Free CIPS L3M1 Exam Actual Questions

The questions for L3M1 were last updated On Jan 15, 2025

Question No. 1

Measurement of an organisation's carbon footprint uses which gas as a standard measure?

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Correct Answer: C

A well-known measure of carbon footprint.

Procurement professionals are encouraged to incorporate environmentally-friendly thinking into their workplace activities and decision-making.


Question No. 2

The Paris Agreement is about:

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Correct Answer: B

In 2015 an agreement was reached in Paris, France among most world nations to try to limit climate change and its effects.

The other answers shown are simply fictions.


Question No. 3

Pressure groups which seek to promote a particular issue, such as human rights, the environment; or raise awareness (eg modern slavery); or lobby for legislative change on a particular issue (eg species protection) are called:

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Correct Answer: D

Causal, not casual. They exert pressure about particular causes.

'Sectional' is an invention by me; blood pressure group is a rather weak attempt at humour.


Question No. 4

The idea / practice that some users / internal customers will spend organisational funds without in-volving procurement professionals when required to do so by organisational rules, is called:

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Correct Answer: D

One of the best ways to combat maverick buying is for procurement to be seen to be doing a good job, reducing the justification in colleagues' minds for going outside the system.

The other terms shown in the answers are simply made up to create the question.

This is your final question in this practice exam - good luck in the real exam!


Question No. 5

Which of the following are ways of classifying organisations? (select all that apply)

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Correct Answer: A, B, C, D

All of these are ways of classifying organisations.

Examples: Retailers, SMEs, limited companies, etc