Welcome to your CERTIFIED QUALITY AUDITOR QUIZ PART ONE YOU HAVE ONLY 45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS PART All the best. Name Email-ID Phone Number I AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Which of the following is an audit reporting technique for prioritizing audit findings? Ishikawa diagram. Risk-benefit ratio. Cognitive dissonance. Weibull distribution.2. Which of the following statistics would best describe the central tendency of a sample of data? Mean. Mode. Standard deviation. Range.3. Audits are conducted against a performance standard to ensure which of the following?I. Meaningful measurementsII. Objectively evaluated performanceIII. Perceptive observations I and II only. I, II, and III. I only. II and III only.4. Which of the following audit strategies is a common technique to assess compliance to a specific requirement at all locations where that requirement is applicable? Department method. Discovery method. Element method. Process method.5. An auditee responds to a corrective action request by stating that the problem has never occurred before and is “not the norm for our operation.” Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the lead auditor? Note that the deficiency is the result of a random occurrence. Confer with the audit client to assess the appropriateness of the response. Schedule a follow-up audit immediately. Draft a response explicitly requesting a more concise root-cause analysis.6. A root cause of a nonconformance is defined as a problem that must be corrected in order to prevent a recurrence. is discovered by conducting designed experiments. is established through the use of fishbone diagrams. must be reviewed by the material review board.7. While performing an internal audit, an auditor notices that an operator on one shift skips part of the documented procedure. In this situation, the auditor should do which of the following? Question the operator about the observation. Report it to the operator’s supervisor or manager. Make a note on the checklist and initial it. Ask another operator to evaluate the situation.8. When is it acceptable to grant an extension of the time frame for a corrective action? When the auditee determines that the proposed corrective action is not cost-effective. When the corrective action plan requires more time than originally anticipated. When the auditor cannot perform the follow-up audit as scheduled. When there has been a change in operators who perform the task.9. An audit trail is necessary in order to show how and when items were reviewed. provide the audit manager with audit results. schedule and budget for audit assignments. provide management with justification for an audit.10. Which of the following conclusions can be made by an auditor who observes that statistical process control (SPC) charts posted near operator workstations are done correctly and are regularly completed throughout the plant? Shop floor staff have been fully trained. Commitment of management to quality is strong. SPC charts are available. Processes are being improved continually.11. When lower-tier documents are compared to higher-tier documents before the fieldwork starts, the comparison is called a conformance audit. process audit. management audit. desk audit.12. If the audit escort for one area is repeatedly late or unavailable, what is the best option open to the auditor? Narrow the scope of the audit to accommodate the delays. Assess system effectiveness using objective evidence from other areas. Proceed without the escort. Notify the auditee management of the consequences created by the delays.13. During the opening meeting, it is the auditee’s responsibility to identify safety requirements. state the audit purpose and scope. prepare the meeting agenda. set the audit schedule.14. The fraction of nonconforming products is plotted on which of the following types of control charts? p chart. np chart. u chart. c chart.15. Which of the following requests by an auditor is likely to obtain the most objective evidence for verification? “Who provides the information to you?” “Show me the information you have received.” “Describe how you receive information.” “What kind of information do you receive?”16. An audit report should contain which of the following? Re-audit schedule. Root cause analysis. Audit findings. Corrective action.17. Auditors can use flowcharts in their work in order to distinguish variations in a process over time. analyze the causal factors of process dispersion. understand the overall process or system being audited. determine process capability and uniformity.18. An auditor is performing an audit of a drilling machine that produces 100 pieces a day and that is showing improved quality. Which of the following rules should be used for determining the proper sample size for a fixed level of confidence? A 10% sample size should be used, regardless of the change in quality. The moving average should be calculated. The AQL of the raw material should be used. The sample size should be decreased as the quality improves.19. Auditor independence includes freedom from which of the following?I. BiasII. Conflict of interestIII. External influencesIV. Previous exposure to the area I, II, and III only. II, III and IV only. II and IV only. I and II only.20. Which of the following is most important for an auditor to convey at an initial audit interview? An interest in cooperation and open dialogue. A personal approach to information gathering. A give-and-take atmosphere that focuses on compromise. A formal approach that is guided by specific roles for each participant.3 out of 2Please click on the SUBMIT button to get your result.
