Basic Analysis Book
C. Business Accounting Book
D. None
Answer: A - Agile
focuses on:
A. Documentation
B. Flexibility
C. Fixed scope
D. No changes
Answer: B - Waterfall
is:
A. Iterative model
B. Linear model
C. Agile model
D. Scrum
Answer: B - SWOT
stands for:
A. Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat
B. System Work Operation Test
C. Software Work Optimization Tool
D. None
Answer: A - PESTLE
analysis includes:
A. Political, Economic
B. Social, Technological
C. Legal, Environmental
D. All
Answer: D - Gap
analysis identifies:
A. Budget
B. Difference between current & future state
C. Stakeholders
D. Code errors
Answer: B - Use
case diagram shows:
A. Database
B. Actors and interactions
C. Budget
D. Network
Answer: B - Business
process model describes:
A. Workflow
B. Code
C. Hardware
D. Budget
Answer: A - KPI
stands for:
A. Key Performance Indicator
B. Knowledge Process Index
C. Key Product Input
D. None
Answer: A - Risk
is:
A. Guaranteed failure
B. Uncertain event
C. Cost
D. Profit
Answer: B - Feasibility
study checks:
A. Coding
B. Viability
C. Testing
D. Deployment
Answer: B - Stakeholder
analysis identifies:
A. Risks
B. People involved
C. Budget
D. Code
Answer: B - Solution
assessment evaluates:
A. Cost
B. Performance
C. Value
D. All
Answer: D
21–40: Requirements & Elicitation
- Elicitation
means:
A. Coding
B. Gathering requirements
C. Testing
D. Deploying
Answer: B - Interview
is:
A. Testing technique
B. Requirement gathering
C. Coding
D. Debugging
Answer: B - Workshop
involves:
A. Single person
B. Group discussion
C. Coding
D. Testing
Answer: B - Observation
is also called:
A. Job shadowing
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Mapping
Answer: A - Questionnaire
is:
A. Interview
B. Survey
C. Testing
D. Coding
Answer: B - Prototype
is:
A. Final system
B. Early model
C. Code
D. Test
Answer: B - Requirement
traceability ensures:
A. Budget
B. Tracking requirements
C. Coding
D. Testing
Answer: B - BRD
stands for:
A. Business Requirement Document
B. Basic Report Data
C. Business Resource Data
D. None
Answer: A - SRS
stands for:
A. Software Requirement Specification
B. System Resource Setup
C. Software Report Sheet
D. None
Answer: A - User
stories are used in:
A. Waterfall
B. Agile
C. Testing
D. Design
Answer: B - Acceptance
criteria defines:
A. Code
B. Conditions for success
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: B - MoSCoW
prioritization means:
A. Must, Should, Could, Won’t
B. Model System Code Work
C. More Software Coding Work
D. None
Answer: A - Requirement
validation ensures:
A. Correctness
B. Cost
C. Code
D. Testing
Answer: A - Requirement
verification ensures:
A. Built right
B. Built product
C. Testing
D. Coding
Answer: A - Change
request is:
A. Bug
B. Requirement modification
C. Code
D. Test
Answer: B - Scope
creep means:
A. Reduced scope
B. Increased uncontrolled scope
C. Budget
D. Testing
Answer: B - UML
stands for:
A. Unified Modeling Language
B. Universal Machine Logic
C. User Model Language
D. None
Answer: A - Activity
diagram shows:
A. Flow
B. Database
C. Budget
D. Code
Answer: A - Sequence
diagram shows:
A. Interaction over time
B. Database
C. Budget
D. Code
Answer: A - Data
flow diagram shows:
A. Data movement
B. Code
C. Budget
D. Testing
Answer: A
41–60: Tools & Techniques
- Excel
is used for:
A. Coding
B. Analysis
C. Testing
D. Deployment
Answer: B - SQL is
used for:
A. Database queries
B. Coding UI
C. Testing
D. Design
Answer: A - Power
BI is used for:
A. Coding
B. Data visualization
C. Testing
D. Design
Answer: B - Jira
is used for:
A. Accounting
B. Project tracking
C. Coding
D. Testing
Answer: B - Confluence
is used for:
A. Documentation
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Deployment
Answer: A - Wireframe
is:
A. Code
B. Design layout
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: B - Mockup
is:
A. Prototype
B. Design
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C - Dashboard
shows:
A. Data summary
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
model represents:
A. Structure of data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - ER
diagram shows:
A. Entities and relationships
B. Code
C. Budget
D. Testing
Answer: A - KPI
dashboard tracks:
A. Performance
B. Code
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Benchmarking
compares:
A. Competitors
B. Code
C. Budget
D. Testing
Answer: A - Root
cause analysis identifies:
A. Problem source
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Fishbone
diagram is used for:
A. Root cause analysis
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Brainstorming
generates:
A. Ideas
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Decision
tree helps:
A. Decision making
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Cost-benefit
analysis evaluates:
A. Value vs cost
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - ROI
stands for:
A. Return on Investment
B. Risk of Input
C. Rate of Interest
D. None
Answer: A - Balanced
scorecard measures:
A. Performance
B. Code
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
mining extracts:
A. Patterns
B. Code
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A
61–80: Agile & Scrum
- Scrum
is:
A. Framework
B. Tool
C. Language
D. Software
Answer: A - Sprint
is:
A. Iteration
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Product
backlog contains:
A. Requirements
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Scrum
master role:
A. Facilitate team
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Product
owner:
A. Defines requirements
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Daily
stand-up duration:
A. 15 mins
B. 1 hour
C. 2 hours
D. 30 mins
Answer: A - Sprint
review is for:
A. Demo
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Retrospective
focuses on:
A. Improvement
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Velocity
measures:
A. Work completed
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Burndown
chart shows:
A. Remaining work
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Agile
manifesto values:
