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AZ-900 Describe Azure management and governance Practice Question

This AZ-900 practice question tests your understanding of describe azure management and governance. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.

A company has 10 Azure subscriptions organized under two management groups: Production and Non-Production. The governance team needs to enforce a policy that all Azure resources must be deployed only in the East US or West US Azure regions. The policy must apply to every subscription under both management groups, including any new subscriptions added in the future, without requiring separate assignments per subscription. Which Azure feature should the team use to achieve this with the least administrative effort?

Clue words in this question

Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.

Clue: "least"
Why it matters: You want the option with minimum overhead, fewest steps, or lowest impact — not the most feature-rich or comprehensive answer.

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A
Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to each individual subscription.
Why wrong: Assigning the policy to each subscription individually is possible but requires 10 separate assignments (and more if new subscriptions are added). This increases administrative overhead and does not automatically cover new subscriptions. Azure Policy supports assignment at management group scope to simplify inheritance.
B
Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group.
Assigning the policy to the root management group applies the policy to all subscriptions under that group (including both Production and Non-Production). Any new subscriptions added to the hierarchy automatically inherit the policy. This is the most efficient method.
C
Create a custom Azure RBAC role that restricts the region property and assign it to all users.
Why wrong: Azure RBAC roles control permissions to perform actions, but they cannot restrict the allowed locations for resource deployment. Location restrictions are enforced through Azure Policy, not through role-based access control.
D
Apply an Azure Resource Manager read-only lock to each subscription.
Why wrong: Azure Resource Manager locks (ReadOnly or CanNotDelete) prevent deletion or modification of resources but do not restrict the regions where resources can be created. Locks are used for protecting resources, not for enforcing compliance rules like allowed locations.

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

✓

Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group.

Assigning the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group ensures the policy is inherited by all child management groups (Production and Non-Production) and all subscriptions under them, including any new subscriptions added in the future. This approach requires only a single assignment and minimizes administrative effort compared to per-subscription assignments.

Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

✗
Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to each individual subscription.
Why it's wrong here
Assigning the policy to each subscription individually is possible but requires 10 separate assignments (and more if new subscriptions are added). This increases administrative overhead and does not automatically cover new subscriptions. Azure Policy supports assignment at management group scope to simplify inheritance.
✓
Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group.
Why this is correct
Assigning the policy to the root management group applies the policy to all subscriptions under that group (including both Production and Non-Production). Any new subscriptions added to the hierarchy automatically inherit the policy. This is the most efficient method.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "least" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Create a custom Azure RBAC role that restricts the region property and assign it to all users.
Why it's wrong here
Azure RBAC roles control permissions to perform actions, but they cannot restrict the allowed locations for resource deployment. Location restrictions are enforced through Azure Policy, not through role-based access control.
✗
Apply an Azure Resource Manager read-only lock to each subscription.
Why it's wrong here
Azure Resource Manager locks (ReadOnly or CanNotDelete) prevent deletion or modification of resources but do not restrict the regions where resources can be created. Locks are used for protecting resources, not for enforcing compliance rules like allowed locations.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates may think per-subscription assignment is required for granular control, overlooking the inheritance capability of management groups that allows a single assignment at the root to cover all current and future subscriptions with minimal effort.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Azure Policy assignments at the root management group scope use inheritance; all child management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups within the hierarchy automatically receive the policy effect. The 'Allowed Locations' policy definition uses the 'deny' effect to block deployments outside the specified regions at the Azure Resource Manager API level, ensuring compliance without manual intervention. This inheritance behavior is governed by the Azure Policy engine, which evaluates all resources against assigned policies during create, update, and read operations.

KKey Concepts to Remember

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.

TExam Day Tips

Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.

Key takeaway

Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Real-world example

How this comes up in practice

A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.

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What does this AZ-900 question test?

Describe Azure management and governance — This question tests Describe Azure management and governance — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Assign the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group. — Assigning the 'Allowed Locations' Azure Policy definition to the root management group ensures the policy is inherited by all child management groups (Production and Non-Production) and all subscriptions under them, including any new subscriptions added in the future. This approach requires only a single assignment and minimizes administrative effort compared to per-subscription assignments.

What should I do if I get this AZ-900 question wrong?

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

Are there clue words in this question I should notice?

Yes — watch for: "least". You want the option with minimum overhead, fewest steps, or lowest impact — not the most feature-rich or comprehensive answer.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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