Question 1
An installation commander designates an area in which the mere presence of an individual constitutes access to the security interest. This area must be designated as a:
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Correct answer: C - Exclusion area
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The PSC exam has 110 questions and runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
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An installation commander designates an area in which the mere presence of an individual constitutes access to the security interest. This area must be designated as a:
Correct answer: C - Exclusion area
A security manager installs a GSA-approved container to store Secret material and, separately, installs Jersey barriers at a building entrance to achieve standoff. Which statement correctly characterizes these two countermeasures?
Correct answer: D - The container is requirement-based; the Jersey barriers are cost-benefit-based
A perimeter security system detects intrusion within 10 seconds and provides a total delay of 7 minutes. The designated response force requires 22 minutes to arrive on scene. What is the PRIMARY deficiency of this security system?
Correct answer: C - Delay is insufficient relative to response force time
A biometric access control system at a limited area entrance is reconfigured to reduce the number of unauthorized individuals it accepts. What is the MOST likely operational consequence?
Correct answer: A - The false rejection rate will increase
Two security professionals - Jo and Chris - are discussing GSA-approved security containers. Jo states that a Class 6 container provides protection against forced entry. Chris states that a Class 6 container provides protection against covert and surreptitious entry but carries no forced-entry rating. Who is correct?
Correct answer: B - Chris is correct
During an inspection, a security specialist finds Secret material stored in a GSA-approved security container manufactured in 1985 that still bears an intact GSA Test Certification Label. What is the correct determination?
Correct answer: A - The container is no longer authorized for classified storage
The combination to a GSA-approved security container must be changed in all of the following circumstances EXCEPT:
Correct answer: D - When the container is relocated within the same secure area
Which of the following items is assigned to Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives (AA&E) Security Risk Category II?
Correct answer: C - A fragmentation hand grenade
Under the two-person concept applied to nuclear weapons security, each of the two authorized individuals present must be:
Correct answer: D - Capable of detecting incorrect or unauthorized procedures
Which of the following chain-link fence characteristics does NOT meet the standard for security fencing protecting a restricted area?
Correct answer: C - Bottom of the fabric 6 inches above firm ground
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