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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: Guokao Xingce Exam

Not fixed in the public outline

Total multiple-choice questions on official Guokao Xingce paper

National Civil Service Administration Exam Blueprint

120 Mins

Total allocated exam duration (strictly timed, no extra bubbling time)

National Civil Service Examination Guide

100 Pts

Maximum possible score for the Xingce examination paper

National Civil Service Administration

5 Modules

Standard blueprint domains tested across all exam tiers

National Civil Service Examination Syllabus

Annual

Exam frequency, conducted nationwide in late November / early December

CPTA Examination Schedule

~50 RMB

Standard examination registration fee per paper in most provinces

Provincial Personnel Examination Centers

< 55 Sec

Average target pacing per question to complete paper and bubble answer sheet

OpenExamPrep Exam Strategy Guidelines

Guokao Xingce is a 120-minute, 100-point objective paper covering six official areas in 2026. The official outline does not publish a fixed item count or section allocation; this bank uses 100 study questions across all six areas.

Sample Guokao Xingce Practice Questions

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1Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Supervision Law, what is the constitutional status of the National Supervisory Commission (国家监察委员会)?
A.It is the highest supervisory organ, established by the National People's Congress and responsible to it and its Standing Committee
B.It is an internal anti-corruption department subordinate to the State Council
C.It is a specialized judicial tribunal operating within the Supreme People's Court
D.It is a consultative body affiliated with the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Explanation: Under Article 123–126 of the PRC Constitution and the PRC Supervision Law, the National Supervisory Commission is the highest state supervisory organ. It is created by the National People's Congress (NPC), is responsible to the NPC and its Standing Committee, and exercises supervisory power independently in accordance with the law, without interference from administrative organs, social organizations, or individuals.
2Under the PRC Civil Code (民法典), what is the legal classification for a minor who has reached the age of 8 but has not yet reached the age of 18?
A.A person with limited capacity for civil conduct (限制民事行为能力人)
B.A person with full capacity for civil conduct (完全民事行为能力人)
C.A person without capacity for civil conduct (无民事行为能力人)
D.A person with quasi-civil legal personality (准民事行为主体)
Explanation: Under Article 19 of the PRC Civil Code, a minor who has reached the age of 8 is a person with limited capacity for civil conduct (限制民事行为能力人) and must be represented by their statutory agent or obtain their consent/acknowledgment to perform civil legal acts, except for acts purely beneficial to the minor or appropriate for their age and intellectual maturity.
3Under the revised PRC Administrative Penalty Law (行政处罚法), within how many days must a party request a hearing (听证) after being notified by the administrative organ of the right to a hearing?
A.Within 5 days
B.Within 3 days
C.Within 10 days
D.Within 15 days
Explanation: Under Article 64 of the revised PRC Administrative Penalty Law, where an administrative organ intends to impose heavy penalties such as large fines, revocation of licenses, or orders to suspend production/business, it must notify the party of the right to a hearing. The party must request a hearing within 5 days from the date of receipt of the notification.
4In administrative litigation in China under the PRC Administrative Litigation Law (行政诉讼法), which party bears the primary statutory burden of proof (举证责任) regarding the legality of the challenged administrative act?
A.The defendant administrative organ
B.The plaintiff citizen or legal entity
C.The People's Procuratorate overseeing the litigation
D.The presiding judge of the People's Court
Explanation: Under Article 34 of the PRC Administrative Litigation Law, the defendant administrative organ bears the statutory burden of proof. It must provide the factual evidence and normative legal basis on which the specific administrative act was made; failure to provide evidence without justified cause leads to the presumption that the administrative act lacks factual basis.
5Under the PRC Civil Service Law (公务员法), which of the following post relationships is strictly prohibited under the Post Avoidance (任职回避) rule for civil servants with immediate spousal or lineal blood relationships?
A.Directly subordinate to each other under the same administrative leader in the same organ, or in a superior-subordinate supervisory relationship
B.Working in different functional departments of the same provincial government without supervisory overlap
C.Serving as civil servants in two separate municipal bureaus within the same province
D.Working in different state-owned enterprises supervised by the same SASAC branch
Explanation: Under Article 74 of the PRC Civil Service Law, civil servants with husband-wife, direct lineal blood, collateral blood within three generations, or close marital relations must not hold posts where one is directly subordinate to the other, where both report directly to the same leader in the same office, or where one holds posts in personnel, discipline inspection, auditing, or finance in the other's organ.
6Under the PRC Criminal Law, what constitutes Legitimate Defense (正当防卫) against ongoing unlawful violent assaults?
A.An action taken to stop an ongoing unlawful infringement against state, public, or personal rights that does not clearly exceed the limits of necessity
B.An action taken to retaliate against an assailant after the unlawful infringement has completely terminated
C.An action causing deliberate bodily injury to an innocent third party in order to avoid personal property damage
D.An offensive pre-emptive strike against a person who is suspected of planning a future property theft
Explanation: Under Article 20 of the PRC Criminal Law, legitimate defense requires an ongoing, actual unlawful infringement against state, public, or personal rights. Defense actions that halt the infringement and do not clearly exceed necessary limits bear no criminal responsibility. Special legitimate defense (无限防卫权) applies against ongoing violent crimes such as murder, robbery, rape, or kidnapping.
7Under the PRC Labor Contract Law (劳动合同法), what is the maximum allowable probationary period (试用期) for a fixed-term labor contract with a duration of three years or more?
A.Six months
B.One month
C.Two months
D.Three months
Explanation: Under Article 19 of the PRC Labor Contract Law, for labor contracts with a term of three years or more or open-ended contracts, the probationary period shall not exceed six months. For terms between one and three years, probation cannot exceed two months; for terms between three months and one year, probation cannot exceed one month.
8In contemporary Chinese political and governance theory, what are the five components of the 'Five-Sphere Integrated Plan' (五位一体总体布局)?
A.Economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological civilization progress
B.Agricultural, industrial, scientific, military, and diplomatic modernization
C.Urban, rural, regional, maritime, and cyberspace governance
D.Legal, administrative, fiscal, technological, and environmental development
Explanation: The 'Five-Sphere Integrated Plan' (五位一体) adopted at the 18th CPC National Congress encompasses economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological civilization construction (经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设). Together with the 'Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy' (四个全面), it forms the core blueprint for building a modern socialist country.
9Which of the following best defines the core essence and primary driver of 'New Quality Productive Forces' (新质生产力)?
A.Innovation-led productivity characterized by high technology, high efficiency, and high quality, breaking away from traditional economic growth models
B.Expansion of heavy industrial capacity through increased consumption of fossil energy and raw materials
C.Extensive capital investment relying primarily on land urbanization and real estate development
D.Lowering environmental standards to maximize short-term manufacturing output
Explanation: New Quality Productive Forces (新质生产力) are driven by revolutionary technological breakthroughs, innovative allocation of production factors, and deep industrial transformation. Characterized by high tech, high efficiency, and high quality, their hallmark is innovation and their essence is advanced productivity aligned with the New Development Philosophy.
10What are China's national strategic target years for achieving Carbon Peaking (碳达峰) and Carbon Neutrality (碳中和), respectively?
A.Peaking by 2030 and Neutrality by 2060
B.Peaking by 2025 and Neutrality by 2050
C.Peaking by 2035 and Neutrality by 2070
D.Peaking by 2028 and Neutrality by 2045
Explanation: China has committed to the 'Dual Carbon' (双碳) national climate strategy: striving to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 (碳达峰) and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 (碳中和), representing a key component of green high-quality development.

