Prison Service Aptitude questions and answers samples

Ghana Prison Service recruitment online application process has ended 19th December. The next process is documentation and body screening. The date for such exercise hasn’t been communicated yet. It’s important to note that, there will be an aptitude test for all qualified applicants immediately after the documentation and body screening. Applicant are advised to prepare for such test as this process will determine your progress to next stage which is medical.

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I have taken it as part of informative personnel to design a well crafted sample aptitude test questions for your preparation towards the main exam . Please take your time and read the question below and record each answers. The correct answers are marked with green 💚.

1. What is 30% of 200?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 💚 60

D. 80

2. A warder walks 6 km in 1 hour. How far will he walk in 5 hours?

A. 20 km

B. 25 km

C. 💚 30 km

D. 35 km

3. Simplify: 18 ÷ 3 + 4

A. 6

B. 8

C. 💚 10

D. 12

4. What is the square of 14?

A. 176

B. 186

C. 💚 196

D. 206

5. Convert 0.5 to a fraction.

A. 1/3

B. 💚 1/2

C. 2/3

D. 3/4

6. Find the next number: 3, 6, 12, 24, ___

A. 36

B. 42

C. 💚 48

D. 50

7. What is 2/5 of 150?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 💚 60

D. 70

8. If one meal costs GH₵7, how much will 8 meals cost?

A. GH₵48

B. GH₵52

C. 💚 GH₵56

D. GH₵60

9. What is the LCM of 4 and 10?

A. 10

B. 15

C. 💚 20

D. 40

10. 90 minutes equals

A. 1 hour

B. 💚 1½ hours

C. 2 hours

D. 3 hours

11. What is 8 × 7?

A. 48

B. 54

C. 💚 56

D. 64

12. Find the average of 6, 12, and 18.

A. 10

B. 💚 12

C. 14

D. 16

13. What is the value of 5³?

A. 25

B. 75

C. 💚 125

D. 225

14. Convert 2 km to meters.

A. 200 m

B. 1,000 m

C. 💚 2,000 m

D. 20,000 m

15. What is 15% of 400?

A. 50

B. 💚 60

C. 70

D. 80

16. Solve: 45 − (15 ÷ 3)

A. 30

B. 35

C. 💚 40

D. 45

17. Which number is even?

A. 15

B. 21

C. 💚 24

D. 33

18. If a guard earns GH₵900 monthly, how much does he earn in 6 months?

A. GH₵4,500

B. GH₵5,000

C. 💚 GH₵5,400

D. GH₵6,000

19. What is ¾ of 80?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 💚 60

D. 70

20. Find the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm.

A. 18 cm

B. 20 cm

C. 💚 26 cm

D. 30 cm

21. Convert 25% to a fraction.

A. 1/2

B. 💚 1/4

C. 3/4

D. 4/5

22. What is the next number: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___

A. 20

B. 24

C. 💚 25

D. 30

23. What is 100 ÷ 5 × 2?

A. 10

B. 💚 40

C. 50

D. 100

24. Which is the smallest number?

A. 0.2

B. 1/5

C. 💚 0.15

D. 0.25

25. Convert 3 hours to minutes.

A. 120

B. 150

C. 💚 180

D. 200

26. What is 9²?

A. 18

B. 72

C. 💚 81

D. 99

27. If 12 inmates share 60 loaves equally, how many does each get?

A. 3

B. 💚 5

C. 6

D. 10

28. What is the value of 2⁴?

A. 8

B. 💚 16

C. 32

D. 64

29. Find the missing number: 10, 20, 30, ___

A. 35

B. 💚 40

C. 45

D. 50

30. 1 tonne equals

A. 100 kg

B. 500 kg

C. 💚 1,000 kg

D. 10,000 kg

31. Prison officer is to prison as teacher is to

A. Student

B. School

C. 💚 Classroom

D. Lesson

32. The opposite of “obedient” is

A. Calm

B. Loyal

C. 💚 Disobedient

D. Respectful

33. A person held in prison is called

A. Victim

B. Guard

C. 💚 Inmate

D. Visitor

34. Choose the correct spelling

A. Discpline

B. Disipline

C. 💚 Discipline

D. Disciplin

35. The word “custody” means

A. Freedom

B. 💚 Guarding

C. Escape

D. Release

36. Choose the word closest in meaning to “Punish”

A. Reward

B. 💚 Penalize

C. Ignore

D. Praise

37. The plural of “officer” is

A. Officer

B. 💚 Officers

C. Officess

D. Offisers

38. Choose the odd one out

A. Cell

B. Ward

C. 💚 Market

D. Prison

39. Correct sentence

A. Warders is trained

B. Warder are trained

C. 💚 Warders are trained

D. Warders were train

40. The opposite of “secure” is

A. Guarded

B. Locked

C. 💚 Unsafe

D. Safe

41. A person who breaks the law is a

A. Citizen

B. 💚 Criminal

C. Officer

D. Judge

42. Synonym of “strict”

A. Weak

B. 💚 Firm

C. Slow

D. Soft

43. Which is a noun

A. Guard

B. Guarding

C. Guarded

D. 💚 Guardroom

44. Capital letter is correctly used in

A. ghana prisons service

B. GHANA prisons service

C. 💚 Ghana Prisons Service

D. ghana Prisons service

45. The word “sentence” in law means

A. Grammar

B. Speech

C. 💚 Punishment

D. Letter

46. Prisoners must obey

A. Visitors

B. 💚 Prison rules

C. Friends

D. Media

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47. Choose the correct word

Officers must be ___ at all times.

