ISO/IEC 27001 LEAD AUDITOR LATEST VERSION EXAM PREP - VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - COMPLETE COVERAGE (2026/2027)
1. What is the primary purpose of ISO/IEC 27001?
• A) To provide guidelines for project management
• B) To establish requirements for an Information Security Management
System (ISMS)
• C) To define software development practices
• D) To regulate financial reporting
ANSWER : B
2. Which standard provides guidelines and general principles for
implementing an ISMS?
• A) ISO/IEC 27001
• B) ISO/IEC 27002
• C) ISO/IEC 27003
• D) ISO/IEC 27004
ANSWER : B
3. The PDCA cycle stands for:
• A) Plan-Design-Control-Act
• B) Prepare-Do-Check-Analyze
• C) Plan-Do-Check-Act
• D) Prevent-Detect-Correct-Avoid
ANSWER : C
4. Which clause in ISO/IEC 27001:2022 addresses "Leadership"?
• A) Clause 4
• B) Clause 5
• C) Clause 6
, • D) Clause 7
ANSWER : B
5. What does the term "top management" refer to in ISO/IEC 27001?
• A) The IT department head
• B) The security manager
• C) Person or group directing and controlling an organization at the
highest level
• D) The external auditor
ANSWER : C
6. Which of the following is NOT a component of the ISMS scope
definition?
• A) External and internal issues
• B) Requirements of interested parties
• C) Personal preferences of employees
• D) Interfaces and dependencies
ANSWER : C
7. The information security policy must be:
• A) Kept confidential within top management
• B) Available as documented information
• C) Updated every five years
• D) Written by external consultants
ANSWER : B
8. Risk assessment in ISO/IEC 27001 must:
• A) Be performed only once during certification
• B) Follow a defined and repeatable process
• C) Be outsourced to third parties
• D) Focus only on technical risks
ANSWER : B
,9. What is the primary objective of information security?
• A) To eliminate all risks
• B) To preserve confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• C) To reduce IT costs
• D) To comply with all regulations
ANSWER : B
10. Which clause addresses "Planning" in ISO/IEC 27001:2022?
• A) Clause 4
• B) Clause 5
• C) Clause 6
• D) Clause 7
ANSWER : C
11. Documented information required by the ISMS must be:
• A) Controlled
• B) Available to all employees
• C) Stored in paper format only
• D) Updated monthly
ANSWER : A
12. The Statement of Applicability (SoA) must include:
• A) Only the necessary controls
• B) All 93 Annex A controls
• C) Necessary controls, justification for inclusion, whether implemented,
and justification for exclusions
• D) Only excluded controls
ANSWER : C
13. How many control categories are in Annex A of ISO/IEC 27001:2022?
• A) 14
• B) 11
, • C) 4
• D) 93
ANSWER : C
14. Which is NOT one of the four Annex A control categories?
• A) Organizational controls
• B) People controls
• C) Financial controls
• D) Physical controls
ANSWER : C
15. The context of the organization includes:
• A) Only internal issues
• B) Only external issues
• C) Both internal and external issues
• D) Neither internal nor external issues
ANSWER : C
16. Interested parties in ISO/IEC 27001 include:
• A) Only customers
• B) Only employees
• C) All parties that can affect or be affected by the ISMS
• D) Only shareholders
ANSWER : C
17. Information security objectives must be:
• A) Generic and applicable to all organizations
• B) Consistent with the information security policy
• C) Set by external auditors
• D) Changed monthly
ANSWER : B
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - COMPLETE COVERAGE (2026/2027)
1. What is the primary purpose of ISO/IEC 27001?
• A) To provide guidelines for project management
• B) To establish requirements for an Information Security Management
System (ISMS)
• C) To define software development practices
• D) To regulate financial reporting
ANSWER : B
2. Which standard provides guidelines and general principles for
implementing an ISMS?
• A) ISO/IEC 27001
• B) ISO/IEC 27002
• C) ISO/IEC 27003
• D) ISO/IEC 27004
ANSWER : B
3. The PDCA cycle stands for:
• A) Plan-Design-Control-Act
• B) Prepare-Do-Check-Analyze
• C) Plan-Do-Check-Act
• D) Prevent-Detect-Correct-Avoid
ANSWER : C
4. Which clause in ISO/IEC 27001:2022 addresses "Leadership"?
• A) Clause 4
• B) Clause 5
• C) Clause 6
, • D) Clause 7
ANSWER : B
5. What does the term "top management" refer to in ISO/IEC 27001?
• A) The IT department head
• B) The security manager
• C) Person or group directing and controlling an organization at the
highest level
• D) The external auditor
ANSWER : C
6. Which of the following is NOT a component of the ISMS scope
definition?
• A) External and internal issues
• B) Requirements of interested parties
• C) Personal preferences of employees
• D) Interfaces and dependencies
ANSWER : C
7. The information security policy must be:
• A) Kept confidential within top management
• B) Available as documented information
• C) Updated every five years
• D) Written by external consultants
ANSWER : B
8. Risk assessment in ISO/IEC 27001 must:
• A) Be performed only once during certification
• B) Follow a defined and repeatable process
• C) Be outsourced to third parties
• D) Focus only on technical risks
ANSWER : B
,9. What is the primary objective of information security?
• A) To eliminate all risks
• B) To preserve confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• C) To reduce IT costs
• D) To comply with all regulations
ANSWER : B
10. Which clause addresses "Planning" in ISO/IEC 27001:2022?
• A) Clause 4
• B) Clause 5
• C) Clause 6
• D) Clause 7
ANSWER : C
11. Documented information required by the ISMS must be:
• A) Controlled
• B) Available to all employees
• C) Stored in paper format only
• D) Updated monthly
ANSWER : A
12. The Statement of Applicability (SoA) must include:
• A) Only the necessary controls
• B) All 93 Annex A controls
• C) Necessary controls, justification for inclusion, whether implemented,
and justification for exclusions
• D) Only excluded controls
ANSWER : C
13. How many control categories are in Annex A of ISO/IEC 27001:2022?
• A) 14
• B) 11
, • C) 4
• D) 93
ANSWER : C
14. Which is NOT one of the four Annex A control categories?
• A) Organizational controls
• B) People controls
• C) Financial controls
• D) Physical controls
ANSWER : C
15. The context of the organization includes:
• A) Only internal issues
• B) Only external issues
• C) Both internal and external issues
• D) Neither internal nor external issues
ANSWER : C
16. Interested parties in ISO/IEC 27001 include:
• A) Only customers
• B) Only employees
• C) All parties that can affect or be affected by the ISMS
• D) Only shareholders
ANSWER : C
17. Information security objectives must be:
• A) Generic and applicable to all organizations
• B) Consistent with the information security policy
• C) Set by external auditors
• D) Changed monthly
ANSWER : B
