NYC - Civil Service Exam Civil Service Information Ordering and Rules 1

Question 1

A file room clerk must arrange five permit folders in ascending numerical order by permit number: Permit 4782, Permit 1034, Permit 3156, Permit 1340, Permit 2891. What is the correct order?

Accepted Answer

1034, 1340, 2891, 3156, 4782

Answer

1034, 1340, 3156, 2891, 4782

Answer

1340, 1034, 2891, 3156, 4782

Answer

1034, 2891, 1340, 3156, 4782

Question 2

A city agency's permit approval process has five mandatory steps: (1) application received, (2) eligibility check, (3) document verification, (4) supervisor sign-off, (5) permit issued. An employee completed steps 1 and 2 but then discovered that step 2 was performed incorrectly. According to the rules, what must happen next?

Accepted Answer

Redo step 2 correctly before moving on to step 3

Answer

Proceed to step 3 and note the error in the file

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Skip to step 4 so the supervisor can correct the eligibility check

Answer

Issue the permit and retroactively correct the eligibility check

Question 3

Agency processing rules state: Standard requests are handled in the order received; Expedited requests move ahead of all Standard requests and are processed among themselves in order received; Emergency requests move ahead of all other requests and are processed among themselves in order received. Five requests arrive: Request 1 (Standard, 8:00 AM), Request 2 (Expedited, 8:20 AM), Request 3 (Standard, 8:45 AM), Request 4 (Emergency, 9:10 AM), Request 5 (Expedited, 9:25 AM). What is the correct processing order?

Accepted Answer

4, 2, 5, 1, 3

Answer

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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4, 5, 2, 1, 3

Answer

2, 4, 5, 1, 3

Question 4

Which of the following lists of employee last names is arranged in correct alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

Delgado, DeMarco, Dennis, DeSouza

Answer

Delgado, Dennis, DeMarco, DeSouza

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Dennis, Delgado, DeMarco, DeSouza

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DeMarco, Delgado, Dennis, DeSouza

Question 5

A records manager must file five case folders from newest to oldest: Folder A (March 8, 2025), Folder B (November 22, 2024), Folder C (March 2, 2025), Folder D (December 5, 2024), Folder E (March 8, 2024). What is the correct order?

Accepted Answer

A, C, D, B, E

Answer

C, A, D, B, E

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A, C, B, D, E

Answer

A, C, D, E, B

Question 6

City regulations route building permit applications by project cost: under $25,000 go to Unit A; $25,000–$99,999 go to Unit B; $100,000 or more go to Unit C. However, any application involving a city-designated landmark building must be forwarded to the Landmarks Preservation Unit (LPU) regardless of project cost. An application arrives for a $40,000 renovation of a city-designated landmark. Where should it be sent?

Accepted Answer

The Landmarks Preservation Unit (LPU)

Answer

Unit A, because renovation projects are considered low-priority

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Unit B, because the cost falls between $25,000 and $99,999

Answer

Both Unit B and the Landmarks Preservation Unit (LPU)