A. Individuals
B. Working software
C. Customer collaboration
D. All
Answer: D - Kanban
uses:
A. Board
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - WIP
means:
A. Work in Progress
B. Work Input
C. Work Plan
D. None
Answer: A - Epic
is:
A. Large user story
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Story
points measure:
A. Effort
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Backlog
grooming means:
A. Refinement
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Agile
supports:
A. Change
B. Fixed scope
C. No changes
D. Budget
Answer: A - Increment
means:
A. Add value
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Iteration
means:
A. Repeat cycle
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Scrum
artifacts include:
A. Backlog
B. Increment
C. Sprint backlog
D. All
Answer: D
81–100: Advanced Concepts
- Business
case justifies:
A. Project
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Governance
ensures:
A. Control
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
governance manages:
A. Data quality
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Change
management handles:
A. Change
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Stakeholder
engagement ensures:
A. Involvement
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
rules define:
A. Constraints
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - KPI
vs metric:
A. KPI is strategic
B. Metric is general
C. Both
D. None
Answer: C - Data
quality includes:
A. Accuracy
B. Completeness
C. Consistency
D. All
Answer: D - Process
improvement aims:
A. Efficiency
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Lean
focuses on:
A. Waste reduction
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Six
Sigma aims:
A. Quality improvement
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - DMAIC
stands for:
A. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
B. Data Model Analysis
C. Design Model
D. None
Answer: A - Business
intelligence uses:
A. Data analysis
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
warehouse stores:
A. Historical data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - ETL
means:
A. Extract, Transform, Load
B. Enter Test Load
C. Execute Transfer Logic
D. None
Answer: A - Predictive
analysis forecasts:
A. Future
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Descriptive
analysis shows:
A. Past data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Prescriptive
analysis suggests:
A. Actions
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
visualization improves:
A. Understanding
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
analyst primary goal:
A. Deliver value
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
101–120: Requirements Management
- Requirement
lifecycle includes:
A. Elicitation
B. Analysis
C. Validation
D. All
Answer: D - Requirement
prioritization ensures:
A. Important items first
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Version
control manages:
A. Requirement changes
B. Code only
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - Baseline
means:
A. Approved version
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
attributes include:
A. Priority
B. Status
C. Owner
D. All
Answer: D - Traceability
matrix links:
A. Requirements to tests
B. Code
C. Budget
D. Design only
Answer: A - Change
impact analysis evaluates:
A. Effects of change
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
conflict occurs when:
A. Two needs clash
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
approval is done by:
A. Stakeholders
B. Developers
C. Testers
D. Users only
Answer: A - Requirement
repository stores:
A. Requirements
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
decomposition breaks:
A. Large requirements
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - SMART
requirements are:
A. Specific
B. Measurable
C. Achievable
D. All
Answer: D - Requirement
ambiguity means:
A. Unclear requirement
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
completeness ensures:
A. All needs covered
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
consistency ensures:
A. No conflicts
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
feasibility checks:
A. Practicality
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
validation is done by:
A. Users
B. Developers
C. Testers
D. Managers
Answer: A - Requirement
documentation format includes:
A. Text
B. Models
C. Diagrams
D. All
Answer: D - Requirement
risk is:
A. Uncertainty in requirement
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Requirement
sign-off means:
A. Approval
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
121–140: Business Process & Modeling
- BPM
stands for:
A. Business Process Management
B. Basic Project Model
C. Business Program Model
D. None
Answer: A - AS-IS
model shows:
A. Current state
B. Future state
C. Code
D. Budget
Answer: A - TO-BE
model shows:
A. Future state
B. Current
C. Code
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
mapping visualizes:
A. Workflow
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Swimlane
diagram shows:
A. Roles
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
automation reduces:
A. Manual work
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Bottleneck
is:
A. Delay point
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Value
stream mapping identifies:
A. Value steps
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Reengineering
means:
A. Redesign process
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
improvement uses:
A. Analysis
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
rules engine automates:
A. Decisions
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Workflow
diagram shows:
A. Task sequence
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - SIPOC
includes:
A. Supplier
B. Input
C. Process
D. All
Answer: D - Process
owner is:
A. Responsible person
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
KPI measures:
A. Performance
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Standard
