Delegated Examining Questions With
100% Correct Answers
\Q\.What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the management of the executive
branch workforce and serve as the foundation of the Federal Civil service? - ANSWER-✔Merit
Systems Principles
\Q\.What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees who have the authority
to make personnel decisions? - ANSWER-✔Prohibited Personnel Practices
\Q\.How many Merit Systems Principles are there? - ANSWER-✔9
\Q\.How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there? - ANSWER-✔14
\Q\.Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make medical determinations
pertaining to preference eligible Veterans, including proposed disqualification of a 30% or more
CPS preference eligible Veteran on the basis of physical disability? - ANSWER-✔OPM
\Q\.True of False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over request of
a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran? - ANSWER-✔False- only OPM has the exclusive
authority to grant or deny an pass over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible
Veteran
\Q\.True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and develop valid assessment
tools. - ANSWER-✔TRUE
,\Q\.True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish written policies and
procedures including application acceptance procedures and category ranking policy. -
ANSWER-✔TRUE - They must meet all applicable laws and regulations.
\Q\.A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what type of an
appoointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - ANSWER-✔c: Temporary Limited
\Q\.You may extend a temporary for a period of up to an additional
a. four years (for a total of 5 years)
b. two years (for a total of 3 years)
c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
\Q\.An appointment that has no status in the competitive service for a specific period of more
than one year but not more than four years is what type of appointment:
a. Term
b. Temporary-Limited
C. Career
D. Career-Conditional - ANSWER-✔a. Term
\Q\.True of False: An agency can extend a term appointment beyond four years without
additional approval? - ANSWER-✔FALSE: For extensions beyond the four-year time limit, you
, must submit a written request to OPM's Employee Services, Talent Acquisition and Workforce
Shaping office identifying the reasons for an additional extension, and the additional time
needed
\Q\.When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
a. Follow public notice requirements
b. Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP)
c. Determine qualification requirements for the position
d. b and c only
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔d. all of the above
When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
• Follow public notice requirements under 5 U.S.C. §§ 3327 and 3330;
• Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP) under 5 CFR part 330; and
• Determine qualification requirements for the position (5 CFR part 338).
\Q\.Choose the examples of valid assessment tools:
a. Structured interview, test, assessment center, work sample, occupational
questionnaire/crediting plan
b. Cover letter, resume, writing sample
c. Application, interview, selection, tentative offer
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔a. Structured interview, test, assessment center, work sample,
occupational questionnaire/crediting plan
(An assessment tool is valid if it measures characteristics or competencies that are important for
job performance)
\Q\.True or False: Agencies are not required to use the ACWA assessment tools and may use any
other validated (i.e., job-related) assessment tool(s) when examining applicants for competitive
service positions. - ANSWER-✔True- Assessment tools must comply with the requirements in 5
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\Q\.What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the management of the executive
branch workforce and serve as the foundation of the Federal Civil service? - ANSWER-✔Merit
Systems Principles
\Q\.What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees who have the authority
to make personnel decisions? - ANSWER-✔Prohibited Personnel Practices
\Q\.How many Merit Systems Principles are there? - ANSWER-✔9
\Q\.How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there? - ANSWER-✔14
\Q\.Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make medical determinations
pertaining to preference eligible Veterans, including proposed disqualification of a 30% or more
CPS preference eligible Veteran on the basis of physical disability? - ANSWER-✔OPM
\Q\.True of False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over request of
a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran? - ANSWER-✔False- only OPM has the exclusive
authority to grant or deny an pass over request of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible
Veteran
\Q\.True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and develop valid assessment
tools. - ANSWER-✔TRUE
,\Q\.True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish written policies and
procedures including application acceptance procedures and category ranking policy. -
ANSWER-✔TRUE - They must meet all applicable laws and regulations.
\Q\.A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what type of an
appoointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - ANSWER-✔c: Temporary Limited
\Q\.You may extend a temporary for a period of up to an additional
a. four years (for a total of 5 years)
b. two years (for a total of 3 years)
c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
\Q\.An appointment that has no status in the competitive service for a specific period of more
than one year but not more than four years is what type of appointment:
a. Term
b. Temporary-Limited
C. Career
D. Career-Conditional - ANSWER-✔a. Term
\Q\.True of False: An agency can extend a term appointment beyond four years without
additional approval? - ANSWER-✔FALSE: For extensions beyond the four-year time limit, you
, must submit a written request to OPM's Employee Services, Talent Acquisition and Workforce
Shaping office identifying the reasons for an additional extension, and the additional time
needed
\Q\.When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
a. Follow public notice requirements
b. Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP)
c. Determine qualification requirements for the position
d. b and c only
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔d. all of the above
When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
• Follow public notice requirements under 5 U.S.C. §§ 3327 and 3330;
• Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP) under 5 CFR part 330; and
• Determine qualification requirements for the position (5 CFR part 338).
\Q\.Choose the examples of valid assessment tools:
a. Structured interview, test, assessment center, work sample, occupational
questionnaire/crediting plan
b. Cover letter, resume, writing sample
c. Application, interview, selection, tentative offer
d. all of the above - ANSWER-✔a. Structured interview, test, assessment center, work sample,
occupational questionnaire/crediting plan
(An assessment tool is valid if it measures characteristics or competencies that are important for
job performance)
\Q\.True or False: Agencies are not required to use the ACWA assessment tools and may use any
other validated (i.e., job-related) assessment tool(s) when examining applicants for competitive
service positions. - ANSWER-✔True- Assessment tools must comply with the requirements in 5
