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IIA-CCSA Certification in Control Self-Assessment® (CCSA®) Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Segregation of the accounts payable, disbursement and accounting functions would define a:

Options:

A.

Control point

B.

Accountability

C.

Expense level

D.

None of the above

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Questions 5

Effectively coordinating the activities of and communicating information among the board, external and internal auditors and management is one of the objectives of:

Options:

A.

Governance

B.

Activity Approval

C.

Communication

D.

Evaluation

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Questions 6

___________ are clearly communicated to all employees and management obtains feedback signifying that the communication has been effective.

Options:

A.

Entity wide objectives

B.

Activity-level objectives

C.

Presentations

D.

Forms and means of communication

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Questions 7

To determine the scope of CSA, specific goals, work groups to be involved, resources needed and potential barriers to success for each CSA project in its which phase?

Options:

A.

Implementation

B.

Reporting

C.

Planning

D.

Analyzing

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Questions 8

Weak internal controls, lack of fraud policy, fiscal problems are all fraud warning signs of:

Options:

A.

Personality characteristics

B.

Organizational characteristics

C.

Operational characteristics

D.

Risk characteristics

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Questions 9

Which of the following is Correct?

Options:

A.

more highly centralized organizations tend to push responsibility for making important decisions to lower levels of management.

B.

more highly decentralized organizations tend to push responsibility for making important decisions to lower levels of management.

C.

more highly productive organizations tend to push responsibility for making important decisions to upper levels of management.

D.

more highly flat organizations tend to push responsibility for making important decisions to upper levels of management.

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Questions 10

Which following is a classification of Control self-assessment workshop?

Options:

A.

Presentation software

B.

Electronic mailing

C.

Project management software

D.

None of the above

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Questions 11

What assesses the quality of performance over time?

Options:

A.

Internal control monitoring

B.

Business decisions

C.

Organizational policies and procedures

D.

Standardization

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Questions 12

Accurate self-assessment is a realistic evaluation of your strengths and limitations.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 13

What has the ability to combine both qualitative and quantitative data in imaginative ways?

Options:

A.

Facts

B.

Impacts

C.

Scenarios

D.

Figures

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Questions 14

Which of the following is NOT the reason why organizations use strategic planning?

Options:

A.

To establish and help achieve business objectives.

B.

To focus resources on areas that is key to the organization’s success.

C.

To communicate established objectives to stakeholders.

D.

To neglect establish criteria against which to measure progress.

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Questions 15

Which of the following is Correct?

Options:

A.

Control environment is designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions in the conduct of routine business functions.

B.

Control activities are designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions in the conduct of routine business functions.

C.

Risk assessment is designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions in the conduct of routine business functions.

D.

Monitoring is designed to prevent and detect errors and omissions in the conduct of routine business functions.

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Questions 16

Operational risk is the day to day mitigation of safety and health risks of employees performing their jobs.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 17

Organic structures are:

Options:

A.

Common to Formal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open and fixed.

B.

Common to Formal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open and fixed.

C.

Common to informal, centralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open and flexible.

D.

Common to informal, decentralized organizations that tend to be more participative, open and flexible.

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Questions 18

Which of the following is correct?

Options:

A.

the end product of strategic planning is the operational plan

B.

the start product of strategic planning is the strategic plan

C.

the end product of strategic planning is the strategic plan

D.

the end product of operational planning is the strategic plan

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Questions 19

Action plans should have which following characteristics to be effective?

Options:

A.

Practical, Feasible, durable, General

B.

Practical, Feasible, Cost effective, Specific

C.

Sufficient, changeable, Cost effective, Specific

D.

Practical, Feasible, Reliable, Specific

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Questions 20

The ability to take charge and inspire with a compelling vision is known as:

Options:

A.

Directed vision

B.

Visionary leadership

C.

Visionary management

D.

Intended vision

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Questions 21

Risks are accessed on both an inherent and a residual basis and the assessment considers both risk likelihood impact.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 22

What are the four phases of project management related to control self-assessment?

Options:

A.

Analyzing, Planning, Developing and Reporting

B.

Analyzing, Planning, Accountability and Reporting

C.

Planning, Analyzing, Developing and Changing

D.

Planning, Developing, Reporting and Follow-up

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Questions 23

The documented or tangible control tools used by an organization such as policies and procedures are known as:

Options:

A.

