GHANA PRISONS SERVICE APTITUDE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1

Here is the Ghana Prisons Service Aptitude Test Exams Questions & Answers for Ghana Prisons Service recruits.

These test question and answers are under the control of the Ministry of interior. The upcoming Ghana Prisons Service officers take the exams at designated Ghana Prisons Service Processing Stations, and schools across the country.

The study guidelines as well as the Aptitude Test Exams Questions & Answers will help you pass this stage of the recruitment process. There are also study resources in this article that will help you to practice for the test.

About Ghana Prisons Service Aptitude Test
The Ghana Prisons Service are under the Ministry of interior with the president as commander-in-chief.

Ghana Prisons Service recruitment require a good score in the aptitude test. Preparing for the aptitude test will increase your chances of success to the next stage of the recruitment process.

You might have gone through a the body screening stage to qualify for this stage.

To qualify out of this stage, you must provide correct answers for the test of the. You need to be equipped with good knowledge of the test you might face.

Ghana Prisons Service Aptitude Test Scope & Curriculum Arears
The format of the Ghana Prisons Service aptitude test requires that you sit write the Ghana Prisons Service aptitude test on a computer and at your nearest Ghana Prisons Service Careers Centre.

Subjects mostly tested are:

General knowledge about the Ghana Prisons Service
Numeracy knowledge & Arithmetic reasoning
Literacy knowledge
General Science

Prisons Service General knowledge Questions & Answers
Q. What is the organization of the Prisons Service
Answer: The Prisons Service is composed of the Prisons Service general recruits and Prisons Service officers

Q. When was the Ghana Prisons Service established
Answer: It was established in 1860 by the Colonial Government’s Prisons Ordinance and was promulgated in 1876 which gave birth to the Prisons Department in the Gold Coast.

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Q. What is the Prisons Service Service command structure
Answer: The Ghana Prisons Service command structure extends from the minister of interior in the government to commanders in the field.

Q. What is the rank structure of the Prisons Service
ANSWER:
Officer Ranks
Officer Cadet
Assistant Supt. of Prisons
Deputy Supt. of Prisons
Superintendent of Prisons
Chief Superintendent of Prisons
Assistant Director of Prisons
Deputy Director of Prisons
Director of Prisons
Deputy Director-General of Prisons
Director-General of Prisons
Junior Officer Ranks
2nd Class Officer
Lance Corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Assistant Chief Office
Chief Office
Senior Cheif Office

Q. What equipment has the Prisons Service
ANSWER: equipment consists of older weapons of British, Brazilian, Swiss, Swedish, Israeli, and Finnish origin. The Ghanaian Prisons Service inventory gave the following equipment : FV-601 Saladin and EE-9 Cascavel reconnaissance vehicles; MOWAG Piranha armored personnel carriers; 81mm and 120mm mortars; 84mm recoilless launchers; and 14.5mm ZPU-4 and 23mm ZU-23-2 air defense guns.

Q. When was the Prisons Service established
ANSWER: The Prisons Service was collectively established in 1860 by the Colonial Government

Q. Who Is The Current Director-General of the Prisons Service
ANSWER: Isaac Kofi Eyir, acts as Director-General of the Prisons Service

Q. What are the objectives of the Prisons Service?
ANSWER: To protect the public by:
Holding prisoners securely
Reducing the risk of prisoners re-offending
Providing safe and well-ordered establishments in which we treat prisoners humanely, decently and lawfully.

Q. What are the Motto Of Ghana Prisons Service
ANSWER: The Prisons Service motto is “ safe custody, humane treatment, reformation, rehabilitation and re-integration of inmates”.

Q. When did Ghana gain independence?
ANSWER: 6 March 1957

Q. Which year was Ghana flag designed and who designed it?
ANSWER: The flag of Ghana was designed and adopted in 1957 and was flown until 1962, and then reinstated in 1966.
The Ghana flag was designed by Miss Theodosia Okoh