CQA REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
1.BGenerally,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBmostBmeaningfulBwayBtoBtraceBaBfinishedBproduc
t?
A.BForwardBfromBstartingBwithBtheBacquisitionBofBrawBmaterialsB
B.BForwardBfromBtheBfirstBproductionBactivityB
C.BBackwardBfromBtheBstartBofBtheBassemblyBprocessB
D.BBackwardBfromBtheBfinishedBorderBtoBcustomerBrequirementsB-
BAnswerD.BBackwardBfromBtheBfinishedBorderBtoBcustomerBrequirements
2.BTheBtypeBofBauditBwhereByourBcustomerBauditsByourBorganizationBisBcalled:
A.BFirstBPartyB
B.BSecondBPartyB
C.BThirdBPartyB
D.BInternalBAuditB-BAnswerB.BSecondBParty
3.BTheBLeadBAuditorBhasBresponsibilityBandBauthorityBforBallBofBtheBfollowingBEXCEPT:
A.BRecommendingBtheBcorrectiveBactionB
B.BDesigningBtheBappropriateBchecklistsB
C.BPlanningBtheBauditBscheduleB
D.BWritingBtheBauditBreportB-BAnswerA.BRecommendingBtheBcorrectiveBaction
4.BWhoBisBresponsibleBforBpreparingBtheBcorrectiveBactionBplan?
A.BTheBauditorB
B.BTheBauditeeB
C.BTheBregistrarB
D.BTheBauditBmanagerB-BAnswerB.BTheBauditee
5.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingB(is)BareBproofBofBauditorBindependence?BI.BAnBorganizationBchartB
II.BTheBabilityBtoBsurveyByourBownBdepartmentBfairlyBIII.BTheBactiveBsupportBofBupperBmanag
ement
A.BIBonlyB
, B.BIBandBIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIfBonlyB
D.BI,BIIBandBIIIBonlyB-BAnswerA.BIBonly
6.BEvasiveBanswersBtoBtheBauditor'sBquestionsBmayBbeBbestBhandledBbyBwhichBtwoBofBtheBf
ollowing:BI.BTerminatingBtheBauditBII.BWarningBtheBauditeeBIII.BProbingBtheBresponseBIV.BRetu
rningBtoBtheBinitialBquestion
A.BIBandBIVBonlyB
B.BIBandBItBonlyB
C.BIlBandBIIIBonlyB
D.BIIIBandBIVBonlyB-BAnswerD.BIIIBandBIVBonly
7.BABdocumentedBactionBplanBisBrequired?BI.BWhenBaBprocessBisBnotBmeetingBtheBplannedBg
oal?BII.BWhenBaBprocessBisBmeetingBplannedBgoals?BIII.BWhenBnonconformingBproductBisBshi
ppedBtoBtheBcustomer?
A.BIBonlyB
B.BIIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIllBonlyB
D.BI,BII,BandBIllBonlyB-BAnswerC.BIBandBIllBonly
8.BAnBannualBauditBplanBmayBbeBalteredBdueBto:BI.BAnBincreaseBinBcustomerBcomplaintsBII.B
ABdeclineBinBsupplierBqualityBIII.BAsBaBresultBofBmanagementBreview
A.BIBonlyB
B.BIIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIllBonlyB
D.BI,BII,BandBIllBonlyB-BAnswerD.BI,BandBII,BandBIIIBonly
9.BTheBmainBfunctionBofBanBauditBchecklistBisBto:
A.BIdentifyBonlyBthoseBspecificBproductsBtoBbeBexaminedB
B.BServeBasBaBguideBforBmembersBofBtheBauditBteamB
C.BSaveBtimeBbyBauditingBonlyBtheBitemsBlistedB
D.BExpediteBtheBpreparationBofBtheBfinalBauditBreportB-
BAnswerB.BServeBasBaBguideBforBmembersBofBtheBauditBteam
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026
1.BGenerally,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBmostBmeaningfulBwayBtoBtraceBaBfinishedBproduc
t?
