Rivers State Civil Service Recruitment Past Questions & Answers

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In this section you will practice Civil Service Commission Past Questions and Answers on Verbal, Numerical Reasoning, General Knowledge, Basic Knowledge and Current Affairs. These questions can be used to prepare for any Rivers State Civil Service Commission (FCSC) aptitude test.

Rivers State Civil Service Exam Categories

1. Rivers state historical questions
2. Logical reasoning
3. Verbal reasoning
4. English Language
5. Mathematics
6. General current affairs

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MATHEMATICS:

1. Simplify log6 + log2 – log12.
A. -4
B. -1
C. 0
D. 8
E. 10

2. Find the average of the first four prime numbers greater than 10.

A. 20
B. 19
C. 17
D. 15
E. 13

3. A train travels 60km in M minutes. If its average speed is 400Km per hour, find the value of M.

A. 15
B. 12
C. 10
D.  9
E.  7

4. By selling a bicycle for N2,850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be?

A. N2600
B. N2700
C. N2800
D. N3000

5. A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are now, at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s         age five years back was?

A. 14 years
B. 19 years
C. 33 years
D. 38 years

ENGLISH:

1. Little Johnson usually cry wolf to attract his mothers attention?
The above statement means that little Jonson usually?

A. cry in a loud voice
B. Shout in pain
C. Cry without stopping
D. Give a false alarm

2. Emanike is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they     believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided   what kind of bird she would like to have.
What is the best logical deduction that can be made out of the statement above?
A. Erin’s parents like birds better than they like dogs.

B. Erin does not like birds.
C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
D. Erin and her parents would like to move.

3. Gone are the days when he…….enjoy patronage

a. would
b. will
c. could
d. used to
e. can

4. Emeka failed because the examination was……..difficult for him.

a. so
b. very
c. highly
d. too
e. much

5. All ………….well will Peter

a. are not
b. have not been
c. were not
d. is not
e. aren’t

GENERAL KNOWLEGDE

1. What year was Rivers State created?

A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970

2. A civil servant or public servant in Rivers state is answerable to?

A. Government of Rivers State
B. Governor of Rivers State
C. Rivers State people
D. His or her superior in the office

3. Who was the first governor of Central Bank of Nigeria?

A. A.A. Mai-Bornu
B. Dr.
C. Isong
C. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
D. Charlse Soludo

4. Which mountain in the highest in Nigeria?

A. Atlantika Mountains
B. Shere Hills
C. Mount Dimilang
D. Chappal Waddi

5. May 29 in Nigeria is usually marked as?

A. Workers day
B. Arm force day
C. Children day
D. Democracy day
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1). On the average, the staff strength of Rivers State Public Service is about?

A. 20,000
B. 40,000
C. 60,000
D. 80,000

2). What year was Rivers State created?

A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970

3). As at the last census of 2006, the population of Rivers state was?

A. 6,298,000
B. 4,005,142
C. 7,333,020
D. 5,198,716

4). A civil servant or public servant in Rivers state is answerable to?

A. Government of Rivers State
B. Governor of Rivers State
C. Rivers State people
D. His or her superior in the office

5). The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be?

A. 62,100
B. 51,400
C. 54,080
D. 53,000

6). Little Johnson usually cry wolf to attract his mothers attention?
The above statement means that  little Jonson usually?

A. cry in a loud voice
B. Shout in pain
C. Cry without stopping
D. Give a false alarm

7). Running at 54 of his usual speed, an athlete improves his timing by 5 minutes. The time he usually takes to run the same distance is?

A. 30 min.
B. 28 min.
C. 25 min.
D. 23 min.

8). A motorboat in still water travels at speed of 36 kmph. It goes 56 km upstream in 1 hour 45 minutes. The time taken by it to cover the same distance down the stream will be?

A. 2 Hours 25 Minutes
B. 3 Hours
C. 1 Hours 24 Minutes
D. 2 Hours 21 Minutes

9). The number of students in 3 classes is in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If 12 students are increased in each class this ratio changes to 8 : 11 : 14. The total number of students in the three classes in the beginning was?

A. 162
B. 108
C. 96
D. 54

10). A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are now, at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was?

A. 14 years
B. 19 years
C. 33 years
D. 38 years

11). By selling a bicycle for N2,850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be?

A. N2600
B. N2700
C. N2800
D. N3000

12. If a man were to sell his chair for N720, he would lose 25%. To gain 25% he should sell it for?

A. N1,200
B. N1,000
C. N960
D. N900

13). Emanike is twelve years old. For three years, she has been asking her parents for a dog. Her parents have told her that they believe a dog would not be happy in an apartment, but they have given her permission to have a bird. Erin has not yet decided what kind of bird she would like to have.
What is the best logical deduction that can be made out of the statement above?

A. Erin’s parents like birds better than they like dogs.
B. Erin does not like birds.
C. Erin and her parents live in an apartment.
D. Erin and her parents would like to move.

14). Which mountain in the highest in Nigeria?

A. Atlantika Mountains
B. Shere Hills
C. Mount Dimilang
D. Chappal Wada

15). May 29 in Nigeria is usually marked as?

A. Workers day
B. Arm force day
C. Children day
D. Democracy day
Answers

Q1. B Q2. A  Q3. D Q4. A Q5. C Q6. D Q7. C Q8. C Q9. A Q10. A
Q11. B Q12. A Q13. C Q14. D Q15. D
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The first General Secretary was 

A. Obafemi Awolowo

B. Nnamdi Azikwe

C. Ufong Ekaete

D. Michael Okpara

2. War against Indiscipline was inaugurated in 

A. March, 1984

B. June, 1985

C. April, 1983

D. August, 1982

3. In 1945…..currency was introduced in Nigeria

A. Naira and kobo

B. Pound sterling

C. Dollar

D. CFAC

4. Which state is commonly referred to as the ‘confluence state’?

A. Niger

B. Kogi

C. Benue

D. Kwara

5. Who composed the Nigerian national anthem?

A. John A. Ilechukwu

B. Eme Etim Akpan

C. Benedict Odiase

D. Sotu Omoigui

6. Ada, Efe, and Halima form a business agreement in which Ada receives 20% of profits, Efe receives 70% of profits, and Hamlima receives the remaining 10%. The total profits for the month of June were N6,600. How much more would Halima receive if the profits were divided equally?

A. N1,540

B. N1,820

C. N1,900

D. N2,180

7. The agent of political socialization generally regarded as the most important is

A) family
B) school
C) churches and mosques
D) peer group

8. Serfs are the dominated class under

A) feudalism
B) socialism
C) capitalism
D) fascism

9. The four British colonial territories in west Africa were

A) Riversia, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia
B) Gambia, Guinea, Ghana and Gabon
C) Senegal, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Riversia
D) Riversia, Ghana, Togo and Gambia

10. Public opinion is important because it

A) allows police to manage crisis
B) lets government know what the people want
C) guarantees people’s freedom and rights
D) tells government what action it must take
E) mothers the minorities in resource lean areas

11. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in

A) the legislature
B) public officials
C) the community
D) the head of state

12. A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as

A) collegial
B) parliamentary
C) revolutionary
D) republican