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. Auditors can use flowcharts in their work in order to determine process capability and uniformity. analyze the causal factors of process dispersion. understand the overall process or system being audited. distinguish variations in a process over time.2. Which of the following statistics would best describe the central tendency of a sample of data? Standard deviation. Mean. Mode. Range.3. During the opening meeting, it is the auditee’s responsibility to prepare the meeting agenda. set the audit schedule. identify safety requirements. state the audit purpose and scope.4. 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. Ask another operator to evaluate the situation. Report it to the operator’s supervisor or manager. Make a note on the checklist and initial it.5. When is it acceptable to grant an extension of the time frame for a corrective action? When there has been a change in operators who perform the task. When the auditor cannot perform the follow-up audit as scheduled. When the corrective action plan requires more time than originally anticipated. When the auditee determines that the proposed corrective action is not cost-effective.6. An audit report should contain which of the following? Audit findings. Corrective action. Re-audit schedule. Root cause analysis.7. 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.8. If the audit escort for one area is repeatedly late or unavailable, what is the best option open to the auditor? Notify the auditee management of the consequences created by the delays. Assess system effectiveness using objective evidence from other areas. Proceed without the escort. Narrow the scope of the audit to accommodate the delays.9. A root cause of a nonconformance is defined as a problem that is discovered by conducting designed experiments. is established through the use of fishbone diagrams. must be corrected in order to prevent a recurrence. must be reviewed by the material review board.10. Auditor independence includes freedom from which of the following?I. BiasII. Conflict of interestIII. External influencesIV. Previous exposure to the area I and II only. I, II, and III only. II, III and IV only. II and IV only.11. 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? The sample size should be decreased as the quality improves. The AQL of the raw material should be used. A 10% sample size should be used, regardless of the change in quality. The moving average should be calculated.12. 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? Discovery method. Process method. Department method. Element method.13. Audits are conducted against a performance standard to ensure which of the following?I. Meaningful measurementsII. Objectively evaluated performanceIII. Perceptive observations I only. II and III only. I, II, and III. I and II only.14. When lower-tier documents are compared to higher-tier documents before the fieldwork starts, the comparison is called a desk audit. conformance audit. management audit. process audit.15. The fraction of nonconforming products is plotted on which of the following types of control charts? c chart. u chart. p chart. np chart.16. Which of the following is an audit reporting technique for prioritizing audit findings? Ishikawa diagram. Weibull distribution. Risk-benefit ratio. Cognitive dissonance.17. 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? Commitment of management to quality is strong. SPC charts are available. Processes are being improved continually. Shop floor staff have been fully trained.18. Which of the following requests by an auditor is likely to obtain the most objective evidence for verification? “Describe how you receive information.” “Show me the information you have received.” “Who provides the information to you?” “What kind of information do you receive?”19. Which of the following is most important for an auditor to convey at an initial audit interview? 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. An interest in cooperation and open dialogue.20. 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? Confer with the audit client to assess the appropriateness of the response. Note that the deficiency is the result of a random occurrence. Schedule a follow-up audit immediately. Draft a response explicitly requesting a more concise root-cause analysis.3 out of 2Please click on the SUBMIT button to get your result.
