CMRP Exam Preparation Questions
and Answers
WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrueA-
AAnswerAReliabilityACenteredAMaintenanceAcanAbeAappliedAonAcapitalAprojectsAinAtheApre-
constructionAstageAtoAdetermineAtheAmaintenanceAplan
WhatAareAtheAthreeAmostAsignificantAconstraintsAwhenAdevelopingAaAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityAo
rganization?A-AAnswerAculture,Apeople,Aresources.
WeibullA(lifeAdata)AanalysisAisAprimarilyAusedAfor...A-AAnswerAProbabilityAofAfailureAdetermination
AAlargeAmanufacturingAcompanyAinstalledAsomeAassetAmonitoringAdeviceAonAsomeAlargeAmotorsAth
atAwereAdeemedAcriticalAequipment.ATheAmonitoringAdevicesAprovideAengineeringAwithAvibrationAda
ta,AacousticAdataAasAwellAasAoperationalAperformanceAdata.AWhatAassetAmanagementAstrategyAhas
AtheAcompanyAselectedAforAtheAmotors?A-
AAnswerACBMA/APDMA(ConditionedABasedAMaintenanceA/APredictiveAMaintenance)
IfAaAMachineAisArunAforA500AhoursAandA5AfailuresAareAobservedAduringAthisAperiod,AwhatAisAthe
AMeanATimeABetweenAFailure?A-AAnswerA500/5A=A100Ahours
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmostAeffectivelyAmakesAupAtheAmembersAofAaAManufacturingATeam?A-
AAnswerAProductionA/AMaintenanceA/ASupplierA/AEngineering
AAskillAauditAisAundertakenAtoA...A-AAnswerAHelpAanAorganizationAunderstandAskillsAitArequires
OfAtheAfollowing,AwhatAisAtheAbestAmethodAofAmeasuringAemployeeAskillsAandAtraining?A-
AAnswerAMaintainingAaAskillsAinventoryAandAtrackingAdatabase
WhenAtrainingAmaintenanceAworkers,AitAisAbestAtoAfirst...A-
AAnswerAListAallAtheAtasksAtheAworkersAneedAtoAperform
WhatArelationshipAshouldAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityATeamsAhaveAwithAcustomersAandAsuppliersAf
orAoptimumAeffectiveness?A-
AAnswerATeamAmembersAshouldAbeAinvolvedAinAcommunicatingAwithAcustomersAandAsuppliers
ReturnAonAAssetA(ROA)AisAdeterminedAby...A-AAnswerARevenue/TotalAAssets
, AsAaAmaintenanceAmanagerAatAaAnewAplantA(facility)AyouAareAdevelopingAtheAmaintenanceAworkfo
rceAstrategyAforAstart-
up.ASelectAtheAbestAworkforceAattributesAforAmaximumAeffectiveness,AassumingAthatAunitAlaborAcos
tAareAequal.A-AAnswerAOperationAperformingAminorAmaintenanceAandAcompanyAmulti-
skilledAtechniciansAperformingAcomplexAmaintenanceAtasks.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAleadingAtoolsAorAtechniquesAtoAidentifyAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityAp
rocessAimprovements?A-
AAnswerATotalAProductiveAMaintenance,AReliabilityACenteredAMaintenanceA&AProcessAbench-
markingAwithAindustryAleaders.
ForAtheAoilAandApressurizedAlubricationAsystem,AoilAsamplesAforAanalysisAandAtrendingAshouldAbe
AtakenAfrom...A-
AAnswerATheAoilAsump,AatAaApointAaboveAtheAbottomAtoAassureAthatAtheAsampleAdoesAnotAinclu
deAwearAparticles,AwaterAandAotherAcontaminantsAthatAmayAhaveAsettledAoutAofAtheAoil.
TheA"KarlAFischerAMethod"AmeasuresA-
AAnswerATheAamountAofAwaterAinAaAsampleAofAoilAinAppm.
WhenAdevelopingAandApresentingAaAnewAstrategicAplanAtoAstakeholders,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAis
AtheAmostAimportant?A-AAnswerAGainAtheAtrustAofAstakeholders
OnAMonday,AtheAmaintenanceAmanagerAsentAanAe-
mailAmemoAtoAtheAproductionAmanagerAsayingAthatAtheAdateAandAtimeAofAtheAnextAplannedAouta
geAwouldAbeAonAtheAthirdAshiftAofAtheAcomingAFriday.AWhenAtheAmaintenanceAmanagerAarrivedAa
tAtheAunitAonAFridayAthirdAshift,AtheAequipmentAwasAstillAoperatingAatAfullAcapacity.ATheAoperatio
nAsaidAheAknewAnothingAofAaAplannedAoutageAandAheAhadAtoAmakeAupAproductionAonAthisAshift.
AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAlikelyAreasonAtheAequipmentAwasAstillArunning?A-
AAnswerATheAmaintenanceAmanagerAmadeAanAunilateralAdecisionAitAwasAtimeAtoAdoAtheAoutage.
ReliabilityApredictionsAareAoftenAexpressedAinAtermsAofAMeanATimeABetweenAFailureA(MTBF)AorAits
Areciprocal.ATheAreciprocalAisAknownAasAtheA...A-AAnswerAFailureARate
ARCAflashAcontainsAthisApercentageAofAradiantAheatA-AAnswerA85%
WhichAstateAinA1993ApassedAaAsafetyAcultureAactAthatArequiresAeveryAemployerAtoAestablish,Aimpl
ementAandAmaintainAaAsafety-basedAtrainingAprogram?A-AAnswerAMontana
and Answers
WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrueA-
AAnswerAReliabilityACenteredAMaintenanceAcanAbeAappliedAonAcapitalAprojectsAinAtheApre-
constructionAstageAtoAdetermineAtheAmaintenanceAplan
WhatAareAtheAthreeAmostAsignificantAconstraintsAwhenAdevelopingAaAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityAo
rganization?A-AAnswerAculture,Apeople,Aresources.