operating procedure is:
A. Document
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
compliance ensures:
A. Rules followed
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
simulation tests:
A. Model behavior
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
dependency means:
A. Interconnected steps
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Process
cycle time measures:
A. Duration
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
141–160: Data Analysis & BI
- Data
analysis interprets:
A. Data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
cleansing removes:
A. Errors
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
profiling examines:
A. Data structure
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - OLAP
is used for:
A. Analysis
B. Coding
C. Testing
D. Budget
Answer: A - OLTP
is used for:
A. Transactions
B. Analysis
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Fact
table stores:
A. Measures
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Dimension
table stores:
A. Attributes
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Star
schema includes:
A. Fact + dimension
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Snowflake
schema is:
A. Normalized star
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
mart is:
A. Subset of warehouse
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Big
data refers to:
A. Large datasets
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Hadoop
is:
A. Big data tool
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Machine
learning uses:
A. Data patterns
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
visualization tools include:
A. Power BI
B. Tableau
C. Excel
D. All
Answer: D - Dashboard
KPI shows:
A. Performance
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Drill-down
analysis shows:
A. Detailed data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
aggregation combines:
A. Data
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Correlation
shows:
A. Relationship
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Regression
predicts:
A. Outcome
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
storytelling explains:
A. Insights
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
161–180: Strategy & Business Value
- Business
strategy defines:
A. Direction
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Vision
statement shows:
A. Future goal
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Mission
statement defines:
A. Purpose
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Competitive
advantage is:
A. Unique strength
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Porter’s
Five Forces analyzes:
A. Competition
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Market
analysis studies:
A. Customers
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Value
proposition defines:
A. Benefit
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
model shows:
A. How value created
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - ROI
measures:
A. Profitability
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Cost
reduction improves:
A. Profit
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Revenue
stream is:
A. Income source
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Customer
segmentation groups:
A. Customers
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Stakeholder
value ensures:
A. Satisfaction
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Innovation
creates:
A. New ideas
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Digital
transformation uses:
A. Technology
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
agility supports:
A. Change
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Strategic
alignment ensures:
A. Goals match
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Value
chain shows:
A. Activities
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Benchmarking
improves:
A. Performance
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Risk
management reduces:
A. Uncertainty
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
181–200: Advanced & Real-world BA
- Business
continuity ensures:
A. Operations continue
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Disaster
recovery restores:
A. Systems
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - SLA
defines:
A. Service level
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - KPI
threshold defines:
A. Limit
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Customer
journey map shows:
A. Experience
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Persona
represents:
A. User type
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - UX
design improves:
A. Experience
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - A/B
testing compares:
A. Two options
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Hypothesis
testing validates:
A. Assumptions
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Data
ethics ensures:
A. Responsible use
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Compliance
follows:
A. Regulations
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Audit
checks:
A. Accuracy
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Governance
framework ensures:
A. Control
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
architecture defines:
A. Structure
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Enterprise
analysis evaluates:
A. Needs
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Solution
design creates:
A. System
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Implementation
phase delivers:
A. Solution
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Post-implementation
review checks:
A. Success
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Continuous
improvement ensures:
A. Growth
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A - Business
analysis ultimate goal:
A. Deliver business value
B. Code
C. Test
D. Budget
Answer: A
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