What are the types of questions in the CMA exam?
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The type of questions in the CMA exam varies based on the course level. The space below mentions the course-wise type of questions in the CMA exam based on the course levels:
- CMA Foundation course exams have multiple choice questions. Candidates have to answer as many as 50 MCQs with four answer options. Out of the four options only one is correct.
- CMA Intermediate course exam has both objective types questions and descriptive type questions.
- Similar to the Intermediate level exam, questions in CMA Final course exams are both objective and discriptive.
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