DELEGATED EXAMINING EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
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<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the management of
the executive branch workforce and serve as the foundation of the Federal
Civil service? - ANSWER ✔ Merit Systems Principles
2. What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees who have
the authority to make personnel decisions? - ANSWER ✔ Prohibited
Personnel Practices
3. How many Merit Systems Principles are there? - ANSWER ✔ 9
4. How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there? - ANSWER ✔ 14
5. Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make medical
determinations pertaining to preference eligible Veterans, including
proposed disqualification of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
on the basis of physical disability? - ANSWER ✔ OPM
6. True of False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass
over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran? - ANSWER
, ✔ False- only OPM has the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over
request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
7. True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and develop
valid assessment tools. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
8. True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish written
policies and procedures including application acceptance procedures and
category ranking policy. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE - They must meet all
applicable laws and regulations.
9. A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what type of
an appoointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - ANSWER ✔ c: Temporary Limited
10.A hiring manager can move past a preference eligible veteran to select a
non-preference eligible if they feel that they have grounds for passing over
the preference eligible Veteran by following which procedure:
a. select the best qualified regardless of Veterans preference
b. complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran
c. ask Human Resources to merge the certificates to move the preference
eligible Veteran to a different category. - ANSWER ✔ b. complete
pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran.
A hiring manager may not move past a preference eligible to select a non-
preference eligible unless there are grounds for passing over the preference
eligible and the agency has complied with the pass-over procedures at 5
U.S.C. § 3318
,11.The selecting official has one vacancy. Who can be selected from this
certificate?
Peter Taylor (CP)
Michael Jones (TP)
Barbara Hall (NV)
Sandra Box (NV) - ANSWER ✔ Peter Taylor or Michael Jones
12.The selecting official has two vacancies. Who can be selected from this
certificate?
Peter Taylor (CP)
Barbara Hall (NV)
Sandra Box (NV) - ANSWER ✔ Peter Taylor must be selected first, then
Barbara or Sandra may be selected.
13.What is the purpose of the Delegated Examining Operations Handbook
(DEOH)? - ANSWER ✔ To guide federal agency examining offices in the
delegated examining process.
14.What is the primary audience for the DEOH? - ANSWER ✔ Federal agency
examining offices.
15.What is Delegated Examining Authority? - ANSWER ✔ The authority
granted to agencies to conduct their own examining processes for hiring.
16.What are the responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
in the delegated examining process? - ANSWER ✔ To oversee and provide
guidance on the delegated examining process.
17.John reviewed an applicant's DD-214 and found active duty service in the
U.S. Navy from 03 June 2010 to 02 June 2012 with an honorable discharge.
, No badges, medals, or campaign ribbons were shown. Was John correct in
adjudicating the applicant as being a TP veteran?
Select one:
a. Yes
b. No - ANSWER ✔ A
18.Agencies are prohibited from using more than one type of assessment
instrument in evaluating a group of applicants for a position.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ False
19.You may limit the area of consideration for a delegated examining
announcement to applicants in the local commuting area.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ False
20.In order to manage an anticipated large applicant pool for an announcement
with multiple locations, you may limit the number of locations for which an
applicant may be considered as long as this is identified in the job
opportunity announcement.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ True
21.Under the rules of dual certification, when a position is announced at more
than one grade level, applicants should be certified for all positions from the
lowest grade the applicant will accept to the highest grade level for which
he/she is qualified.
Select one:
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the management of
the executive branch workforce and serve as the foundation of the Federal
Civil service? - ANSWER ✔ Merit Systems Principles
2. What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees who have
the authority to make personnel decisions? - ANSWER ✔ Prohibited
Personnel Practices
3. How many Merit Systems Principles are there? - ANSWER ✔ 9
4. How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there? - ANSWER ✔ 14
5. Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make medical
determinations pertaining to preference eligible Veterans, including
proposed disqualification of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
on the basis of physical disability? - ANSWER ✔ OPM
6. True of False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass
over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran? - ANSWER
, ✔ False- only OPM has the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over
request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
7. True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and develop
valid assessment tools. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE
8. True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish written
policies and procedures including application acceptance procedures and
category ranking policy. - ANSWER ✔ TRUE - They must meet all
applicable laws and regulations.
9. A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what type of
an appoointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - ANSWER ✔ c: Temporary Limited
10.A hiring manager can move past a preference eligible veteran to select a
non-preference eligible if they feel that they have grounds for passing over
the preference eligible Veteran by following which procedure:
a. select the best qualified regardless of Veterans preference
b. complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran
c. ask Human Resources to merge the certificates to move the preference
eligible Veteran to a different category. - ANSWER ✔ b. complete
pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran.
A hiring manager may not move past a preference eligible to select a non-
preference eligible unless there are grounds for passing over the preference
eligible and the agency has complied with the pass-over procedures at 5
U.S.C. § 3318
,11.The selecting official has one vacancy. Who can be selected from this
certificate?
Peter Taylor (CP)
Michael Jones (TP)
Barbara Hall (NV)
Sandra Box (NV) - ANSWER ✔ Peter Taylor or Michael Jones
12.The selecting official has two vacancies. Who can be selected from this
certificate?
Peter Taylor (CP)
Barbara Hall (NV)
Sandra Box (NV) - ANSWER ✔ Peter Taylor must be selected first, then
Barbara or Sandra may be selected.
13.What is the purpose of the Delegated Examining Operations Handbook
(DEOH)? - ANSWER ✔ To guide federal agency examining offices in the
delegated examining process.
14.What is the primary audience for the DEOH? - ANSWER ✔ Federal agency
examining offices.
15.What is Delegated Examining Authority? - ANSWER ✔ The authority
granted to agencies to conduct their own examining processes for hiring.
16.What are the responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
in the delegated examining process? - ANSWER ✔ To oversee and provide
guidance on the delegated examining process.
17.John reviewed an applicant's DD-214 and found active duty service in the
U.S. Navy from 03 June 2010 to 02 June 2012 with an honorable discharge.
, No badges, medals, or campaign ribbons were shown. Was John correct in
adjudicating the applicant as being a TP veteran?
Select one:
a. Yes
b. No - ANSWER ✔ A
18.Agencies are prohibited from using more than one type of assessment
instrument in evaluating a group of applicants for a position.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ False
19.You may limit the area of consideration for a delegated examining
announcement to applicants in the local commuting area.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ False
20.In order to manage an anticipated large applicant pool for an announcement
with multiple locations, you may limit the number of locations for which an
applicant may be considered as long as this is identified in the job
opportunity announcement.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER ✔ True
21.Under the rules of dual certification, when a position is announced at more
than one grade level, applicants should be certified for all positions from the
lowest grade the applicant will accept to the highest grade level for which
he/she is qualified.
Select one:
