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Civil service examinations are examinations implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service. They are intended as a method to achieve an effective, rational public administration on a merit system for recruiting prospective politicians and public sector employees.
The most ancient example of such exams were the imperial examinations of ancient China.[1][2][3]
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