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Selenium / Automation Framework
Q: How do you locate elements in Selenium?
A: You can locate elements using locators like By.id, By.name, By.className, By.linkText,
By.partialLinkText, By.cssSelector, and By.xpath.
Q: Difference between findElement and findElements.
A: findElement returns the first matching element or throws NoSuchElementException if
not found. findElements returns a list of matching elements, or an empty list if none found.
Q: How do you handle dynamic elements in Selenium?
A: By using dynamic XPath with contains(), starts-with(), or by combining attributes.
Sometimes explicit waits are also used until the element is available.
Q: How to handle alerts, popups, or iframes in Selenium?
A: For alerts, use driver.switchTo().alert(). For popups, handle with window handles. For
iframes, use driver.switchTo().frame().
Q: What are implicit, explicit, and fluent waits?
A: Implicit wait sets a default wait time for the driver. Explicit wait waits for a specific
condition before proceeding. Fluent wait defines max wait time, polling frequency, and can
ignore exceptions.
Q: Explain the Page Object Model (POM).
A: POM is a design pattern where each page of the application is represented by a class. It
improves readability, maintainability, and reusability of test code.
Programming (Java/Python)
Q: Difference between abstract class and interface in Java.
A: Abstract class can have both abstract and concrete methods. Interface only had abstract
methods before Java 8, but from Java 8 onwards it can have default and static methods.
Q: What are OOP principles?
A: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Abstraction.
Q: How do you handle exceptions?
A: Using try-catch blocks. 'throw' is used to throw an exception, while 'throws' declares
exceptions in the method signature.
Q: Collections framework basics: List vs Set vs Map.
A: List allows duplicates and maintains order, Set does not allow duplicates, and Map stores
key-value pairs.
Q: Write a Java program to reverse a string.
A: String input = "hello"; String reversed = new StringBuilder(input).reverse().toString();
QA Methodologies
Q: What are different types of testing?
A: Smoke, Regression, Sanity, UAT, Integration, System testing.
Q: What’s the difference between functional and non-functional testing?
A: Functional testing checks the functionality as per requirements, while non-functional
testing checks performance, usability, reliability, etc.
Q: How do you decide which test cases to automate?
A: I choose repetitive, regression-heavy, high-risk, and time-consuming test cases for
automation.
Q: What is regression testing and how do you manage it?
A: Regression testing ensures that new changes have not broken existing functionality.
Managed using automation suites and CI/CD pipelines.
Q: Difference between severity and priority in defect reporting?
A: Severity is the impact of the bug on the system, priority is the order in which the bug
should be fixed.
Agile / CI/CD / Tools
Q: What are the ceremonies in Scrum?
A: Sprint planning, Daily stand-up, Sprint review, and Sprint retrospective.
Q: How do you participate in sprint planning and retrospectives as a QA?
A: I help estimate testing effort, identify test scenarios, raise risks, and suggest
improvements in retrospectives.
Q: Have you worked with Git? What commands do you use daily?
A: Common commands: git clone, git pull, git add, git commit, git push, git checkout, git
branch.
Q: How do you trigger Selenium test execution from Jenkins?
A: By creating a Jenkins job that runs Maven/Gradle commands to execute test suites, and
integrates reports like Allure or Extent.
Q: What is a CI/CD pipeline and why is it important for QA automation?
A: CI/CD pipeline automates building, testing, and deployment of code. It ensures quick
feedback, faster delivery, and reliable software quality.