We have a positive test charge and another positive charge.
Since both, the charges are positive they will repel each other.
It means that the direction of the force on the positive test charge will point away from the other positive charge.
If the other charge was negative then the direction would have been towards the other charge since opposite charges attract each other.
The direction of the force on a positive test charge near another positive charge is away from the other charge.
Therefore, we can conclude that the given statement is true.