Civil Service Exam (Professional) Analytical Ability Reviewer 2026

Answer: D. Mary is pretty.

The premise states all beauty queens are pretty, brainy, or both. Since Mary is a beauty queen but not brainy, she must satisfy the requirement through the other option: being pretty. Therefore, Mary is pretty.

Answer: A. True

Using logical deduction: if all boys are girls (premise 1) and only girls are gays (premise 2), then by transitive reasoning, all boys must be gays. Since boys belong to the set of girls, and all girls are gays, boys are necessarily included in the set of gays.

Answer: C. Farah, Sarah, Larah, Marah

Without additional context provided in the question, this appears to be an incomplete problem. Typically, ordering questions require explicit criteria such as alphabetical order, age progression, or other specified parameters. Option C (Farah, Sarah, Larah, Marah) would be correct if the names are ordered alphabetically by their first letter: F, S, L, M.

Answer: D. Thirteen

Without access to the source material about Edick, I cannot provide an accurate explanation. This question requires specific information from a text, case study, or passage that should have been provided as context.

Answer: C. 46

Without the context of who 'they' refers to or what sentences are being discussed, this question cannot be properly evaluated. However, if this refers to a specific scenario presented earlier (such as criminal sentences, literary characters, or historical figures), you would add each individual sentence length together to reach the total of 46 years.

Answer: A. Mabborang-De Raya-Narvaza-Abbang

PO1 Mabborang is immediately to PO1 De Raya's left, placing Mabborang first. PO1 De Raya is immediately to the left of PO1 Narvaza, placing Narvaza third. Cadet Abbang is to the right of PO1 De Raya, meaning Abbang must be fourth. Therefore, the order from left to right is: Mabborang-De Raya-Narvaza-Abbang.

Answer: C. obvious

This is an analogy question where boastful and arrogant are synonyms (both describe excessive pride or self-importance). Similarly, overt and obvious are synonyms, as both mean clearly visible or easily perceived. The relationship tested is synonym pairs.

Answer: C. firm

This is an analogy question where pliant (flexible, bendable) is to flexible as rigid (stiff, inflexible) is to firm. Pliant and flexible are synonyms describing something that bends easily, just as rigid and firm are synonyms describing something that doesn't bend or is hard. The other options have no semantic relationship to rigid.

Answer: C. bottom

This is an analogy question testing opposite relationships. A prodigy is the opposite of an amateur (expert vs. beginner), and a summit is the opposite of a bottom (highest point vs. lowest point). The relationship structure is the same in both pairs.

Answer: D. stupid

This is an analogy question testing synonym relationships. Obscene means offensive or vulgar, and coarse means rough or vulgar—they are synonyms. Similarly, obtuse means dull-witted or not sharp intellectually, and stupid means lacking intelligence—they are also synonyms. The answer is D.

Answer: C. alike

This is an analogy question where miserly means cheap, so homogeneous must mean alike. Homogeneous means composed of similar or identical parts, making alike the correct answer that completes the proportional relationship.

Answer: A. teacher

A marshal is a law enforcement officer who supervises prisoners, just as a principal is an administrator who supervises students. The analogy shows a supervisor-to-subordinate relationship in both pairs.