NEWEST CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE IN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CAPM)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of the project
management plan?
A. To list all project risks
B. To document how the project will be
executed, monitored, and controlled
C. To assign team members to specific tasks
D. To track the project budget
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The project management plan is the
central document that describes how the
project will be executed, monitored, controlled,
and closed, integrating all subsidiary plans.
2. Which process group contains the processes
performed to complete the work defined in the
project management plan to satisfy project
requirements?
,A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The Executing process group
consists of the processes used to complete the
work defined in the project management plan to
meet project requirements.
3. Which document formally authorizes the
existence of a project and provides the project
manager with authority to apply organizational
resources?
A. Project charter
B. Scope statement
C. Business case
D. Project management plan
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The project charter formally
authorizes the project and grants the project
,manager the authority to apply organizational
resources to project activities.
4. What is the definition of a project?
A. A continuous process of ongoing operations
B. A temporary endeavor with a defined
beginning and end, undertaken to create a
unique product, service, or result
C. A permanent organizational structure
D. A daily operational task
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A project is a temporary endeavor
with a defined start and finish, unique in nature,
undertaken to create a unique product, service,
or result.
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic
of a project?
A. Temporary
B. Unique deliverables
C. Ongoing and repetitive
, D. Creates a unique product or service
Correct answer: C
Rationale: Projects are temporary and unique,
not ongoing and repetitive, which is a
characteristic of operations.
6. Which process involves defining the scope of
the project by documenting the specific
deliverables and work required to create them?
A. Create WBS
B. Define Scope
C. Validate Scope
D. Control Scope
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Define Scope is the process of
developing a detailed description of the project
and product, documenting deliverables and the
work required to create them.
7. What is the primary output of the Create WBS
process?
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CAPM)
EXAM | Q&A WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of the project
management plan?
A. To list all project risks
B. To document how the project will be
executed, monitored, and controlled
C. To assign team members to specific tasks
D. To track the project budget
Correct answer: B
Rationale: The project management plan is the
central document that describes how the
project will be executed, monitored, controlled,
and closed, integrating all subsidiary plans.
2. Which process group contains the processes
performed to complete the work defined in the
project management plan to satisfy project
requirements?
,A. Initiating
B. Planning
C. Executing
D. Monitoring and Controlling
Correct answer: C
Rationale: The Executing process group
consists of the processes used to complete the
work defined in the project management plan to
meet project requirements.
3. Which document formally authorizes the
existence of a project and provides the project
manager with authority to apply organizational
resources?
A. Project charter
B. Scope statement
C. Business case
D. Project management plan
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The project charter formally
authorizes the project and grants the project
,manager the authority to apply organizational
resources to project activities.
4. What is the definition of a project?
A. A continuous process of ongoing operations
B. A temporary endeavor with a defined
beginning and end, undertaken to create a
unique product, service, or result
C. A permanent organizational structure
D. A daily operational task
Correct answer: B
Rationale: A project is a temporary endeavor
with a defined start and finish, unique in nature,
undertaken to create a unique product, service,
or result.
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic
of a project?
A. Temporary
B. Unique deliverables
C. Ongoing and repetitive
, D. Creates a unique product or service
Correct answer: C
Rationale: Projects are temporary and unique,
not ongoing and repetitive, which is a
characteristic of operations.
6. Which process involves defining the scope of
the project by documenting the specific
deliverables and work required to create them?
A. Create WBS
B. Define Scope
C. Validate Scope
D. Control Scope
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Define Scope is the process of
developing a detailed description of the project
and product, documenting deliverables and the
work required to create them.
7. What is the primary output of the Create WBS
process?
