CAPA Quiz Questions and Complete
Solutions Graded A+
Corrective action - Answer: elimination of the cause of an existing noncorformity or undesirable
situation in order to prevent reoccurance
preventive action - Answer: identification and elimination of the cause of potential nonconformities in
order to prevent occurence
CAPA processes - Answer: used particularly in food processing, medical device development and
manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals
FDA 21 CFR 820 - Answer: quality system regulation that requires corrective and preventive procedures
to be documented in medical device manufacturing facilities
reactive - Answer: corrective
proactive - Answer: preventive
corrective action - Answer: involves the identification, documentation, and elimination of the root cause
corrective action - Answer: taken under more intense consideration than corrections
corrective action - Answer: enact corrective actions over a slightly longer time period to prevent
reoccurence
preventive action - Answer: now considered a part of good planning and risk management
preventive action - Answer: fully incorporates the notion that preventive comes first and eliminates
problems, and thereby, the need for corrective action
Solutions Graded A+
Corrective action - Answer: elimination of the cause of an existing noncorformity or undesirable
situation in order to prevent reoccurance
preventive action - Answer: identification and elimination of the cause of potential nonconformities in
order to prevent occurence
CAPA processes - Answer: used particularly in food processing, medical device development and
manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals
FDA 21 CFR 820 - Answer: quality system regulation that requires corrective and preventive procedures
to be documented in medical device manufacturing facilities
reactive - Answer: corrective
proactive - Answer: preventive
corrective action - Answer: involves the identification, documentation, and elimination of the root cause
corrective action - Answer: taken under more intense consideration than corrections
corrective action - Answer: enact corrective actions over a slightly longer time period to prevent
reoccurence
preventive action - Answer: now considered a part of good planning and risk management
preventive action - Answer: fully incorporates the notion that preventive comes first and eliminates
problems, and thereby, the need for corrective action
