Microsoft SC-200 Full-Length Practice Test
Fifty questions in 100 minutes, built to the SC-200 skills measured from July 28, 2026. Each paper uses the same 21 / 18 / 11 skill-area mix, six Select TWO questions, and an estimated 1–1000 practice score against the 700 passing standard.
- 50 questions / 100 min
- Estimated 1–1000 score
- 700 pass standard
- 6 Select TWO per test
- 3 skill areas
Choose one paper, five, or the complete ten-test set
Every option uses the same 50-question, 100-minute format and the same July 2026 blueprint. Pick one for a clean benchmark, five for a revision cycle, or all ten when you want 500 fresh questions to work through.
One test
50 questions
One complete 100-minute practice paper
- 21 / 18 / 11 question distribution
- Six Select TWO questions
- Estimated 1–1000 practice score against 700
- Detailed performance breakdown
All 10 tests
500 questions
Works out at $0.90₹49.90£0.66€0.77 a test
- Ten full-length SC-200 practice tests
- 500 questions across all three current skill areas
- Same domain and difficulty blueprint in every paper
- Six Select TWO questions in each test
- Enough fresh papers to compare progress without repeating the same questions
Five tests
250 questions
Works out at $1.00₹59.80£0.73€0.85 a test
- Five full-length practice tests
- 250 questions across security operations, incident response and threat hunting
- Identical 21 / 18 / 11 skill-area mix
- Thirty Select TWO questions across the pack
What Microsoft currently sets on SC-200
The English exam was refreshed for the skills measured from July 28, 2026. Microsoft now groups SC-200 into three areas, with security operations environment management carrying the largest share.
| Exam code | SC-200 |
| Credential | Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate |
| Skills measured | From July 28, 2026 |
| Typical question count | 40–60; exact count can vary |
| Assessment time | 100 minutes |
| Passing score | 700 or greater |
| Score scale | 1–1000 |
| U.S. exam price | $165 USD |
| Renewal | Annual, free online renewal assessment |
Written to the July 2026 skills measured
The current SC-200 outline centers on Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel, then reaches into Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Purview, Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Cloud workload protections where the analyst role needs them.
KQL matters throughout. So do detection engineering, incident investigation and response. The question bank follows that operational shape instead of turning the exam into a list of product definitions.
The questions are original and mapped to the published skills measured. No live exam questions are reproduced.
One hundred minutes of decisions, not flash cards
SC-200 is a role exam. The hard part is choosing the right action in the right Microsoft security tool when several answers sound reasonable.
How it's built
- 50 questions in a 100-minute practice window
- 21 questions on managing a security operations environment
- 18 on responding to security incidents
- 11 on threat hunting
- Six Select TWO questions per paper
- Easy, medium and hard questions mixed through every set
What you practise
- Microsoft Sentinel configuration, ingestion, detections and automation
- Defender XDR investigation and response
- Defender for Endpoint evidence, device actions and live response concepts
- Microsoft Purview investigation workflows
- KQL table choice, filtering, joins, aggregation and hunting logic
- Threat hunting across Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel
What comes back
- Estimated practice score on the 1–1000 scale
- 700 used as the Microsoft passing standard
- Detailed performance breakdown to show where the misses cluster
- An explanation written for every question in the bank
- A fresh 50-question paper when you move to the next test
The explanation should settle the decision
A useful SC-200 question leaves two answers alive for a moment. The explanation then shows the product behavior that separates them.
Two Defender XDR incidents clearly represent one attack, but automatic correlation left them separate. The team wants one investigation while preserving incident history. What is the BEST action?
- AMove alerts from one incident into the other and resolve the emptied incident separately
- BApply the same investigation tag to both incidents and continue investigating them as separate cases
- CManually merge the related incidents after resolving any incompatible incident properties
- DCreate a new manual incident and copy the key evidence from both existing incidents into it
Why C
Manual incident merge is designed for related Defender XDR incidents that were not automatically combined. It keeps the information together in one investigation rather than rebuilding the case by hand.
Why A is tempting
Moving alerts can make one incident look complete, but it does not consolidate the incident-level history as directly as a merge. The scenario asks for one investigation while preserving that history, which is the detail that decides the answer.
Every paper uses the same 21 / 18 / 11 mix
Microsoft publishes ranges. The practice series fixes one 50-question distribution inside those ranges, so test 8 is comparable with test 2.
| Skill area | Microsoft range | Questions per test |
|---|---|---|
| Manage a security operations environment | 40–45% | 21 |
| Respond to security incidents | 35–40% | 18 |
| Perform threat hunting | 20–25% | 11 |
All 10 SC-200 full-length practice tests
Each paper contains 50 questions on the same current blueprint. Start anywhere, then use a fresh set when you want another clean benchmark.
About the exam, and about these tests
The SC-200 exam
How many questions are on the SC-200 exam?
Microsoft says most certification exams typically contain 40–60 questions, and the exact count can change. These full-length practice tests use a fixed 50-question format.
How long is the SC-200 exam?
Microsoft currently gives 100 minutes to complete the SC-200 assessment.
What score do you need to pass SC-200?
700 or greater. Microsoft technical exams use a 1–1000 scaled score, so 700 is not the same thing as answering 70% of the questions correctly.
What does SC-200 cover now?
The skills measured from July 28, 2026 are split into three areas: Manage a security operations environment at 40–45%, Respond to security incidents at 35–40%, and Perform threat hunting at 20–25%.
How much does the SC-200 exam cost?
Microsoft currently lists the U.S. exam price at $165 USD. Pricing is set by the country or region where the exam is proctored.
If I fail SC-200, when can I retake it?
After the first failed attempt, Microsoft requires a 24-hour wait. Subsequent failed attempts require a 14-day wait, with a maximum of five attempts on the same exam within 12 months from the first attempt. Each retake must be paid for.
Does the Security Operations Analyst Associate certification expire?
Yes. Microsoft role-based certifications renew annually. Renewal is free through an online assessment on Microsoft Learn before the certification expires.
These practice tests
How many questions are in each full-length practice test?
50 questions with a 100-minute practice window. Five tests contain 250 questions, and the complete ten-test set contains 500.
Are the tests aligned to the current SC-200 objectives?
Yes. The question banks use the Microsoft SC-200 Skills Measured taxonomy dated July 28, 2026.
How are the 50 questions distributed?
Each test uses 21 questions for Manage a security operations environment, 18 for Respond to security incidents, and 11 for Perform threat hunting. Those counts sit inside Microsoft's current percentage ranges.
Do the tests include Select TWO questions?
Yes. Each 50-question paper contains six Select TWO questions alongside the single-answer items.
How is the practice result shown?
Each attempt returns an estimated practice score on the 1–1000 scale against the 700 standard, plus a detailed performance breakdown.
Do the question banks include explanations?
Yes. Every question is written with an explanation that resolves the correct choice and addresses the strongest distractor. The worked example above uses that same format.
Can I buy just one test?
Yes. You can buy any test separately, choose the five-test pack, or get all ten.
Ten SC-200 practice tests. 500 questions.
$9₹499£6.6€7.69
Start with one paper if you want a benchmark. Choose the complete set when you want enough fresh questions to test the same three skill areas again after you have fixed the gaps.
