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PRMIA 8010 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Regulatory and Industry Standards | - Regulatory expectations for operational risk management - Basel operational risk frameworks |
| Topic 2: Measurement and Quantification | - Key risk indicators (KRIs) - Loss distribution approaches |
| Topic 3: Risk Identification and Assessment | - Scenario analysis and risk mapping - Risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) |
| Topic 4: Risk Governance and Frameworks | - Risk governance structures and accountability - Three lines of defense model |
| Topic 5: Operational Risk Fundamentals | - Risk taxonomy and loss event types - Operational risk within enterprise risk management - Definition and scope of operational risk |
| Topic 6: Mitigation and Control | - Internal controls and control testing - Risk transfer mechanisms including insurance |
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The official PRMIA Operational Risk Manager (ORM) outline comprises 6 domains. The three largest are Mitigation and Control, Operational Risk Fundamentals, and Risk Governance and Frameworks. The full list appears in the topics section above, and the 242 practice questions at ValidVCE cover all of them.
The 8010 exam is a PRMIA certification exam built around the PRMIA Operational Risk Manager (ORM) syllabus shown above. It feeds into these credential paths: PRM Certificate in Operational Risk Management. Precisely because the exam is demanding, passing it earns real attention from employers in 2026. ValidVCE prepares you with 242 practice questions in PDF, Desktop Test Engine, and Online Test Engine formats.
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PRMIA Operational Risk Manager (ORM) Sample Questions:
Which of the following statements is true:
- A. Total expected losses are equal to the sum of expected losses in the individual underlying exposures while total unexpected losses are less than the sum of unexpected losses on underlying exposures
- B. Both total expected losses and total unexpected losses are less than the sum ofexpected and unexpected losses on underlying exposures respectively
- C. Total expected losses are equal to the sum of individual underlying exposures while total unexpected losses are greater than the sum of unexpected losses on underlying exposures
- D. Total expected losses are greater than the sum of individual underlying exposures while total unexpected losses are less than the sum of unexpected losses on underlying exposures
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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A bank expects the error rate in transaction data entry for a particular business process to be 0.005%. What is the range of expected errors in a day within +/- 2 standard deviations if there are 2,000,000 such transactions each day?
- A. 60 to 80 errors in a day
- B. 80 to 120 errors in a day
- C. 0 to 200 errors in a day
- D. 90 to 110 errors in a day
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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According to Basel II's definition of operational loss event types, losses due to acts by third parties intended to defraud, misappropriate property or circumvent the law are classified as:
- A. Third party fraud
- B. Execution delivery and system failure
- C. Internal fraud
- D. External fraud
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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Which of the following objectives are targeted by rating agencies when assigning ratings:
I. Ratings accuracy
II. Ratings stability
III. High accuracy ratio (AR)
IV. Ranked ratings
- A. I and II
- B. I, II and III
- C. II and III
- D. III and IV
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Which of the following statements is true:
I. Expected credit losses are charged to the unit's P&L while unexpected losses hit risk capital reserves.
II. Credit portfolio loss distributions are symmetrical
III. For a bank holding $10m in face of a defaulted debt that it acquired for $2m, the bank's legal claim in the bankruptcy court will be $10m.
IV. Thelegal claim in bankruptcy court for an over the counter derivatives contract will be the notional value of the contract.
- A. I, II and IV
- B. III and IV
- C. I and III
- D. II and IV
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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