50 Free Azure Solutions Architect Practice Questions (AZ-305)

Preparing for Azure Solutions Architect Expert? These 50 free questions cover all AZ-305 domains.

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Design Identity, Governance, and Monitor Solutions (Questions 1–15)

Question 1

Which Azure service provides privileged identity management with just-in-time access?

a) Azure AD
b) Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
c) Conditional Access
d) Azure Policy

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Answer: b) Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Explanation: PIM provides time-bound, approval-based role activation and just-in-time privileged access to Azure AD and Azure resources. It reduces standing admin access.

Question 2

What is the recommended approach for organizing a multi-subscription Azure environment?

a) Flat subscription model
b) Management groups with policy inheritance
c) All resources in one subscription
d) Separate tenants per department

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Answer: b) Management groups with policy inheritance

Explanation: Management groups provide hierarchical organization for subscriptions with inherited Azure Policy and RBAC, enabling centralized governance at scale.

Question 3

Which Azure Monitor feature provides pre-built visualizations for common scenarios?

a) Workbooks
b) Dashboards
c) Log Analytics
d) Application Insights

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Answer: a) Workbooks

Explanation: Azure Monitor Workbooks provide pre-built, customizable templates for visualizing monitoring data. They're interactive and support multiple data sources.

Questions 4–15

[Full set covers PIM, Management Groups, Blueprints, Policy, RBAC design, Log Analytics, Conditional Access, and landing zone design]

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Design Data Storage Solutions (Questions 16–25)

Question 4

Which Azure data service provides globally distributed, multi-model NoSQL with multiple consistency levels?

a) Azure SQL Database
b) Azure Cosmos DB
c) Azure Database for PostgreSQL
d) Azure Cache for Redis

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Answer: b) Azure Cosmos DB

Explanation: Cosmos DB offers turnkey global distribution, multi-API support (SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Gremlin, Table), and five consistency levels (Strong, Bounded Staleness, Session, Consistent Prefix, Eventual).

Question 5

Which Azure SQL option provides instance-scoped features like SQL Agent and CLR integration?

a) Azure SQL Database
b) Azure SQL Managed Instance
c) Azure SQL Server on VM
d) Azure Database for SQL Server

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Answer: b) Azure SQL Managed Instance

Explanation: SQL Managed Instance provides near-100% compatibility with on-premises SQL Server, including instance-level features while still being a PaaS service.

Questions 6–25

[Full set covers Cosmos DB partitioning, SQL Database elastic pools, blob tiering, Azure Files, Data Factory, Synapse]

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Design Business Continuity Solutions (Questions 26–35)

Question 6

What is the RPO for Azure Site Recovery with replication between Azure regions?

a) 5 minutes
b) 15 minutes
c) 30 seconds
d) Dependent on application

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Answer: c) 30 seconds

Explanation: Azure Site Recovery typically achieves RPO of 30 seconds for Azure-to-Azure replication. For on-premises to Azure, RPO can be as low as 30 seconds with app-consistent snapshots.

Question 7

What is the SLA for a single VM using premium SSD disks?

a) 99.9%
b) 99.95%
c) 99.99%
d) 99.5%

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Answer: b) 99.95%

Explanation: A single VM with premium SSDs has a 99.95% SLA. Two+ VMs in an availability set achieve 99.99%. Two VMs across availability zones also achieve 99.99%.

Questions 8–35

[Full set covers backup policies, Site Recovery, RTO/RPO design, HA architecture, SLA calculations, DR strategies]

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Design Infrastructure Solutions (Questions 36–50)

Question 8

Which Azure networking topology is recommended for connecting multiple VNets to on-premises through a central point?

a) Full mesh
b) Hub-spoke
c) Point-to-point
d) Star

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Answer: b) Hub-spoke

Explanation: Hub-spoke uses a central hub VNet (with ExpressRoute/VPN Gateway, Azure Firewall) connected to spoke VNets via VNet peering. This centralizes connectivity and security.

Question 9

Which compute service should you choose for a containerized application that needs automatic scaling, serverless pricing, and Kubernetes compatibility?

a) App Service
b) AKS with Virtual Nodes
c) Container Instances
d) Service Fabric

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Answer: b) AKS with Virtual Nodes

Explanation: AKS with Virtual Nodes (powered by ACI) provides serverless Kubernetes — automatic scaling, pay-per-pod, and full Kubernetes API compatibility. Virtual nodes eliminate node management.

Questions 10–50

[Full set covers hub-spoke, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, AKS, Container Apps, Azure Migrate, App Service architecture, landing zones]

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