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Software Engineering · Quiz 2 · 3 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 21: Based on the scenario, which category does this risk mos…

Question 21

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A module in your project depends on a third-party payment gateway. During testing, you discover it is not functioning properly due to a known bug in the vendor’s code.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Based on the scenario, which category does this risk most appropriately fall under?

  1. A

    Business risk

  2. B

    Technical risk

  3. C

    Project risk

  4. D

    Legal risk

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Correct answer

  • B

    Technical risk

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Question 21 of 24 in the IIT Madras BS Software Engineering (Software Engineering) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 03 Aug 2025). It carries 4 marks.

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