30+ Sample TWK Questions for the 2026 Official Schools SKD and Answer Keys

Sat, 29 Aug 2026, 18:53 WIB | Source: DETIK_JOGJA | Social Policy

Applicants who pass the administrative selection for the 2026 Official Schools will proceed to the Basic Competency Selection (SKD) test. The 110 questions must be completed as well as possible in order to advance to the next stage.

Based on the Decree of the Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Number 406 of 2026 concerning the Passing Grade for the Basic Competency Selection for the 2026 Official Schools Student Admission, the SKD consists of three types of questions: the National Insight Test (TWK), the General Intelligence Test (TIU), and the Personal Characteristics Test (TKP).

Specifically for the TWK, the sub-materials include nationalism, integrity, state defence, state pillars, and the national language. The total number of TWK questions is 30 items, with a weight of 5 for correct answers and 0 for incorrect or unanswered questions.

In order to achieve maximum results, readers need to practise working on the questions. The following is a collection of sample TWK questions for the 2026 Official Schools SKD and their answer keys.

Sample TWK Questions for the Official Schools SKD

Compiled from the book Sicepat Siasat Cerdas dan Tepat Taklukkan Soal Seleksi Kompetensi Dasar (SKD) Sekolah Kedinasan dan CPNS by Risky Wulandari and Robiatul Adawiyah, the book Modul SPCP IPDN 2023-2024 by Tim Garuda Eduka & Tim Mitrasiswa, and Modul SPTB Poltek SSN 2023-2024 by Tim Garuda Eduka & Tim Mitrasiswa, the following are 30+ sample TWK questions for the Official Schools SKD and their answer keys.

Today Henri, Laila, and their other friends went to an exhibition. The exhibition they attended was a batik exhibition organised by their university friend, Haikal. At the exhibition, there were many stalls displaying batik works by students from the campus, and a stall was opened for practising batik directly, with the batik results able to be taken home.

One application of nationalism that is appropriate to the story is…

A. Appreciating the services of heroes

B. Haikal, Henri, and Laila are attending a batik exhibition and learning about Indonesian culture, namely batik

C. Haikal is looking after an exhibition stall at his campus

D. Henri and Laila are buying batik at the exhibition stalls

E. Appreciating history and culture

A museum is a place for storing, caring for, and safeguarding relics from the past, so that these objects are not damaged and are not claimed or taken by irresponsible people. With the existence of museums, the application of nationalism can be exemplified by…

A. A place for storing Indonesian culture

B. Learning about Indonesian culture and history

C. Safeguarding and preserving historical relics found in the surrounding environment

D. Being proud to be an Indonesian citizen

E. Loving the homeland

During the New Order era, President Soeharto carried out a fusion of political parties. The following were election contestants during the New Order era…

A. PPP, PKB, Golongan Karya

B. PPP, PDI Perjuangan, Golongan Karya

C. PPP, PDI, Golongan Karya

D. PDI, Demokrat, Gerindra

E. PBB, PDI, PAN

The background to President Soekarno issuing the decree on 5 July 1959 was…

A. To improve political stability

B. The 1945 Constitution was felt to be more in line with the personality of the Indonesian nation

C. The failure of the Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution to replace the 1950 Provisional Constitution

D. The many deviations from the 1950 Provisional Constitution

E. The rapid change of cabinets from time to time

One threat to the unitary state is the existence of certain groups that wish to separate themselves from the Indonesian state. If such a threat exists, the attitude that should be shown is…

A. Seeking the root causes of the emergence of separatist groups

B. Increasing empathy towards separatists

C. Garnering support to fight militarily

D. Maintaining public security and order

E. Tolerating the existence of separatist groups

The prominent philosopher, Herb Shepherd, referred to self-integrity as a unity encompassing four values, namely…

A. Honest, true, firm, and consistent

B. Unity, equality, justice, and democracy

C. Intelligence, mentality, spirituality, and emotion

D. Soul, body, inner, and outer

E. Physical, mental, social, and spiritual

Gratification can be considered a bribe when…

A. It has a large value

B. It is beyond the reasonableness of a gift

C. It is related to one’s position and contrary to one’s obligations or duties

D. It is given by someone who has an interest

E. There is a certain motive behind the gift given

A tax officer visits your office to inspect the company’s tax payment reports. Your superior asks you to accompany the officer during the inspection process and to give him an envelope containing money. What will you do?

A. Do it as long as the superior is responsible

B. Refuse the request

C. Do it for fear of being dismissed

D. Look for a reason not to do it

E. Accept the request with a note that the money given is only for transport reimbursement

Indonesia’s system of government is presidential. In making international treaties, the president needs approval from…

A. The Judicial Commission

B. The Supreme Court

C. The Constitutional Court

D. The Regional Representative Council

E. The House of Representatives

A constitution is the basic law, whether written or unwritten. Written basic law is usually called…

A. UUD

B. Government regulation

C. Law

D. Presidential decree

E. Decree

Unwritten law that arises and is maintained in state practice is called…

A. Customary law

B. Convention

C. Norms of politeness

D. Constitution

E. Regulation

The spirit of nationalism is very important for a country because it has the aim of…

A. Encouraging the emergence of modernisation

B. Eliminating differences of opinion

C. Increasing enthusiasm for learning the latest technology

D. Eliminating extremism from citizens

E. Eliminating individualistic equality

Pancasila Sanctity Day is commemorated on…

A. 1 June

B. 22 June

C. 30 September

D. 1 October

E. 5 October

The Youth Pledge was a turning point for Indonesian youth to unite in order to realise an independent Indonesia. The figure who read the Youth Pledge was…

