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1. What is the name of the nine basic standards that govern the management of the
executive branch workforce and serve as the foundation of the Federal Civil service?:
Answer Merit Systems Principles
2. What is the name of the actions that are forbidden for employees who have the
authority to make personnel decisions?:
Answer Prohibited Personnel Practices
3. How many Merit Systems Principles are there?:
Answer 9
4. How many Prohibited Personnel Practices are there?:
Answer 14
5. Does the Agency or OPM have the exclusive authority to make medical
determinations pertaining to preference eligible Veterans, including proposed
,disqualification of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran on the basis of
physical disability?:
Answer OPM
6. True of False: Agencies have the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over request
of a 30% or more CPS preference eligible Veteran?:
Answer False- only OPM has the exclusive authority to grant or deny an pass over request of a 30% or more CPS
preference eligible Veteran
7. True or False: The agency is required to conduct job analysis and develop valid
assessment tools.:
Answer TRUE
8. True or False: It is the responsibility of the Agency to establish written policies and
procedures including application acceptance procedures and category ranking policy.:
Answer TRUE - They must meet all applicable laws and regulations.
9. A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what type of an
appoointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
, D. None of the Above:
Answer c: Temporary Limited
10. You may extend a temporary for a period of up to an additional
a. four years (for a total of 5 years)
b. two years (for a total of 3 years)
c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
d. all of the above:
Answer c. one year (for a total of 24 months)
11. An appointment that has no status in the competitive service for a specific period
of more than one year but not more than four years is what type of
appointment:
a. Term
b. Temporary-Limited
C. Career
D. Career-Conditional:
Answer a. Term
12. True of False: An agency can extend a term appointment beyond four years without