Ghana Police Aptitude Test Questions and Answers PDF

Here is the Ghana Police Service Aptitude Test Questions and Answers PDF for Applicants who applied for the Ghana Police Service Recruitment 2021.

This will enable them practice well to pass the Aptitude Test stage of the recruitment process.

As announced by the management of the Ghana Police, you can proceed to check and print your examination chit.

The Aptitude Test Questions is to be written at designated Examination Centres in all 16 regions of Ghana.

All applicants who have qualified at the screening stage will receive SMS for the aptitude test no later than Sunday 14th November 2021.

The aptitude test will be taken by any applicants who have successfully passed the body selection stage of the recruitment process.

Ghana Police Service Aptitude Test Questions and Answers PDF

Ghana Police Aptitude Test Questions and Answers PDF

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The aptitude test is a test to measure applicants’ Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills, Logical Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Ability.

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Numeracy Questions

MATHS SKILLS

Use the following scenario to answer questions 1 to 3.

Following the arrest of three (3) drug dealers, Police retrieved Cash from the arrested persons in the following bill amounts

  ¢100s ¢50s ¢20s
Johnson 20 2 10
Saeed 50
Thompson 10 10 50
  1. How much did the Officer retrieve from Suspect Johnson?
  2. ¢2,300     b.¢2,500      c. ¢5,000       d. ¢9,800
  3. How much did the Officer retrieve from suspect Saeed?
  4. ¢2,300      c. ¢5, 000
    b. ¢2,500       d. ¢9, 800
  5. How much did the Officer retrieve from suspect Thompson?
  6. ¢2,300          c. ¢5,000
    b.¢2,500          d. ¢9,800
  7. Bail for Mr. Anderson was set at GH¢ 25,000.00. In order to be released, he must pay 10% of this in Cash. How much must Mr. Anderson pay in Cash?
  8. ¢25        c. ¢2,050
    b. ¢250       d. ¢2,500
  9. An appliance Store was burglarized and 21 Clock Radios with a total value of GH¢1,050.00 were stolen. What is the average value of the Radios?
  10. GH¢ 10.5.00     d. GH¢ 105.50
    b. GH¢ 50.00         e. GH¢ 22,050.00
    c. GH¢ 55.00
  11. On Thursday, Officer Jackson worked the 3 pm to 11 pm shift. At 10:55 pm, he was called to the scene of accident where he remained until 1:30 pm. How long past his regular shift did Officer Jackson work?
  12. 55 min                   d.2 hrs.,30 min
    b.1 hr,5 min                e. 2 hrs. 5mins
    c. 3 hrs.,5 min.

Use the scenario below to answer questions 7 to 11. On her Police report, an Officer listed the following items as stolen property and damaged property.

Code     Quantity      Description           Value (GH¢)
S           1                  Camera                     259.99
S           1                  Terrorism                   389.95
D           1                  Laptop Computer        950.00
S           1                   Laser Printer              525.50
D           1                   Lawn Mower              189.99
D           1                   Vacuum                     129.95

