CIA Part 2 Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
WhoBisBordinarilyBresponsibleBforBguidingBgovernanceBprocesses?B-BAnswerTheBboard
WhoBisBordinarilyBresponsibleBforBleadingBriskBmanagementBandBcontrolBprocesses?B-
BAnswerSeniorBmanagement
ComplianceBisBdefinedBasB-
BAnsweradherenceBtoBpolicies,Bplans,Bprocedures,Blaws,Bregulations,Bcontracts,BorBotherBrequi
rements
TypesBofBInternalBAuditBEngagementsB-BAnswerAssuranceBservicesBandBConsultingBservices
ReportingBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBtheBboardBprovidesBassuranceBaboutB-
BAnswerGovernance,BRiskBmanagement,BandBControl
WhoBestablishesBpoliciesBandBproceduresBforBtheBIAA?B-BAnswerTheBCAE
PoliciesBandBproceduresBforBaBlarge,BmatureBIAABareB-BAnswerformalBinBaBmanual
PoliciesBandBproceduresBforBaBsmallBorBlessBmatureBIAABareB-
BAnswerSeparateBdocumentsBorBanBauditBmanagementBsoftwareBprogramB(lessBformal)
WhoBandBhowBoftenBshouldBInternalBauditBpoliciesBandBproceduresBbeBreviewed?B-
BAnswerCAEBorBanBinternalBauditBmanagerBperiodicallyBreviews
WhoBisBresponsibleBforBhiringBaBproperBIAA?B-BAnswerTheBCAE
,EffectiveBinterviewingBmethodsB-
BAnswerStructuredB(eliminatesBindividualBbias)BorBBehavioralB(howBcandidatesBhandledBpastBsi
tuations)
CAEBindependenceBandBreportBstructureBwithBtheBboardBandBseniorBmanagement.B-
BAnswerCAEBmustBhaveBdirectBandBunrestrictedBaccessBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBtheBboar
d.BReportsBadministrativelyBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBfunctionallyBtoBtheBboard.
TheBmostBimportantBfunctionBofBtheBauditBcommitteeBisB-
BAnswerpromoteBtheBindependenceBofBinternalBandBexternalBauditorsBbyBprotectingBthemBfro
mBmanagement'sBinfluence.
WhatBisBparticipativeBauditing?B-
BAnswerCollaborationBbetweenBtheBinternalBauditorBandBmanagementBduringBtheBauditingBpr
ocess.BObjectiveBisBtoBminimizeBconflictBandBbuildBaBsharedBinterest.
TheBCAEBmustBensureBthatBinternalBauditBresourcesBareB-
BAnswerappropriate,Bsufficient,BandBeffectivelyBdeployedBtoBachieveBtheBapprovedBplan.
AppropriateBrefersBtoB-
BAnswermixBofBknowledge,Bskills,BandBotherBcompetenciesBtoBperformBtheBplan
SufficientBrefersBtoB-BAnswerquantityBofBresourcesBneededBtoBaccomplishBtheBplan
ResourcesBareBeffectivelyBdeployedBwhenB-
BAnsweroptimizesBtheBachievementBofBtheBapprovedBplan
ResourceBplanningBconsidersB-BAnswer1.BTheBauditBuniverse
2.BRelevantBriskBlevels
3.BIABplanB
4.BCoverageBExpectations
5.BEstimateBofBunanticipatedBactivities
WhenBselectingBtheBappropriateBauditBstaff,BtheBCAEBmustBconsiderB-
BAnswer1.BComplexityBofBtheBengagement
, 2.BExperienceBlevelsBofBtheBauditors
3.BTrainingBneedsBofBtheBauditors
4.BAvailableBResources
TheBThreeBLinesBofBDefenseBinBEffectiveBRiskBManagementBandBControlB-
BAnswerStakeholdersB=BBoDBandBseniorBmanagement
1.BOperationalBManagementB(ownBandBmanageBrisk)
2.BBusiness-enablingBfunctionsB(overseeBrisk,Bmonitor)
3.BInternalBAuditorsB(independentBassurance)
WhoBdeterminesBtheBnatureBandBscopeBofBanBassuranceBengagement?B-
BAnswerTheBinternalBauditor
ObjectivesBofBCOSOBFrameworkB-BAnsweroperations,Breporting,Bcompliance
OperationsBobjectivesBrelateBtoB-BAnswerEffectivenessBandBefficiencyBofBoperations
ReportingBobjectivesBrelateBtoB-
BAnswerInternalBandBexternalBfinancialBandBnoBfinancialBreportingB(reliability,Btimeliness,Btrans
parency)
ControlBSelf-AssessmentB(CSA)B-
BAnswerABmethod/processBbyBwhichBmanagementBandBstaffBofBallBlevelsBcollectivelyBidentify
BandBevaluateBriskBandBcontrolsBwithBtheirBbusinessBareas.BThisBmayBbeBunderBtheBguidance
BofBaBfacilitatorBsuchBasBanBauditorBorBriskBmanager;BincludesBtestingBtheBdesignBofBautoma
tedBapplicationBcontrols
AdvantagesBofBaBCSABprogramB-
BAnswerIncreaseBcoverageBofBassessmentsBofBcontrolBprocessesBacrossBtheBorg.B
ImprovesBqualityBofBcorrectiveBactionsBmadeBbyBprocessBowners.B
FocusesBIAA'sBworkBonBreviewingBhigh-riskBprocessesBandBunusualBsituations.
