Finance DPro – English

Welcome to the Finance DPro (FMD Pro) Practice / Sample Test.

This test allows you to practice a few questions of a DPro the certification exam. It helps to get into contact with the real exam questions (similar - not same questions). At the end of the practice test, you will be able to check your results and the correct answers.

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Important notes:

Questions on this sample exam ARE NOT the same of the actual exam. These questions provide an overall idea of type of questions that you will find in the actual exam.
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1 / 10

Which line in the report refers to an outstanding 'commitment' which needs to be taken into consideration when assessing the results? (Refer to the Budget Monitoring Report.)

1010 Grant

1060 Training fees

5040 Vehicle running

6030 Training materials

2 / 10

Which of the following measures is used to minimize the risk to project equipment such as computers, furniture and cameras?

Maintain a vehicle log

Implement an audit process

Keep a fixed assets register

Maintain a strong box

3 / 10

What information is included in a budget forecast report?

The original budget for income and expenditure for the whole life of the project compared to the actual income and expenditure to date

The actual expenditure for the previous period with the cash flow forecast for future periods

The actual income and expenditure figures for the previous months with an estimate of the income and expenditure for future periods

The actual income and expenditure cash flow for previous months compared to the original cash flow forecast

4 / 10

If you were advising a newly established local partner, which of the following items would you recommended as one of the minimum requirements for a strong accounting system?

Budget forecast reports for every project

Funding grids for projects with multiple funders

Keeping supporting documents for all expenses over USD50

A cashbook for every bank and cash account

5 / 10

During the procurement process, the Payment Voucher form should be checked and authorized by the:

Logistician

Finance officer

Program manager

Budget holder

6 / 10

In an activity-based budget worksheet, what number is put into the ‘Number of Units’ column?

The cost for one unit of the resource item

The number of items of equipment needed

The number of resource items needed as described by the Unit Type

The number of times that a particular resource is needed to fulfil the project activity described

7 / 10

A project requires a motor bike and some computer equipment. What is the best way to treat these few high value assets in the project's Income & Expenditure budget?

They should not be included in this budget, rather put into a separate Capital budget

They should be included in the budget with the other general project expenses

They should be included in a separate section of the budget for Capital items

They should be included in the budget as a general contingency

8 / 10

Which of the following would alert you to possible fraud?

The late return of a cash advance (imprest) report

Use of the office telephone for a personal call

The petty cash box has an 'IOU' note from the Director for USD10

The project budget monitoring report shows inconsistent results for linked project expense lines

9 / 10

A locked safe is an example of what type of internal control?

Fixed assets control

Cash control

Physical control

Management control

10 / 10

Which one of the following documents is it essential to have available at the start of the activity-based budgeting process?

Project activity plan

Staff job descriptions

Delegated authority document

Annual financial statements

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