NYC FREE NYC Civil Service Information Ordering and Rules Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

A supervisor assigns tasks by this priority rule: safety tasks first, then deadline-driven tasks, then routine tasks; within each category, most complex tasks are assigned first.
Task A is routine and complex, Task B is safety-related and simple, Task C is deadline-driven and complex, Task D is safety-related and complex.
What is the correct assignment order?

Accepted Answer

D, B, C, A

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A, C, B, D

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B, D, C, A

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C, A, D, B

Question 2

City filing rules state that names beginning with 'Mc' are alphabetized as if spelled 'Mac.' Which list is in the correct alphabetical order?

Accepted Answer

MacAllister, McBride, MacDonald, McFarland

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MacAllister, MacDonald, McBride, McFarland

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McBride, MacDonald, McFarland, MacAllister

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MacDonald, MacAllister, McFarland, McBride

Question 3

When a city employee receives a formal grievance, procedure requires: (1) acknowledge receipt in writing, (2) investigate the claim, (3) consult with HR, (4) issue a written response, (5) file a copy with department records. Steps 1 and 2 are complete. What is the NEXT required step?

Accepted Answer

Consult with HR (step 3)

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Issue written response (step 4)

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File with department records (step 5)

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Re-acknowledge receipt (step 1)

Question 4

A records clerk numbers new case files using this rule: two-digit year, then three-digit sequential number, then one-letter department code. The year is 2026, this is the 47th case, from Department B. What is the correct file number?

Accepted Answer

26-047-B

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B-047-26

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047-26-B

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26-B-047

Question 5

City rules require permit applications to be reviewed in order received, EXCEPT that applications marked 'emergency' jump to the front of the queue. The queue in order received is: Application 1 (routine), 2 (emergency), 3 (routine), 4 (emergency), 5 (routine). What is the correct processing order?

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2, 4, 1, 3, 5

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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2, 4, 3, 1, 5

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4, 2, 1, 3, 5

Question 6

City rules require documents to be retained based on type: contracts (10 years), financial audits (7 years), meeting minutes (5 years), general correspondence (3 years). An office is scheduling destruction of outdated records. Which document type reaches its destruction date FIRST?

Accepted Answer

General correspondence (3 years)

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Meeting minutes (5 years)

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Financial audits (7 years)

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Contracts (10 years)