UX Design MCQ 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Gestalt principle explains why users perceive items placed close together as belonging to the same group?
- Similarity
- Proximity (Correct answer)
- Continuity
- Closure
Correct answer: Proximity
The Gestalt principle of proximity states that elements near each other are perceived as related or grouped together.
Question 2: In interaction design, what does 'affordance' refer to?
- The cost of a design iteration
- A perceived signal that tells users how to interact with an element (Correct answer)
- The accessibility score of a UI component
- The number of clicks to complete a task
Correct answer: A perceived signal that tells users how to interact with an element
An affordance is a perceptual cue—like a button's raised appearance—that signals to users how an object can be used.
Question 3: A designer wants to reduce cognitive load on a settings page. Which approach is MOST effective?
- Use bright colors to highlight all options
- Group related settings under clear category headers (Correct answer)
- Display all 40 settings in a single flat list
- Add animations to each setting toggle
Correct answer: Group related settings under clear category headers
Grouping related settings under labeled categories reduces cognitive load by chunking information and aiding scanning.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of a design system?
- To replace the need for UX research
- To ensure visual and functional consistency across products (Correct answer)
- To automate usability testing
- To define the product roadmap
Correct answer: To ensure visual and functional consistency across products
A design system provides reusable components, guidelines, and standards that maintain consistency across a product or organization.
Question 5: When applying Fitts's Law to UI design, which button configuration is easiest to click?
- Small button far from the cursor's starting point
- Large button close to the cursor's starting point (Correct answer)
- Small button close to the cursor's starting point
- Large button far from the cursor's starting point
Correct answer: Large button close to the cursor's starting point
Fitts's Law states that target acquisition time decreases when targets are larger and closer to the starting position.
Question 6: Which color contrast ratio does WCAG 2.1 AA require for normal body text?
- 2:1
- 3:1
- 4.5:1 (Correct answer)
- 7:1
Correct answer: 4.5:1
WCAG 2.1 Level AA requires a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal-sized text to ensure readability for users with low vision.
Question 7: A UX designer is choosing between a tab bar and a hamburger menu for mobile navigation. What is the main advantage of a tab bar?
- It hides navigation to save screen space
- It makes all primary navigation options immediately visible (Correct answer)
- It supports more than 10 navigation items
- It reduces app download size
Correct answer: It makes all primary navigation options immediately visible
A tab bar keeps primary navigation options persistently visible, reducing the steps users need to switch between sections.
UX Design MCQ 2
Which Gestalt principle explains why users perceive items placed close together as belonging to the same group?