A. Amir Syariffudin

B. Moh Yamin

C. Soegondo Djojopoespito

D. Djoko Marsaid

E. Rohjani

The state being regarded as the source of sovereignty is one of the characteristics of the theory of…

A. Divine sovereignty

B. Royal sovereignty

C. Legal sovereignty

D. Popular sovereignty

E. State sovereignty

The following are organisations established during the Indonesian National Movement period, except…

A. Budi Utomo

B. Sarekat Islam

C. Indische Partij

D. Perhimpunan Indonesia

E. PPKI

The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, which was born on 17 August 1945, was not yet perfect as a state when viewed from the perspective of…

A. Political science

B. Social science

C. Cultural science

D. Constitutional law

E. International law

The sentence form that uses the correct standard word from the following sentences is…

A. Laura signed the cooperation agreement document on a stamp duty

B. Mrs Miska uses the problem solving method when teaching class 9A

C. During the school holidays, Irma and her family visited the Kartini Museum in Jepara

D. 21 November is Indra’s birthday

E. Endri was given advice by his form teacher because of the mistake he had made

The correct use of effective sentences in the following sentences is…

A. He is doing his assignment and he is listening to music

B. Mrs Meli is buying a very large amount of fruit

C. Therefore, all students are expected to gather in the field

D. Juan is wearing shoes on the terrace of the house

E. Haikal is on the terrace and Haikal is wearing shoes

The correct use of effective sentences in the following sentences is…

A. Dina is sweeping and Dina is throwing away rubbish

B. Father is reading the newspaper in the living room

C. Friends are playing together

D. Buying three pairs of new clothes

E. The dragon fruit juice has been drunk by him

The ASEAN Games is a multi-sport event held every four years, and has been held 17 times. In the Games, many athletes from ASEAN countries take part, including athletes from Indonesia. The form of state defence by Indonesian athletes according to the illustration is…

A. State defence according to one’s profession

B. State defence by guarding the country’s borders and security

C. State defence by serving the country

D. State defence by safeguarding the country’s good name

E. State defence to maintain unity and integrity

Indonesia is a diverse country, such as the religious diversity regulated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, which states that “The State guarantees the freedom of every resident to embrace their own religion and to worship according to their religion and belief.” In Rico’s family, all family members believe in God and have a religion adhered to in accordance with religious freedom in Indonesia, while Rico chooses not to adhere to any religion (atheist). Based on this description, Rico’s attitude regarding not choosing a religion is a violation of the… principle.

A. Second

B. Fourth

C. Third

D. First

E. Fifth

Mr Chandra has many assets, including a house, car, land, and so on. As a good and law-abiding citizen, Mr Chandra always pays taxes on time. What Mr Chandra does is a form of state defence, namely…

A. Love of the homeland

B. Willingness to sacrifice

C. Awareness of nation and state

D. State defence according to one’s profession

E. Practising the values of Pancasila

Original, eternal, single, and unlimited are the characteristics of sovereignty according to…

A. Augustine

B. Jean Bodin

C. Thomas Aquinas

D. Niccolo Machiavelli

E. Thomas Hobbes

Pancasila does not recognise fascism, because fascism is based on…

A. Concentration on a few people

B. Modern materialism and individualism

C. Prioritising radical individualism

D. Imposing liberal practices

E. Concentration of power in one person

Indonesia’s defence system is universal, meaning…

A. Involving communities throughout the world

B. Considering natural and environmental conditions

C. Implementation based on international principles

D. Involving all the people and all components of the nation

E. Using weaponry sourced from various countries

When you are asked to be a resource person by a government agency, you receive an honorarium and are asked to sign a blank receipt. What should you do…

A. Accept the honorarium and ask to sign the receipt according to the amount received

B. Accept the honorarium and sign the blank receipt to respect the committee

C. Refuse the honorarium because of concerns about corruption

D. Accept the honorarium with anxiety

E. Accept the honorarium without signing the receipt

The struggle of the Indonesian nation against colonialism before and after 1928 had differences. The difference is…

A. Before 1928 using weapons, after 1928 using diplomacy

B. Before 1928 being regional in nature, after 1928 being national in nature

C. Before 1928 there were no educated figures, after 1928 there were educated figures

D. Before 1928 fighting the Dutch, after 1928 fighting the Japanese

E. Before 1928 through organisations, after the youth period through political parties

The place where the proclamation text was read was…

A. Ikada Field

B. Jalan Pegangsaan Timur No 56

C. The State Palace

D. Jalan Imam Bonjol No 1

E. Admiral Maeda’s house

The constitutional basis of Indonesia’s foreign policy is the 1945 Constitution. This basis is very important for the implementation of Indonesia’s foreign policy in supporting the achievement of the nation’s national goals. This is not stated in…

A. The First Paragraph of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution

B. The Second Paragraph of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution

C. The Fourth Paragraph of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution

D. Article 11 of the 1945 Constitution

E. Article 13 of the 1945 Constitution

In early 1954, the Prime Minister of Ceylon, Sir John Kotelawala, invited the prime ministers of Burma (U Nu), India (Jawaharlal Nehru), Indonesia (Ali Sastroamidjojo), and Pakistan (Mohammed Ali) with the intention of holding an informal meeting in his country. The meeting later became known as…

A. The Kaduwela Conference

B. The Maharagama Conference

C. The Colombo Conference

D. The Kesbewa Conference

E. The Moratuwa Conference

In Indonesia, the president holds a dual function, namely as head of state and head of government. According to the 1945 Constitution, the president is assisted by…

A. Ministers

B. Party leaders

C. The vice president

D. An advisory council

E. The cabinet secretary

Answer Keys for the 2026 Official Schools SKD TWK Sample Questions

After working on the sample questions above, match them with the answers below.

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