CSABtypesB-BAnswerSelf-assessmentBsurveysBandBfacilitatedBworkshops
and Answers Updated
2026
WhoBisBordinarilyBresponsibleBforBguidingBgovernanceBprocesses?B-BAnswerTheBboard
WhoBisBordinarilyBresponsibleBforBleadingBriskBmanagementBandBcontrolBprocesses?B-
BAnswerSeniorBmanagement
ComplianceBisBdefinedBasB-
BAnsweradherenceBtoBpolicies,Bplans,Bprocedures,Blaws,Bregulations,Bcontracts,BorBotherBrequi
rements
TypesBofBInternalBAuditBEngagementsB-BAnswerAssuranceBservicesBandBConsultingBservices
ReportingBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBtheBboardBprovidesBassuranceBaboutB-
BAnswerGovernance,BRiskBmanagement,BandBControl
WhoBestablishesBpoliciesBandBproceduresBforBtheBIAA?B-BAnswerTheBCAE
PoliciesBandBproceduresBforBaBlarge,BmatureBIAABareB-BAnswerformalBinBaBmanual
PoliciesBandBproceduresBforBaBsmallBorBlessBmatureBIAABareB-
BAnswerSeparateBdocumentsBorBanBauditBmanagementBsoftwareBprogramB(lessBformal)
WhoBandBhowBoftenBshouldBInternalBauditBpoliciesBandBproceduresBbeBreviewed?B-
BAnswerCAEBorBanBinternalBauditBmanagerBperiodicallyBreviews
WhoBisBresponsibleBforBhiringBaBproperBIAA?B-BAnswerTheBCAE
,EffectiveBinterviewingBmethodsB-
BAnswerStructuredB(eliminatesBindividualBbias)BorBBehavioralB(howBcandidatesBhandledBpastBsi
tuations)
CAEBindependenceBandBreportBstructureBwithBtheBboardBandBseniorBmanagement.B-
BAnswerCAEBmustBhaveBdirectBandBunrestrictedBaccessBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBtheBboar
d.BReportsBadministrativelyBtoBseniorBmanagementBandBfunctionallyBtoBtheBboard.
TheBmostBimportantBfunctionBofBtheBauditBcommitteeBisB-
BAnswerpromoteBtheBindependenceBofBinternalBandBexternalBauditorsBbyBprotectingBthemBfro
mBmanagement'sBinfluence.
WhatBisBparticipativeBauditing?B-
BAnswerCollaborationBbetweenBtheBinternalBauditorBandBmanagementBduringBtheBauditingBpr
ocess.BObjectiveBisBtoBminimizeBconflictBandBbuildBaBsharedBinterest.
TheBCAEBmustBensureBthatBinternalBauditBresourcesBareB-
BAnswerappropriate,Bsufficient,BandBeffectivelyBdeployedBtoBachieveBtheBapprovedBplan.
AppropriateBrefersBtoB-
BAnswermixBofBknowledge,Bskills,BandBotherBcompetenciesBtoBperformBtheBplan
SufficientBrefersBtoB-BAnswerquantityBofBresourcesBneededBtoBaccomplishBtheBplan
ResourcesBareBeffectivelyBdeployedBwhenB-
BAnsweroptimizesBtheBachievementBofBtheBapprovedBplan
ResourceBplanningBconsidersB-BAnswer1.BTheBauditBuniverse
2.BRelevantBriskBlevels
3.BIABplanB
4.BCoverageBExpectations
5.BEstimateBofBunanticipatedBactivities
WhenBselectingBtheBappropriateBauditBstaff,BtheBCAEBmustBconsiderB-
BAnswer1.BComplexityBofBtheBengagement
, 2.BExperienceBlevelsBofBtheBauditors
3.BTrainingBneedsBofBtheBauditors
4.BAvailableBResources
TheBThreeBLinesBofBDefenseBinBEffectiveBRiskBManagementBandBControlB-
BAnswerStakeholdersB=BBoDBandBseniorBmanagement
1.BOperationalBManagementB(ownBandBmanageBrisk)
2.BBusiness-enablingBfunctionsB(overseeBrisk,Bmonitor)
3.BInternalBAuditorsB(independentBassurance)
WhoBdeterminesBtheBnatureBandBscopeBofBanBassuranceBengagement?B-
BAnswerTheBinternalBauditor
ObjectivesBofBCOSOBFrameworkB-BAnsweroperations,Breporting,Bcompliance
OperationsBobjectivesBrelateBtoB-BAnswerEffectivenessBandBefficiencyBofBoperations
ReportingBobjectivesBrelateBtoB-
BAnswerInternalBandBexternalBfinancialBandBnoBfinancialBreportingB(reliability,Btimeliness,Btrans
parency)
ControlBSelf-AssessmentB(CSA)B-
BAnswerABmethod/processBbyBwhichBmanagementBandBstaffBofBallBlevelsBcollectivelyBidentify
BandBevaluateBriskBandBcontrolsBwithBtheirBbusinessBareas.BThisBmayBbeBunderBtheBguidance
BofBaBfacilitatorBsuchBasBanBauditorBorBriskBmanager;BincludesBtestingBtheBdesignBofBautoma
tedBapplicationBcontrols
AdvantagesBofBaBCSABprogramB-
BAnswerIncreaseBcoverageBofBassessmentsBofBcontrolBprocessesBacrossBtheBorg.B
ImprovesBqualityBofBcorrectiveBactionsBmadeBbyBprocessBowners.B
FocusesBIAA'sBworkBonBreviewingBhigh-riskBprocessesBandBunusualBsituations.
CSABtypesB-BAnswerSelf-assessmentBsurveysBandBfacilitatedBworkshops