Codes:  D=Damaged Property   S=Stolen Property

  1. What is the total value of all the Property listed in the report?
  2. GH¢2,149.38           c. GH¢2,445.38
    b. GH¢2,399.96           d. GH¢2,455.38
  3. What is the value of the Property listed as Stolen?
  4. GH¢2,149.38         c. GH¢1,165.44
    b. GH¢2,399.96         d. GH¢1,175.44
  5. What is the value of the Property listed as damaged?
  6. GH¢1,165.44          c. GH¢1,269.94
    b. GH¢1,175.44          d. GH¢1,169.94
  7. What is the percentage of the Property listed as stolen to the total value of the Property listed in the report?
  8. 46. 07%      c. 48.07%
    b. 47.07%       d. 49.07%
  9. What is the percentage of the Property listed as damaged to the total value of the Property listed in the report?
  10. 50.93%      c. 52.93%
    b. 51.93%      d. 53.93%
  11. A Police Officer is called to an accident scene across town from his present location. If he has to travel three miles on Miller Road, four miles on Route 66 and fourteen miles on Intestate 30, how many miles does he have to travel?
  12. 19 miles        c. 66 miles          e. 96 miles
    b. 21 miles        d. 73 miles
  13. Yesterday, Kojo earned GH¢ 50.00 moving lawns. Today, Kojo earned 60% of what he earned yesterday moving lawns. How much money did Kojo earn moving lawns today?
  14. GH¢ 3.00         c. GH¢ 30.00
    b. GH¢ 25            d. GH¢ 40.00
  15. Kobina sells apple pies for GH¢ 10.00 each. Kojo sells beverage for GH¢1.00 each. If Kobina sells 23 apple pies and Kojo sells 17 beverages, what is the total in sales for both products combined?
  16. GH¢ 17.00           c. GH¢ 230.00
    b. GH¢ 213.00         d. GH¢ 247.00
  17. A mountain is 12.1 miles long. If a Hawker walks along the trail at a rate of 1.96 miles per miles per hour, in approximately how many hours will the Hawker walk the entire trail?
  18. 6                         c. 14
    b. 12                       d. 24
  19. Adwoa’s gross pay for last month was GH¢ 4,687.24. If GH¢ 421.78 was deducted from Adwoa’s gross pay, how much take -home pay did Adwoa earn this past month?
  20. GH¢ 421.78         c. GH¢ 4,687.24
    b. GH¢ 4,265.46      d. GH¢ 5,109.02
  21. A woman’s clothing store sells the following articles of clothing for the following prices:
  • Blouse: GH¢ 14.00 each
  • Skirt: GH¢ 16.00
  • Dress: GH¢ 25.00
  • Pantyhose: 2 pairs for GH¢ 3.00
  • Socks: GH¢ 7.00

Yaa goes to the store on a day when the store has a 20% off sale on all skirts. If Yaa buys 2 skirts, 1 dress and 4 pairs of pantyhoes, how much money does Yaa have to pay?

  1. GH¢ 55.00        c. GH¢ 63.00
    b. GH¢ 56.60        d. GH¢ 69.00
  2. Last month, Kofi’s checking account had a balance of GH¢ 347.20. Since then, Kofi deposited his paycheck of GH¢ 563.89 and withdrew GH¢478.53, what is Kofi’s checking account balance now?
  3. GH¢ 432.56        c. GH¢ 456.23
    b. GH¢ 432.65        d. GH¢ 456.32
  4. In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to total marbles is 2:5. The ratio of green marbles to total marbles is 3:10. If the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how many blue marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in the box?
  5. 12        c. 24
    b. 16        d. 28
  6. A car skidded 8 feet, 11 miles coming to a complete stop. The accident report must list the distance in inches only. What distance should be entered on the report?
  7. 12 miles    c. 107 miles
    b. 88 miles    d. 132 miles

LANGUAGE SKILLS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION FROM THE ALTERNATIVES BELOW TO FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES:

  1. In the past year, the Police department halted hundreds of calls. During that time, Officer Smith ____________________ twenty.
  2. Received         c. Receives
    b. Receive           d. Receiving
  3. Complimentary phone ____________ from private citizens.
  4. Calls
    b. Call’s
    c. Calls’
  5. A Police Officer must have regards for his own appearrence because Police Officers are public figures. What word in the sentence above is misspelled?
  6. Officer      c. Figures
    b. Regard     d. appearrence
  7. Officer Hill searched the suspect and found three _______________ in the suspect’s backpack.
  8. Knife
    b. Knifes
    c. Knives
  9. During _________________ existence from 194-1976, the old Police dispatch centre received 520, 000 calls requesting Police Service.
  10. Its
    b. It’s
    c. Its’
  11. The officer_______________ working overtime last night.
  12. Was                 c. Is
    b. Were                d. Has
  13. Driving an automobile while under the influance of alcohol or drugs is prohibited by law. Which word in the sentence above is misspelled?
  14. Automobile       c. Alcohol
    b. Influance          d. Prohibited
  15. After arresting the suspect, Officer Carson _______________ the suspect for weapons and found a firearm in the suspect’s coat pocket.
  16. Search                c. Searches
    b. Searched            d. Searching
 

WRITE DOWN THE OPPOSITE IN MEANING OF THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW:

  1. A Police Officer arrestedthe suspect yesterday.
  2. Sentenced        c. Cautioned
    b. Bailed              d. Custody
  3. Kwame suspectedYaw to have stollen his bicycle.
  4. Thought           c. Confirmed
    b. Caught             d. Accused
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31.The Judge sentenced the accused person 3 years imprisonment for stealing the jewelry.

