Free SALESFORCE-PD1 practice test — 493+ SALESFORCE-PD1 practice questions with detailed explanations across all 4 official SALESFORCE-PD1 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 Every set is scored and drawn from the live question bank — so you practise exactly what the exam tests, not outdated dumps.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 493+ Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (SALESFORCE-PD1) practice questions across the official exam domains.
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This free SALESFORCE-PD1 practice test mirrors the structure and difficulty of the real Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I (SALESFORCE-PD1) exam. Every question is written against the official 2026 exam blueprint published by Salesforce, ensuring you practise exactly what the exam tests — not last year's objectives.
The SALESFORCE-PD1 blueprint is divided into 4weighted 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 Developer Fundamentals and Testing Debugging And Deployment contribute the most questions, meaning focused practice on these areas gives you the highest return on study time.
SALESFORCE-PD1 Exam Blueprint — 4 Domains
Developer Fundamentals
Testing Debugging And Deployment
User Interface
Process Automation And Logic
36 numbered sets, 4 domain question banks, and targeted sessions — every page is a unique set of questions.
Choose all correct answers
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 SALESFORCE-PD1 on their first attempt:
Answer before revealing
Read each SALESFORCE-PD1 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 gives you roughly 0.6 minutes per question. Use the 60 or 120-question sessions to practise hitting that pace comfortably.
Most candidates who pass SALESFORCE-PD1 on their first attempt report doing between 400 and 800 practice questions over 4–8 weeks of preparation. With 493+ 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 4 exam domains in blueprint proportion. Use the session selector to start a longer focused practice run.
Which Apex data type should a developer use to represent a precise geographic location with latitude and longitude coordinates?
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When deploying via Metadata API, what happens if a test class fails during the deployment?
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A developer is implementing navigation in a Lightning Experience app using the NavigationMixin service in a Lightning Web Component. The developer wants to navigate to a standard ListView for the Account object. What is the correct type to specify?
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When a record-triggered flow performs an action that causes a trigger to fire, which order of execution phase is this?
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A developer needs to ensure that an Apex class respects organization-wide defaults, role hierarchies, and sharing rules when querying custom objects. Which keyword should be added to the class definition?
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A developer writes an Apex method that executes a SOQL query inside a for-loop over a list of 200 Account records. Which governor limit is most likely to be immediately breached?
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A developer writes an Apex method that executes a SOQL query using user-supplied search parameters. How can the developer protect against SOQL injection vulnerabilities?
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A developer is writing an Apex method and needs to store a collection of unique email addresses while maintaining fast lookup times. Which collection should the developer choose?
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A developer wants to retrieve up to 5 recently viewed records of any object type using SOSL. Which SOSL clause specifies the maximum number of records to return?
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An application has a requirement to query records owned by subordinate users in the role hierarchy using Apex. Which SOQL feature supports this capability?
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A developer needs to iterate over a map of Account IDs to Account sObjects and perform processing on each value. Which loop construct is valid Apex?
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A developer is writing code that processes untrusted data and wants to automatically strip fields and relationships that the current user cannot access, without throwing an exception. Which feature should be used?
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A developer needs to execute a dynamic SOQL query where the object name and fields are determined at runtime. Which method should be used?
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Which type of Apex trigger context variable returns a list of new versions of the sObject records?
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A developer needs to update 5,000 Account records and wants to ensure that if any single record fails validation, none of the records are committed to the database. Which method should be used?
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A developer is writing a test class for an Apex trigger and needs to insert test Account records. Best practices recommend bypassing hardcoded IDs. Which annotation should be placed on the test setup method to create common test data efficiently?
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A developer needs to store a collection of unique customer email addresses in Apex and check for existence efficiently. Which collection type should the developer use?
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A developer needs to run an Apex class in system mode, ignoring user-level object and field-level permissions, but enforcing organization-wide sharing rules. How should the class be declared?
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A developer needs to convert a JSON string representing a list of Account objects into an actual Apex List of Accounts. Which method should be used?
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A developer needs to write an Apex trigger that fires before an Account is inserted and accesses the value of the custom field 'Rating__c'. Which collection type is best suited to iterate over the incoming records in the trigger context variable?
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Answer all 20 questions to see your domain score breakdown
A structured study plan dramatically increases your chances of passing SALESFORCE-PD1 on the first attempt. The most effective approach combines reading the official Salesforce 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 preparation:
Cover each SALESFORCE-PD1 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 score.
On exam day, the SALESFORCE-PD1 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
200
On the real exam
Time limit
120 min
0.6 min per question
Passing score
700/1000
Scaled scoring
The SALESFORCE-PD1 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.
Scenario-based questions covering exam objectives with detailed answer explanations.
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Every question is written against the official SALESFORCE-PD1 exam blueprint published by Salesforce. 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 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 SALESFORCE-PD1 covers 4 domains: Developer Fundamentals, Testing Debugging And Deployment, User Interface, Process Automation And Logic. Each domain carries a different weight, so allocate your study time accordingly. The highest-weighted domains — Developer Fundamentals and Testing Debugging And Deployment — should receive the most attention.
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