Civil Service Exam Practice Exam Questions with
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A buyer purchased 75 six-inch rulers costing .15 each, 100 one-foot
rulers costing .30 each, and 50 one-yard rulers costing .72 each. What
was the average price per ruler? Ans✓✓✓ .34 1/3
(Stats)
A Civil Service rule which is reasonable and not in conflict with any law:
Ans✓✓✓ Has the same force and effect as the City Charter
(Personnel)
A Civil Service rule which is reasonable and not in conflict with any law:
Ans✓✓✓ Has the same force and effect as the City Charter
(Personnel)
A clerk filed 73 forms on Monday, 85 forms on Tuesday, 54 on
Wednesday, 92 on Thursday and 66 on Friday. What was the average
number of forms filed per day? Ans✓✓✓ 74
(Stats)
A disabled person is interviewing for a job. Which of the following
questions is legal?
Is there any duty that you fell you could not perform as a
result of your disability?
,We have not been able to accommodate this job to disabilities
of your type in the past. What accommodations would you
suggest we do if you were selected?
Have you had problems in any previous job because of your
disability? Ans✓✓✓ None of the questions above are legal (According
to Department of Airports Human Resources, no mention can be made
regarding a person's disability during the initial job interview. Only after
offering the job can the employer ask about accommodations, etc.)
(Personnel)
A new employee comes to you with a suggestion for changing the
method of performing a routine job. As an administrator, you should:
Ans✓✓✓ Discuss the suggestion with the man and determine its value
(Supervision)
A newly appointed employee in your department makes blunders
apparently regardless of the type of assignments given to him. You
should: Ans✓✓✓ Try to determine the cause for the man's poor work
before taking further action
(Supervision)
A person wants to file a claim (lawsuit) against the city, you would first
direct them to: Ans✓✓✓ City Clerk
,(Structure and Function of City Government)
A report including the amount of revenue received, work accomplished
and the number of expenditures for the Budgetary Control system is
required every: Ans✓✓✓ Month
(Budget)
A Sr. MA has worked for a year in a department supervising four
subordinates. However, the supervisor does not know what their
subordinates do on a day to day basis. Ans✓✓✓ The supervisor should
schedule some time to try and learn what they subordinates are doing
(Supervision)
A Sr. MA is reviewing an analysis on tardiness and absence on job
productivity. The research indicates that there is a 0.75 between
tardiness and job performance and there is a 0.65 between absence
and job productivity. Therefore, the result of the analysis indicates
Ans✓✓✓ There is a correlation
(Stats)
A study of the admin set up in an organization yields several
recommendations to be made in the structure of the organization and
work procedures. In preparing a written report, the best approach to
employ in "selling" the recommendations to operating personnel is by:
Ans✓✓✓ Acceptability, i.e., first explain those changes in which the
operating personnel are most likely to assent
, (Organization and Management)
A successful bidder must post his performance bond Ans✓✓✓ 10 days
after award of contract (in Charter)
(Purchasing)
According to CAO Rules, a training conference requiring a request for
travel is normally considered: Ans✓✓✓ Business meeting
(Budget)
According to CAO Rules, the departmental organization charts must be
presented to the CAO concurrently with: Ans✓✓✓ Departmental Work
Program
(Budget)
According to the Admin Code, when an unresolved grievance is
submitted to an arbitrator, the arbitrator's decision is Ans✓✓✓
Advisory for independent departments
(Personnel)
According to the charter, if a department wishes to employ a person on
an exempt basis to render professional or technical services of an
exceptional nature, the appointment must be approved by: Ans✓✓✓
The Council, only
(Personnel)
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A buyer purchased 75 six-inch rulers costing .15 each, 100 one-foot
rulers costing .30 each, and 50 one-yard rulers costing .72 each. What
was the average price per ruler? Ans✓✓✓ .34 1/3
(Stats)
A Civil Service rule which is reasonable and not in conflict with any law:
Ans✓✓✓ Has the same force and effect as the City Charter
(Personnel)
A Civil Service rule which is reasonable and not in conflict with any law:
Ans✓✓✓ Has the same force and effect as the City Charter
(Personnel)
A clerk filed 73 forms on Monday, 85 forms on Tuesday, 54 on
Wednesday, 92 on Thursday and 66 on Friday. What was the average
number of forms filed per day? Ans✓✓✓ 74
(Stats)
A disabled person is interviewing for a job. Which of the following
questions is legal?
Is there any duty that you fell you could not perform as a
result of your disability?
,We have not been able to accommodate this job to disabilities
of your type in the past. What accommodations would you
suggest we do if you were selected?
Have you had problems in any previous job because of your
disability? Ans✓✓✓ None of the questions above are legal (According
to Department of Airports Human Resources, no mention can be made
regarding a person's disability during the initial job interview. Only after
offering the job can the employer ask about accommodations, etc.)
(Personnel)
A new employee comes to you with a suggestion for changing the
method of performing a routine job. As an administrator, you should:
Ans✓✓✓ Discuss the suggestion with the man and determine its value
(Supervision)
A newly appointed employee in your department makes blunders
apparently regardless of the type of assignments given to him. You
should: Ans✓✓✓ Try to determine the cause for the man's poor work
before taking further action
(Supervision)
A person wants to file a claim (lawsuit) against the city, you would first
direct them to: Ans✓✓✓ City Clerk
,(Structure and Function of City Government)
A report including the amount of revenue received, work accomplished
and the number of expenditures for the Budgetary Control system is
required every: Ans✓✓✓ Month
(Budget)
A Sr. MA has worked for a year in a department supervising four
subordinates. However, the supervisor does not know what their
subordinates do on a day to day basis. Ans✓✓✓ The supervisor should
schedule some time to try and learn what they subordinates are doing
(Supervision)
A Sr. MA is reviewing an analysis on tardiness and absence on job
productivity. The research indicates that there is a 0.75 between
tardiness and job performance and there is a 0.65 between absence
and job productivity. Therefore, the result of the analysis indicates
Ans✓✓✓ There is a correlation
(Stats)
A study of the admin set up in an organization yields several
recommendations to be made in the structure of the organization and
work procedures. In preparing a written report, the best approach to
employ in "selling" the recommendations to operating personnel is by:
Ans✓✓✓ Acceptability, i.e., first explain those changes in which the
operating personnel are most likely to assent
, (Organization and Management)
A successful bidder must post his performance bond Ans✓✓✓ 10 days
after award of contract (in Charter)
(Purchasing)
According to CAO Rules, a training conference requiring a request for
travel is normally considered: Ans✓✓✓ Business meeting
(Budget)
According to CAO Rules, the departmental organization charts must be
presented to the CAO concurrently with: Ans✓✓✓ Departmental Work
Program
(Budget)
According to the Admin Code, when an unresolved grievance is
submitted to an arbitrator, the arbitrator's decision is Ans✓✓✓
Advisory for independent departments
(Personnel)
According to the charter, if a department wishes to employ a person on
an exempt basis to render professional or technical services of an
exceptional nature, the appointment must be approved by: Ans✓✓✓
The Council, only
(Personnel)
