ESRI CERTIFICATION; ARCGIS PRO ASSOCIATE 2101
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are surrounded by polygon
features? (Select two) A. Completely Contain B. Are Completely Within C. Share a Line
Segment With D. Intersect E. Touch the Boundary Of. Answer: a,d
● Which limit is set for file geodatabase name length for ArcGIS Desktop? A. no limit B.
limited to 32 characters C. limited to 255 characters D. limited to the number of characters the
operating system allows in a folder name. Answer: c
● Which tool from the ArcGIS System toolbox allows the option to create a schema-only layer
package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop? A. Package Layer B. Export Replica Schema C. Package
Map D. Create Schematic Folder. Answer: a
● An ArcGIS user is analyzing an earthquake dataset to investigate the relationship between
magnitude and duration of incidents. The user displays magnitude on an x-axis and duration
on a y-axis. Which type of graph is the user employing? A. box plot B. histogram C. scatter
plot D. bar. Answer: a
● An ArcGIS user is required to create a new feature class output of rivers of California
Currently, the user has a feature class of the USA rivers and a feature class of the California
state boundary. Which process would generate the necessary output? A. Union tool with the
USA rivers and California state boundary selected for input features B. Clip tool with the USA
rivers as input features and California state boundary as clip features C. Union tool with the
USA rivers as input and California state boundary as output feature class D. Clip tool with the
California state boundary as input features and USA rivers as clip features. Answer: b
● An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature
dataset. Where can the locator be saved? A. in a feature dataset B. in a Windows folder C. in
a topology dataset D. in a feature class. Answer: d
● The ArcGIS user works with a map document that contains a very detailed image that takes
several seconds to draw when panning. Which action can the ArcGIS user take that will
improve the performance when panning in ArcMap? A. put the image layer in a group layer B.
set the reference scale on the image layer C. put the image lyer in a basemap layer D. make
, the image layer selectable. Answer: d
● An ArcGIS user has two feature classes. One is spatially inaccurate but contains accurate
tabular data, the other is spatially accurate but contains inaccurate tabular data. The ArcGIS
user needs a single feature class that is spatially and tabularly accurate Which tool should the
ArcGIS user employ to accomplish this? A. Join Field B. Attribute Transfer C. Copy Features
D. Load Data. Answer: a
● When is a transformation required while projecting data? A. when the input data source is a
network B. when the input and output geographic coordinate systems are different C. when
the input and output spatial references are different D. when the input feature class has an
unknown spatial reference. Answer: b
● An ArcGIS user is working within a map document and has realized that the Table of
Contents is no longer available. Which menu must the user choose to add the Table of
Contents to his map document? A. Insert menu B. View menu C. Edit menu D. Windows
menu E. Add menu. Answer: d
● An ArcGIS user is calculating the mean slope per watershed using the Block Statistics
geoprocessing tool. Which ArcGIS Desktop extension should be enabled to use this tool? A.
Geostatistical Analyst B. Spatial Analyst C. Network Analyst D. Schematics. Answer: b
● Which two actions can be taken to repair an.mxd file with broken data sources in ArcMap?
(Choose two) A. right click the layer( s) in the Table of Contents and select Repair Data
Source B. repair the layer sources in the Map Document Properties C. use the Repair Data
Sources geoprocessing tool D. use the Set Data Source option from Layer. Answer: a,d
● When should an ArcGIS user change the reference scale of an existing map annotation? A.
when the user adds a scale bar to the map layout B. when the user brings data into the map
that has a projected coordinate system C. when the user creates a new feature linked
annotation feature class and adds it to a new data frame for editing D. when the user uses the
same map template to create a second map that contains data from a different geographic
area. Answer: b,c
● An ArcGIS user wants to share layer and attribute information in a map document with a
colleague who does NOT have ArcGIS Desktop The ArcGIS user must export in which format
in order for the colleague to view the information? A. PDF B. SVG C. PNG D. BMP. Answer: a
● Which two factors should be considered when determining appropriateness of a dataset for
a task? (Choose two) A. display colors B. scale of data C. geometry type D. feature class
names E. configuration keywords. Answer: b,c
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Which two spatial query operators will select point features that are surrounded by polygon
features? (Select two) A. Completely Contain B. Are Completely Within C. Share a Line
Segment With D. Intersect E. Touch the Boundary Of. Answer: a,d
● Which limit is set for file geodatabase name length for ArcGIS Desktop? A. no limit B.
