Civil Service Numerical Test case studies
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The Civil Service Numerical Test is the numerical-reasoning stage of civil-service recruitment: a timed, multiple-choice assessment of how quickly and accurately you can extract numbers from tables, charts and short written scenarios and turn them into a decision. It is used for administrative, statistical, finance and policy-support posts where the role calls for routine numerical judgement. The Civil Service Numerical Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,361 words.
1Training Budget: Which Pending Requests Fit Under the Cap
A district training office holds an approved annual budget of £248,000. At the end of month 9, £186,400 has been committed.
467 words, about 2 min2Four Offices: Is the Region Really Getting Faster?
Four processing offices report the following for the month just ended, with the previous month for comparison. Office Cases cleared (this month) Average days (this month) Cases cleared (last month) Average days (last month) --- --- --- --- --- North 1,240 4.2 1,100 4.4 South 860 6.5 900 6.2 East 2,050 3.8 1,700 4.0 West 640 5.1 700 4.9 The regional director wants a one-line summary: are we getting faster?
492 words, about 2 min3Digitisation Deadline: Overtime or Rent Another Scanner
A records team must digitise 250,000 pages within 20 working days. Two scanners are available: Scanner A runs at 1,000 pages per hour and Scanner B at 750 pages per hour, each needing one operator.
463 words, about 2 min4Two-Borough Settlement: Does the Protection Clause Bind?
A regional fund of £4.20 million is split between two boroughs by a fixed formula: 60% weight on population share and 40% on deprivation share. Borough X has 182,000 residents and a deprivation score of 34; Borough Y has 118,000 residents and a score of 61.
486 words, about 2 min5Bid by Noon: Estimating a Three-Year Price Without a Spreadsheet
At 11:05 a council bid team learns that a three-year fixed-price contract must be submitted by noon; the finance spreadsheet is unusable and figures must be estimated by hand. Known inputs: 48 staff at an average £34,500 salary, with 23% employer on-costs; IT support at £12,400 a month; premises at £38,000 a quarter.
453 words, about 2 min