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
Simplify the expression: (4 + 3) × 2 – 5
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9
7
8
4
Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
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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?
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Orange
Carrot
Apple
Banana
What is the square root of 144?
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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:
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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?
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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.”
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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?
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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”?
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Lively
Dull
Clear
Bright
Choose the correct sentence:
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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?
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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”:
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Passionate
Cold
Dull
Indifferent
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.
In a sequence of numbers, if the difference between each term and the next term increases by a constant amount, what is it called?
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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”:
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Splendid
Mediocre
Ordinary
Tiny
Which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement?
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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:
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Embarassment
Embarrassment
Embarrasment
Embarasment
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “generous”:
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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.
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Penguins have feathers.
Penguins are flightless birds
Penguins have wings.
Penguins are fast swimmers.
Identify the correct spelling of the word:
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Receiv
Reecieve
Recieve
Receive
Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:
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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?
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He enjoys reading books.
They are playing in the park.
She gave me a gift.
I didn’t went to the party.
I can’t open it ooo
What is it showing/displaying?