Risk & Quality Management
35 practice questions with explanations — 15 free to try
PassNova has 35 PMP practice questions on Risk & Quality Management, each with a clear explanation. A 15-question taster is free with no sign-up; the full bank is part of PassNova Premium. Updated for 2026.
Risk & Quality Management: example questions & answers
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A project manager identifies a threat that, if it occurs, would significantly delay the project, and the team changes the plan to eliminate it entirely. Which risk response strategy is this?
- AAccept
- BMitigate
- CTransfer
- DAvoid✓
Answer: Avoiding a threat means changing the plan to eliminate the risk or protect objectives from its impact entirely. Mitigation only reduces probability or impact rather than removing it.
During quality planning, the project manager wants to identify the few root causes that produce the majority of defects. Which tool is MOST appropriate?
- AHistogram
- BControl chart
- CScatter diagram
- DPareto chart✓
Answer: A Pareto chart ranks causes by frequency to highlight the vital few that drive most defects, supporting the 80/20 principle. This focuses improvement effort where it matters most.