A.BForwardBfromBstartingBwithBtheBacquisitionBofBrawBmaterialsB
B.BForwardBfromBtheBfirstBproductionBactivityB
C.BBackwardBfromBtheBstartBofBtheBassemblyBprocessB
D.BBackwardBfromBtheBfinishedBorderBtoBcustomerBrequirementsB-
BAnswerD.BBackwardBfromBtheBfinishedBorderBtoBcustomerBrequirements
2.BTheBtypeBofBauditBwhereByourBcustomerBauditsByourBorganizationBisBcalled:
A.BFirstBPartyB
B.BSecondBPartyB
C.BThirdBPartyB
D.BInternalBAuditB-BAnswerB.BSecondBParty
3.BTheBLeadBAuditorBhasBresponsibilityBandBauthorityBforBallBofBtheBfollowingBEXCEPT:
A.BRecommendingBtheBcorrectiveBactionB
B.BDesigningBtheBappropriateBchecklistsB
C.BPlanningBtheBauditBscheduleB
D.BWritingBtheBauditBreportB-BAnswerA.BRecommendingBtheBcorrectiveBaction
4.BWhoBisBresponsibleBforBpreparingBtheBcorrectiveBactionBplan?
A.BTheBauditorB
B.BTheBauditeeB
C.BTheBregistrarB
D.BTheBauditBmanagerB-BAnswerB.BTheBauditee
5.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingB(is)BareBproofBofBauditorBindependence?BI.BAnBorganizationBchartB
II.BTheBabilityBtoBsurveyByourBownBdepartmentBfairlyBIII.BTheBactiveBsupportBofBupperBmanag
ement
A.BIBonlyB
, B.BIBandBIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIfBonlyB
D.BI,BIIBandBIIIBonlyB-BAnswerA.BIBonly
6.BEvasiveBanswersBtoBtheBauditor'sBquestionsBmayBbeBbestBhandledBbyBwhichBtwoBofBtheBf
ollowing:BI.BTerminatingBtheBauditBII.BWarningBtheBauditeeBIII.BProbingBtheBresponseBIV.BRetu
rningBtoBtheBinitialBquestion
A.BIBandBIVBonlyB
B.BIBandBItBonlyB
C.BIlBandBIIIBonlyB
D.BIIIBandBIVBonlyB-BAnswerD.BIIIBandBIVBonly
7.BABdocumentedBactionBplanBisBrequired?BI.BWhenBaBprocessBisBnotBmeetingBtheBplannedBg
oal?BII.BWhenBaBprocessBisBmeetingBplannedBgoals?BIII.BWhenBnonconformingBproductBisBshi
ppedBtoBtheBcustomer?
A.BIBonlyB
B.BIIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIllBonlyB
D.BI,BII,BandBIllBonlyB-BAnswerC.BIBandBIllBonly
8.BAnBannualBauditBplanBmayBbeBalteredBdueBto:BI.BAnBincreaseBinBcustomerBcomplaintsBII.B
ABdeclineBinBsupplierBqualityBIII.BAsBaBresultBofBmanagementBreview
A.BIBonlyB
B.BIIIBonlyB
C.BIBandBIllBonlyB
D.BI,BII,BandBIllBonlyB-BAnswerD.BI,BandBII,BandBIIIBonly
9.BTheBmainBfunctionBofBanBauditBchecklistBisBto:
A.BIdentifyBonlyBthoseBspecificBproductsBtoBbeBexaminedB
B.BServeBasBaBguideBforBmembersBofBtheBauditBteamB
C.BSaveBtimeBbyBauditingBonlyBtheBitemsBlistedB
D.BExpediteBtheBpreparationBofBtheBfinalBauditBreportB-
BAnswerB.BServeBasBaBguideBforBmembersBofBtheBauditBteam