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STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the
management of the executive branch workforce and serve as the
foundation of the Federal Civil service?
A. Prohibited Personnel Practices
B. Merit Systems Principles
C. Federal Recruitment Standards
D. None of the above.
Answer: B. Merit Systems Principles- DEOH, Ch 1-3: OPM maintains
an oversight program to ensure that delegated examining activities,
including any supporting work performed by contractors, are conducted
in accordance with applicable law, merit system principles, and the
standards established under 5 U.S.C. § 1104 (b)(1).
●● What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees
who have the authority to make personnel decisions?
A. Federal Recruitment Standards
B. Prohibited Personnel Practices
,C. Merit Systems Principles
D. None of the above.
Answer: B. Prohibited Personnel Practices- DEOH, Ch 1-4:
A delegated examining unit has two fundamental responsibilities:
1. To ensure to the maximum extent possible that the agency's vacant
positions are filled with the best-qualified persons from a sufficient pool
of well-qualified eligibles, and taking into account veterans' preference
requirements; and
2. To uphold the laws, regulations, and policies governing competitive
examination and selection (see 5 U.S.C. §§ 3304-3319, merit system
principles (id. at § 2301), and prohibited personnel practices (id. at §
2302).
●● How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 3
Answer: C. 14 - DEOH, Ch 1- / 5 U.S. Code § 2302 (D)(b)(1-14). Any
employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or
approve any personnel action, shall not violate any law, rule or
regulation.
,●● True or False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny
a pass over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran?
Answer: False: DEOH, Ch 1-2 / (5 CFR § 339.306); and (5 U.S.C. §
3318): Only OPM has the exclusive authority to grant or deny a pass
over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
●● True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and
develop valid assessment tools.
Answer: TRUE: DEOH, Ch 1-4: Agencies must develop instruments in
accordance with 5 CFR part 300.
●● True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish
policies and procedures including application acceptance procedures and
category ranking policy.
Answer: True: DEOH, Ch 3-8: Your agency headquarters is responsible
for establishing policies and procedures for accepting and processing
applications from all applicants, including status applicants. In
developing these policies and procedures, your headquarters must
comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
●● A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what
type of an appointment:
A. Career-Conditional
, B. Term NTE 4 years
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above
Answer: C. Temporary Limited- DEOH, Ch 2-1: A temporary limited
appointment is a non-status appointment to a competitive service
position for a specific period not to exceed one year.
You may extend a temporary limited appointment for a period of up to
one additional year, for a total of 24 months (see 5 CFR part 316).
●● How many Merit Systems Principles are there?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 3
Answer: B. 9- DEOH, Ch 1-8:
In accordance with OPM's general responsibility to ensure compliance
with civil service laws (5 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(5)) and its oversight
responsibility to ensure that your delegated examining activities are in
compliance with OPM standards and with merit system principles (see 5
U.S.C. §§ 1104(b)(1) and (2) and 2301).
●● You may extend a temporary appointment for a period of up to an
additional:
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the
management of the executive branch workforce and serve as the
foundation of the Federal Civil service?
A. Prohibited Personnel Practices
B. Merit Systems Principles
C. Federal Recruitment Standards
D. None of the above.
Answer: B. Merit Systems Principles- DEOH, Ch 1-3: OPM maintains
an oversight program to ensure that delegated examining activities,
including any supporting work performed by contractors, are conducted
in accordance with applicable law, merit system principles, and the
standards established under 5 U.S.C. § 1104 (b)(1).
●● What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees
who have the authority to make personnel decisions?
A. Federal Recruitment Standards
B. Prohibited Personnel Practices
,C. Merit Systems Principles
D. None of the above.
Answer: B. Prohibited Personnel Practices- DEOH, Ch 1-4:
A delegated examining unit has two fundamental responsibilities:
1. To ensure to the maximum extent possible that the agency's vacant
positions are filled with the best-qualified persons from a sufficient pool
of well-qualified eligibles, and taking into account veterans' preference
requirements; and
2. To uphold the laws, regulations, and policies governing competitive
examination and selection (see 5 U.S.C. §§ 3304-3319, merit system
principles (id. at § 2301), and prohibited personnel practices (id. at §
2302).
●● How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 3
Answer: C. 14 - DEOH, Ch 1- / 5 U.S. Code § 2302 (D)(b)(1-14). Any
employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or
approve any personnel action, shall not violate any law, rule or
regulation.
,●● True or False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny
a pass over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran?
Answer: False: DEOH, Ch 1-2 / (5 CFR § 339.306); and (5 U.S.C. §
3318): Only OPM has the exclusive authority to grant or deny a pass
over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran
●● True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and
develop valid assessment tools.
Answer: TRUE: DEOH, Ch 1-4: Agencies must develop instruments in
accordance with 5 CFR part 300.
●● True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish
policies and procedures including application acceptance procedures and
category ranking policy.
Answer: True: DEOH, Ch 3-8: Your agency headquarters is responsible
for establishing policies and procedures for accepting and processing
applications from all applicants, including status applicants. In
developing these policies and procedures, your headquarters must
comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
●● A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what
type of an appointment:
A. Career-Conditional
, B. Term NTE 4 years
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above
Answer: C. Temporary Limited- DEOH, Ch 2-1: A temporary limited
appointment is a non-status appointment to a competitive service
position for a specific period not to exceed one year.
You may extend a temporary limited appointment for a period of up to
one additional year, for a total of 24 months (see 5 CFR part 316).
●● How many Merit Systems Principles are there?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 3
Answer: B. 9- DEOH, Ch 1-8:
In accordance with OPM's general responsibility to ensure compliance
with civil service laws (5 U.S.C. § 1103(a)(5)) and its oversight
responsibility to ensure that your delegated examining activities are in
compliance with OPM standards and with merit system principles (see 5
U.S.C. §§ 1104(b)(1) and (2) and 2301).
●● You may extend a temporary appointment for a period of up to an
additional:
