10 free, exam-style Physical Security Professional (PSP) practice questions with answers and explanations. No signup required. Work through them below, then take the full free PSP practice test to study every exam domain.
The PSP exam has 140 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free PSP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Physical Security Professional blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An owner is selecting a contract type for a fast-track petrochemical project where the full scope cannot be defined before construction begins. Which contract type places the MOST schedule risk on the owner?
Correct answer: B - Time and Materials (T&M)
A project manager asks the scheduler to add a "Project Management" activity spanning the entire project duration so that PM labor costs can be tracked in the cost-loaded schedule. The scheduler should classify this activity as:
Correct answer: C - A Level of Effort (LOE) activity
A project network has the following Finish-to-Start activities: • Activity A: Duration = 6 days, no predecessor • Activity B: Duration = 4 days, predecessor = A • Activity C: Duration = 9 days, predecessor = A • Activity D: Duration = 3 days, predecessors = B and C What is the total float of Activity B?
Correct answer: B - 5 days
A forensic schedule analyst needs to determine what the project completion date would have been in the absence of the owner's delays. The analyst has a validated as-built schedule and intends to remove the owner delay events one at a time from the as-built model. Which RP 29R-03 Method Implementation Protocol (MIP) is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: D - MIP 3.8 - Collapsed As-Built
At month 12 of a project, the following earned value data is reported: PV = $1,200,000; EV = $1,020,000; AC = $1,150,000; BAC = $3,000,000. Assuming future cost performance matches past performance, what is the Estimate at Completion (EAC)?
Correct answer: C - $3,382,353
During construction of an industrial facility, the owner issues a late design revision that redirects ductwork routing through a different building wing. This change adds 18 calendar days to the critical path. Under standard delay classification, this delay is BEST categorized as:
Correct answer: A - Excusable and compensable, entitling the contractor to both time and costs
Two critical path activities are candidates for crashing: • Activity X: Normal Duration = 14 days, Crash Duration = 10 days, Normal Cost = $28,000, Crash Cost = $40,000 • Activity Y: Normal Duration = 10 days, Crash Duration = 7 days, Normal Cost = $15,000, Crash Cost = $27,000 To reduce the project duration by 3 days at the lowest additional cost, which activity should be crashed first?
Correct answer: C - Activity X, because its crash cost slope is lower
A scheduler needs to resolve a resource over-allocation where two critical activities require the same crane during the same week. The project completion date is contractually fixed and cannot be extended. Which technique is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: D - Adding a second crane or shifting one activity to available float on a non-critical path
During a monthly schedule update, the scheduler discovers that Activity F has started even though its predecessor, Activity E, is only 60% complete. The original logic is E → F (Finish-to-Start). If the scheduling software is set to Retained Logic, what will happen to the remaining duration of Activity F?
Correct answer: D - The remaining work on F will be delayed until E is complete
A CPM schedule contains multiple date constraints, including several Must-Finish-On and Finish-No-Later-Than constraints imposed by the contract. The scheduler notices that the lowest-total-float method identifies a different critical path than the longest-path method. According to AACE RP 49R-06, which method should be used to identify the TRUE driving critical path?
Correct answer: A - The longest path method
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