North Macedonia Administrative Servant Exam (Испит за административен службеник)

According to Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia, what is the fundamental constitutional character of the state?

• AA sovereign, independent, democratic, and social state
• BA federal parliamentary republic with devolved regional entities
• CA confederation of autonomous municipal districts and communes
• DA decentralized unitary state with asymmetrical regional parliaments

What is the constitutional composition and mandate duration of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia (Собрание на РСМ)?

• AIt consists of 120 to 140 Members of Parliament elected for a four-year term
• BIt consists of 100 Members of Parliament elected for a five-year term
• CIt consists of 150 Members of Parliament elected for a three-year term
• DIt consists of 120 Members of Parliament and a Senate of 30 regional delegates

Under Amendment X to the Constitution of North Macedonia, which voting mechanism is required for laws that directly affect culture, language use, education, personal documentation, and the use of symbols?

• AA majority of the MPs present, which must include a majority of MPs representing communit…
• BA strict two-thirds majority of all elected MPs regardless of community representation
• CA three-fifths majority of all elected MPs followed by a mandatory national consultative…
• DA simple plurality of all voting MPs present, certified by the Constitutional Court

What is the constitutional rule under Article 75 when the President of the Republic of North Macedonia exercises a suspensive veto by deciding not to sign a decree promulgating an adopted law?

• AThe Assembly reconsiders the law, and if readopted by a majority of the total number of M…
• BThe law is permanently voided and cannot be introduced again in the same calendar year
• CThe President must refer the law directly to the Venice Commission for a binding ruling w…
• DThe law automatically takes effect 60 days after parliamentary adoption without president…

Which of the following constitutional requirements must a candidate fulfill to be elected President of the Republic of North Macedonia under Article 80?

• ABe a citizen of the Republic, be at least 40 years of age on election day, and have resid…
• BBe a citizen of the Republic, be at least 35 years of age on election day, and have resid…
• CBe a native-born citizen, be at least 45 years of age, and hold no prior parliamentary or…
• DBe a citizen of the Republic, be at least 30 years of age, and hold a master's degree in…

Which organ exercises executive power in the Republic of North Macedonia under Article 88 of the Constitution?

• AThe Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (Влада на РСМ)
• BThe President of the Republic of North Macedonia acting independently
• CThe Judicial Council in coordination with the State Administrative Inspectorate
• DThe Assembly Committee on Political System and Inter-Community Relations

What is the constitutional threshold to submit a motion of no confidence in the Government under Article 92 of the Constitution, and what restriction applies if it fails?

• AAt least 20 MPs may submit a motion; if no confidence is not voted, a new motion cannot b…
• BAt least 10 MPs may submit a motion; if rejected, no new motion can be submitted during t…
• CAt least 30 MPs may submit a motion; if rejected, the Prime Minister may dissolve the Ass…
• DAt least 40 MPs may submit a motion; if rejected, the initiating MPs forfeit their commit…

What is the composition and term of office of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia (Уставен суд на РСМ) under Article 108 and 109?

• A9 judges elected by the Assembly for a mandate of 9 years without the right to re-election
• B11 judges elected by the President for a mandate of 7 years with one re-election permitted
• C7 judges appointed jointly by the Judicial Council and Supreme Court for life tenure
• D9 judges elected by general public referendum for a mandate of 5 years with unlimited re-…

Which of the following matters falls within the constitutional jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of North Macedonia under Article 110?

• ADeciding on the conformity of laws with the Constitution and resolving conflicts of compe…
• BConducting criminal trials of government ministers for common misdemeanors and traffic of…
• CDrafting and submitting administrative procedure bills to the parliamentary legislative c…
• DAdministering public sector recruitment competitions and conducting civil service examina…

What is the primary constitutional role and mandate length of the Public Defender (Народен правобранител / Ombudsman) under Article 77 of the Constitution?

• AProtects the constitutional and legal rights of citizens when violated by state administr…
• BRepresents the state as prosecutor in felony criminal trials and is elected for a four-ye…
• CSupervises the military intelligence agency and is appointed by the Prime Minister for a…
• DAdjudicates disputes between municipal councils and mayors and is appointed for life by t…

What is the constitutional role and composition of the Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia (Судски совет на РСМ) under Article 104 and 105?

• AAn autonomous and independent body of 15 members that ensures and guarantees the independ…
• BA government advisory committee of 7 ministers that drafts judicial salary scales and cou…
• CAn appellate court panel of 9 senior judges that reviews civil judgments rendered by the…
• DA parliamentary oversight board of 12 MPs that conducts disciplinary hearings against pub…

Under Article 106 of the Constitution, what is the constitutional status of the Public Prosecutor's Office (Јавно обвинителство), and how is the Public Prosecutor of the Republic appointed?

