IS-860.C: THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
PLAN (NIPP) EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST
RELEASED
1. Which statement best describes the primary purpose of the National
Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013?
A. To replace every state emergency-management plan
B. To guide the national effort to manage risks to critical infrastructure
C. To establish federal ownership of privately operated infrastructure
D. To eliminate all hazards affecting critical infrastructure
Answer: B
Rationale: NIPP 2013 provides a national framework for managing critical-
infrastructure risk through partnerships, priorities, risk management, and
resilience activities. ()
2. Why does NIPP 2013 emphasize partnerships among government agencies,
businesses, and other organizations when managing infrastructure risk?
A. Most infrastructure is owned exclusively by federal agencies
B. Infrastructure risks can cross organizational, jurisdictional, and sector
boundaries
C. Private organizations cannot participate in emergency preparedness
D. Government agencies possess all infrastructure-related expertise
,Answer: B
Rationale: Critical infrastructure is broadly distributed and interconnected,
requiring public, private, regional, nonprofit, and governmental partners to
coordinate risk-management activities.
3. Which characteristic most directly explains why disruption of one critical
infrastructure sector can affect other sectors?
A. Infrastructure systems are completely independent
B. Infrastructure systems are interconnected and interdependent
C. Infrastructure is located only in urban environments
D. Infrastructure is regulated by identical agencies
Answer: B
Rationale: Interconnected infrastructure creates dependencies in which
disruption of one system can produce cascading consequences across other
systems and communities.
4. Under the NIPP framework, what does resilience generally describe regarding
critical infrastructure systems and networks?
A. The ability to avoid every possible disruption
B. The ability to prepare, adapt, withstand disruptions, and recover rapidly
C. The ability to transfer infrastructure ownership to government
D. The ability to prevent all natural hazards from occurring
Answer: B
,Rationale: Resilience involves preparing for and adapting to changing conditions
while withstanding and recovering rapidly from disruptions.
5. Which of the following is included among the five NIPP 2013 national goals?
A. Eliminate private-sector infrastructure ownership
B. Assess and analyze risks to critical infrastructure
C. Centralize every emergency-management decision federally
D. Prevent every natural disaster from affecting infrastructure
Answer: B
Rationale: The first NIPP 2013 national goal specifically focuses on assessing and
analyzing risks to critical infrastructure.
6. Which NIPP 2013 goal specifically emphasizes addressing different categories
of infrastructure threats?
A. Address the human, physical, and cyber threat
B. Eliminate regional infrastructure partnerships
C. Replace local preparedness programs
D. Centralize infrastructure ownership
Answer: A
Rationale: NIPP 2013 recognizes that infrastructure risk includes human, physical,
and cyber dimensions that require integrated consideration.
, 7. Which activity most directly supports the NIPP goal concerning advance
planning for security and resilience?
A. Waiting until an incident occurs before identifying vulnerabilities
B. Incorporating mitigation, response, and recovery considerations into planning
C. Avoiding exercises involving infrastructure operators
D. Limiting planning to federal facilities
Answer: B
Rationale: Advance planning improves resilience by incorporating mitigation,
response, recovery, and other protective considerations before disruptions occur.
8. Which NIPP 2013 national goal focuses on distributing useful information
throughout the infrastructure community?
A. Promote learning and adaptation
B. Share actionable and relevant information
C. Eliminate infrastructure dependencies
D. Centralize operational authority
Answer: B
Rationale: NIPP 2013 specifically identifies sharing actionable and relevant
information across the critical infrastructure community as a national goal.
9. Which national goal recognizes the importance of using experience and
changing conditions to improve infrastructure security?
PLAN (NIPP) EXAMINATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST
RELEASED
1. Which statement best describes the primary purpose of the National
Infrastructure Protection Plan 2013?
A. To replace every state emergency-management plan
B. To guide the national effort to manage risks to critical infrastructure
C. To establish federal ownership of privately operated infrastructure
D. To eliminate all hazards affecting critical infrastructure
Answer: B
Rationale: NIPP 2013 provides a national framework for managing critical-
infrastructure risk through partnerships, priorities, risk management, and
resilience activities. ()
2. Why does NIPP 2013 emphasize partnerships among government agencies,
businesses, and other organizations when managing infrastructure risk?
A. Most infrastructure is owned exclusively by federal agencies
B. Infrastructure risks can cross organizational, jurisdictional, and sector
boundaries
C. Private organizations cannot participate in emergency preparedness
D. Government agencies possess all infrastructure-related expertise
,Answer: B
Rationale: Critical infrastructure is broadly distributed and interconnected,
requiring public, private, regional, nonprofit, and governmental partners to
coordinate risk-management activities.
3. Which characteristic most directly explains why disruption of one critical
infrastructure sector can affect other sectors?
A. Infrastructure systems are completely independent
B. Infrastructure systems are interconnected and interdependent
C. Infrastructure is located only in urban environments
D. Infrastructure is regulated by identical agencies
Answer: B
Rationale: Interconnected infrastructure creates dependencies in which
disruption of one system can produce cascading consequences across other
systems and communities.
4. Under the NIPP framework, what does resilience generally describe regarding
critical infrastructure systems and networks?
A. The ability to avoid every possible disruption
B. The ability to prepare, adapt, withstand disruptions, and recover rapidly
C. The ability to transfer infrastructure ownership to government
D. The ability to prevent all natural hazards from occurring
Answer: B
,Rationale: Resilience involves preparing for and adapting to changing conditions
while withstanding and recovering rapidly from disruptions.
5. Which of the following is included among the five NIPP 2013 national goals?
A. Eliminate private-sector infrastructure ownership
B. Assess and analyze risks to critical infrastructure
C. Centralize every emergency-management decision federally
D. Prevent every natural disaster from affecting infrastructure
Answer: B
Rationale: The first NIPP 2013 national goal specifically focuses on assessing and
analyzing risks to critical infrastructure.
6. Which NIPP 2013 goal specifically emphasizes addressing different categories
of infrastructure threats?
A. Address the human, physical, and cyber threat
B. Eliminate regional infrastructure partnerships
C. Replace local preparedness programs
D. Centralize infrastructure ownership
Answer: A
Rationale: NIPP 2013 recognizes that infrastructure risk includes human, physical,
and cyber dimensions that require integrated consideration.
, 7. Which activity most directly supports the NIPP goal concerning advance
planning for security and resilience?
A. Waiting until an incident occurs before identifying vulnerabilities
B. Incorporating mitigation, response, and recovery considerations into planning
C. Avoiding exercises involving infrastructure operators
D. Limiting planning to federal facilities
Answer: B
Rationale: Advance planning improves resilience by incorporating mitigation,
response, recovery, and other protective considerations before disruptions occur.
8. Which NIPP 2013 national goal focuses on distributing useful information
throughout the infrastructure community?
A. Promote learning and adaptation
B. Share actionable and relevant information
C. Eliminate infrastructure dependencies
D. Centralize operational authority
Answer: B
Rationale: NIPP 2013 specifically identifies sharing actionable and relevant
information across the critical infrastructure community as a national goal.
9. Which national goal recognizes the importance of using experience and
changing conditions to improve infrastructure security?
