Question

Functional testing is a verification activity true or false

Answer 1

Validation is the process of evaluating the final product to check whether the software meets the business needs. In simple words the test execution which we do in our day to day life are actually the validation activity which includes smoke testing, functional testing, regression testing, systems testing.

So the answer is false :)

Answer 2

Functional testing is a verification activity, while UAT is a validation activity.