Q41 Cosmos DB Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam Priority · Real Exam

What is the effect of setting a container's indexing mode to 'none'?

  1. A Only the partition key is indexed
  2. B No index is maintained; queries require the partition key and a point read or full scan (correct answer)
  3. C All properties are indexed lazily
  4. D Writes fail

Shortcut: With indexing off, writes are cheapest but queries cannot use an index. This suits pure key-value access patterns using point reads by id and partition key.