PMI-RMP Practice Test

What the PMI-RMP is and how it works

According to Project Management Institute, “The PMI-RMP certification examination is comprised of 115 multiple-choice and multiple answer select questions. Of the 115 questions, 15 are considered pretest questions.”^[1]

The PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) is awarded by the Project Management Institute. It is aimed at people who identify, analyse and respond to risk on projects, and it tests how you apply risk practices to situations rather than how well you recall definitions.

The exam has 115 questions, in multiple-choice and multiple-answer formats. Of those, 100 are scored and 15 are unscored pretest questions. You will not be told which ones are the pretest items, so treat every question as if it counts.

You can sit the exam at a Pearson VUE test center, which PMI recommends, or online with a proctor through OnVUE. Once you are eligible, you can schedule year-round, on demand, within your 1-year eligibility period.

If you do not pass, you may take the exam up to 3 times within that 1-year eligibility period. After 3 attempts, you must wait 1 year from the date of your last attempt before you reapply.

Once certified, you keep the credential by earning 30 PDUs in each 3-year cycle.

Eligibility requirements, application steps, fees and the exact time allowed are set by PMI and can change, and we have not listed them here. Check the official PMI-RMP page and the current exam outline before you apply.

PMI-RMP Exam at a Glance

What changed for PMI-RMP in 2026

• Oct 26, 2026: Number of questions changed to 115 questions (100 scored + 15 unscored pretest) (previously scored: 150).^[1]
• Oct 26, 2026: Retake policy changed to Up to 3 attempts in a 1-year eligibility period; then wait 1 year (previously pretest: 20).^[1]

PMI-RMP content outline and where to practise each area

The content areas below are copied from the official PMI-RMP content outline published by Project Management Institute, with the share of the exam each area carries. The right-hand column shows which of our practice sets covers it.

Worked examples: how to reason through PMI-RMP questions

These are practice questions written for this site, not questions from the real exam. Each explanation shows why the right answer is right and why the others are wrong.

Example 1

Question: A risk manager is facilitating a periodic review to examine and document the effectiveness of the risk response planning and the performance of the risk owners in executing their assigned responsibilities. What is this activity called?

1. Risk Reassessment
2. Variance Analysis
3. Risk Audit
4. Status Meeting

Answer: C. Risk Audit

Explanation:

The answer is Risk Audit. A risk audit is a formal check of how well the risk management process is working, including whether planned responses are effective and whether risk owners are doing what they agreed to do. The question describes a review of the process and the people carrying it out, which is the audit.

Risk Reassessment looks again at individual risks, such as their probability and impact, not at how well the process is run. Variance Analysis compares planned results with actual results for things like cost and schedule. A Status Meeting is a routine update and does not examine and document effectiveness in a formal way.

Rule to remember: reassessment looks at the risks, while an audit looks at the process and its performance.

Example 2

Question: After analysis, a team decides to take no proactive action on a minor opportunity but will pursue it if it arises. This best illustrates which strategy?

1. Enhance
2. Exploit
3. Accept
4. Escalate

Answer: C. Accept

Explanation:

The answer is Accept. The team takes no proactive action on a minor opportunity and will take it if it happens. That is acceptance applied to an opportunity: you acknowledge it and do nothing to pursue it.

Enhance is wrong because it means acting to raise the probability or impact of the opportunity, and this team is doing nothing. Exploit is wrong because it means making sure the opportunity happens, which is the strongest and most active response. Escalate is wrong because it passes the matter to someone with the authority to handle it, usually when it falls outside the project's scope, and nothing is being passed on here.

Rule to remember: if the wording is no proactive action, think Accept. If the wording is doing something to make it more likely or certain, think Enhance or Exploit.

Example 3

Question: When a project team establishes a contingency reserve but takes no proactive action against a low-priority threat, which strategy is being used?

1. Active acceptance
2. Passive acceptance
3. Avoid
4. Mitigate

Answer: A. Active acceptance

Explanation:

The answer is Active acceptance. The team takes no step to change the plan for the low-priority threat, but it does set aside a contingency reserve in case the threat occurs. Setting aside that reserve is the active part.

Passive acceptance is wrong because it means doing nothing at all and not preparing any reserve; the team here has prepared one. Avoid is wrong because it changes the plan to remove the threat, and the plan is not being changed. Mitigate is wrong because it takes action to reduce the probability or impact of the threat before it occurs, which is not happening here.

Rule to remember: both kinds of acceptance leave the plan alone. Passive means nothing is prepared, while active means you have prepared a reserve or a fallback.

How to use these practice tests

Start with the official PMI-RMP exam outline and read the list of content areas. It tells you what PMI says the exam covers, and it is the source to trust over any third-party summary, including this page.

Next, take the PMI-RMP practice test or the full practice test once, without notes, to see where you are weak. Do not worry about the score at this stage. Write down every question you missed or guessed, and note the reason: you did not know the term, you misread the question, or you confused two similar strategies.

• Work through the topic sets that match your weak areas, such as The Risk Register, Quantitative Risk Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement.
• After each set, read the explanation for every question, including the ones you got right.
• Return to the official material for any topic where you keep making the same mistake.

Close to test day, take the full practice test again under quiet, uninterrupted conditions. Our questions are written by us and are not real exam questions, so use them to build judgment rather than to predict what you will see.

Sources & last verified

1. Project Management Institute — number of questions, retake policy, testing window (official source). “The PMI-RMP certification examination is comprised of 115 multiple-choice and multiple answer select questions. Of the 115 questions, 15 are considered pretest questions.” Verified Oct 26, 2026.
2. Project Management Institute — validity, renewal, delivery (official source). “PMI-RMP holders need to earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in each 3-year cycle to maintain certification.” Verified Oct 26, 2026.
3. Project Management Institute — other (official source). “risk strategy and planning 22%” Verified Oct 28, 2026.

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