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1Which civil-service principle requires an official to act on a legal basis, within statutory powers, and through the prescribed procedure?

A.Political impartiality

B.Legality

C.Transparency

D.Professional competence

Explanation: Legality governs the legal basis, limits, and manner of official action. A useful administrative result does not excuse acting outside those limits.

2A civil servant processes otherwise comparable applications faster for supporters of their preferred political party. Which principle is most directly breached?

A.Continuity of institutional work

B.Preservation of official records

C.Political impartiality

D.Professional development

Explanation: Political impartiality requires official decisions and actions to remain free from political preferences. Favoring a party's supporters in service delivery breaches that obligation.

3Under the general education requirements in the Law of Ukraine 'On Civil Service', which degree levels are specified for Category В positions?

A.Master's degree only

B.Doctoral degree only

C.Complete secondary education without a higher-education degree

D.Bachelor's or junior bachelor's degree

Explanation: The law specifies bachelor's or junior bachelor's degree levels for Category В positions. Categories А and Б have a master's-level general requirement; vacancy-specific requirements must also be checked.

4A supervisor confirms in writing an instruction that the subordinate recognizes as manifestly criminal. Which assessment of the subordinate's duty is correct?

A.The subordinate must not execute it; written confirmation does not remove liability for executing a manifestly criminal order

B.Written confirmation transfers all liability to the supervisor

C.Execution becomes lawful if another colleague witnesses the instruction

D.The subordinate must execute it and may challenge it only afterward

Explanation: The Constitution excludes any obligation to execute manifestly criminal orders and provides liability for their issuance and execution. Written confirmation cannot turn such an order into a lawful instruction.

5Which list contains the disciplinary penalties specified in the Law of Ukraine 'On Civil Service'?

A.Reprimand, salary fine, rank reduction, dismissal

B.Remark, reprimand, warning of incomplete official suitability, dismissal

C.Reprimand, severe reprimand, demotion, dismissal

D.Reprimand, suspension of promotion, salary fine, dismissal

Explanation: The statutory list consists of a remark, reprimand, warning of incomplete official suitability, and dismissal. A salary fine or withholding the next rank is not an additional penalty in that list.

6A civil servant receives a negative result in the statutory performance evaluation. Which statement reflects the current Law 'On Civil Service'?

A.Dismissal requires two consecutive negative annual results

B.The result automatically reduces the servant's rank

C.A negative evaluation is a statutory ground for dismissal, and the evaluation conclusion may be challenged

D.A negative evaluation affects bonuses only

Explanation: The current law provides dismissal following a negative performance evaluation and allows the conclusion to be challenged. It does not require a second consecutive negative result.

7Before a disciplinary decision, an official asks to read their case and submit evidence. The supervisor refuses, citing management discretion. Which response is legally sound?

A.Access is available only after dismissal

B.Access depends entirely on the supervisor's consent

C.The official may inspect only the proposed penalty

D.The official has a statutory right to inspect case materials and submit comments and additional materials

Explanation: The law gives a civil servant access to disciplinary case materials before a penalty decision. Comments, explanations, and additional evidence may be submitted for inclusion in the case.

8A person appointed to civil service for the first time refuses to take the Civil Servant's Oath. What follows?

A.The person is treated as not having entered civil service and the appointment act is cancelled

B.The person begins service but cannot receive a rank

C.The person begins service on a longer probation

D.Signing the job description replaces the oath

Explanation: Taking the oath is a statutory condition of first entry into civil service. Refusal means the person has not entered service and the appointing authority cancels the appointment act.

9Who is the bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power under the Constitution of Ukraine?

A.The President

B.The people

C.The Cabinet of Ministers

D.The Verkhovna Rada independently of the people

Explanation: The Constitution identifies the people as the bearer of sovereignty and the sole source of power. They exercise power directly and through state and local self-government bodies.

10Which division of state power is established by the Constitution of Ukraine?

A.Central, regional, and local

B.Presidential, ministerial, and municipal

C.Legislative, executive, and judicial

D.Civil, criminal, and administrative

Explanation: State power is divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Territorial levels and areas of law are different classifications.

About the Ukraine Civil Service Legislation Test Exam

Free independent practice by OpenExamPrep for Ukraine's civil-service legislation knowledge test. Ordinary competitions remain suspended under wartime appointment arrangements. This English-language MCQ study adaptation covers the published statutory subject areas; it is not an official translation, simulation of the Ukrainian testing environment, or substitute for oral, written, language, or professional assessment.

