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Software Engineering important questionsMost repeated in SPPU papers

These 23 questions appeared in more than one SPPU Software Engineering paper we have: 8 papers, from May 2023 to Mar 2026. The most-asked come first. Each one links to the papers it was asked in.

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Repeated questions

Endsem questions (19)

  1. 3×asked

    Discuss any two of the following. i) Risk Refinement ii) Risk Mitigation iii) Risk Management

    Nov 2025 ·May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  2. 3×asked

    List the advantages of SCM Repository. Explain functions performed by SCM Repository.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  3. 3×asked

    State and explain the golden rules of User Interface design.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2025 ·May 2023

  4. 2×asked

    Define project scheduling. Explain basic principles of project scheduling.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2024

  5. 2×asked

    Define software risk in detail. Explain the different types of software risks.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2024

  6. 2×asked

    Differentiate between white box and black box testing. 

    Nov 2025 ·May 2024

  7. 2×asked

    Explain Software Configuration Management (SCM) process.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2024

  8. 2×asked

    List the design concepts. Explain importance of refactoring in improving the quality of software.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2025

  9. 2×asked

    What is the need of project estimation? Explain the steps for estimation of software.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2024

  10. 2×asked

    Write a short note on change control mechanism in SCM.

    Nov 2025 ·May 2025

  11. 2×asked

    Define testing? Explain graph based functional testing techniques with suitable example.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  12. 2×asked

    Discuss Estimation Using Use Case Points with the help of and example.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  13. 2×asked

    Explain Risk and management concern with the help of diagram.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  14. 2×asked

    Explain with suitable diagram Drivers and stubs in unit test environment. Discuss with suitable top-up and bottom-up integration in integration testing. 

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  15. 2×asked

    What are the basic principles of software project scheduling. Explain different tasks of project scheduling.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  16. 2×asked

    What is software Architecture? Why Architecture is important? What is the use of Architecture Decision Description Template?

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  17. 2×asked

    What is system testing? Explain any three types system testing.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  18. 2×asked

    With the help of diagram explain how to translate the requirements model into the design model.

    May 2025 ·Dec 2023

  19. 2×asked

    Explain in detail the Architectural design and Component level design elements.

    May 2024 ·Dec 2023

Insem questions (4)

  1. 2×asked

    Differentiate between waterfall model and incremental model.

    Mar 2026 ·Mar 2025

  2. 2×asked

    Draw use case diagram for library management system.

    Mar 2026 ·Mar 2025

  3. 2×asked

    Explain software process frameworks in detail.

    Mar 2026 ·Mar 2025

  4. 2×asked

    Explain with neat diagram prototyping model. State its advantages and disadvantages.

    Mar 2026 ·Mar 2024

Questions count as repeated when their wording matches closely across papers. Numericals that depend on a figure are left out, since the figure changes from paper to paper.