DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for
derivative classification for industry is: - ✔✔DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)
✔✔Each of these are ways of incorporating classified source material into new material
EXCEPT: - ✔✔Planning
✔✔Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "contained in" includes which of
the following? - ✔✔Classified information comes from an authorized source into a new
document
No additional interpretation or analysis is needed to determine the classification of the
information.
✔✔Derivative classifiers are required to analyze errors in the original classification
authority's decisions and apply the corrections in the newly created document -
✔✔False
✔✔Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or
different document is an example of _______ - ✔✔Paraphrasing or Restating
✔✔Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? -
✔✔//Working Paper
✔✔Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? -
✔✔Security Classification Guide (SCG)
✔✔Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - ✔✔Receive training
on derivative classification principles
Possess expertise in the subject matter on which they are creating documentation
✔✔"Contained in" applies when an explanation is required in cases when the
aggregation of individually unclassified data elements in a document causes the
document to become classified. - ✔✔False
✔✔To promote information sharing, certain guidelines must be followed in DoD Manual
5200.01, Volumes 1 and 2, when classifying and marking information - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The derivative classification concept of "Contained in" applies to all of the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔When the information must be deduced as classified by some level of
analysis.
✔✔Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working
on during conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a
small piece of information and he knows the person he gave the information to. -
✔✔False
✔✔The properly marked source document states:
(C) The training exercise will last three days.
(S) The training exercise will begin 21 April.
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The length of the training exercise is Confidential.
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
( ) The training exercise lasts three days, ending on 24 April.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document? - ✔✔Secret
✔✔If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting
guidance from authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance. - ✔✔True
✔✔You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Submitting a
formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified
✔✔To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the
following criteria EXCEPT: - ✔✔The unauthorized disclosure of the information could
cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
✔✔Information taken from an existing classified source and generated into another form
or medium, such as a video, DVD, or CD is an example of _______ - ✔✔Generating
✔✔Derivative classification does not have the same impact and effects as original
classification - ✔✔False
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The document that provides basic guidance and regulatory requirements for
derivative classification for industry is: - ✔✔DoD 5220.22-M, National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)
✔✔Each of these are ways of incorporating classified source material into new material
EXCEPT: - ✔✔Planning
✔✔Select ALL the correct responses. The concept of "contained in" includes which of
the following? - ✔✔Classified information comes from an authorized source into a new
document
No additional interpretation or analysis is needed to determine the classification of the
information.
✔✔Derivative classifiers are required to analyze errors in the original classification
authority's decisions and apply the corrections in the newly created document -
✔✔False
✔✔Information taken from an existing classified document and re-worded in a new or
different document is an example of _______ - ✔✔Paraphrasing or Restating
✔✔Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? -
✔✔//Working Paper
✔✔Which of the following is an authorized source for derivative classification? -
✔✔Security Classification Guide (SCG)
✔✔Select ALL the correct responses. Derivative classifiers must: - ✔✔Receive training
on derivative classification principles
Possess expertise in the subject matter on which they are creating documentation
✔✔"Contained in" applies when an explanation is required in cases when the
aggregation of individually unclassified data elements in a document causes the
document to become classified. - ✔✔False
✔✔To promote information sharing, certain guidelines must be followed in DoD Manual
5200.01, Volumes 1 and 2, when classifying and marking information - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The derivative classification concept of "Contained in" applies to all of the following
EXCEPT: - ✔✔When the information must be deduced as classified by some level of
analysis.
✔✔Mark reveals a small piece of classified information regarding a project he's working
on during conversation with a friend. He will not be subject to sanctions, as it was only a
small piece of information and he knows the person he gave the information to. -
✔✔False
✔✔The properly marked source document states:
(C) The training exercise will last three days.
(S) The training exercise will begin 21 April.
The Security Classification Guide (SCG) states:
The length of the training exercise is Confidential.
The dates of the training exercise are Secret.
The new document states:
( ) The training exercise lasts three days, ending on 24 April.
What is the classification of the statement in the new document? - ✔✔Secret
✔✔If the classification in the existing content seems incorrect, or there is conflicting
guidance from authorized sources, you are required to seek further guidance. - ✔✔True
✔✔You may be subject to administrative, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or
criminal sanctions if you engage in any of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Submitting a
formal challenge to information that may be improperly classified
✔✔To be classified or maintained as classified, information must meet all of the
following criteria EXCEPT: - ✔✔The unauthorized disclosure of the information could
cause embarrassment to the U.S. Government.
✔✔Information taken from an existing classified source and generated into another form
or medium, such as a video, DVD, or CD is an example of _______ - ✔✔Generating
✔✔Derivative classification does not have the same impact and effects as original
classification - ✔✔False