  1. Jailed               c. Discharge
    b. Discharged       d. Jail
  2. The Station Officer instructedthe N.C.O. to send the suspect to court.
  3. Commanded         c. uninformed
    b. Cautioned             d. directed
  4. The Police Officer told Kojo Manu not to assaulthis wife again.
  5. Pamper            c. Protect
    b. Beat                d. Attack

CHOOSE FROM THE ALTERNATIVES BELOW THE WORD THAT IS SIMILAR IN MEANING TO THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN THE SENTENCES BELOW:

  1. The President advice the citizens to adhereto all Covid-19 protocols in any social gatherings.
  2. Condemn          c. Relate
    b. Comply             d. Disjoin
  3. The suspect treated the complainant with acrimony.
  4. Love                 c. Flexibility
    b. Harshness         d. Benevolence
  5. The court chastisedthe suspect for theft.
  6. Encouraged         c. Discharged
    b. Cheered            d. Admonished
  7. Every Police Recruit must be eloquentin the English language.
  8. Healthy           c. Stammering
    b. Fluent             d. Brilliant
  9. It is conspicuousthat, the suspect stole those items.
  10. Concealed           c. Unclear
    b. Hidden                d. Prominent
  11. The court acquitted the suspect yesterday.
  12. Jailed c. Sentenced
    b. Punished d. Discharged
  13. The Police Commander reprimanded the Police Constable very seriously.
  14. Jailed c. Dismissed
    b. Cautioned d. Charged

READING AND WRITING SKILLS

Read the following passages and answer the questions that follows:

Websites provide detailed and specific information on wide variety of topics. Websites may offer objective information, or they may present a person’s opinion about a topic. Because web page comes from such a wide range of sources, it is vital that you evaluate the authority and the background of the website before using or accepting any of the information presented.

  1. The author’s main purpose in the passage is to:
  2. Caution on the use of electronic text.
    b. Preset sources of information.
    c. Condemn web information
    d. Command electronic texts
  3. What must one do before using information from a website?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
  4. According to the passage, what does the website provide?
    ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Every inmate entering the jail must be considered a potential carrier of diseases and contraband. In other to protect the employees and inmates of the jail, a thorough search must be conducted. The search should be performed after booking but before the person has had an opportunity to the cell area.

Read the passage above and use it to answer question 5 to 8

  1. Why must every inmate be searched?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  2. According to the passage, when must the search be conducted?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  3. Who is considered to be a potential carrier of disease and contraband?
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Jack Hanson, owner of AB and SONs Co. Ltd at 1998 S. Hampton Road, Walewale, called police 18555 at 8:00am, Wednesday August 20, to report that his company has been burglarized during the night. Officers Susan Mills and Robert Carson arrived at the company at 8:12am to investigate the incident. Mr. Hanson reported that a phone and GH¢123.75 from the cash register were missing.

  1. Where is the business of Mr. Hanson located?
    ……….………………………………………………………………………………
  2. When did he report the incident to the police?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  3. Which number did he use to call the police?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  4. How long did it take the police to arrive at the scene?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  5. Who were the policemen that went in aid of Mr. Hanson?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  6. What were the items stolen?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  7. Where were the items before they got stolen?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Mr. Kofi Anokye, fisherman, on 19th June, 1998, at No. 5 Avenue, Tongo in the Upper East Region, knowingly and have reason to believe that one Kwasi Nkrumah of Don have committed an offence of murder and being wanted by police, he harbored him to enable him to escape arrest.

