IIA IIA-CIA-Part1 Exam Practice Questions (P. 1)
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Question #1
The top three sales representatives for a company consistently include non-allowable charges on their expense reports. Line management is reluctant to deny reimbursement of the charges for fear of losing the sales representatives. This situation has the greatest negative impact on which of the following internal control components?
- AMonitoring.
- BControl environment.
- CInformation and communication.
- DControl activities.
Correct Answer:
B
B
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Question #2
Which of the following factors affects the control risk of a company?
- APotential problems like technological obsolescence.
- BUnusual pressures on management.
- CComplex accounts that require expert valuations.
- DSegregation of duties.
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #3
Human resources and payroll are separate departments. Which of the following combinations would provide the best segregation of duties?
- AHuman resources personnel add employees, payroll personnel process hours, and human resources personnel deliver paychecks to employees.
- BHuman resources personnel add employees, review and submit payroll hours to the payroll department for processing, and deliver paychecks to employees.
- CHuman resources personnel add employees, and payroll personnel process hours and enter employee bank account numbers. Paychecks are automatically deposited in the employee's bank account.
- DPayroll personnel add employees and enter employee bank account numbers but process hours only as approved by the human resources department.
Correct Answer:
C
C
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Question #4
Which of the following is an appropriate role for the board in governance?
- APreparing written organizational policies that relate to compliance with laws, regulations, ethics, and conflicts of interest.
- BEnsuring that financial statements are understandable, transparent, and reliable.
- CAssisting the internal audit activity in performing annual reviews of governance.
- DWorking with the organization's attorneys to develop a strategy regarding current litigation, pending litigation, or regulatory proceedings governance.
Correct Answer:
B
B
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Question #5
According to the International Professional Practices Framework, which of the following is the appropriate division of responsibilities for the coordination of internal and external audit efforts?
I. Oversight of Work -
Coordination of Activities -
Chief audit executive -
Senior management -
II. Board -
Chief audit executive -
III. Chief financial officer -
Chief audit executive -
IV. Board -
Chief financial officer -
I. Oversight of Work -
Coordination of Activities -
Chief audit executive -
Senior management -
II. Board -
Chief audit executive -
III. Chief financial officer -
Chief audit executive -
IV. Board -
Chief financial officer -
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Question #6
According to the Standards, the organizational status of the internal audit activity:
- AMust be sufficient to permit the accomplishment of its audit responsibilities.
- BIs best when the reporting relationship is direct to the board of directors.
- CRequires the board's annual approval of the audit schedules, plans, and budgets.
- DIs guaranteed when the charter specifically defines its independence.
Correct Answer:
A
A
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Question #7
A high-volume retailer of consumer goods has used point-of-sale data to record sales and update inventory records for several years. When price changes are scheduled, corporate headquarters downloads a price change file to a computer server system at each store. Each store's assistant manager is responsible for checking the server for downloads and running the program that updates the store's price file at the authorized price update time. In comparison with having headquarters initiate the price update centrally, this approach to price updating will most likely:
- ADecrease the risk that customers will be undercharged consistently for sales items.
- BDecrease the risk that item prices will sometimes be inaccurate.
- CIncrease the risk that customers will be undercharged consistently for sales items.
- DIncrease the risk that item prices will sometimes be inaccurate.
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #8
An internal auditor is reviewing a new automated human resources system. The system contains a table of pay rates which are matched to the employee job classifications. The best control to ensure that the table is updated correctly for only valid pay changes would be to:
- ALimit access to the data table to management and line supervisors who have the authority to determine pay rates.
- BRequire a supervisor in the department, who does not have the ability to change the table, to compare the changes to a signed management authorization.
- CEnsure that adequate edit and reasonableness checks are built into the automated system.
- DRequire that all pay changes be signed by the employee to verify that the change goes to a bona fide employee.
Correct Answer:
B
B
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Question #9
According to the International Professional Practices Framework, internal auditors should possess which of the following competencies?
I. Proficiency in applying internal auditing standards, procedures, and techniques.
II. Proficiency in accounting principles and techniques.
III. An understanding of management principles.
IV. An understanding of the fundamentals of economics, commercial law, taxation, finance, and quantitative methods.
I. Proficiency in applying internal auditing standards, procedures, and techniques.
II. Proficiency in accounting principles and techniques.
III. An understanding of management principles.
IV. An understanding of the fundamentals of economics, commercial law, taxation, finance, and quantitative methods.
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Question #10
Which of the following is not an appropriate role for internal auditors after a disaster occurs?
- AMonitor the effectiveness of the recovery and control of operations.
- BCorrect deficiencies of the entity's business continuity plan.
- CRecommend future improvements to the entity's business continuity plan.
- DAssist in the identification of lessons learned from the disaster and the recovery operations.
Correct Answer:
B
B
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