Informal controls

B.

Formal controls

C.

Procedural controls

D.

Organizational controls

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Questions 24

Substantive tests are:

Options:

A.

procedures designed to test for validity of flowcharts.

B.

activities designed to test for risk assessment.

C.

procedures designed to test for errors in the system of internal control.

D.

procedures designed to test for errors in the automated control systems.

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Questions 25

In order to achieve balance between ________ and _______, internal controls should be proactive, value-added, cost-effective, and manage risk exposure.

Options:

A.

Risk, productivity

B.

Risk, control

C.

Control, productivity

D.

Test, risk

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Questions 26

The organization has a mechanism to ensure the prompt resolution of findings from audits and other reviews through:

Options:

A.

Program evaluation

B.

Audit resolution

C.

Ongoing monitoring

D.

Control environment

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Questions 27

Which of the following is Correct?

Options:

A.

In traditional approach, reporting was done by work teams and in control selfassessment approach it is done by auditors.

B.

In traditional approach, reporting was done by auditors and in control self-assessment approach it is done by work teams.

C.

In traditional approach, setting business objectives were done by auditors and in control self-assessment approach it is done by management.

D.

In traditional approach, accessing risks were done by auditors and in control selfassessment approach it is also done by auditors.

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Questions 28

In traditional approach, evaluating risks and controls were done by auditors and in control self-assessment approach it is done by work teams.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 29

Escalation of poor business decisional risk has extensive control response of complex review and can result in:

Options:

A.

Loss of productivity

B.

Excessive labor cost

C.

Missed opportunities

D.

Loss in process advancement

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Questions 30

Which of the following is Correct?

Options:

A.

Internal audit can focus on validating the evaluation conclusions produced by controlself assessment.

B.

controlling can focus on validating the evaluation conclusions produced by controlself assessment.

C.

Internal audit can focus on resource and budgetary produced by control-self assessment.

D.

Internal audit can focus on better risk assessment produced by control-self assessment.

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Questions 31

Which of the following is correct?

Options:

A.

Practitioners use a more democratic approach to leadership.

B.

Strategic managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.

C.

Autocratic managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.

D.

Participate managers use a more democratic approach to leadership.

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Questions 32

The process of monitoring the external and internal environment of an organization is commonly referred to as:

Options:

A.

Inspecting environment

B.

Monitoring environment

C.

Environmental inspection

D.

Environmental scanning

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Questions 33

In traditional approach, objectives used were of management’s and in control selfassessment approach it is of work teams’.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions 34

What refers to shared beliefs, values and behaviors of the members of an organization?

Options:

A.

Culture

B.

Legation

C.

Refinement

D.

Attitude

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Questions 35

Which of the following is NOT the step in developing the strategic planning process?

Options:

A.

To determine the amount of change occurring in the organization.

B.

Develop one or more general statements in the form of mission and objective.

C.

Develop specific plans for achieving objectives.

D.

Communicate the plan to affected staff.

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Questions 36

What describes the purpose of the organization and how it is organized to meet its goals is called:

Options:

A.

System

B.

Mission

C.

Objectives

D.

Philosophy

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Questions 37

The identification and analysis of relevant risks associated with achieving objectives the forming a basis for determining how risks should be managed and controlled is called:

Options:

A.

Risk mitigation

B.

Risk assessment

C.

Risk identification

D.

Risk audits

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Questions 38

What aims to allow individuals involved in the process to assist the CSA team in identifying the risks and control weaknesses in the processes being reviewed?

Options:

A.

Interviews

B.

Survey

C.

Voting

D.

Auditing

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Questions 39

Based on the results of risk assessment, which should evaluate the adequacy effectiveness of controls encompassing the organization’s operations and information system?

Options:

A.

External audit activity

B.

Internal audit activity

C.

Organizational adequate control

D.

System’s internal effectiveness

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Questions 40

Which of the following is Correct?

Options:

A.

People are one of the weakest links in control processes.

B.

Processes are one of the weakest links in control processes.

C.

Products are one of the weakest links in control processes.

D.

Inadequate Planning is one of the weakest links in control processes.

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Exam Code: IIA-CCSA
Exam Name: Certification in Control Self-Assessment® (CCSA®)
Last Update: Dec 25, 2024
Questions: 270
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