  1. Who was wanted by the police?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  2. What offence did the wanted person committed?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  3. Why was the wanted person harboured?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  4. Who harboured the wanted person?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  5. Where does the wanted person stay?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  6. On which day was the criminal or the wanted person harboured?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  7. In which region did the crime occurred?
    ……………………………………………………………………………………….

Ghana Police Aptitude Test Questions and Answers PDF

GENRAL KNOWLEDGE

PROVIDE THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLWING:

  1. The full meaning IGP is ……………………………………………..
  2. The current head of the Ghana Police Service is ……………………………………………………………………………..
  3. The immediate past IGP is called ………………………………………..
  4. Ghana had her independence on …………………………………………
  5. The Ghana flag was designed in the year……………………………………….
  6. The Ghana flag was designed by …………………………………………
  7. The Ghana Police emergency numbers are……………… and………………
  8. The Ghana Police Service is under the Ministry of …………………………….
  9. The National Police Headquarters is situated at………………………in Accra.

GENRAL KNOWLEDGE

PROVIDE THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLWING:

  1. Which article in the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana established the Ghana Police Service? ……………………………………………………………………………
  2. The following are the ranks of senior police officers. Re-arrange them in descending order.
  • Deputy commissioner of police
  • Inspector general of police
  • Commissioner of police
  • Assistant superintendent of police
  • Assistant commissioner of police
  • Deputy inspector general of police
  • Superintendent of police
  • Chief superintendent of police
  1. The following are ranks of junior police officers. Re-arrange them in descending order.
  • Constable
  • Corporal
  • Inspector
  • Lance corporal
  • Sergeant
  • Chief inspector
  1. Name any four (4) sister security agencies to the Ghana Police Service.
    ………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………………………….
    ……………………………………………………………………….
    ……………………………………………………………………….
  2. The Regional Capital of the Upper East Region is………………………………………………………………………………………………
  3. What is the name of the current Minister for Interior………………………………………………………………………..
  4. Who was the immediate passed chairperson of the Police Council during the first term of President Akuffo Addo ……………………………………………………………………………
  5. The branch of the Ghana Police Service responsible for the detection of crimes is referred to as ………………………………………………………………………………
  6. The Police Service was established in the year ………………………………………………………………………………
  7. The full meaning of MTTD is ………………………………………………..
  8. The Government agency which prosecutes all criminal cases in Ghana is the ………………………………………………………………………………

CURRENT AFFAIRS

FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES

  1. The full meaning of CVID-19 is ………………………………………………………………………………
  2. The full meaning of SARS-COV. 2 is ……………………………………………………………………………….

