Civil Service Exam

Question 1

A federal employee is offered a gift basket from a contractor their agency oversees. The basket contains items valued at a total of $35. According to the general rule on gifts from outside sources, what should the employee do?

Accept the basket, as the total value is less than the $50 annual limit from a single source. Decline the gift because it exceeds the $20 per-occasion limit. Accept the gift but report it to their supervisor immediately. Decline the gift but suggest the contractor donate it to a charity.

Correct Answer:

Decline the gift because it exceeds the $20 per-occasion limit.

Question 2

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a violation of the principle that 'Public service is a public trust'?

An employee uses their government-issued laptop to complete a required training course at home after work hours. A manager provides a detailed and honest performance review for a subordinate they personally dislike. An inspector accepts a free lunch from a company they are currently auditing, believing it will not influence their findings. A federal scientist publishes their research findings in a peer-reviewed journal in accordance with agency policy.

Correct Answer:

An inspector accepts a free lunch from a company they are currently auditing, believing it will not influence their findings.

Question 3

A senior federal employee leaves their government position to work for a private company. They are immediately assigned to represent the company in a contract negotiation with their former agency. The employee had personally and substantially participated in the early stages of this same contract matter while employed by the government. Which post-employment restriction is most directly violated?

The one-year 'cooling-off' period for senior employees. The two-year restriction on matters under their 'official responsibility'. The lifetime ban on matters in which they participated 'personally and substantially'. The prohibition on aiding foreign entities.

Correct Answer:

The lifetime ban on matters in which they participated 'personally and substantially'.

Question 4

An employee at a federal agency learns nonpublic information that a specific alternative energy technology, currently being developed by several private companies, will soon receive a major, unexpected government grant. Before this information is announced, the employee buys stock in one of the leading companies in that sector. This action primarily violates the ethical principle regarding:

Putting forth an honest effort in the performance of duties. Protecting and conserving Federal property. Avoiding actions that create an appearance of violating the law. Not using nonpublic Government information to further any private interest.

Correct Answer:

Not using nonpublic Government information to further any private interest.

Question 5

Which of the following actions is an appropriate use of government property or an employee's official position?

Using an agency's official letterhead to write a letter of recommendation for a former subordinate seeking a new federal government job. Briefly using a government computer to check personal social media during a lunch break. Asking a subordinate to pick up their personal dry cleaning during the workday since the shop is near the office. Endorsing a commercial product in a testimonial video while wearing their official agency uniform.

Correct Answer:

Using an agency's official letterhead to write a letter of recommendation for a former subordinate seeking a new federal government job.

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