CPPA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. |What |institute |worked |to |facilitate |the |growing |trend |of |Government |agencies' |use |of |
voluntary |consensus |standards |created |by |the |private |sector |as |an |alternative |to |agency |
developed |standards? |(pg.1-2) |
a. |COTCO |
b. |OMB |Circular |A-119
| c. |NIST |
d. |ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |ANSI
2. |To |be |classified |as |a |voluntary |consensus |standard, |the |standard |must |be |developed |within |
what? |(pg.1-2)
a. |criteria |and |process |
b. |timeframe |
c. |specifications |
d. |practice |and |methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |criteria |and |process
3. |When |the |Work |Item |(draft |standard) |has |been |completed, |the |individual |or |Task |Group |will
|send |it |to |__________. |(pg.1-4) |
a. |COTCO |
b. |ASTM |
c. |E-53 |Chairperson |
d. |ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |ASTM
, 4. |OMB |Circular |A119 |states |that |voluntary |consensus |standard |bodies |are |"domestic |or |
international |organizations |which |develop, |establish, |coordinate, |and |__________ |using |
agreed-upon |procedures." |(pg.1-2) |
a. |Process
b. |Openness |
c. |Plan |
d. |Encompass |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Plan
Having |a |standard |to |reference |during |a |review |or |audit |will |provide |a |strong |foundation |to |
ensure |what? |(pg.1-5) |
a. |compliance |
b. |evidence |
c. |traceability |
d. |completed |procedures |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |compliance
What |is |the |Requirements |Determination |process |of |identifying |and |justifying |property? |(pg. |
2-1) |
a. |job |levels |and |expenditures |
b. |expenditures |ratios |and |misappropriations |
c. |supply |and |demand
d. |future |property |acquisitions |and |providing |the |necessary |funds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
future |property |acquisitions |and |providing |the |necessary |funds
When |the |asset |base |exceeds |__________ |in |value, |even |small |reductions |in |the |cost |of |
acquiring |and |holding |property |can |have |a |greater |impact |than |larger |gains |in |productivity. |
(pg. |2-2) |
a. |budget |allocations |
b. |annual |payroll |
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. |What |institute |worked |to |facilitate |the |growing |trend |of |Government |agencies' |use |of |
voluntary |consensus |standards |created |by |the |private |sector |as |an |alternative |to |agency |
developed |standards? |(pg.1-2) |
a. |COTCO |
b. |OMB |Circular |A-119
| c. |NIST |
d. |ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |ANSI
2. |To |be |classified |as |a |voluntary |consensus |standard, |the |standard |must |be |developed |within |
what? |(pg.1-2)
a. |criteria |and |process |
b. |timeframe |
c. |specifications |
d. |practice |and |methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |criteria |and |process
3. |When |the |Work |Item |(draft |standard) |has |been |completed, |the |individual |or |Task |Group |will
|send |it |to |__________. |(pg.1-4) |
a. |COTCO |
b. |ASTM |
c. |E-53 |Chairperson |
d. |ANSI |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |ASTM
, 4. |OMB |Circular |A119 |states |that |voluntary |consensus |standard |bodies |are |"domestic |or |
international |organizations |which |develop, |establish, |coordinate, |and |__________ |using |
agreed-upon |procedures." |(pg.1-2) |
a. |Process
b. |Openness |
c. |Plan |
d. |Encompass |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Plan
Having |a |standard |to |reference |during |a |review |or |audit |will |provide |a |strong |foundation |to |
ensure |what? |(pg.1-5) |
a. |compliance |
b. |evidence |
c. |traceability |
d. |completed |procedures |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |compliance
What |is |the |Requirements |Determination |process |of |identifying |and |justifying |property? |(pg. |
2-1) |
a. |job |levels |and |expenditures |
b. |expenditures |ratios |and |misappropriations |
c. |supply |and |demand
d. |future |property |acquisitions |and |providing |the |necessary |funds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
future |property |acquisitions |and |providing |the |necessary |funds
When |the |asset |base |exceeds |__________ |in |value, |even |small |reductions |in |the |cost |of |
acquiring |and |holding |property |can |have |a |greater |impact |than |larger |gains |in |productivity. |
(pg. |2-2) |
a. |budget |allocations |
b. |annual |payroll |
