Index: lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/controller/AuthoringController.java
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diff -u -re423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183 -rb19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca
--- lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/controller/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision e423418cca5e77a3b54cb3be496b67abe01c4183)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/qa/web/controller/AuthoringController.java	(.../AuthoringController.java)	(revision b19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca)
@@ -550,6 +550,21 @@
 	return "authoring/itemlist";
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping(path = "/toggleQuestionRequired", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @ResponseBody
+    public String toggleQuestionRequired(@ModelAttribute("newQuestionForm") QaAuthoringForm form,
+	    HttpServletRequest request) throws IOException, ServletException {
+	SessionMap<String, Object> sessionMap = getSessionMap(form, request);
+	int questionIndex = NumberUtils.toInt(request.getParameter("questionIndex"), -1);
+	Set<QaQueContent> qaQuestions = getQuestions(sessionMap);
+
+	List<QaQueContent> rList = new ArrayList<>(qaQuestions);
+	QaQueContent question = rList.get(questionIndex);
+	question.setAnswerRequired(!question.isAnswerRequired());
+
+	return String.valueOf(question.isAnswerRequired());
+    }
+
     /**
      * moves a question down in the list
      */
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp
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diff -u -rbd5bbb74ec968f0048a3be657eae4ed7bdeef7d6 -rb19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp	(.../BasicContent.jsp)	(revision bd5bbb74ec968f0048a3be657eae4ed7bdeef7d6)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/BasicContent.jsp	(.../BasicContent.jsp)	(revision b19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca)
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@
 			);
 		};
 	}
+	
+	function toggleQuestionRequired(questionIndex, icon){
+		var sequenceId = $('.reference-sequence-id', $(icon).parents('tr')).val();
+		
+		$.ajax({ 
+		    url: '<c:url value="/authoring/toggleQuestionRequired.do"/>',
+			type: 'POST',
+			dataType : 'text',
+			data: {
+				sessionMapID: "${sessionMapID}",
+				questionIndex: questionIndex
+			},
+			success(isRequired) {
+				if (isRequired == 'true') {
+				 	$(icon).addClass('text-danger');
+				} else if (isRequired == 'false') {
+					$(icon).removeClass('text-danger');
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
 
 	function moveQuestion(questionIndex, actionMethod){
 		var url = "<c:url value="/authoring/"/>" + actionMethod + ".do";
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/itemlist.jsp
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diff -u -r86c25c80d92701a94c3161575c76c363891402ad -rb19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/itemlist.jsp	(.../itemlist.jsp)	(revision 86c25c80d92701a94c3161575c76c363891402ad)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/itemlist.jsp	(.../itemlist.jsp)	(revision b19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca)
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
 									onclick="javascript:moveQuestion(${status.index},'moveQuestionDown') "/>
 		 			</c:if>
 				</td>
+								
+				<td align="center" style="width:5%">
+					<i class="fa fa-xs fa-asterisk ${qaQuestion.answerRequired ? 'text-danger' : ''}" 
+								title="<fmt:message key="label.answer.required"/>" 
+								alt="<fmt:message key="label.answer.required"/>"
+								onClick="javascript:toggleQuestionRequired(${status.index}, this)"></i>
+				</td>
 				
 				<td align="center" style="width:5%">
 					<c:set var="editItemUrl" >
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/newQuestionBox.jsp
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diff -u -r8a10262db418fe16a5ac30cb2123feddea6f162e -rb19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/newQuestionBox.jsp	(.../newQuestionBox.jsp)	(revision 8a10262db418fe16a5ac30cb2123feddea6f162e)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/authoring/newQuestionBox.jsp	(.../newQuestionBox.jsp)	(revision b19b1766bda6ae9634e07b9046948df7d2d2caca)
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@
 				</div>
 				
 				<div class="settings-tab">
-					<div class="checkbox">
-						<label> 
-							<form:checkbox path="answerRequired"/>&nbsp;<fmt:message key="label.required.desc" />
-						</label>
-					</div>
-				
 					<div class="form-group row form-inline" style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
 					    <label for="min-words-limit-checkbox" class="col-sm-4">
 							<input type="checkbox" id="min-words-limit-checkbox" name="noname"