• AIt is a single, autonomous state body; the Public Prosecutor of RNM is appointed by the A…
• BIt is a subordinate directorate within the Ministry of Justice; the Public Prosecutor is…
• CIt is a branch of the Judicial Council; the Public Prosecutor is elected by popular ballo…
• DIt is an executive police agency; the Public Prosecutor is designated by the President of…

What is the core principle of constitutional supremacy established by Article 51 of the Constitution of North Macedonia?

• ALaws must conform with the Constitution, and all other regulations must conform with the…
• BInternational treaties take precedence over the Constitution in all domestic administrati…
• CGovernment decrees possess equal legal rank to the Constitution and may override parliame…
• DMunicipal statutes are supreme within their territorial boundaries and cannot be invalida…

Under Articles 124 and 125 of the Constitution, what is the procedure for declaring a state of emergency (вонредна состојба)?

• AThe Assembly declares it by a two-thirds majority of all MPs for up to 30 days; if the As…
• BThe Prime Minister declares it by executive decree for an indefinite period subject only…
• CThe Minister of Defense declares it automatically upon notice of major natural disasters
• DThe Constitutional Court declares it upon the recommendation of the Security Council by u…

What is the legal status and limitation of Government decrees with the force of law (уредби со законска сила) adopted during a state of war or emergency under Article 126?

• AThey may regulate matters within the Assembly's competence, and the authorization to issu…
• BThey become permanent statutory legislation automatically without requiring subsequent pa…
• CThey can suspend all fundamental constitutional human rights including the right to life…
• DThey must be countersigned by the President of the Constitutional Court prior to publicat…

Under Amendment V to the Constitution and the Law on the Use of Languages, what is the constitutional status of official languages in the Republic of North Macedonia?

• AThe Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet is the official language throughout the…
• BMacedonian is the sole official language nationwide, with no other language possessing of…
• CMacedonian and English are co-equal official languages in all central government ministri…
• DEvery municipality may choose its own sole official language and completely exclude the M…

Under Articles 26 and 17 of the Constitution, on what legal basis may the inviolability of the home and secrecy of correspondence and communications be restricted?

• AOnly on the basis of a court decision under statutory conditions and procedures
• BBy an administrative order issued by any municipal mayor during a property tax investigat…
• CBy oral instruction of an authorized police officer conducting a routine vehicle inspecti…
• DBy decision of the head of an administrative body during an internal disciplinary procedu…

What is the constitutional procedure to initiate and adopt an amendment to the Constitution of North Macedonia under Article 131?

• AA proposal may be submitted by the President, Government, at least 30 MPs, or 150,000 cit…
• BA proposal can only be submitted by the Constitutional Court; adoption requires a simple…
• CA proposal requires 50,000 citizens; adoption is carried out exclusively through an oblig…
• DA proposal is submitted by the Judicial Council and approved by unanimous consent of all…

What right does Article 24 of the Constitution guarantee to every citizen regarding petitions and complaints to public authorities?

• AThe right to submit petitions and complaints to state bodies and other public bodies and…
• BThe right to demand immediate monetary compensation if an administrative service takes lo…
• CThe right to veto any local zoning plan by lodging an informal telephone complaint with t…
• DThe right to appoint a private arbitrator to resolve any administrative licensing dispute…

Under Article 86 of the Constitution, what is the role and chairmanship of the Security Council of the Republic of North Macedonia (Совет за безбедност)?

• AIt is an advisory body on state security and defense headed by the President of the Repub…
• BIt is an executive court that prosecutes high treason and is headed by the Minister of In…
• CIt is a standing parliamentary committee consisting of the leaders of all registered poli…
• DIt is an independent regulatory agency managing police promotions and civil defense procu…

What are the basic territorial units of local self-government in the Republic of North Macedonia under the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AMunicipalities (Општини) and the City of Skopje (Град Скопје) as a special unit of local…
• BCantons, provinces, and federal administrative okrugs
• CPrefectures, departments, and regional commune associations
• DEight autonomous regional assemblies with legislative powers

What are the two mandatory statutory organs of a municipality in North Macedonia, and what is their term of office?

• AThe Municipal Council (Совет) as representative body and the Mayor (Градоначалник) as exe…
• BThe Municipal Prefect and the Board of Aldermen, appointed by the Government for a three-…
• CThe Administrative Board and the District Magistrate, elected by municipal employees for…
• DThe Municipal Assembly and the City Director, appointed by the Minister of Local Self-Gov…

What majority is required for the Municipal Council to adopt the Statute of the Municipality (Статут на општината) under the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AA majority of the total number of Council members
• BA two-thirds majority of the total number of Council members
• CA majority only of the members present, even if that is not a majority of the full Council
• DUnanimous consent of all Council members plus approval by the responsible ministry

How does the Mayor exercise a suspensive veto over a regulation adopted by the Municipal Council under Article 51 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AThe Mayor stops publication by decision within 7 days of adoption; the Council reconsider…
• BThe Mayor permanently nullifies the regulation and dissolves the Council if the regulatio…
• CThe Mayor files an immediate appeal with the Supreme Court, which suspends the regulation…
• DThe Mayor refers the regulation to the State Audit Office for mandatory pre-clearance wit…

Under Article 54 of the Law on Local Self-Government, on which of the following grounds does the mandate of a Mayor terminate by force of law (по сила на закон)?

