Civil Service Exam Reviewer

1. In a class of 60 students, the ratio of boys to girls is '7:5'. If 6 more girls join the class, what will be the new ratio of boys to girls?

A. 7 : 6 B. 7 : 5 C. 7 : 7 D. 6 : 5

2. Statement:
A is the father of B.
D is the sister of B.
C is the son of D.
E is the daughter of C.
F is the brother of A.

Question: How is E related to F?

A. Niece B. Granddaughter C. Grand-niece D. Cousin

3. A person starts from point A and walks 5 km North, then 5 km East. From there, he walks 5 km Southeast (diagonal direction). In which direction is he now with respect to his starting point A?

A. Northeast B. East C. Southeast D. South

4. If the word PROBLEM is coded as OGNDQTR, then how is REASON coded?

A. PQUBGT B. PQUCGT C. QPV DHT D. PQUCFT

5. In a company of 400 employees, 60% are males. Out of the males, 40% are in the technical department. How many male employees are in the technical department?

A. 80 B. 90 C. 96 D. 120

6. The central bank unexpectedly raised its policy interest rate by a large margin.

Which of the following is the most likely immediate effect?

A. A decrease in consumer spending on durable goods B. An immediate and sustained increase in bank lending to households C. An instant and permanent reduction of the national budget deficit D. A sudden boom in construction activity

7. Find the next number in the sequence: 3, 9, 21, 45, 93, ?

A. 183 B. 189 C. 191 D. 195

8. A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. C is the mother of D. D is married to E, and D and E have a child F.

How is A related to F?

A. Father B. Grandfather C. Grand-uncle (great-uncle) D. Uncle

9. Oxymoron : Contradiction :: Synecdoche : ?

A. Metonymy B. Part-for-whole C. Hyperbole D. Antithesis

10. Find the next letter in the sequence:
A, B, E, F, I, J, ?

A. L B. O C. K D. M

11. In a class of 40 students, Rina’s rank is 12th from the top and 20th from the bottom.

How many students are there between Rina and the top-ranked student?

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 19

12. Find the next number in the sequence:
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ?

A. 30 B. 36 C. 49 D. 64

13. Which is the odd one out?

A. LISTEN B. SILENT C. TINSEL D. LISTED

14. A man starts from point P facing North.
He walks 10 km forward, then turns left and walks 7 km.
He then turns left again and walks 10 km.
Finally he turns right and walks 3 km.

Question: In which direction is he now from the starting point P?

A. North B. East C. South D. West

15. Find the next letter in the sequence:
A, B, E, F, I, J, O, ?

A. P B. Q C. U D. V