About the Guokao Xingce Exam

The China National Civil Service Examination Administrative Aptitude Test (行政职业能力测验 / 国考行测) is the 120-minute objective public-subject paper for central civil-service recruitment. The 2026 outline lists Political Theory, General Knowledge, Verbal Comprehension and Expression, Quantitative Relations, Judgment and Reasoning, and Data Analysis. This page provides a 100-question English-language MCQ study adaptation with Chinese official terms preserved; it is not an official translation or exact item-count simulation.

Assessment

Six official content areas: Political Theory (政治理论), General Knowledge (常识判断), Verbal Comprehension and Expression (言语理解与表达), Quantitative Relations (数量关系), Judgment and Reasoning (判断推理), and Data Analysis (资料分析). The official outline does not publish section counts.

Time Limit

120 minutes (2.0 hours, strictly timed)

Passing Score

Qualifying cutoff threshold (笔试合格分数线) established annually by the National Civil Service Administration; score out of 100 points

Exam Fee

Set by the applicant's examination jurisdiction (National Civil Service Administration (中共中央组织部 / 国家公务员局) & CPTA)

Guokao Xingce Exam Content Outline

17% of this study bank

General Knowledge & Law (常识判断)

Law, science, history, culture, geography, and public-policy knowledge. This percentage describes this study bank, not an official allocation.

3% of this study bank

Political Theory (政治理论)

An introductory three-question cluster reflecting the separately named political-theory area in the official 2026 outline.

30%

Verbal Comprehension & Expression (言语理解与表达)

Logical fill-in-the-blank (选词填空: idioms, nuances, emotional coloring, semantic collocation), fragment reading and main idea extraction (片段阅读: 主旨概括, 意图判断), textual details verification (细节判断), sentence ordering (语句排序), and paragraph completion & concluding sentence inference (语句衔接与结语推断)

10%

Quantitative Relations & Mathematics (数量关系)

Mathematical word problems, work-rate and efficiency modeling (工程问题), speed, circular track and relative motion (行程问题), price elasticity, cost, profit, and discount optimization (经济利润问题), solution concentration and mixtures (溶液浓度), permutations, combinations, and classic probability (排列组合与概率), and geometric optimization and extreme value problems (最值问题)

25%

Judgment & Reasoning (判断推理)