Exam sponsor: Recruiting state bodies and competition commissions under the NADS framework. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

The normal competition framework includes legislation testing and interviews, with category- and vacancy-specific abstract reasoning, foreign-language, situational or professional assessments where prescribed. The local bank studies statutory knowledge; it does not replace those assessments or the separate state-language certification process.

Time Limit

Up to 40 minutes for the normal legislation component; other stages have separate arrangements

Passing Score

Normal legislation component: А 28/40; Б 26/40; В 24/40. Passing does not guarantee appointment.

Exam / Certification Fees

No examination fee specified in the reviewed NADS guidance; confirm with the recruiting body

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Official sources

State-language law — public-authority working language · Source checked 2026-10-23Read with the official Ukrainian legislation-question materials to verify the knowledge component's language; foreign-language skill assessment is a separate component.
NADS competition legislation and current published question-list reference · Source checked 2026-10-23Links the published question list in Order 19-22 and the statutory competition framework; question-list publication does not mean current open competitions.
NADS current wartime recruitment notice · Source checked 2026-10-23October 2026 notice uses resume selection and interview under temporary appointment arrangements.
Cabinet Resolution 246 — normal competition procedure · Source checked 2026-10-23Normal legislation component and category-dependent competition stages; do not treat normal rules as a current booking announcement.
Law of Ukraine 'On Civil Service' · Source checked 2026-10-23Current statutory entry, duty, performance-evaluation and disciplinary rules.
Constitution of Ukraine · Source checked 2026-10-23Constitutional institutions and limits on public authority.
Law 'On the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine' · Source checked 2026-10-23Government functions and acts.
Law 'On Central Bodies of Executive Power' · Source checked 2026-10-23Central executive institutions and their legal powers.
NAZK current gift restrictions · Source checked 2026-10-23Current hospitality ceilings are two subsistence minimums per gift and four annually from one donor or group, subject to prohibitions and exceptions.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

20% of this practice bank

Civil service law

8 questions on principles, eligibility, duties, evaluation, and discipline.

20% of this practice bank

Constitution

8 questions on constitutional authority, institutions, and review.

20% of this practice bank

Prevention of corruption

8 questions on conflicts, gifts, outside work, and whistleblowers.

20% of this practice bank

Cabinet of Ministers

8 questions on government institutions, acts, and accountability.

20% of this practice bank

Central executive bodies

8 questions on ministries, services, agencies, inspectorates, and their powers. These are editorial practice shares, not official exam weights.

Preparing for the Ukraine Civil Service Legislation Test Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Normal legislation component: А 28/40; Б 26/40; В 24/40. Passing does not guarantee appointment.
Assessment: The normal competition framework includes legislation testing and interviews, with category- and vacancy-specific abstract reasoning, foreign-language, situational or professional assessments where prescribed. The local bank studies statutory knowledge; it does not replace those assessments or the separate state-language certification process.
Time limit: Up to 40 minutes for the normal legislation component; other stages have separate arrangements
Exam / certification fees: No examination fee specified in the reviewed NADS guidance; confirm with the recruiting body Official sources

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Ukraine Civil Service Legislation Test: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use the current Ukrainian texts of the five named laws alongside this English study aid.

2Distinguish political offices from career civil-service posts and Categories А, Б, and В.

3Check current disciplinary and conflict-of-interest rules rather than older summaries.

4For an actual application, read the current vacancy notice and wartime appointment requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are ordinary NADS competitions running in 2026?

NADS continues to describe preparation for restoring competitions, while its October 2026 recruitment notice uses wartime temporary appointment arrangements. Do not interpret the published normal procedure or question pool as an announcement that ordinary competition testing has resumed.

What does the normal legislation test contain?

The normal component contains 40 four-option questions with up to 40 minutes. Minimum correct-answer counts differ by category: А 28, Б 26, and В 24. Other stages and vacancy-specific requirements remain separate.

What is the official language?

The published NADS legislation materials are in Ukrainian. This bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or simulation of the exam's language environment.

Does this bank cover every selection component?

It covers statutory knowledge from the five published legislative areas. Reasoning, foreign-language, situational or professional tasks, interviews, and state-language certification require separate preparation where applicable.

Are the practice percentages official weights?

No. Official subject areas were verified, but fixed official percentage weights were not. The five equal practice sections are an editorial study allocation.

What is the examination fee?

The reviewed NADS competition guidance does not publish a separate examination fee. Confirm any current appointment or future competition arrangements with the recruiting state body.