Cyprus Police & Fire Exam study guide
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The Cyprus Police & Fire Exam is the written competitive selection process used by the Republic of Cyprus for candidates seeking appointment to the Police Force (Αστυνομία Κύπρου) and the Fire Service (Πυροσβεστική Υπηρεσία Κύπρου). It is a public-sector recruitment competition: candidates sit a written examination and, if they progress, move through physical fitness testing, medical and psychological assessment, and an interview. The Cyprus Police & Fire Exam study guide has 7 sections and about 2,981 words.
01Greek Language and Comprehension (Ελληνική Γλώσσα και Κατανόηση Κειμένου)
This domain checks whether you can read a Modern Greek text and answer precisely - main idea, supporting detail, inference, vocabulary in context - and whether you can produce grammatically correct Greek under exam pressure. Expect comprehension passages, sentence-completion items, synonym/antonym tasks and orthography.
406 words, about 2 min02General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Γενικές Γνώσεις και Επικαιρότητα)
Stable, checkable facts about Cyprus and the wider world, plus awareness of recent developments. Questions are usually direct recall; the difficulty is breadth, not trickery.
424 words, about 2 min03Logical Reasoning and Numerical Ability (Λογική Σκέψη και Αριθμητική Ικανότητα)
Series completion, analogies, syllogisms, coding and ordering puzzles, plus arithmetic word problems: percentages, ratios, averages, speed, work rates, profit and loss, and simple table interpretation. Nothing requires advanced mathematics; everything requires disciplined reading.
367 words, about 2 min04Cyprus Constitution, Law and Citizen Rights (Σύνταγμα, Δίκαιο και Δικαιώματα του Πολίτη)
The constitutional settlement of the Republic of Cyprus and the rights a police or fire officer must both respect and protect in daily work. The Constitution entered into force on 16 August 1960, based on the Zurich and London Agreements, with Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom as guarantor powers under the Treaty of Guarantee, plus a Treaty of Alliance.
471 words, about 2 min05Police and Fire Service Organisation and Duties (Οργάνωση και Καθήκοντα Αστυνομίας και Πυροσβεστικής)
Structure, chain of command, legal basis and the division of labour between the two uniformed services - including who owns which task at a shared incident. Under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order and headed by the Chief of Police (Αρχηγός Αστυνομίας).
462 words, about 2 min06Health, Safety and First Aid (Υγεία, Ασφάλεια και Πρώτες Βοήθειες)
The first-aid sequence, CPR and AED use, and the safety discipline expected of a uniformed responder at a fire, a collision or a workplace incident. DR ABC : Danger (scene safe, gloves on, no traffic, no smoke), Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
455 words, about 2 min07Information Technology and Digital Skills (Τεχνολογίες Πληροφορίας και Ψηφιακές Δεξιότητες)
Everyday computer literacy used for reports and records: hardware and software basics, file handling, spreadsheet formulas, email etiquette, cybersecurity hygiene and personal-data protection. Hardware versus software: RAM is volatile working memory, storage (SSD/HDD) is persistent, and the CPU executes instructions.
396 words, about 2 min