Deloitte Testing Interview Guide

Comprehensive Interview Questions & Answers

For 3-6 Years of Experience

2025 Edition

What’s Covered:
✓ Manual Testing ✓ Automation Testing
✓ API Testing ✓ Database Testing
✓ Mobile Testing ✓ Web Application Testing
✓ Agile Methodologies ✓ Behavioral Questions

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Contents

1 MANUAL TESTING — Detailed Answers 3

1.1 1. Explain SDLC & STLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 2. What is Risk-Based Testing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 3. Explain Defect Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 4. Severity vs Priority — real scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 5. What is RTM and why is it needed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 6. Boundary Value Analysis Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.7 7. Entry & Exit Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.8 8. Root Cause Analysis Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.9 9. Flaky Test Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.10 10. KYC Edge Case Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 AUTOMATION TESTING (SELENIUM + JAVA) — Detailed Answers 6

2.1 1. Explain your automation framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 2. Selenium 4 vs Selenium 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 3. Handling dynamic elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 4. Parallel execution in TestNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 5. Logging & Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 API TESTING — Detailed Answers 8

3.1 1. PUT vs PATCH vs POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 2. Idempotent methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3 3. Schema Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 4. Throttling / Rate Limit Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.5 5. Contract Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.6 6. API Authentication (Auth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.7 7. API Rate Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4 DATABASE TESTING — Detailed Answers 10

4.1 1. Find 2nd highest salary without LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 2. How to test stored procedures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.3 3. Data Migration Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5 MOBILE TESTING — Detailed Answers 11

5.1 1. Native vs Hybrid vs Web Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 2. How do you test gestures? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.3 3. Common mobile defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6 WEB APPLICATION TESTING — Detailed Answers 12

6.1 1. How do you test a scalable web application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.2 2. Explain cookies, sessions & tokens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 3. Accessibility Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.4 4. CSRF & XSS Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

7 AGILE — Detailed Answers 13

7.1 1. Explain Scrum ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.2 2. Handling last-minute changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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8 HR + BEHAVIORAL — Detailed Answers 14

8.1 1. High-impact defect you found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.2 2. Conflict resolution example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.3 3. Why Deloitte? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.4 4. How do you handle pressure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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MANUAL TESTING — Detailed Answers

1. Explain SDLC & STLC

SDLC defines how software is planned, developed & maintained.

Phases include: Requirement → Design → Development → Testing → Deployment →
Maintenance.
STLC defines steps in testing: Requirement Analysis → Test Planning → Test Design →
Environment Setup → Test Execution → Defect Reporting → Test Closure.

Key point: “SDLC focuses on building the product, STLC focuses on validating it.”

2. What is Risk-Based Testing?

Risk-Based Testing prioritizes test scenarios based on:

ˆ ✓ Business impact

ˆ ✓ Probability of failure

ˆ ✓ Complexity

ˆ ✓ Dependency on other systems

Example:
In a payment module, I prioritize card payment verification over UI alignment because
financial loss risk is higher.

3. Explain Defect Life Cycle

New → Open → Assigned → In Progress → Fixed → Retest → Reopen/Closed → De-

ferred/Rejected

4. Severity vs Priority — real scenario

High Severity, Low Priority: Broken privacy policy link - The link to the privacy policy
is broken and not working, which is a serious functional issue (high severity). However, since
very few users click on this link, it can be addressed later (low priority).
Low Severity, High Priority: Client logo incorrect on homepage.

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5. What is RTM and why is it needed?

RTM ensures all requirements → mapped to → test cases → defects.

It guarantees:

ˆ ✓ 100% coverage

ˆ ✓ No missed requirement

ˆ ✓ Traceability during audits (important in Deloitte projects)

6. Boundary Value Analysis Example

Input field accepts 1–100

Test values: 1, 100 (valid) and 0, 101 (invalid).

7. Entry & Exit Criteria

Entry: Requirements approved, test data prepared, environment ready.

Exit: No critical/severe defects open, all planned tests executed, traceability complete.

8. Root Cause Analysis Example

Issue: Incorrect total amount on invoice.

RCA: Tax percentage was taken from outdated config table.

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9. Flaky Test Handling

Flaky tests = tests that fail randomly even when nothing is wrong.
Common Causes:

ˆ Timing issues / wait problems

ˆ Dependency on environment

ˆ Network delays

ˆ Unstable locators (XPath/CSS)

Deloitte Expects You to Mention:

ˆ Using Explicit/Fluent waits

ˆ Improving element locators

ˆ Running tests in stable environments

ˆ Retry mechanisms (TestNG retry analyzer)

ˆ Logging and screenshots

10. KYC Edge Case Testing

Deloitte’s BFSI clients heavily depend on KYC flows.

They expect strong testing of:
KYC Edge Cases:

ˆ Invalid PAN / Aadhaar formats

ˆ Document blurred / rotated / cropped

ˆ Mismatch in name between documents

ˆ Expired ID proofs

ˆ Duplicate KYC attempts

ˆ Rate limits for API calls (e.g., too many OTP attempts)

ˆ Validating API error messages

ˆ Testing OCR accuracy for documents

ˆ Negative test cases for identity mismatch

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AUTOMATION TESTING (SELENIUM + JAVA) — Detailed

Answers
1. Explain your automation framework

A typical Deloitte answer:

Hybrid framework with:

ˆ ✓ Page Object Model

ˆ ✓ TestNG for execution

ˆ ✓ Maven for dependency

ˆ ✓ JSON/Excel for test data

ˆ ✓ Log4j2 for logging

ˆ ✓ Extent Reports for reporting

ˆ ✓ Jenkins/Azure DevOps for CI/CD

2. Selenium 4 vs Selenium 5

Selenium 4:

ˆ Better Chrome DevTools Protocol integration

ˆ Native relative locators

ˆ Improved window & tab handling

ˆ Enhanced grid performance

Selenium 5: More cloud-native

3. Handling dynamic elements

I use:

ˆ ✓ Explicit wait (WebDriverWait)

ˆ ✓ XPath with contains()

ˆ ✓ JavaScript executor

ˆ ✓ Stable locators like accessibility id/ARIA

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4. Parallel execution in TestNG

Using: parallel="methods" or parallel="tests" in XML.