83.COVID-19 was first detected in Ghana on …………………………………

  1. The first two confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded in the ………………………………………………….. region of Ghana.
  2. COVID-19 was originated from.……………………………………………..
  3. COVID- 19 was first declared as a pandemic on …………………………….
  4. Two(2) of the safety protocols of COVID-19 are;
    i. …………………………………………………………………………
    ii. …………………………………………………………………………
  5. COVID-19 is an ………………………………………………. disease.
  6. Two (2) of the symptoms of COVID-19 are;
    i. …………………………………………………………………….
    ii. …………………………………………………………………….
  7. Two COVID-19 vaccines are?
    i. …………………………………………………………………………
    ii. …………………………………………………………………………
  8. Two (2) modes of transmission of COVID- 19 are;
    i. …………………………………………………………………………
    ii. …………………………………………………………………………
  9. The name of the Guinea Junta of the recent Coup D’état is ……………………………………………………………………………….
  10. The name of the Mali junta of the recent Coup D’état is ……………………………………………………………………………….
  11. What is the name of the ECOWAS chairperson …………………………………………………..…………………………….
  12. The overthrown President of Guinea is ………………………………………
  13. The overthrown President of Mali is …………………………………………
  14. What is the number of the Takoradi girls who were alleged to have been kidnapped and killed? ………………………………………………………
  15. What is the name of the Takoradi woman who is alleged to have faked her pregnancy and kidnapped? ………….……………………………………………………………………..
  16. The Takoradi woman who faked her kidnapping and pregnancy is …………………. ……………………………… years old.
  17. The name of the popular Ghanaian pastor who allegedly attacked the house of the repented Nana Agradaa and was arrested and remanded by the court for seven days is Rev…………………………………………………..
  18. How many police regions do we have in Ghana?
    ………………………………………………………………………..
  19. How many administrative Regions do we have in Ghana?
    ………………………………………………………………………..
    103. The new police region which was created recently in Ghana is Central East Region.
    a. True                b. False
  20. POMABsimply means Police Management Board.
    a. True                 b. False
  21. APAB simply means Appointment and Promotion Advisory Board
    a. True                 b. False
  22. EOCO simply means Economic and Organized Crime Office.
    a. True                 b. False
  23. District sergeant major is equivalent to an inspector in the Ghana Police Service.
    a.True                  b. False
  24. Regional Sergeant Major is equivalent to Chief Inspector in the Ghana Police Service.
    a.True                  b. False
  25. What is the motto of the Ghana Police Service?
    ……………………………………………………………………………..
  26. Who is the current chief of Defense Staff?
    ……………………………………………………………………………..
  27. What is the full name of the current Attorney-General?
    …………………………………………………………………………….
  28. The current Chief Justice of Ghana is ………………………………………………………………………………
  29. What is the name of the current Ghana’s Electoral Commission chairperson? ………………………………………………………………….
  30. CHRAJ simply means ………………………………………………………………………………
  31. What is the full name of the current CHRAJ Boss of Ghana? …………………………………………………………………………………
  32. LGBTQ simply means ………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………
  33. LGBTQ Bill in Ghana criminalizes unnatural carnal knowledge in section 104(1)(B) of its criminal offences Act (ACT 29/60)
    a. True         b. False
  34. Ghanaian authorities don’t need to protect LGBTQ people from violence and discrimination.
    a. True                b. False
  35. Both Christianity and Islamic have the view that, homosexuality is an abomination and contrary to religious beliefs and teachings.
    a. True                 b. False
  36. LGBTQ people are not entitled to basic human rights.
    a. True                 b. False
  1. A
  2. C
  3. B
  4. D
  5. B
  6. D
  7. C
  8. D
  9. C
  10. C
  11. B
  12. B
  13. C
  14. D
  15. A
  16. B
  17. B
  18. A
  19. A
  20. C
  21. A
  22. A
  23. D
  24. C
  25. A
  26. A
  27. B
  28. B
  29. B
  30. C
  31. C
  32. C
  33. C
  34. B
  35. B
  36. D
  37. B
  38. D
  39. D
  40. B
  41. A
  42. To evaluate the authority and the background of the website
  43. Detailed and specific information
  44. In other to protect the employee and the inmate of the jail
  45. Before the person have had an opportunity of the cell area
  46. Every inmate entering the cell area
  47. 1998 S. Hampton Road, Walewale
  48. Wednesday August 20
  49. 18555
  50. 12mins
  51. Officer Susan Mills and Officer Robert Carson
  52. A Phone and a Cash of GH& 123.75
  53. Jack Hanson Company’s shop
  54. Kwasi Nkrumah of Don
  55. Murder
  56. TO enable Kwasi Nkrumah of Don to escape arrest
  57. Kofi Anokye
  58. 5 Avenue, Tongo.
  59. 19th June.
  60. Upper East Region.
  61. Inspector-General of Police.
  62. George Akuffo Dampare
  63. Oppong Buanuh
  64. 6th March, 1957.
  65. 1957
  66. Miss Theodosia Okoh
  67. 191, 112 and 18555
  68. Interior
  69. Cantonment
  70. Article 200
  71. Senior Police Officers Ranks in descending order:
  • Inspector- General of Police
  • Deputy Inspector-General of Police
  • Commissioner of Police
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police.
  • Chief Superintendent of Police
  • Superintendent of Police
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police
  1. Junior Police Officers Ranks in descending order:
  • Chief Inspector
  • Inspector
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Lance Corporal
  • Constable
  1. Four (4) sister security agencies to the Ghana Police Service:
  • The Ghana Armed Forces
  • The Ghana Prison Service
  • The Ghana Fire Service
  • The Ghana Immigration Service.
  • National Intelligence Bureau (NIB)
  1. Bolgatanga
  2. Hon. Ambrose Dery
  3. The Vice President
  4. Criminal Investigation Department
  5. 1894
  6. Motor Traffic and Transport Directoraet/Department
  7. The Attoney-General Department
  8. Corona Virus Disease-2019
  9. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus the Second Type.
  10. 20th March, 2020
  11. Greater Accra Region
  12. Wahu, China
  13. 11th March, 2020
  14. COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:
  • Social distancing
  • Wearing of mask
  • Regular hand washing
  • Sneezing into tissue or burnt elbow
  • Use of sanitizers
  1. Airborne
  2. COVID-19 SYMPTOMS :
  • Severe coughing
  • Sneezing
  • Severe fever
  • Severe headache
  • Difficulty in breathing
  • Loss of taste or smell