limited to 32 characters C. limited to 255 characters D. limited to the number of characters the
operating system allows in a folder name. Answer: c
● Which tool from the ArcGIS System toolbox allows the option to create a schema-only layer
package (Ipk) in ArcGIS Desktop? A. Package Layer B. Export Replica Schema C. Package
Map D. Create Schematic Folder. Answer: a
● An ArcGIS user is analyzing an earthquake dataset to investigate the relationship between
magnitude and duration of incidents. The user displays magnitude on an x-axis and duration
on a y-axis. Which type of graph is the user employing? A. box plot B. histogram C. scatter
plot D. bar. Answer: a
● An ArcGIS user is required to create a new feature class output of rivers of California
Currently, the user has a feature class of the USA rivers and a feature class of the California
state boundary. Which process would generate the necessary output? A. Union tool with the
USA rivers and California state boundary selected for input features B. Clip tool with the USA
rivers as input features and California state boundary as clip features C. Union tool with the
USA rivers as input and California state boundary as output feature class D. Clip tool with the
California state boundary as input features and USA rivers as clip features. Answer: b
● An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature
dataset. Where can the locator be saved? A. in a feature dataset B. in a Windows folder C. in
a topology dataset D. in a feature class. Answer: d
● The ArcGIS user works with a map document that contains a very detailed image that takes
several seconds to draw when panning. Which action can the ArcGIS user take that will
improve the performance when panning in ArcMap? A. put the image layer in a group layer B.
set the reference scale on the image layer C. put the image lyer in a basemap layer D. make
, the image layer selectable. Answer: d
● An ArcGIS user has two feature classes. One is spatially inaccurate but contains accurate
tabular data, the other is spatially accurate but contains inaccurate tabular data. The ArcGIS
user needs a single feature class that is spatially and tabularly accurate Which tool should the
ArcGIS user employ to accomplish this? A. Join Field B. Attribute Transfer C. Copy Features
D. Load Data. Answer: a
● When is a transformation required while projecting data? A. when the input data source is a
network B. when the input and output geographic coordinate systems are different C. when
the input and output spatial references are different D. when the input feature class has an
unknown spatial reference. Answer: b
● An ArcGIS user is working within a map document and has realized that the Table of
Contents is no longer available. Which menu must the user choose to add the Table of
Contents to his map document? A. Insert menu B. View menu C. Edit menu D. Windows
menu E. Add menu. Answer: d
● An ArcGIS user is calculating the mean slope per watershed using the Block Statistics
geoprocessing tool. Which ArcGIS Desktop extension should be enabled to use this tool? A.
Geostatistical Analyst B. Spatial Analyst C. Network Analyst D. Schematics. Answer: b
● Which two actions can be taken to repair an.mxd file with broken data sources in ArcMap?
(Choose two) A. right click the layer( s) in the Table of Contents and select Repair Data
Source B. repair the layer sources in the Map Document Properties C. use the Repair Data
Sources geoprocessing tool D. use the Set Data Source option from Layer. Answer: a,d
● When should an ArcGIS user change the reference scale of an existing map annotation? A.
when the user adds a scale bar to the map layout B. when the user brings data into the map
that has a projected coordinate system C. when the user creates a new feature linked
annotation feature class and adds it to a new data frame for editing D. when the user uses the
same map template to create a second map that contains data from a different geographic
area. Answer: b,c
● An ArcGIS user wants to share layer and attribute information in a map document with a
colleague who does NOT have ArcGIS Desktop The ArcGIS user must export in which format
in order for the colleague to view the information? A. PDF B. SVG C. PNG D. BMP. Answer: a
● Which two factors should be considered when determining appropriateness of a dataset for
a task? (Choose two) A. display colors B. scale of data C. geometry type D. feature class
names E. configuration keywords. Answer: b,c
