Sample Questions for PTD Exam
By SKORCAREER • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: Career •
Following are some examples of the questions asked during an exam interview for the Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik (PTD) post. The exam will be the first round of assessment for the candidates, where short listed candidates are asked to come to a designated location to sit down for the test and assessment. Successful candidates in the exam will be called up again for another round of face to face interview.
Question 1
According to law, theft or burglary is an offense. One day Abu went to a shop, slipped a bar of chocolate into his pocket, went home and ate the chocolate. The next day, feeling guilty, Abu went to see the shop’s owner, Ah Kau to confess his wrong doing. He apologized and offered to pay the money for the chocolate. Ah Kau decided not to accept his apology and made a police report instead. According to the stipulated law, Abu was:
a. Not guilty because he was willing to pay for the chocolate
b. Guilty because Ah Kau did not accept his apology
c. Guilty for taking the chocolate without paying, i.e. stealing
d. Not guilty because he has made confession of stealing
e. Not guilty because he has asked for apology
Question 2
Look at the following table of income bracket and the prevailing tax rate:
| Income (in RM) | Income tax rate |
| 0-4999 | 6% for the first RM2500 |
| 9% for the next remaining | |
| 5000-7499 | RM375 for the first RM5000 |
| 12% for the next remaining | |
| 7500-9,999 | RM675 for the first RM7500 |
| 15% for the next remaining | |
| 10,000-14,999 | RM1050 for the first RM10,000 |
| 20% for the next remaining | |
| 15,000-19,999 | RM2050 for the first RM15,000 |
| 25% for the next remaining | |
| 20,000-24,999 | RM3350 for the first RM20,000 |
| 30% for the next remaining | |
| 25,000-34,999 | RM4,800 for the first RM25,000 |
| 35% for the next remaining | |
| 35,000-49,999 | RM8300 for the first RM35,000 |
| 40% for the next remaining | |
| 50,000-74,999 | RM14,300 for the first RM50,000 |
| 45% for the next remaining | |
| 75,000-99,999 | RM22,500 for the first RM75,000 |
| 50% for the next remaining |
Now, based on the tax rate, calculate:
2.1. Total tax for income of RM8500
a. RM815
b. RM825
c. RM820
d. RM1050
2.2. Your taxable income for this year is RM20,000 and next year you’ll be getting an income of RM23,000. How much more you will need to be paying your tax next year?
a. RM200
b. RM300
c. RM900
d. RM1500
e. RM2400
2.3. If your tax is RM240, what is your taxable income?
a. RM3000
b. RM5000
c. RM3500
d. RM4500
e. RRM4750
Question 3
3.1. What is the Kuala Lumpur Declaration (Deklarasi Kuala Lumpur) 1971 is about?
a. The formation of ASEAN
b. Formation of a zone of peace, freedom and neutrality in South East Asian
c. Formation of a common ASEAN market
d. Philippines decision to back their claiming of Sabah and Sarawak
e. Formation of a military alliance between countries in the ASEAN
3.2. When the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is to appoint a Prime Minister (Perdana Menteri), he needs to choose an Ahli Dewan Rakyat which gets the majority of support, as well as
a. a Muslim
b. a former member of Cabinet
c. a Malay
d. a lawful Malaysia citizen
Question 4
Whose statement(s), from the following, is (are) the most accurate and can be considered a fact?
Lawyer: “The defendant is not guilty because he was not at the scene when the crime happened.”
Nurse: “You eat these pills 3 times per day, and you will recover very, very soon.”
Professor: “Looking at the present economy climate, the country’s rate of the inflation will go down in a few years time.”
Job seeker: “I have applied to 5 companies, but all informed me that they have no job vacancies.”
a. Lawyer
b. Nurse
c. Professor of economic
d. Job seeker
e. Lawyer and nurse
Source: SPA website. Note: Answers to the sample questions (together with explanation) are to be provided soon (Update: Answers for the questions samples are available here).
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