WeibullA(lifeAdata)AanalysisAisAprimarilyAusedAfor...A-AAnswerAProbabilityAofAfailureAdetermination
AAlargeAmanufacturingAcompanyAinstalledAsomeAassetAmonitoringAdeviceAonAsomeAlargeAmotorsAth
atAwereAdeemedAcriticalAequipment.ATheAmonitoringAdevicesAprovideAengineeringAwithAvibrationAda
ta,AacousticAdataAasAwellAasAoperationalAperformanceAdata.AWhatAassetAmanagementAstrategyAhas
AtheAcompanyAselectedAforAtheAmotors?A-
AAnswerACBMA/APDMA(ConditionedABasedAMaintenanceA/APredictiveAMaintenance)
IfAaAMachineAisArunAforA500AhoursAandA5AfailuresAareAobservedAduringAthisAperiod,AwhatAisAthe
AMeanATimeABetweenAFailure?A-AAnswerA500/5A=A100Ahours
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmostAeffectivelyAmakesAupAtheAmembersAofAaAManufacturingATeam?A-
AAnswerAProductionA/AMaintenanceA/ASupplierA/AEngineering
AAskillAauditAisAundertakenAtoA...A-AAnswerAHelpAanAorganizationAunderstandAskillsAitArequires
OfAtheAfollowing,AwhatAisAtheAbestAmethodAofAmeasuringAemployeeAskillsAandAtraining?A-
AAnswerAMaintainingAaAskillsAinventoryAandAtrackingAdatabase
WhenAtrainingAmaintenanceAworkers,AitAisAbestAtoAfirst...A-
AAnswerAListAallAtheAtasksAtheAworkersAneedAtoAperform
WhatArelationshipAshouldAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityATeamsAhaveAwithAcustomersAandAsuppliersAf
orAoptimumAeffectiveness?A-
AAnswerATeamAmembersAshouldAbeAinvolvedAinAcommunicatingAwithAcustomersAandAsuppliers
ReturnAonAAssetA(ROA)AisAdeterminedAby...A-AAnswerARevenue/TotalAAssets
, AsAaAmaintenanceAmanagerAatAaAnewAplantA(facility)AyouAareAdevelopingAtheAmaintenanceAworkfo
rceAstrategyAforAstart-
up.ASelectAtheAbestAworkforceAattributesAforAmaximumAeffectiveness,AassumingAthatAunitAlaborAcos
tAareAequal.A-AAnswerAOperationAperformingAminorAmaintenanceAandAcompanyAmulti-
skilledAtechniciansAperformingAcomplexAmaintenanceAtasks.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAleadingAtoolsAorAtechniquesAtoAidentifyAMaintenanceAandAReliabilityAp
rocessAimprovements?A-
AAnswerATotalAProductiveAMaintenance,AReliabilityACenteredAMaintenanceA&AProcessAbench-
markingAwithAindustryAleaders.
ForAtheAoilAandApressurizedAlubricationAsystem,AoilAsamplesAforAanalysisAandAtrendingAshouldAbe
AtakenAfrom...A-
AAnswerATheAoilAsump,AatAaApointAaboveAtheAbottomAtoAassureAthatAtheAsampleAdoesAnotAinclu
deAwearAparticles,AwaterAandAotherAcontaminantsAthatAmayAhaveAsettledAoutAofAtheAoil.
TheA"KarlAFischerAMethod"AmeasuresA-
AAnswerATheAamountAofAwaterAinAaAsampleAofAoilAinAppm.
WhenAdevelopingAandApresentingAaAnewAstrategicAplanAtoAstakeholders,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAis
AtheAmostAimportant?A-AAnswerAGainAtheAtrustAofAstakeholders
OnAMonday,AtheAmaintenanceAmanagerAsentAanAe-
mailAmemoAtoAtheAproductionAmanagerAsayingAthatAtheAdateAandAtimeAofAtheAnextAplannedAouta
geAwouldAbeAonAtheAthirdAshiftAofAtheAcomingAFriday.AWhenAtheAmaintenanceAmanagerAarrivedAa
tAtheAunitAonAFridayAthirdAshift,AtheAequipmentAwasAstillAoperatingAatAfullAcapacity.ATheAoperatio
nAsaidAheAknewAnothingAofAaAplannedAoutageAandAheAhadAtoAmakeAupAproductionAonAthisAshift.
AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAlikelyAreasonAtheAequipmentAwasAstillArunning?A-
AAnswerATheAmaintenanceAmanagerAmadeAanAunilateralAdecisionAitAwasAtimeAtoAdoAtheAoutage.
ReliabilityApredictionsAareAoftenAexpressedAinAtermsAofAMeanATimeABetweenAFailureA(MTBF)AorAits
Areciprocal.ATheAreciprocalAisAknownAasAtheA...A-AAnswerAFailureARate
ARCAflashAcontainsAthisApercentageAofAradiantAheatA-AAnswerA85%
WhichAstateAinA1993ApassedAaAsafetyAcultureAactAthatArequiresAeveryAemployerAtoAestablish,Aimpl
ementAandAmaintainAaAsafety-basedAtrainingAprogram?A-AAnswerAMontana