A. rude

B. careless

C. 💚 disciplined

D. lazy

48. Antonym of “honest”

A. Loyal

B. 💚 Dishonest

C. Calm

D. Patient

49. A place for confinement

A. Hospital

B. School

C. 💚 Prison

D. Market

50. The word “authority” means

A. Fear

B. 💚 Power

C. Weakness

D. Delay

51. Choose the correct punctuation

A. Stop there.

B. 💚 Stop there!

C. Stop there,

D. Stop there?

52. Word closest to “obey”

A. Disagree

B. 💚 Comply

C. Delay

D. Forget

53. Plural of “staff” is

A. Staffs

B. 💚 Staff

C. Staffes

D. Staffing

54. The word “illegal” means

A. Right

B. 💚 Against the law

C. Allowed

D. Normal

55. Choose the correct tense

Yesterday, the inmate ___ questioned.

A. is

B. are

C. 💚 was

D. were

LOGICAL REASONING

56. A, D, G, J, ___

A. K

B. 💚 M

C. N

D. P

57. All warders are officers. Ama is a warder. Ama is an

A. inmate

B. 💚 officer

C. judge

D. visitor

58. Which is different

A. Cell

B. Chain

C. 💚 Freedom

D. Bar

59. If today is Friday, what day will it be in 7 days?

A. Friday

B. Saturday

C. 💚 Friday

D. Sunday

60. Prison is to inmate as school is to

A. Teacher

B. 💚 Student

C. Class

D. Lesson

61. Which number is prime?

A. 9

B. 15

C. 💚 19

D. 21

62. Lock is to key as door is to

A. Handle

B. 💚 Knob

C. Window

D. Wall

63. Which shape has no corners?

A. Square

B. Triangle

C. 💚 Circle

D. Rectangle

64. Which comes first alphabetically?

A. Court

B. Crime

C. 💚 Cell

D. Custody

65. Complete the series: 2, 6, 18, ___

A. 24

B. 30

C. 💚 54

D. 60

66. Which does not belong

A. Guard

B. Officer

C. Warden

D. 💚 Inmate

67. How many months make a year

A. 10

B. 11

C. 💚 12

D. 13

68. Heavier object

A. Feather

B. Paper

C. 💚 Stone

D. Leaf

69. Prison officers work mainly in

A. Markets

B. 💚 Shifts

C. Farms

D. Offices

70. Rearranging “LAW” gives

A. WAL

B. 💚 All

C. LWA

D. AWL

71. Which number is odd

A. 20

B. 28

C. 💚 31

D. 40

72. Day after Sunday

A. Tuesday

B. 💚 Monday

C. Friday

D. Saturday

73. Which is not a security item

A. Baton

B. Handcuffs

C. 💚 Chalk

D. Whistle

74. Prison officers must show

A. Fear

B. 💚 Integrity

C. Laziness

D. Weakness

75. Direction opposite to east

A. North

B. South

C. 💚 West

D. East

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & CIVIC AWARENESS

76. Ghana Prisons Service is under the

A. Defence Ministry

B. 💚 Ministry of Interior

C. Ministry of Justice

D. Ministry of Local Government

77. The main role of the prison service is

A. Punishment only

B. 💚 Custody and rehabilitation

C. Law making

D. Investigation

78. Prison officers wear uniforms mainly for

A. Fashion

B. 💚 Identification

C. Ceremony

D. Comfort

79. Human rights must be

A. Ignored

B. 💚 Respected

C. Abused

D. Denied

80. Rehabilitation means

A. Punishment

B. Isolation

C. 💚 Reform and training

D. Detention

81. Who is the Head of State of Ghana

A. Chief Justice

B. Speaker

C. 💚 President

D. Inspector General

82. The Constitution is the

A. Rule of judges

B. 💚 Supreme law

C. Prison rule

D. Police code

83. Inmates must be treated with

A. Hatred

B. 💚 Fairness

C. Violence

D. Neglect

84. Which is a national symbol

A. Prison gate

B. 💚 Coat of Arms

C. Handcuffs

D. Baton

85. Prison security aims to prevent

A. Feeding

B. 💚 Escape

C. Training

D. Sleeping

86. The national flag of Ghana has

A. Two colors

B. 💚 Three colors and a star

C. Four colors

D. One color

87. Law enforcement agencies work to maintain

A. Fear

B. 💚 Law and order

C. Confusion

D. Delay

88. The emergency number in Ghana includes

A. 111

B. 💚 112

C. 121

D. 911

89. Discipline helps officers to

A. Disobey orders

B. 💚 Work effectively

C. Avoid duty

D. Break rules

90. Prison officers should be

A. Aggressive

B. 💚 Firm and fair

C. Careless

D. Biased

91. Civic responsibility means

A. Ignoring laws

B. 💚 Obeying laws

C. Avoiding duty

D. Complaining

92. Which is a democratic principle

A. Dictatorship

B. 💚 Rule of law

C. Military rule

D. Anarchy

93. Prison training focuses on

A. Sports only

B. 💚 Security and rehabilitation

C. Farming only

D. Music

94. Corruption is

A. Acceptable

B. 💚 Illegal

C. Encouraged

D. Ignored

95. The justice system includes

A. Media

B. 💚 Courts

C. Markets

D. Schools

96. Ghana gained independence in

A. 1950

B. 1955

C. 💚 1957

D. 1960

97. Prison offi

cers must be loyal to

A. Friends

B. 💚 The state

C. Inmates

D. Visitors

98. National service teaches

A. Laziness

B. 💚 Discipline

C. Fear

D. Disobedience

99. Good conduct means

A. Misbehavior

B. 💚 Proper behavior

C. Carelessness

D. Rudeness

100. The prison service motto promotes

A. Violence

B. 💚 Discipline and reform

C. Fear

D. Punishment only