NPMA CPPS Cer fica on exam ques on latest
2026 update/guaranteed pass
2. Which of the following terms means "to possess and have use of property of another with
delegated responsibili es"? (pg. 1-2)(Chapter 1)
c. Acountability
1. What is the document most organiza ons use that describes and conveys the process
steps taken to produce a desired result? (pg. 1-2)(Chapter 1)
a. Procedure
3. What element is crucial to the en re process of the property control system? (pg. 1-
7)(Chapter 1)
b. Records
4. When are property records modified? (pg. 1-7)(Chapter 1)
c. Throughout the property life cycle
5. What does reu liza on reduce? (pg. 1-15)(Chapter 1)
d. Redundant
1. When does the Acquisi on begin? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter 2)
a. Needs have been defined
2. What is the first step of the approval process when making a purchase? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter
2)
c. Obtaining approval to spend budgeted organiza onal funds
3. When a decision has been made to buy new equipment, considera ons should be
decided, such as: immediate availability, extended service warran es, and _________.
(pg. 2-4)(Chapter 2)
b. Advanced technology
4. When a Purchase Order has been completed, Purchasing should provide a copy of the
Purchase Order to property management, the originator, accounts payable, and what other
department? (pg. 2-6)(Chapter 2)
d. Receiving
, 5. What establishes delega on of authority for signature approval thresholds and types of
property for those signature levels? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter 2)
a. Organiza on procedure
1. In organiza ons having online financial systems, documenta on is created electronically
and is retained in the system's transac on history. It is o7en used as part of a three-way
match of transac ons prior to payment: the PO, the receiving documenta on, and the
___________. (pg. 3-2)(Chapter 3)
a. Invoice
2. A ________________________ provides receiving ac vity informa on as well as a way
to trace items that are lost or misappropriated during the receiving process or during
delivery from the receiving area. (pg. 3-2)(Chapter 3)
d. Receiving voucher log
3. What is a disadvantage of centralized receiving? (pg. 3-3)(Chapter 3)
d. Slower turn-around me for deliveries
4. What informa on is NOT typically recorded in a receiving voucher log? (pg. 3-2)(Chapter
3)
c. Purchasing department order date and cost
5. Why is it important that the Receiving department inspect for damage? (pg. 3-5)(Chapter
3)
a. Provide informa on for a poten al return of the item to the vendor
1. What is one accomplishment by tagging of new, incoming property? (pg. 4-1)(Chapter 4)
b. Establishes the official record for that item
2. Types of property that generally require serialized tags are : (pg. 5-2)(Chapter 4)
c. Government property sensi ve property
3. Reasons accountable property is tagged because of its sensi vity, requirement for
control and what? (pg. 4-2)(Chapter 4)
c. Dollar value
4. What does the accuracy of bar-code technology depend on? (pg. 4-3)(Chapter 4)
a. The accuracy of the data capturing process
2026 update/guaranteed pass
2. Which of the following terms means "to possess and have use of property of another with
delegated responsibili es"? (pg. 1-2)(Chapter 1)
c. Acountability
1. What is the document most organiza ons use that describes and conveys the process
steps taken to produce a desired result? (pg. 1-2)(Chapter 1)
a. Procedure
3. What element is crucial to the en re process of the property control system? (pg. 1-
7)(Chapter 1)
b. Records
4. When are property records modified? (pg. 1-7)(Chapter 1)
c. Throughout the property life cycle
5. What does reu liza on reduce? (pg. 1-15)(Chapter 1)
d. Redundant
1. When does the Acquisi on begin? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter 2)
a. Needs have been defined
2. What is the first step of the approval process when making a purchase? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter
2)
c. Obtaining approval to spend budgeted organiza onal funds
3. When a decision has been made to buy new equipment, considera ons should be
decided, such as: immediate availability, extended service warran es, and _________.
(pg. 2-4)(Chapter 2)
b. Advanced technology
4. When a Purchase Order has been completed, Purchasing should provide a copy of the
Purchase Order to property management, the originator, accounts payable, and what other
department? (pg. 2-6)(Chapter 2)
d. Receiving
, 5. What establishes delega on of authority for signature approval thresholds and types of
property for those signature levels? (pg. 2-2)(Chapter 2)
a. Organiza on procedure
1. In organiza ons having online financial systems, documenta on is created electronically
and is retained in the system's transac on history. It is o7en used as part of a three-way
match of transac ons prior to payment: the PO, the receiving documenta on, and the
___________. (pg. 3-2)(Chapter 3)
a. Invoice
2. A ________________________ provides receiving ac vity informa on as well as a way
to trace items that are lost or misappropriated during the receiving process or during
delivery from the receiving area. (pg. 3-2)(Chapter 3)
d. Receiving voucher log
3. What is a disadvantage of centralized receiving? (pg. 3-3)(Chapter 3)
d. Slower turn-around me for deliveries
4. What informa on is NOT typically recorded in a receiving voucher log? (pg. 3-2)(Chapter
3)
c. Purchasing department order date and cost
5. Why is it important that the Receiving department inspect for damage? (pg. 3-5)(Chapter
3)
a. Provide informa on for a poten al return of the item to the vendor
1. What is one accomplishment by tagging of new, incoming property? (pg. 4-1)(Chapter 4)
b. Establishes the official record for that item
2. Types of property that generally require serialized tags are : (pg. 5-2)(Chapter 4)
c. Government property sensi ve property
3. Reasons accountable property is tagged because of its sensi vity, requirement for
control and what? (pg. 4-2)(Chapter 4)
c. Dollar value
4. What does the accuracy of bar-code technology depend on? (pg. 4-3)(Chapter 4)
a. The accuracy of the data capturing process