• AFinal conviction for a criminal offense to unconditional imprisonment of more than six mo…
• BFailure to attend two consecutive regular sessions of the Municipal Council without prior…
• CReaching the age of 60 years while holding municipal executive office
• DLoss of political party membership in the party that nominated the mayoral candidacy

Which of the following competencies is an original (autonomous) competence of municipalities in North Macedonia under Article 22 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AUrban and spatial planning, local communal services, local roads, primary education, and…
• BNational defense strategy, state border control, and customs administration
• CMonetary policy, currency issuance, and central banking supervision
• DProsecution of organized crime and management of national penitentiary facilities

What constitutional and statutory requirement applies when the central state administration delegates competencies to a municipality under Article 23 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AThe state must provide the necessary financial and material resources corresponding to th…
• BThe municipality must finance the delegated state competence exclusively through local pr…
• CThe municipality acquires permanent legislative authority over the delegated field and ca…
• DThe delegation is valid only if approved by a two-thirds majority of all municipal voters…

What is the unique constitutional and administrative status of the City of Skopje (Град Скопје) under the Law on the City of Skopje?

• AA separate unit of local self-government with its own Council and Mayor, performing city-…
• BA direct federal district administered by an appointed governor without a local council
• CA standard single municipality identical in powers and territory to rural municipalities
• DA judicial territory administered directly by the President of the Supreme Court

In which municipalities must a Committee for Inter-Community Relations (Комисија за односи меѓу заедниците) be established under Article 55 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AIn municipalities where at least 20% of the residents belong to a specific non-majority e…
• BIn all 80 municipalities regardless of their demographic composition
• COnly in the City of Skopje and nowhere else in the Republic
• DOnly in border municipalities adjacent to neighboring sovereign states

Under the Law on Financing of Local Self-Government Units, what constitutes the own-source revenue (сопствени приходи) of a municipality?

• ALocal taxes (property tax, inheritance/gift tax, property transfer tax), local communal f…
• BCustoms tariffs and import value-added tax collected at national borders
• CCorporate profit tax collected from multinational corporations operating in free trade zo…
• DNational defense levies and state highway toll revenues

What is the procedure when a competent ministry or state organ establishes that a municipal regulation is not in accordance with the Constitution or law under Article 71 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AThe ministry stops the execution of the regulation by decision and within 30 days must in…
• BThe minister immediately dissolves the Municipal Council and dismisses the Mayor from off…
• CThe ministry amends the municipal regulation directly and enacts a replacement decree wit…
• DThe ministry imposes an immediate 50% budget freeze on all local schools and hospitals

Which of the following forms of direct citizen participation in local decision-making is recognized by the Law on Local Self-Government?

• ACitizens' initiative (граѓанска иницијатива), gatherings of citizens (собири на граѓани),…
• BMandatory workplace voting sessions organized by municipal labor syndicates
• CWeekly public lotteries selecting random citizens to vote on municipal zoning permits
• DBinding social media surveys conducted by municipal public relations departments

Who has the statutory competence to manage the municipal administration (раководи со општинската администрација) under the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AThe Mayor (Градоначалник)
• BThe Secretary of the Municipality acting in place of the Mayor for every statutory compet…
• CThe President of the Municipal Council
• DThe Municipal Council collectively

Under what statutory condition may the Government of North Macedonia dissolve a Municipal Council under Article 75 of the Law on Local Self-Government?

• AIf it does not meet for more than six months, or fails to adopt the budget and annual bud…
• BIf the Council passes a resolution criticizing foreign embassies located in Skopje
• CIf the Mayor belongs to a different political party than the parliamentary coalition majo…
• DIf municipal property tax collection falls below 90% in a single quarter

How do two or more municipalities establish inter-municipal cooperation (меѓуопштинска соработка) for the joint performance of specific municipal competences under the Law on Inter-Municipal Cooperation?

• ABy concluding an agreement on inter-municipal cooperation approved by the Councils of eac…
• BBy executive order of the Minister of Finance without council involvement
• CBy an automatic merger of the municipalities into a single municipality after one year
• DBy submitting a joint petition to the Constitutional Court for judicial authorization

What is the primary scope of application of the Law on General Administrative Procedure (ЗОУП) in North Macedonia?