COVID-19 VACCINES:

  • Sputnik V vaccine
  • Sputnik V
  • AstraZeneca
  • Johnson and Johnson
  • Covishield
  • Covax
  • Pfizer

91.

  • Droplets of infected air
  • Through coughing
  • Through close contact with infected person
  • Through contact of infect surfaces
  • Through sneezing
  1. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya
  2. Colonel Assimi Goita
  3. Nana Addo Danquah- Akuffo Addo
  4. Prof. Alpha Condy
  5. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
  6. Three (3)
  7. Josephine Ataah Panyin Mensah
  8. 28years
  9. Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah.
  10. 18 Police Regions
  11. 16 Administrative Regions
  12. True
  13. True
  14. True
  15. True
  16. True
  17. True
  18. Service with integrity
  19. Vice Admiral Seth Amoama
  20. Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame
  21. Justice Anim Yeboah
  22. Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah
  23. Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice
  24. Mr. Joseph Akanjolenur Whittal
  25. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning
  26. True118. False
  27. True
  28. False s

Current Affairs Questions and Answers

  1. When did Ghana become independent?

Answer: 6 March 1957

  1. How was Ghana formerly known?

Answer: Gold Coast

  1. Which country is to the east of Ghana?

Answer: Togo

  1. When did the Portuguese build, Elmina Castle?

Answer: 1482

  1. Which is the capital of Ghana?

Answer: Accra

  1. Which is the official language of Ghana?

Answer: English

  1. Who was Ghana’s first prime minister?

Answer: Kwame Nkrumah

  1. Who was Ghana’s first president?

Answer: Kwame Nkrumah

  1. Who overthrew the government of Kofi Busia and established military rule in Ghana in 1972?

Answer: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

  1. Who became Ghana’s president on 7 January 2001?

Answer: John Kufuor

  1. What does the Ghana flag represent

Answer: The red represents the blood of those who died in the country’s struggle for independence from Great Britain, the gold represents the mineral wealth of the country, the green symbolizes the country’s rich forests and natural wealth, and the black star is the symbol of African emancipation

  1. When was the Ghana flag designed

Answer: 1957

  1. Who designed the Ghanaian Flag

Answer: Theodosia Okoh

  1. Which year did Ghana receive its independence?

Answer: 1957

  1. Which country borders Ghana to the west?

Answer: Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

  1. What is Ghana’s oldest landmark?

Answer: The Larabange mosque

  1. Who is the current chief justice of Ghana

Answer: Kwasi Anin-Yeboah

  1. When did Ghana become a republic

Answer: 1 July 1960

  1. Ghana is divided into how many regions?

Answer: Ghana is divided into Sixteen (16) regions.

