Risk response strategies MCQs – Software Project 

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: November 21, 2024

1. Which of the following is a risk response strategy for negative risks? a) Enhance b) Exploit c) Avoid d) Accept Answer: c) Avoid 2. Which risk response strategy involves taking actions to reduce the impact or likelihood of a risk? a) Transfer b) Mitigate c) Accept d) Avoid Answer: b) Mitigate 3. Which of the following is a risk response strategy for positive risks? a) Avoid b) Exploit c) Mitigate d) Transfer Answer: b) Exploit 4. Which risk response strategy is used when you accept the consequences of a risk if it occurs? a) Mitigate b) Avoid c) Transfer d) Accept Answer: d) Accept 5. Which of the following is an example of a risk transfer strategy? a) Buying insurance b) Hiring additional team members c) Changing project scope d) Creating a contingency plan Answer: a) Buying insurance 6. What is the primary goal of risk mitigation? a) To eliminate the risk entirely b) To reduce the probability or impact of a risk c) To increase the likelihood of a positive risk d) To ignore the risk Answer: b) To reduce the probability or impact of a risk 7. When should the risk acceptance strategy be used? a) When the cost of mitigation is higher than the impact of the risk b) When a risk is unavoidable c) When the risk has no impact d) When transferring the risk is not possible Answer: a) When the cost of mitigation is higher than the impact of the risk 8. Which strategy involves reallocating the ownership of a risk to a third party? a) Avoid b) Accept c) Transfer d) Mitigate Answer: c) Transfer 9. Which of the following is a proactive risk response strategy for negative risks? a) Enhance b) Avoid c) Exploit d) Ignore Answer: b) Avoid 10. Which strategy is applied to a positive risk to increase its chances of occurring? a) Mitigate b) Avoid c) Enhance d) Transfer Answer: c) Enhance 11. When a risk has been avoided, it means that: a) The project has been canceled b) The risk no longer exists c) The risk has been transferred d) The risk has been mitigated Answer: b) The risk no longer exists 12. Which of the following is an example of risk avoidance? a) Increasing the project budget b) Removing a risky project feature c) Sharing the risk with another company d) Creating a risk response plan Answer: b) Removing a risky project feature 13. What is a common approach to risk acceptance? a) Implementing a backup plan b) Creating a contingency reserve c) Transferring the risk d) Ignoring the risk Answer: b) Creating a contingency reserve 14. What is the main objective of the risk transfer strategy? a) To accept the risk b) To eliminate the risk c) To share or allocate the risk to another party d) To ignore the risk Answer: c) To share or allocate the risk to another party 15. Which risk response strategy would be appropriate for dealing with risks that have a low probability but high impact? a) Avoid b) Mitigate c) Accept d) Transfer Answer: d) Transfer 16. Which of the following is NOT a risk response strategy? a) Avoid b) Transfer c) Ignore d) Mitigate Answer: c) Ignore 17. What is the primary focus of the “exploit” strategy for positive risks? a) Reducing the risk b) Ensuring the risk does not occur c) Ensuring the opportunity is fully realized d) Transferring the opportunity to a third party Answer: c) Ensuring the opportunity is fully realized 18. Which of the following strategies would you use for a risk that cannot be avoided or transferred but must be addressed? a) Mitigate b) Exploit c) Transfer d) Accept Answer: a) Mitigate 19. Which risk response strategy involves actively pursuing opportunities that can benefit the project? a) Avoid b) Exploit c) Mitigate d) Accept Answer: b) Exploit 20. Which of the following is a passive risk response strategy? a) Mitigate b) Avoid c) Transfer d) Accept Answer: d) Accept 21. Which risk response strategy can be used when no other strategies (avoid, mitigate, transfer) are effective? a) Exploit b) Accept c) Transfer d) Avoid Answer: b) Accept 22. Which strategy would you choose if you want to share a risk with a partner? a) Mitigate b) Avoid c) Transfer d) Enhance Answer: c) Transfer 23. What is the primary purpose of creating a contingency plan? a) To avoid the risk altogether b) To ensure the risk is mitigated c) To have an alternative action plan in case a risk occurs d) To transfer the risk Answer: c) To have an alternative action plan in case a risk occurs 24. Which of the following is an example of a positive risk response strategy? a) Avoid b) Mitigate c) Enhance d) Transfer Answer: c) Enhance 25. Which risk response strategy increases the chances of an opportunity? a) Exploit b) Avoid c) Mitigate d) Accept Answer: a) Exploit 26. What is the best response to a low-probability, low-impact risk? a) Avoid b) Transfer c) Accept d) Mitigate Answer: c) Accept 27. In which risk response strategy do you ensure the risk occurs to benefit the project? a) Exploit b) Mitigate c) Transfer d) Avoid Answer: a) Exploit 28. When the cost of mitigating a risk exceeds the benefit of reducing it, which strategy is most appropriate? a) Mitigate b) Accept c) Transfer d) Exploit Answer: b) Accept 29. What is the primary purpose of risk transfer? a) To reduce the likelihood of the risk b) To share or outsource the risk with a third party c) To avoid the risk d) To ignore the risk Answer: b) To share or outsource the risk with a third party 30. Which of the following risk response strategies for negative risks is the least proactive? a) Avoid b) Mitigate c) Accept d) Transfer Answer: c) Accept 31. What is the purpose of a fallback plan in risk management? a) To eliminate risks b) To define actions if the primary response is ineffective c) To transfer risks to a third party d) To ignore low-priority risks Answer: b) To define actions if the primary response is ineffective 32. Which of the following is a valid risk response strategy for both positive and negative risks? a) Avoid b) Exploit c) Mitigate d) Accept Answer: d) Accept 33. Which of the following risk response strategies is typically associated with contracts or insurance? a) Transfer b) Mitigate c) Accept d) Avoid Answer: a) Transfer 34. What is the goal of the “enhance” strategy for positive risks? a) To reduce the probability of the risk b) To ensure the opportunity is fully realized c) To increase the likelihood or impact of the opportunity d) To transfer the opportunity to another party Answer: c) To increase the likelihood or impact of the opportunity 35. In which scenario would you use the “mitigate” strategy? a) When you want to eliminate a risk b) When you want to reduce the likelihood of a negative risk c) When you want to accept the risk consequences d) When you want to share the risk with another party Answer: b) When you want to reduce the likelihood of a negative risk 36. Which of the following is a valid risk response for threats but not opportunities? a) Enhance b) Exploit c) Mitigate d) Transfer Answer: c) Mitigate 37. What is the main goal of the “accept” strategy? a) To increase the chances of risk occurrence b) To take no immediate action but prepare to address the risk if it occurs c) To transfer the risk to another party d) To eliminate the risk entirely Answer: b) To take no immediate action but prepare to address the risk if it occurs 38. Which of the following risk strategies focuses on capturing opportunities? a) Avoid b) Transfer c) Exploit d) Mitigate Answer: c) Exploit 39. Which of the following risk response strategies is focused on reducing the negative impact of a risk event? a) Accept b) Mitigate c) Transfer d) Exploit Answer: b) Mitigate 40. Which risk response strategy involves creating an alternative plan in case the primary response does not work? a) Mitigate b) Avoid c) Fallback d) Exploit Answer: c) Fallback