• AIt governs the procedures in which state administration bodies, municipalities, and other…
• BIt regulates labor disputes between private commercial enterprises and their trade unions
• CIt governs criminal investigations and evidentiary standards in the Basic Criminal Court
• DIt establishes corporate registration rules for publicly traded joint-stock companies

What does the principle of proportionality (начело на пропорционалност) require of a public authority in an administrative procedure under Article 6 of ZOUP?

• AAdministrative measures that restrict party rights must be suitable, necessary, and propo…
• BAdministrative fees must always equal exactly one percent of the applicant's gross annual…
• CThe number of administrative servants in a department must exactly match the demographic…
• DDecisions must be issued in exactly the same number of pages as the initial application

Can subject-matter jurisdiction (стварна надлежност) be altered by mutual agreement of the parties in an administrative procedure under ZOUP?

• ANo; subject-matter jurisdiction is strictly prescribed by statute and public organs must…
• BYes; parties may agree in writing to transfer any administrative licensing matter to a mu…
• CYes; if both the applicant and the public authority sign an arbitration waiver before a n…
• DYes; provided the applicant pays a double administrative fee to the state treasury

Which organ resolves a conflict of jurisdiction (судир на надлежности) between two ministries of the Government of North Macedonia under administrative procedure law?

• AThe Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (Влада на РСМ)
• BThe Supreme Court of North Macedonia
• CThe State Commission for Deciding in Administrative Procedure (DKOUPPROVS)
• DThe Ombudsman of the Republic of North Macedonia

When is an administrative procedure considered initiated when launched upon application of a party (по барање на странка) under Article 46 of ZOUP?

• AOn the day when the administrative body receives the party's application (барање)
• BOn the day when the official person signs the final decision on the merits
• COn the day when the party pays the applicable municipal communal fee
• DOnly after the application is published on the electronic bulletin board for 14 days

Which of the following is a mandatory ground for recusal (изуземање) of an official person from conducting an administrative procedure under Article 38 of ZOUP?

• AThe official person is a spouse, relative by blood in the direct line, or collateral rela…
• BThe official person graduated from the same university faculty as the applicant's attorney
• CThe official person resides in the same municipality where the applicant owns commercial…
• DThe official person previously served as an administrative clerk in an unrelated state ag…

What is procedural capacity (процесна способност) in administrative procedure under ZOUP?

• AThe capacity of a party to independently perform procedural actions in the administrative…
• BThe physical storage capacity of an administrative body's document archive room
• CThe maximum number of cases an official person is allowed to resolve per working month
• DThe electrical server bandwidth required to host the electronic recruitment portal

What are the legal requirements regarding a power of attorney (полномошно) for representation in administrative procedure under ZOUP?

• AIt may be granted in writing or dictated into the official record (на записник); it autho…
• BIt must always be signed before two notary publics and stamped by the Ministry of Foreign…
• CIt can only be granted to licensed advocates who are registered with the State Administra…
• DIt expires automatically after 30 days regardless of whether the procedure has concluded

How are procedural deadlines (сметање на рокови) calculated under Article 52 of ZOUP when a deadline is set in days and the final day falls on a Sunday or state holiday?

• AThe day of delivery/event is not counted (dies a quo); if the final day falls on a Sunday…
• BThe day of delivery is counted as day one; if the final day falls on a holiday, the deadl…
• CDeadlines include only Mondays and Wednesdays; all other calendar days are excluded from…
• DSundays and holidays automatically add an additional 15 calendar days to every statutory…

What are the statutory deadlines to file a proposal for returning to prior status (враќање во поранешна состојба) under Article 49 of ZOUP?

• AWithin 8 days after the cause of the omission ceased—or after the party later learned of…
• BWithin 3 days of the missed deadline (subjective), and at most within 30 days (objective)
• CWithin 6 months from the date of the missed deadline regardless of when the obstacle ceas…
• DWithin 30 days from the missed deadline, provided an administrative fine of 500 euros is…

When personal delivery (лична достава) of an administrative act is mandatory under ZOUP and the party cannot be found at their address, what must the deliverer do?

• ALeave a written notice specifying where and when the document may be collected; if not co…
• BImmediately destroy the document and close the administrative case file without further a…
• CHand the administrative decision to any passing neighbor on the street without obtaining…
• DPublish the applicant's confidential tax details in a daily newspaper within 24 hours

Which list gives the required elements of a written administrative act under Article 88 of ZOUP?

• AIntroduction, dispositive, statement of reasons, legal-remedy instruction, authorized off…
• BPreamble, Fiscal audit certificate, Commercial register excerpt, and Bank guarantee
• CHeading, Judicial sentence, Criminal penalty calculation, and Bail conditions
• DTitle, Press release summary, Public relations statement, and Ministerial endorsement