  1. When did Ghana start producing oil

Answer: December 2010

  1. When was the first military coup carried out in Ghana

Answer: 24 February 1966

  1. Who is the current president of Ghana?

Answer: Nana Akufo-Addo

  1. Who is the current vice president of Ghana?

Answer: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

  1. How many members make up the Ghanaian parliament?

Answer: 275 Members of Parliament

  1. Who is the current Speaker of the Ghanaian parliament?

Answer: Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin

  1. What are the two words on the official Coat of Arms for Ghana?

Answer: Freedom and Justice

  1. What is the official currency of Ghana?

Answer: Ghanaian cedi

  1. Who is the current Inspector of Ghana Police (IGP) in Ghana?

Answer: Dr. George Akuffo Dampare

  1. Who is the current Chief of Defence Staff in Ghana?

Answer: Rear Admiral Seth Amoama

  1. Who is the current Head of Civil Service in Ghana?

Answer: Nana Kwasi Agyekum Dwamena

  1. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff in Ghana?

Answer: Major General Thomas Oppong Peprah

  1. Who is the current Chief of Air Staff in Ghana?

Answer: AVM Frank Hanson

  1. How many political parties are in Ghana?
 

Answer: 29

  1. List six natural resources in Ghana?
  • Answer:
  • Crude Oil
  • Timber
  • Gold,
  • Diamonds
  • Bauxite
  • Manganese
  1. Who was the first woman to be a Judge in Ghana

Answer: Annie Ruth Baeta

  1. Who was the first President of Ghana?

Answer: Kwame Nkrumah

  1. How many countries constitute the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
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Answer: 16

  1. How was Ghana formerly known?
  2. a) Pangaea
  3. b) Gondwana
  4. c) Gold Coast
  5. d) Laurasia

Answer: C

  1. Who became Ghana’s president on 7 January 2001?
  2. a) John Kufuor
  3. b) Kwesy Botchwey
  4. c) Richard Attipoe
  5. d) Gilchrist Olympio

Answer: A

  1. Who made the Ghana coat of arms?
  2. Ephraim Amu
  3. Kwame Nkrumah
  4. Amon kotie
  5. None

Answer: C

  1. Who composed the Ghana national anthem?
  2. Kwame Nkrumah
  3. Ephraim Amu
  4. Philip Gbeho
  5. Theodosia Okoh

Answer C

  1. In which year did Kwame Nkrumah die?
  2. April 15 1990
  3. April 20 1983
  4. April 27 1972
  5. None

Answer C

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Literacy & Logical Reasoning Questions

  1. The cost of producing radios in Country Q is ten percent less than the cost of producing radios in Country Y. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added, it is still cheaper for a company to import radios from Country Q to Country Y than to produce radios in Country Y. The statement above, If true, best support which of the following assertions?

(A) Labor costs in Country Q are ten percent below those in Country Y.
(B) Importing radios from Country Q to Country Y will eliminate ten percent of the manufacturing jobs in Country Y.
(C) The tariff on a radio imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the radio in Country Y
(D) The fee for transporting a radio from Country Q to Country

  1. Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in a logical and meaningful order
  • Armlet
  • Delt
  • Ascot
  • Socks
  • turban

(A) 3-5-1-4-2
(B) 1-2-5-3-4
(C) 5-3-1-2-4
(D) 3-2-1-5-4

  1. Dan is Joshua’s son and Guy’s brother, Margaret is Guy’s mother, and Judy’s daughter. Which of the statement: below is true?

(A) Judy is Dan’s mother-in-law
(B) Margaret is Dan’s mother
(C) Judy is Joshua’s grandmother
(D) None of the above

  1. Five children are sitting in a row, 5 are sitting next to P but not E. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to. Who is sitting adjacent to S?

(A) K&P
(B) R&P
(C) Only P
(D) P and T

  1. In a family, there is a husband-wife, two sons, and two daughters. All the ladies were limited to dinner, Both sons went out to play. The husband did not return from the office. Who was at home?

(A) Only wife was at home
(B) Nobody was at home
(C) Only sons were at home
(D) All ladies were at home

  1. Statements: All bags are rates All lamps are cakes Conclusions:
  2. Some lamps are hags
    II. No lamp is bag

(A) Only conclusion follows
(B) Only conclusion follows
(C) Either l or II follows
(D) Neither I nor II follows

  1. Statements: Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful. Conclusions:
  2. Raman is a fool.
    II. Raman is not a fool.

(A) Only conclusion I follow
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Either I or II follows

(D) Neither I nor II follows

  1. It is appropriate to compensate someone if you have damaged his or her property in some way. This is called Restitution. Which situation below is the best example of Restitution?

(A) Jake borrows Leslie’s camera and the lens shatters when it falls on the ground because he fails to zipper the case. When Jake returns the camera, he tells Leslie that he will pay for the repair.
(B) Rebecca borrows her neighbor’s car, and when she returns it, the gas tank is practically empty. She apologizes profusely and tells her neighbor she will be more considerate the next time.
(C) Aaron asks Tom to check in on his apartment while he is out of town. When Tom arrives, he discovers that a pipe has burst and there is a considerable amount of water damage. He calls a plumber to repair the pipe.
(D) Lisa suspects that the pothole in her company’s parking lot caused her fiat Live. She tells her boss that she thinks the company should pay for the repair.

  1. A fuming field can be ploughed by 6 tractors in 4 days. When 6 tractors work together. Each of them ploughs 1.20 hectares a day. If two of the tractors were moved to another field, then the remaining 4 tractors could plough the same fold in 5 days. How many hectares a day would one tractor plough them?

(A) 120 hectares
(B) 144 hectares
(C) 208 hectares
(D) 400 hectares

  1. Susan drives from city A to city 8. After two hours of driving she noticed that she covered 80 km and calculated that, if she continued driving at the same speed, she would end up being 15 minutes late. So, she increased her speed by 10 km/hr and she arrived at city B 36 minutes earlier than she planned
  1. 1. A town has two hospitals a large one and a small one. About 50 babies were born every day in the large hospital and 10 babies every day in the small hospital. As everyone knows about 50% of all the babies born are boys, but of course, the exact percentage will fluctuate from day to day sometimes lower. In one particular year, a record of the days on which more than 60% of the babies were boys was taken. Which hospital is likely to record such days?

(A) The small hospital
(B) The small hospital
(C) Both will be equal

  1. Mr. and Mrs. Mensah have three boys. What is the chance of their next child being a girl?

(A) 75: 25
(B) 60: 40
(C) 50: 50
(D) 25: 75

Choose the correct expression from each pair of sentences. Question (Q5 – Q6)

  1. (A) Rice from China and Thailand are selling cheap.
    (B) Rice from China and Thailand sell cheap.
    (C) Rice from China and Thailand sells cheap.
  2. (A) Mum as well as dad likes rice.
    (B) Mum as well as a dad like rice.
    (C) Mum as well as dad prefer rice.

State whether the conclusion that follows each group of the statement is valid or invalid. Question (Q7 – Q10)

  1. (A) All things that are smoked are good for health.
    (B) Cigarettes are smoked
    Conclusion:cigarettes are good for health.
  2. (A) All gun owners are people
    (B) All criminals are people
    Conclusion:All gun owners are criminals
  3. (A) If it is night then the streets will be dark
    (B) The streets are dark
    Conclusion:The streets are dark
  4. (A) All mammals have fur
    (B) A goat has fur
    Conclusion:a goat is a mammal
  5. Twenty percent of the staff at Korle Bu teaching hospital have unlisted telephone numbers. 60%and 40% of these people are males and females respectively. You selected 300 names randomly from the Korle Bu phone book. How many females can be expected to have unlisted phone numbers?
  6. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have had difficulty in having a child. They consult a fertility clinic and decided to undergo the process whereby Mrs. Jones is surgically removed and fertilized with Mr. Jones sperm and then implanted into the womb the process is called__________?
  7. Recently a mosquito virus has been discovered in South America which causes microcephaly (small head) in newborns. This virus is called__________?
  8. The process whereby semen is mechanically introduces to the vagina in other that a woman may conceive called__________________?
  9. A fertile woman agrees for her egg to be fertilized by another husband’s sperm to carry the baby to term and to give it into the fertile couples. This woman will be called ____________ mother?
  10. Which of the statement concerning family planning is incorrect
    (A) Involve the provision of the contraceptive methods within the community or nation
    (B) The uses of contraceptives to space out the number of children born to a couple
    (C) is used to deter people from having children
    (D) None of the above

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