Instead of a test (actually, the Confucian Chinese actually had something like this; (examinations for civil servants) there are other alternatives.
We used to give positions of power to people of the right families, the nobility. That worked for centuries, and in spite of the obvious losers, it also gave us some pretty remarkable leaders.
In one of the Star Trek alternate universes, command rank was achieved by alliances of convenience and assassination. This is a pretty common method in business and management, although the violence has been toned down.
Other options include allowing those of ranking positions to appoint their subordinates, and ultimately their successors.
We could go with simple seniority.
Or we could just put the leadership jobs up for sale. That's pretty much the way we do it now.
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