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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
NOTE – Answers are in bold letters
RSCSC Updated Past question 2023
Simplify the expression: (4 + 3) × 2 – 5
Choose one
9
7
8
4
Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
Choose one
The group of students are studying for their exams.
Each of the boys has completed his assignment.
My dog and cat likes to play in the park.
The news are reporting the latest updates.
Which word does not belong with the others?
Choose one
Orange
Carrot
Apple
Banana
What is the square root of 144?
Choose one
13
14
11
12
Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?
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She gave me a gift.
I didn’t went to the party.
They are playing in the park.
He enjoys reading books.
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one
The dog barked loudly in the backyard.
The dog barked in the backyard loudly.
Loudly the dog barked in the backyard.
The dog loudly barked in the backyard.
Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
Choose one
I love swimming but I hate running.
I love swimming; but I hate running.
I love swimming, but I hate running.
I love swimming; but, I hate running.
Identify the correct meaning of the idiom: “A penny for your thoughts.”
Choose one
Thinking about money
Offering a small amount of money for information or opinion
Counting one’s saving
Discussing financial matters
Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
Choose one
The group of students are studying for their exams.
Each of the boys has completed his assignment.
My dog and cat likes to play in the park.
The news are reporting the latest updates.
Which of the following words is an antonym of “vivid”?
Choose one
Lively
Dull
Clear
Bright
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one
The dog barked loudly in the backyard.
Loudly the dog barked in the backyard.
The dog loudly barked in the backyard.
The dog barked in the backyard loudly.
Which of the following is an example of deductive reasoning?
Choose one
Max is a dog. Therefore, Max may have a tail.
Max is a dog. Therefore, Max has a tail.
Some dogs have tails. Max is a dog. Therefore, Max has a tail.
All dogs have tails. Max is a dog. Therefore, Max has a tail.
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “ardent”:
Choose one
Passionate
Cold
Dull
Indifferent
Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?
Choose one
She gave me a gift.
I didn’t went to the party.
They are playing in the park.
He enjoys reading books.
In a sequence of numbers, if the difference between each term and the next term increases by a constant amount, what is it called?
Choose one
Arithmetic sequence
Geometric sequence
Harmonic sequence
Fibonacci sequence
What is the value of x in the equation 3x + 5 = 20?
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7
5
8
3
Choose the synonym of “magnificent”:
Choose one
Splendid
Mediocre
Ordinary
Tiny
Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
Choose one
The group of students are studying for their exams.
Each of the boys has completed his assignment.
My dog and cat likes to play in the park.
The news are reporting the latest updates.
Identify the correct spelling:
Choose one
Embarassment
Embarrassment
Embarrasment
Embarasment
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “generous”:
Choose one
Selfish
Kind
Giving
Benevolent
Choose the statement that weakens the argument:
Statement 1: All birds can fly.
Statement 2: Penguins are birds.
Statement 3: Therefore, penguins can fly.
Choose one
Penguins have feathers.
Penguins are flightless birds
Penguins have wings.
Penguins are fast swimmers.
Identify the correct spelling of the word:
Choose one
Receiv
Reecieve
Recieve
Receive
Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:
Choose one
The group of students is going on a field trip.
The group of students are going on a field trip.
The group of students were going on a field trip.
The group of students am going on a field trip.
Which sentence is grammatically incorrect?
Choose one
He enjoys reading books.
They are playing in the park.
She gave me a gift.
I didn’t went to the party.
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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?
15). May 29 in Nigeria is usually marked as?
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
