Free PL-300 practice test — 524+ PL-300 practice questions with detailed explanations across all 5 official PL-300 exam domains. Every set is scored and drawn from the live question bank — so you practise exactly what the exam tests, not outdated dumps.
Courseiva includes 524+ Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst PL-300 practice questions across the official exam domains.
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This free PL-300 practice test mirrors the structure and difficulty of the real Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst PL-300 exam. Every question is written against the official 2026 exam blueprint published by Microsoft, ensuring you practise exactly what the exam tests — not last year's objectives.
The PL-300 blueprint is divided into 5weighted domains. Questions on this page are distributed proportionally across each domain, so the mix you see here reflects the same weighting you'll face on exam day. High-weight domains like Prepare the data and Model the data contribute the most questions, meaning focused practice on these areas gives you the highest return on study time.
PL-300 Exam Blueprint — 5 Domains
Deploy and maintain assets
Prepare the data
Visualize and analyze the data
Manage and secure Power BI
Model the data
38 numbered sets, 5 domain question banks, and targeted sessions — every page is a unique set of questions.
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Each chapter page covers one topic in depth — theory, key concepts, and focused practice questions. Use these to close knowledge gaps before returning to full practice tests.
Getting the most from practice questions requires more than just clicking through answers. Here is the study method used by candidates who pass PL-300 on their first attempt:
Answer before revealing
Read each PL-300 question fully, eliminate obviously wrong choices, then commit to an answer before clicking to reveal. This active recall process is what builds lasting knowledge.
Read every explanation
Even when you answer correctly, read the full explanation. Knowing WHY the right answer is correct — and why the distractors are wrong — is what separates a 750 score from a 900 score.
Track weak domains
Note which PL-300 domains you get wrong most often. Then do a targeted 20-30 question session focused only on that domain until your accuracy improves.
Simulate exam pacing
The real PL-300 gives you roughly 2.4 minutes per question. Use the 60 or 120-question sessions to practise hitting that pace comfortably.
Most candidates who pass PL-300 on their first attempt report doing between 400 and 800 practice questions over 4–8 weeks of preparation. With 524+ questions in the Courseiva bank, you have more than enough material to build that repetition without seeing the same question twice.
Answer each question to reveal the full explanation and correct answer. This starter set is drawn from all 5 exam domains in blueprint proportion. Use the session selector to start a longer focused practice run.
You are deploying a Power BI solution to a customer. The customer requires that all report access be controlled via Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) groups. You have a single workspace with multiple reports. What is the best practice for managing permissions?
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A data analyst needs to combine two queries in Power Query: 'Sales2023' and 'Sales2024', both with identical column structures. Which operation should the analyst use to append the rows from 'Sales2024' to 'Sales2023'?
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You have a Power BI dataset that uses data from Microsoft Excel files stored in SharePoint Online. Users report that the data is not refreshing as scheduled. You verify that the gateway is installed and running. What is the most likely cause of the refresh failure?
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You are troubleshooting a Power Query transformation that groups sales data by ProductID. The query runs slowly and you suspect the filter is being applied after loading all rows. What change would improve performance by pushing the filter to the source?
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You are a Power BI data analyst at a university. You import a table named Enrollments from an on-premises SQL Server database. The table contains a column named StudentEmail that is stored as text and sometimes has leading or trailing spaces. You need to remove these spaces so that the column can be used to create a relationship with a Students table that also has a StudentEmail column. You must perform this cleanup in Power Query, and the transformation must apply to the entire column without creating a new column. Which transformation should you use?
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You are connecting to a SharePoint folder containing 100 Excel files. Each file has a similar structure but different column names. What is the best practice to combine these files into a single table while preserving the data?
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You want to create a custom visual that is not available in the default Power BI visuals pane. What should you do?
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You want to allow users to highlight different product categories in a line chart by selecting from a list. Which feature should you add?
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You need to create a visual that shows the relationship between advertising spend and website traffic. Which type of visual is most appropriate?
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Your Power BI report includes a map visual showing store locations. However, some locations are not appearing correctly because of ambiguous place names. What should you do to ensure accurate geocoding?
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You have a report with a line chart showing monthly sales. Users need to see the exact sales value when they hover over a data point. What should you configure?
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You are a Power BI administrator. You need to prevent users from exporting underlying data from reports. Which tenant setting should you disable?
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Refer to the exhibit. You have a Power BI dataset with the JSON policy shown. You add a user to the USOnly role. What happens when that user views a report based on this dataset?
