CQM-C EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERs

CQM-C EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERs



DOMAIN 1: QUALITY MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS

1. Which quality guru introduced the concept of "Zero Defects"?

 A. Joseph Juran
 B. Philip Crosby (correct answer)
 C. W. Edwards Deming
 D. Armand Feigenbaum

2. The Deming Cycle (PDCA) stands for:

 A. Plan, Do, Check, Act (correct answer)
 B. Plan, Develop, Control, Assess
 C. Process, Define, Control, Analyze
 D. Prepare, Deliver, Check, Approve

3. Juran's Quality Trilogy consists of:

 A. Quality Planning, Quality Control, Quality Improvement (correct answer)
 B. Design, Build, Inspect
 C. Prevention, Detection, Correction
 D. Input, Process, Output

4. ISO 9000 defines quality as:

 A. Conformance to specifications
 B. Degree to which inherent characteristics fulfill requirements (correct answer)
 C. Customer satisfaction only
 D. Absence of defects

5. The Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) includes:

 A. Prevention and appraisal costs only
 B. Internal and external failure costs (correct answer)
 C. Training costs only
 D. All costs of doing business

6. "Fitness for use" as a quality definition was introduced by:

,  A. Philip Crosby
 B. W. Edwards Deming
 C. Joseph Juran (correct answer)
 D. Kaoru Ishikawa

7. Total Quality Management (TQM) emphasizes:

 A. Inspection at end of production
 B. Customer focus and continuous improvement at all levels (correct answer)
 C. Management responsibility only
 D. Compliance with legal requirements only

8. Prevention costs in quality management include:

 A. Warranty repairs
 B. Scrap and rework
 C. Training and process design (correct answer)
 D. Final inspection activities

9. Armand Feigenbaum is credited with developing:

 A. Zero Defects
 B. Statistical Process Control
 C. Total Quality Control (TQC) (correct answer)
 D. The Deming Prize

10. The Taguchi Loss Function demonstrates that:

 A. Quality losses only occur when specifications are exceeded
 B. Any deviation from target value causes quality loss, even within specifications
(correct answer)
 C. Inspection prevents all quality losses
 D. Quality and cost are unrelated



DOMAIN 2: CONSTRUCTION QUALITY PLANNING

11. A Quality Management Plan (QMP) in construction should be developed:

 A. After construction begins
 B. During the design phase only
 C. Before construction activities commence (correct answer)
 D. Only when problems arise

12. An Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) is used to:

,  A. Schedule construction activities
 B. Define hold points, witness points, and review points for quality inspections
(correct answer)
 C. Track project costs
 D. Manage subcontractor payments

13. A "hold point" in construction quality means:

 A. Work may proceed with notification
 B. Work must stop until inspection is approved before proceeding (correct answer)
 C. A point for internal review only
 D. An optional inspection activity

14. Submittal review in construction quality management ensures:

 A. Project is on schedule
 B. Materials and products conform to contract requirements (correct answer)
 C. Workers are qualified
 D. Site conditions are safe

15. Constructability review is a quality tool used to:

 A. Review cost estimates
 B. Identify design issues that may cause construction problems or quality
deficiencies (correct answer)
 C. Review contractor qualifications
 D. Inspect completed work

16. Design-Build project delivery places quality management responsibility primarily on:

 A. The owner
 B. The architect/engineer only
 C. The design-builder (correct answer)
 D. The construction manager

17. Pre-construction meetings are held primarily to:

 A. Negotiate contract prices
 B. Establish quality expectations, communication protocols, and team introductions
(correct answer)
 C. Review project financial performance
 D. Conduct safety orientation only

18. A Request for Information (RFI) is used to:

 A. Request more workers on site

,  B. Seek clarification on contract documents (correct answer)
 C. Report nonconformances
 D. Request project time extensions

19. Phased inspections in construction are performed:

 A. Only at project completion
 B. At key project milestones before subsequent work covers prior work (correct
answer)
 C. Randomly throughout the project
 D. By the owner only

20. BIM (Building Information Modeling) improves construction quality by:

 A. Replacing all quality inspections
 B. Detecting design conflicts before construction, improving coordination and
reducing field quality problems (correct answer)
 C. Eliminating the need for submittals
 D. Useful only for aesthetics



DOMAIN 3: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS & TESTING

21. ASTM stands for:

 A. American Standard Testing Methods
 B. American Society for Testing and Materials (correct answer)
 C. Association of Standard Testing Manufacturers
 D. American Structural Testing Manual

22. A concrete cylinder test is performed to measure:

 A. Slump
 B. Compressive strength (correct answer)
 C. Workability
 D. Air content

23. The standard curing age for concrete compressive strength testing is:

 A. 7 days
 B. 14 days
 C. 28 days (correct answer)
 D. 56 days

24. The slump test on concrete measures: