This post provides sample aptitude test questions and answers for Ghana Prisons Service recruits. These samples are designed to help applicants prepare effectively for the exam. You may also wish to review the Police Service test samples for additional practice.
About the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) Aptitude Test
The Ghana Prisons Service, under the Ministry of the Interior and headed by the President as Commander-in-Chief, requires applicants who have passed the screening stage to perform well in the aptitude test. Thorough preparation is essential for advancing in the recruitment process.
GPS Aptitude Test Scope & Curriculum Areas
The format of the Prisons Service aptitude test requires that you sit write the Prisons Service aptitude test on a computer and at your nearest Prisons Service Careers Centre.
Subjects mostly tested are:
- General knowledge about the Prisons Service
- Numeracy knowledge & Arithmetic reasoning
- Literacy knowledge
- General Science
Ghana Prisons Service Numeracy & Logical Reasoning Questions & Answers For Prisons Service
Find the principal which amounts to ¢5,500 at simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum.
- A. ¢4,900
- B. ¢5,000
- C. ¢4,700
- D. ¢4,800
Evaluate [(0.14)² × 0.275] ÷ 7(0.02), correct to 3 decimal places.
- A. 0.039
- B. 0.358
- C. 0.033
- D. 0.308
In a class, 24 students read Physics, 21 read Mathematics and 9 read both Physics and Mathematics. If each student reads at least one of the two subjects, find the number of students in the class.
- A. 27
- B. 36
- C. 45
- D. 54
Write 57774, correct to three significant figures.
- A. 57800
- B. 57700
- C. 5780
- D. 578
What is the least value of m if 2³×3³×7×m is a perfect square?
- A. 7
- B. 21
- C. 42
- D. 63
Factorize completely the expression
(h + 2k)² + 4k² – h².
- A. 8k²
- B. 2k(h + 2k)
- C. 2k(2h + 3k)
- D. 4k(h + 2k)
Evaluate in base two 11011 – 101
- A. 10010
- B. 10100
- C. 10110
- D. 10101
The length of a side of an equilateral triangle 🔼 is 10 cm. Find the height of the triangle 🔼.
- A. 11.18 cm
- B. 10.00 cm
- C. 8.66 cm
- D. 5.00 cm
Solve the equation 12 + 6/x = 9
- A. 3
- B. 2
- C. -2
- D. -3
If w = -3, x = 14, y = 17 and z = -2, evaluate [(x – y)³ + z²] ÷ w³
- A. 23/27
- B. 31/27
- C. -23/27
- D. -31/27
A function g is defined by g:x = (2x – 1)/x. For what value of x is g undefined?
- A. 1
- B. 0.5
- C. 0
- D. -0.5
In an examination, the sum of the marks obtained by Kofi and Ama was 81 and the difference was 17. If Kofi had a larger Mark, find Ama’s mark.
- A. 32
- B. 37
- C. 47
- D. 49
Find the gradient of the line joining the points P(-2,6) and Q(3,-2).
- A. 8/5
- B. 1/4
- C. -5/8
- D. -8/5
What is the time, in minutes, taken to cover 8.1 km at an average speed of 5 m/s?
- A. 4.5
- B. 16.2
- C. 22.3
- D. 27.0
Which of the following satisfies 3x + 1 = 4 (mod 9)?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
If 8^x = 2√2, find the value of x.
- A. 3/2
- B. 1
- C. 0.5
- D. -1/2
If 3log(2 + x) = log27, find x.
- A. -1
- B. 1
- C. 5
- D. 6
Simplify √450 – √200
- A. 2√5
- B. 5√2
- C. 5√5
- D. 10√2
Quame borrowed ¢300,000.00 from a GCB BANK. He repaid the loan in six equal instalments of ¢55,000.00. How much interest did he pay?
- A. ¢3,000.00
- B. ¢30,000.00
- C. ¢33,000.00
- D. ¢50,000.00
A man deposited $80,000.00 in bank at a 12% compound interest per annum. How much did the man have in the bank at the second year?
- A. $89,600.00
- B. $90,752.00
- C. $99,200.00
- D. $100,352.00
The insurance premium on a 23-seater bus is ¢3,279,600.00 plus 5% of the insured value. What is the insurance premium on a 23-seater bus insured for ¢150,000,000.00?
- A. ¢4,220,400.00
- B. ¢7,500,000.00
- C. ¢7,663,980.00
- D. ¢10,779,600.00
The length, l, of a simple pendulum varies directly as the square of its period, T. A pendulum of length 99.4 cm has a period of 2 seconds. Find, correct to two decimal places, the length of a pendulum of period 2.5 seconds.
- A. 63 62 cm
- B. 79.52 cm
- C. 124.25 cm
- D. 155.31 cm
Find the length of the vector (4, -2)
- A. 2
- B. 2√3
- C. 2√5
- D. 20
The bearing of Q from P is 040° and the bearing of R from P is 130°. If |PQ| = r and |PR| = 2r, find |QR|.
- A. √3r
- B. √5r
- C. r√3
- D. r√5
When the point (4, 5) is rotated through an angle in the anti-clockwise direction about the origin, its image is (-5, 4). What is the angle of rotation?
- A. 90°
- B. 180°
- C. 270°
- D. 300°
If x + 6/x = 5, find the value of x² + 36/x².
- A. 13
- B. 19
- C. 25
- D. 37
The minute hand of a wall clock is 10.5 cm long. How far does its tip travel in 24 hours? [ Take π = 22/7 ]
- A. 0.66 m
- B. 1.32 m
- C. 7.92 m
- D. 15.84 m
A water tank is a cube of side 2 m the depth of water in it is 60 cm. What is the volume of water in the tank?
- A. 2.4 m³
- B. 4 m³
- C. 8 m³
- D. 24 m³
Given that A = 60° and B = 30°, evaluate (sin B + 2 cos A) ÷ cos B, leaving your answer in surd form.
- A. 3√3
- B. 1 + 2√3
- C. √3
- D. 1 – √3
There are 40 identical marbles in a box. 18 of the marbles are blue, 14 red and 8 green. What is the probability that a marble selected at random is either blue or green?
- A. 1/5
- B. 9/20
- C. 11/20
- D. 13/20
The mean of the numbers 15, 21, 17, 26, 18, 29 is 21. Calculate the standard deviation of the numbers.
- A. 0
- B. 5
- C. 6
- D. 25
Ghana Prisons Service General knowledge Questions & Answers
What is the organization of the Ghana Prisons Service
- Answer: The Prisons Service is composed of the Prisons Service general recruits and Prisons Service officers
When was the Ghana Ghana Prisons Service established
- Answer: It was established in 1860 by the Colonial Government’s Prisons Ordinance and was promulgated in 1876 which gave birth to the Prisons Department in the Gold Coast.
What is the Ghana Prisons Service Service command structure
- Answer: The Ghana Prisons Service command structure extends from the minister of interior in the government to commanders in the field.
What is the rank structure of the Ghana Prisons Service?
Officer Ranks
- Officer Cadet
- Assistant Supt. of Prisons
- Deputy Supt. of Prisons
- Superintendent of Prisons
- Chief Superintendent of Prisons
- Assistant Director of Prisons
- Deputy Director of Prisons
- Director of Prisons
- Deputy Director-General of Prisons
- Director-General of Prisons
Junior Officer Ranks
- 2nd Class Officer
- Lance Corporal
- Corporal
- Sergeant
- Assistant Chief Office
- Chief Office
- Senior Cheif Office
What equipment has the Ghana Prisons Service
- equipment consists of older weapons of British, Brazilian, Swiss, Swedish, Israeli, and Finnish origin. The Ghanaian Prisons Service inventory gave the following equipment : FV-601 Saladin and EE-9 Cascavel reconnaissance vehicles; MOWAG Piranha armored personnel carriers; 81mm and 120mm mortars; 84mm recoilless launchers; and 14.5mm ZPU-4 and 23mm ZU-23-2 air defense guns.
Ghana Prisons Service General knowledge Questions & Answers
When was the Ghana Prisons Service established
- ANSWER: The Prisons Service was collectively established in 1860 by the Colonial Government
Who Is The Current Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service
- ANSWER: Isaac Kofi Eyir, acts as Director-General of the Prisons Service
What are the objectives of the Ghana Prisons Service?
- ANSWER: To protect the public by:
- Holding prisoners securely
- Reducing the risk of prisoners re-offending
- Providing safe and well-ordered establishments in which we treat prisoners humanely, decently and lawfully.
What are the Motto Of Ghana Prisons Service
- The Prisons Service motto is “ safe custody, humane treatment, reformation, rehabilitation and re-integration of inmates”.
When did Ghana gain independence?
ANSWER: 6 March 1957
Which year was Ghana flag designed and who designed it?
- ANSWER: The flag of Ghana was designed and adopted in 1957 and was flown until 1962, and then reinstated in 1966.
- The Ghana flag was designed by Miss Theodosia Okoh
Ghana Prisons Service Literacy Questions & Answers
Read the passage below, and answer question
Websites provide detailed, specific information on a wide variety of topics. Websites may offer objective information, or they may present a person’s opinion about a topic. Because web pages come 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
A. Caution on the use of electronic text
B. Present sources of information
C. Condemn the web information
D. Commend electronic texts
2. Which of the following sentences has the correct noun, pronoun and verb
combination?
A. That bag is her’s but she has allowed the friend to take it
B. That bag is hers’ but she have allowed the friend to take it
C. That bag is hers but she have allowed the friend to take it
D. That bag is hers but she has allowed the friend to take it
3. Which one of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives?
A. I bought a pair of new, nice red rain shirts
B. I bought a pair of nice, new red rain shirts
C. I bought a pair of red, nice new rain shirts
D. I bought a pair of new, red nice rain shirts