5. Logging & Reporting

Log4j2 → captures detailed logs

Extent Reports → screenshots, step logs, environment details

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API TESTING — Detailed Answers

1. PUT vs PATCH vs POST

POST → create a new resource

PUT → replace the entire resource
PATCH → update part of the resource

2. Idempotent methods

Calling the API multiple times returns same result:

GET, PUT, DELETE.

3. Schema Validation

Used to validate response structure using:

given()
.when().get(url)
.then().assertThat()
.body(matchesJsonSchemaInClasspath("[Link]"));

4. Throttling / Rate Limit Testing

I repeatedly hit API in a loop to verify:

ˆ ✓ 429 Too Many Requests

ˆ ✓ Rate-limit header values

ˆ ✓ Retry-after behavior

5. Contract Testing

Deloitte uses Pact / Pactflow.

It ensures Provider & Consumer both follow agreed API structure.

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6. API Authentication (Auth)

Deloitte often checks whether you understand how APIs stay secure.
They expect you to explain:
Common Types of API Authentication:

ˆ API Key → Simple token passed in headers

ˆ Bearer Token → Encrypted access token

ˆ OAuth 2.0 → Widely used for user-based access (Google, Microsoft login)

ˆ JWT (JSON Web Token) → Signed token containing user info, expiry, scope

What They Want to Hear:

ˆ How to pass tokens in Postman?

ˆ How token expiry is handled?

ˆ How you validate authenticated APIs?

ˆ Negative tests → expired token, invalid signature, missing authorization header

7. API Rate Limiting

Key Points:

ˆ Rate limits protect APIs from overuse (e.g., 100 requests/minute)

ˆ Used to prevent DDoS, traffic spikes, bot attacks

ˆ Response codes: 429 – Too Many Requests, Retry-After headers

How to Answer:
Explain how to test:

ˆ Burst traffic scenarios

ˆ Continual load over time

ˆ Validating correct 429 responses

ˆ Retrying after “Retry-After” cooldown

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DATABASE TESTING — Detailed Answers

1. Find 2nd highest salary without LIMIT

SELECT MAX(salary)
FROM employees
WHERE salary < (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees);

2. How to test stored procedures?

ˆ ✓ Validate input/output parameters

ˆ ✓ Validate business logic

ˆ ✓ Test exception handling

ˆ ✓ Compare output with expected DB state

3. Data Migration Testing

I compare:

ˆ ✓ Count check

ˆ ✓ Column-by-column validation

ˆ ✓ Nullability/constraints

ˆ ✓ Referential integrity

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MOBILE TESTING — Detailed Answers

1. Native vs Hybrid vs Web Apps

Native – built for OS (Android/iOS)

Hybrid – wrapped web views
Web – mobile browser-based

2. How do you test gestures?

Using Appium Touch Actions:

Swipe → scroll → tap → pinch → long press.

3. Common mobile defects

ˆ App crashes

ˆ Slow response

ˆ Memory leaks

ˆ Broken UI on different resolutions

ˆ Push notification issues

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WEB APPLICATION TESTING — Detailed Answers

1. How do you test a scalable web application?

I check:

ˆ ✓ Load & stress handling

ˆ ✓ Session management

ˆ ✓ Caching behavior

ˆ ✓ API response time

ˆ ✓ DB connection pooling

ˆ ✓ Failover & recovery under load

2. Explain cookies, sessions & tokens

Cookies – stored in browser (client side)

Sessions – stored on server, mapped to a session ID
Tokens (JWT/OAuth) – encrypted authentication, stateless, modern apps use this

3. Accessibility Testing

I check:

ˆ ✓ Screen reader compatibility

ˆ ✓ Alt text for images

ˆ ✓ Keyboard navigation

ˆ ✓ Contrast ratio

ˆ ✓ ARIA labels

Tools: AXE, Lighthouse.

4. CSRF & XSS Testing

XSS: Enter alert(1) in fields to check JS injection.

CSRF: Use modified tokens/invalid tokens to test unauthorized actions.

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AGILE — Detailed Answers

1. Explain Scrum ceremonies

Daily Standup → 15 mins

Sprint Planning → capacity + story selection
Grooming → refine stories
Sprint Review → demo
Retro → discuss improvements

2. Handling last-minute changes

I evaluate:

ˆ ✓ Impact on testing

ˆ ✓ Scope change

ˆ ✓ Effort

ˆ ✓ Dependency

Then I update test plan + communicate risks early.

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HR + BEHAVIORAL — Detailed Answers

1. High-impact defect you found

“I identified a defect in payment rounding logic which caused incorrect tax calculation.
Fixing it prevented financial losses during month-end billing.”

2. Conflict resolution example

“A dev disagreed with a defect classification; I reproduced the issue with logs + video, and
we mutually agreed on RCA.”

3. Why Deloitte?

ˆ Strong QA practice

ˆ Opportunity to work on enterprise-level projects

ˆ Continuous learning culture

ˆ Global exposure

4. How do you handle pressure?

ˆ Prioritize tasks based on impact

ˆ Collaborate closely with dev/BA

ˆ Use checklists

ˆ Focus on quality, not just speed

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