Accounting Multiple Choice Question – 20 March 2026

Which ONE of the following roles could the internal audit carry out in respect of risk management and still operate effectively?

Select ONE answer:

1. Monitoring a random company’s overall sales strategy
2. Testing of internal controls in the company’s purchasing department
3. Designing an internal control system in a production department
4. Implementing internal controls in the sales department

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct – Options 3 and 4 are NOT correct as they are too operational and would compromise internal audit’s monitoring role.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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