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You are the Power BI administrator for a company that uses Microsoft 365. The security team requires that when a user opens a Power BI report on a personal device, the user must authenticate with Microsoft Entra ID and satisfy a conditional access policy that demands multifactor authentication. The report is in a workspace that is not backed by Fabric capacity. Which feature should you enable to meet this requirement?
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You need to create a calculated column in Power BI that shows the full name by combining 'FirstName' and 'LastName' columns with a space. Which DAX expression should you use?
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A Power BI data model includes a table 'Orders' with columns OrderID, CustomerID, OrderDate, SalesAmount. The model also has a 'Date' table and a 'Customer' table. The relationships are: Orders[CustomerID] -> Customer[CustomerID] (many-to-one, single direction) and Orders[OrderDate] -> Date[Date] (many-to-one, single direction). A user creates a measure that sums SalesAmount and then filters by a slicer on Customer[City]. The slicer works correctly. However, when the user adds another slicer on Date[Year], the measure does not respect both slicers simultaneously. What is the most likely cause?
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A Power BI developer is troubleshooting a report that uses a calculated table. The calculated table is defined as: 'Sales Summary = SUMMARIZE(Sales, Sales[ProductID], "Total Sales", SUM(Sales[Amount]))'. Users report that the 'Total Sales' column shows incorrect values when slicers are applied to the report. What is the most likely cause?
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You are building a Power BI semantic model that includes a Customers table and a Sales table. The Customers table has a unique CustomerID column. The Sales table has a CustomerID column that references the Customers table. You need to create a relationship between the two tables. Which type of relationship should you create?
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You are modeling data for a subscription business in Power BI Desktop. The Subscriptions table has StartDate and EndDate columns, and the Dates table is marked as the official date table. Analysts need a measure that counts subscriptions that were active on any given day selected in a slicer from Dates, and the relationship between Subscriptions and Dates must remain inactive to avoid ambiguity. Which approach should you use?
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You have the above M query. You need to load only the top 10 customers by sales. What should you add to the query?
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Answer all 20 questions to see your domain score breakdown
A structured study plan dramatically increases your chances of passing PL-300 on the first attempt. The most effective approach combines reading the official Microsoft documentation or a study guide, watching video explanations for difficult concepts, and then reinforcing everything with daily practice questions.
We recommend the following weekly structure for PL-300 preparation:
Cover each PL-300 domain systematically. Read the exam objectives, watch explanatory content, and do 10–20 practice questions per domain to test understanding as you go.
Run full 50–60 question mixed sessions daily. Review every wrong answer in detail. Identify which domains are consistently scoring below 70% and revisit those study materials.
Do 100–120 question timed sessions to simulate real exam conditions. Aim for consistent scores above 80% before booking your exam date. A score above 80% in practice typically translates to a passing PL-300 score.
On exam day, the PL-300 tests your ability to apply knowledge to realistic scenarios — not just recall definitions. This is why reading explanations and understanding the reasoning behind every answer matters more than simply grinding question volume. Use the high-count sessions (100, 120) in the final weeks as your confidence benchmark.
Questions
50
On the real exam
Time limit
120 min
2.4 min per question
Passing score
700/1000
Scaled scoring
The PL-300 exam uses a scaled scoring system — your raw score of correct answers is converted to a score out of 1000. A passing score of 700/1000 does not mean you need 70% of questions correct; the conversion accounts for question difficulty. Consistently scoring above 75–80% on practice tests puts you in a strong position to achieve 700/1000 on the real exam.
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Every question is written against the official PL-300 exam blueprint published by Microsoft. Our questions follow the same wording style, scenario complexity, and answer structure as the actual exam. They are original questions — not brain dumps — so you learn the underlying concepts and reasoning, not just memorised answers. Candidates who study with brain dumps often pass but have no transferable knowledge; Courseiva questions make you genuinely competent.
Most candidates who pass PL-300 on their first attempt do 30–60 questions per day. Use the Quick 10 session for daily warm-ups when you are short on time. On study days, run a 50 or 60-question session to build stamina. Reserve 100 and 120-question sessions for the final two weeks when you want to simulate real exam conditions and benchmark your readiness.
The PL-300 covers 5 domains: Deploy and maintain assets (0%), Prepare the data (28%), Visualize and analyze the data (27%), Manage and secure Power BI (17%), Model the data (28%). Each domain carries a different weight, so allocate your study time accordingly. The highest-weighted domains — Prepare the data and Model the data — should receive the most attention.
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