Graphic spatial reasoning (图形推理: symmetry, element count, strokes, rotation, position, cube nets/folding), definition judgment (定义判断: administrative, legal, psychological, management concepts), analogy reasoning (类比推理: semantic, coordinate, inclusive, functional, causal relationships), and formal logical deduction (逻辑判断: weakening, strengthening, underlying assumptions, categorical syllogisms, propositional logic)

15%

Data & Statistical Analysis (资料分析)

Data extraction, calculation, and multi-indicator synthesis from official macroeconomic tables, charts, and textual bulletins: base-period values ($A / (1+r)$), absolute growth amounts ($A \cdot r / (1+r)$), two-period proportion comparison ($a > b$), average value growth rates ($(a-b)/(1+b)$), compound and inter-annual growth rates ($r = r_1 + r_2 + r_1 r_2$), and fast estimation methods (reciprocal fraction replacement, difference rule)

How to Pass the Guokao Xingce Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Qualifying cutoff threshold (笔试合格分数线) established annually by the National Civil Service Administration; score out of 100 points
  • Assessment: Six official content areas: Political Theory (政治理论), General Knowledge (常识判断), Verbal Comprehension and Expression (言语理解与表达), Quantitative Relations (数量关系), Judgment and Reasoning (判断推理), and Data Analysis (资料分析). The official outline does not publish section counts.
  • Time limit: 120 minutes (2.0 hours, strictly timed)
  • Exam fee: Set by the applicant's examination jurisdiction

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

Guokao Xingce Study Tips from Top Performers

1Master Data Analysis shortcut formulas: Memorize the reciprocal fraction table ($1/6 \approx 16.7\%$, $1/7 \approx 14.3\%$, $1/8 = 12.5\%$, $1/9 \approx 11.1\%$, $1/11 \approx 9.1\%$, $1/12 \approx 8.33\%$, $1/13 \approx 7.69\%$, $1/14 \approx 7.14\%$, $1/15 \approx 6.67\%$, $1/16 = 6.25\%$, $1/17 \approx 5.88\%$) to instantly compute growth amounts $\Delta = A \cdot \frac{1}{n+1}$ (for positive growth rate $r = +1/n$) and $\Delta = A \cdot \frac{1}{n-1}$ (for negative growth rate $r = -1/n$).
2Understand two-period proportion dynamics (两期比重): If the growth rate of the part ($a$) is greater than the growth rate of the whole ($b$), the proportion of the part within the whole increases compared to the base period ($a > b \implies \text{proportion increases}$); the change in proportion is $\frac{A}{B} \cdot \frac{a - b}{1 + a}$.
3Apply the 3-step Verbal Comprehension elimination: Identify indicator words (conjunctions like 'However', 'Therefore', 'Essential'), determine the author's affirmative stance versus neutral reporting, and eliminate options that are overgeneralized, overly absolute, or irrelevant to the core subject term (主体词).
4Structure Logic & Reasoning into formal and informal categories: For propositional logic, master Contrapositive Equivalence ($P \to Q \iff \neg Q \to \neg P$) and De Morgan's Laws; for weakening/strengthening, prioritize direct causality elimination or establishing alternative causal pathways.
5In Quantitative Relations, use the Assumed Value Method (赋值法) and Ratio Method: For work-rate problems without explicit workloads, assign the total work as the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of given completion times; for economic problems, assume baseline cost = 100 or quantity = 10.
6Adopt strict section timeboxing during mock exams: Allocate 10 minutes to General Knowledge, 35 minutes to Verbal Comprehension, 35 minutes to Judgment & Reasoning, 25 minutes to Data Analysis, and the remaining 15 minutes to Quantitative Relations and bubbling the OMR sheet.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the China Guokao Administrative Aptitude Test (行测)?

Guokao Xingce (行政职业能力测验) is the standardized written objective test administered annually by the National Civil Service Administration for recruiting civil servants into China's central government ministries, commissions, and direct affiliates. It measures fundamental cognitive, analytical, quantitative, verbal, and logical competencies essential for public administration.

What is the structure and time limit of the Xingce exam?

The official 2026 outline specifies a 120-minute objective paper but does not publish a fixed item count. Candidates should follow the current admission-ticket instructions for answer-sheet requirements.

What are the 5 core modules tested in Xingce?

The six official 2026 areas are Political Theory (政治理论), General Knowledge (常识判断), Verbal Comprehension and Expression (言语理解与表达), Quantitative Relations (数量关系), Judgment and Reasoning (判断推理), and Data Analysis (资料分析).

How is the written test scored and how does it combine with Shenlun (申论)?

Xingce and Shenlun are each scored on a 100-point scale. For most administrative positions, the written test score is calculated as a 50%-50% composite (or combined with a professional subject test where applicable), which determines whether a candidate reaches the interview shortlist threshold (进面分数线).

What is the best pacing strategy for the 120-minute Xingce paper?

Use timed practice to develop a personal section order, reserve answer-sheet time, and defer unusually costly items. The official outline does not publish section counts, so fixed timing based on an assumed item total is not official.