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Free IIA Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) Exam IIA-CRMA Exam Questions

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Question 1

The manager for an organization's accounts payable department resigned her post in that capacity. Three months later, she was recruited to the internal audit activity and has been working with the audit team for the last eight months. Which of the following assignments would the newly hired internal auditor be able to execute without any impairments to independence or objectivity?

Correct Answer: C. A review of the employees' sports club finances, which are overseen by the chief audit executive.

Question 2

Management would like to self-assess the overall effectiveness of the controls in place for its 200-person manufacturing department. Which of the following client-facilitated approaches is likely to be the most efficient way to accomplish this objective?

Correct Answer: B. Surveys.

Question 3

According to IIA guidance, which of the following statements is false regarding continuing professional education for the internal audit activity (IAA)?

Correct Answer: B. Employers are responsible for ensuring that the continuing professional education needs of the IAA are met.

Question 4

According to IIA guidance, which of the following should be included in the internal audit charter?

Correct Answer: C. Organizational relationships and reporting lines.

Question 5

Which of the following are components of the ISO 31000 risk management process?

1. Setting the context.

2. Risk treatment.

3. Risk avoidance.

4. Communication.

Correct Answer: A. 1 and 2 only.

Question 6

Management has asked the chief audit executive (CAE) to provide assurance on the organization's automated control system related to financial data. The current audit staff does not have the expertise needed to conduct this type of engagement. Which of the following would be the best response by the CAE?

Correct Answer: C. Accept the assignment and use an external provider with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the engagement.

Question 7

A chief audit executive (CAE) learns that the brother-in-law of a senior auditor who audits the procurement process was hired as the head of the procurement department six months prior. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the CAE to take?

Correct Answer: C. The CAE should change the senior auditor's assignment and take corrective action for the auditor's failure to disclose the conflict of interest.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the details that must be included in the quality assurance and improvement program (QAIP) report to senior management and the board?

Correct Answer: C. The scope, findings, risks, recommendations, and agreed-upon improvement actions.

Question 9

What is the additional advantage of facilitated workshops, in comparison with structured interviews, used when testing the effectiveness of entity-level controls?

Correct Answer: C. Facilitated workshops create a synergy of discussion that can bring multiple perspectives to the same issue.

Question 10

An internal auditor notes that employees are able to download files from the internet. According to IIA guidance, which of the following strategies would best protect the organization from the risk of copyright infringement and licensing violations resulting from this practice?

Correct Answer: C. Install a software inventory management application.

Question 11

Which of the following actions should the audit committee take to promote organizational independence for the internal audit activity?

Correct Answer: A. Delegate final approval of the risk-based internal audit plan to the chief audit executive (CAE).

Question 12

An internal auditor is conducting an assessment of the organization's fraud prevention program using the COSO enterprise risk management framework. According to this framework, which of the following activities would fall under the control environment component for preventing fraud?

1. The organization uses an automated authority approval matrix to control payments.

2. The organization has a whistleblower hotline that is available to employees.

3. Annually, every manager completes a comprehensive fraud assessment of his or her department.

4. Annually, the organization reviews and communicates the code of expected behavior.

Correct Answer: D. 2 and 4.

Question 13

According to IIA guidance, which of the following statements is true regarding periodic internal assessments of the internal audit activity?

Correct Answer: C. An internal auditor may perform a peer review of a colleague's workpapers, as long as the auditor wasn't involved in the audit under review.

Question 14

What is the primary purpose of a fishbone diagram?

Correct Answer: D. To identify the possible causes of adverse conditions.

Question 15

Which of the following offers the best evidence that the internal audit activity has achieved organizational independence?

Correct Answer: B. The chief audit executive reports both functionally and administratively to the CEO.