Free CIS-RC Sample Questions — Certified Implementation Specialist - Risk and Compliance

Certified Implementation Specialist - Risk and Compliance (CIS-RC) is a specialist-level ServiceNow certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with Security Operations, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management. On exam day you face around 212 questions in 90 minutes, in formats such as multiple choice. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The CIS-RC is rated medium in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 12 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 212+ question PDF.

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Question 1

What actions can be executed by a user with the GRC Business User role? (Choose two.)

  • A. Take risk assessments
  • B. Group Issues
  • C. Group attestations
  • D. Create policies
  • E. Create risks
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Take risk assessments
  • C. Group attestations
Question 2

Which GRC tables serve as primary parent tables for the GRC applications? (Choose three.)

  • A. Content
  • B. Item
  • C. Asset
  • D. Task
  • E. Document
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Content
  • B. Item
  • E. Document
Question 3

What can assessors do when a risk is in the state of Assess on a classic risk assessment? (Choose two.)

  • A. Delete the risk
  • B. Answer the assessment
  • C. Deactivate the risk
  • D. Set the risk to Monitor
  • E. Set the risk back to Draft
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Answer the assessment
  • E. Set the risk back to Draft
Question 4

The Risk Scoring values are entered on the Risk Statement. What records inherits the values from the Risk Statement?

  • A. Risk Criteria Matrix
  • B. Risk Framework
  • C. Registered Risk
  • D. Risk Response Issue
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Correct Answer:
C. Registered Risk
Question 5

Which ServiceNow roles can manually move a Control record into the Monitor state? (Choose two.)

  • A. Control owner
  • B. System admin
  • C. Process owner
  • D. Compliance manager
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Correct Answer:
  • B. System admin
  • D. Compliance manager
Question 6

Possible regulations when Entity scoping for Healthcare: (Choose two.)

  • A. HITRUST
  • B. FISMA
  • C. HIPAA
  • D. HETRUST
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Correct Answer:
  • A. HITRUST
  • C. HIPAA
Question 7

Control indicators may be triggered or scheduled in which state?

  • A. Retired
  • B. Monitor
  • C. Review
  • D. Attest
  • E. Draft
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Correct Answer:
B. Monitor
Question 8

On which records is the entity a required field? (Choose two.)

  • A. Risk
  • B. Control
  • C. Policy
  • D. Control objective
  • E. Risk statement
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Risk
  • B. Control
Question 9

In which state can reviewers either send the Policy back to draft or forward it by requesting approval?

  • A. Retired
  • B. Published
  • C. Awaiting Approval
  • D. Review
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Correct Answer:
D. Review
Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of a Risk Response task?

  • A. Only one Risk Response task can be related to a Risk at a time
  • B. Only users with the risk_manager role or higher can be assigned to a Risk Response task
  • C. The risk admin role is required to assign the Risk Response task
  • D. The Risk Response task is automatically progressed through the states using a workflow
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Correct Answer:
D. The Risk Response task is automatically progressed through the states using a workflow
Question 11

Control Objectives are not active until the parent policy is in which of the following states?

  • A. Awaiting Approval
  • B. Draft
  • C. Published
  • D. Review
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Correct Answer:
C. Published
Question 12

Which Script include can be modified to change how the compliance scores roll up?

  • A. ScoreRollUp
  • B. ComplianceUtils
  • C. ComplianceScoreCalculator
  • D. AssessmentStrategy
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Correct Answer:
C. ComplianceScoreCalculator
Question 13

Which of the following tables are within the GRC: Policy and Compliance Management application scope? (Choose two.)

  • A. Authority Document
  • B. Assessment
  • C. Policy Exception
  • D. Audit Task
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Authority Document
  • C. Policy Exception
Question 14

Control Failure Factor represents the impact of Control Failures on what score?

  • A. Inherent
  • B. Residual
  • C. Total
  • D. Calculated
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Correct Answer:
D. Calculated
Question 15

The overall goal of Entity Classes is to:

  • A. To enable reporting and to support advanced risk assessment
  • B. Show relationships between Entities and policies and map them directly to Citations
  • C. Associate Control Objectives and Risk Statements with Risks and Controls
  • D. To provide specific information about an Entity, such as who owns the Entity
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Correct Answer:
A. To enable reporting and to support advanced risk assessment
Question 16

The Single Loss Expectancy is $1.000.000 and the Annual Rate of Occurrence is 20%. What is the Annualized Loss Expectancy?

  • A. $1,000,000
  • B. $200,000
  • C. $2,000,000
  • D. $10,000
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Correct Answer:
B. $200,000
Question 17

Risk criteria typically include definitions of different levels of what? (Choose two.)

  • A. Impact
  • B. Likelihood
  • C. Criticality
  • D. Importance
  • E. Priority
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Correct Answer:
  • A. Impact
  • B. Likelihood
Question 18

What are key prerequisites for a control test task to be generated?

  • A. Engagement is Scope
  • B. Risks have associated assessments
  • C. Entity being scoped has associated controls with test plans
  • D. Controls have a set frequency
  • E. Entity being scoped has associated risks
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Correct Answer:
C. Entity being scoped has associated controls with test plans
Question 19

How can you get the SOX content pack?

  • A. ServiceNow Store
  • B. Patch Update
  • C. Platform Upgrade
  • D. Professional Services
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Correct Answer:
A. ServiceNow Store
Question 20

What would you leverage in order to provide users with an alternate user experience to view policies, create policy exceptions, and search for controls?

  • A. Help Desk Portal
  • B. Catalog Portal
  • C. Access Portal
  • D. Service Portal
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Correct Answer:
D. Service Portal

CIS-RC sample questions FAQ

Are these CIS-RC sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Certified Implementation Specialist - Risk and Compliance exam, which contains around 212 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

How many free CIS-RC sample questions do I get?

This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 212+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

Is 20 sample questions enough to pass the CIS-RC?

Not on its own. Use the samples to find weak topics, revise them against the official domains, then work through the full 212+ question set under timed conditions before booking the exam.

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