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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
PROMOTIONAL
COMPRO EXAMS PAST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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QUESTION 1:
Differentiate between dismissal and termination of appointment
Answer:
Dismissal and termination of appointment are disciplinary actions involving the
permanent removal of an officer from service.
1. Dismissal: Applies to pensionable officers who are guilty of very serious
misconduct. When an officer is dismissed, his losses all claim to retirement benefit
such a gratuity and pension. It is the ultimate penalty for serious misconduct. No
notice is given to the officer. The effective date is the date when the officer is
served the notice even though he may refuse to acknowledge receipt of the notice.
2. Termination of appointment: is often used for officers whose appointments are
still on probation or un-established daily paid. The officer is entitled to on months’
notice or one month’s salary in lieu.
QUESTION 2:
What is Financial Embarrassment?
Answer:
Financial Embarrassment: is the state of an officer’s indebtedness, which is
causing him serious financial hardship.
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QUESTION 3:
What is Classified Correspondence? Give Examples.
Answer:
Classified correspondence or material is correspondence or material which
has been graded according to its sensitivity or importance and the danger
involved if such material becomes public property.
Examples:
1. Restricted
2. Confidential
3. Staff confidential
4. Secrete
5. Top secrete.
QUESTION: 4
How is seniority in the service determined?
Answer:
1. By the date of assumption of duty: Seniority between persons employed
from outside the public service is determined by the date of assumption of
duty i.e. the first to assume duty becomes the more senior if they are on the
same rank and salary grade level.
2. Date of letter of Appointment: Where two or more persons assume duty
the same date, seniority is determined by the date of letter if employment
from the Federal Civil Service Commission.
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3. By the date a serving officer attains higher rank: Seniority in any
department and among serving officers is determined by the date an officer I
appointed or promoted to the particular class or grade in which he is serving.
QUESTION: 5
Identify 5 (five) ways of leaving the service
Answer:
1. By dismissal
2. Termination of appointment
3. By resignation
4. By retirement – compulsory or voluntary retirement
5. By absconding
6. Withdrawal of Service
7. By relinquishing of appointment during probation
8. By death
9. By being invalidated
10. By being declared redundant.
QUESTION 6:
Give the Steps that civil servants should take in supply of information to aid
decision making.
Answer:
i. Through mastery of knowledge of the problem
ii. Acquisition of relevant facts about the problems under consideration
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
PROMOTIONAL
COMPRO EXAMS PAST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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QUESTION 1:
Differentiate between dismissal and termination of appointment
Answer:
Dismissal and termination of appointment are disciplinary actions involving the
permanent removal of an officer from service.
1. Dismissal: Applies to pensionable officers who are guilty of very serious
misconduct. When an officer is dismissed, his losses all claim to retirement benefit
such a gratuity and pension. It is the ultimate penalty for serious misconduct. No
notice is given to the officer. The effective date is the date when the officer is
served the notice even though he may refuse to acknowledge receipt of the notice.
2. Termination of appointment: is often used for officers whose appointments are
still on probation or un-established daily paid. The officer is entitled to on months’
notice or one month’s salary in lieu.
QUESTION 2:
What is Financial Embarrassment?
Answer:
Financial Embarrassment: is the state of an officer’s indebtedness, which is
causing him serious financial hardship.
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QUESTION 3:
What is Classified Correspondence? Give Examples.
Answer:
Classified correspondence or material is correspondence or material which
has been graded according to its sensitivity or importance and the danger
involved if such material becomes public property.
Examples:
1. Restricted
2. Confidential
3. Staff confidential
4. Secrete
5. Top secrete.
QUESTION: 4
How is seniority in the service determined?
Answer:
1. By the date of assumption of duty: Seniority between persons employed
from outside the public service is determined by the date of assumption of
duty i.e. the first to assume duty becomes the more senior if they are on the
same rank and salary grade level.
2. Date of letter of Appointment: Where two or more persons assume duty
the same date, seniority is determined by the date of letter if employment
from the Federal Civil Service Commission.
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3. By the date a serving officer attains higher rank: Seniority in any
department and among serving officers is determined by the date an officer I
appointed or promoted to the particular class or grade in which he is serving.
QUESTION: 5
Identify 5 (five) ways of leaving the service
Answer:
1. By dismissal
2. Termination of appointment
3. By resignation
4. By retirement – compulsory or voluntary retirement
5. By absconding
6. Withdrawal of Service
7. By relinquishing of appointment during probation
8. By death
9. By being invalidated
10. By being declared redundant.
QUESTION 6:
Give the Steps that civil servants should take in supply of information to aid
decision making.
Answer:
i. Through mastery of knowledge of the problem
ii. Acquisition of relevant facts about the problems under consideration
