Beginner Spring Interview Questions
Starting out with Spring? These 15 beginner-friendly Spring interview questions cover the fundamentals hiring managers expect from entry-level candidates — with plain-English answers, runnable code and the mistakes that trip people up.
15 Spring questions
- 1What is the use of @Value annotation in Spring?Beginner
- 2What is a Spring Bean lifecycle?Beginner
- 3What is @ControllerAdvice?Beginner
- 4What is SpringApplication.run()?Beginner
- 5What does @Autowired do?Beginner
- 6What is application.properties used for?Beginner
- 7What is a REST Controller in Spring?Beginner
- 8What is Spring Boot?Beginner
- 9Difference between @Component, @Service, and @RepositoryBeginner
- 10What is Dependency Injection in Spring?Beginner
- 11What is Inversion of Control (IoC) in Spring?Beginner
- 12Spring Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
- 13Spring Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
- 14Spring Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner
- 15Spring Advanced Interview Question 7Beginner
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Frequently asked questions
How many beginner Spring interview questions are there?
This page covers 15 beginner-level Spring interview questions, each with a short answer, a deeper explanation, code examples, common mistakes and follow-up questions.
Are these Spring questions suitable for beginner interviews?
Yes. Every question is tagged beginner difficulty and chosen to match what interviewers expect at that level, so you can focus your preparation without wading through questions that are too easy or too hard.
How should I practise these Spring questions?
Read the short answer first, attempt the question yourself, then expand the detailed explanation and real-world example. Review the common mistakes and follow-up questions to make sure you can handle interviewer probing.