AON Deductive Reasoning 4

Question 1

Statement: 'Only experienced candidates are interviewed.' Mark was interviewed. What follows?

Accepted Answer

Mark is experienced

Answer

'Only experienced candidates are interviewed' means being interviewed requires experience, so Mark must be experienced.

Question 2

All widgets in Batch A are defective. Widget #7 is not defective. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

Widget #7 is not in Batch A

Answer

Since all Batch A widgets are defective and #7 is not defective, it cannot be in Batch A.

Question 3

If the server is down, users cannot log in. Users can log in. What follows?

Accepted Answer

The server is definitely up

Answer

By contrapositive, if users can log in, the server is not down — meaning it is up.

Question 4

Some analysts are also programmers. All programmers know Python. Which must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some analysts know Python

Answer

The analysts who are programmers must know Python, making it true that some analysts know Python.

Question 5

No contract employees receive bonuses. Janet received a bonus. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

Janet is not a contract employee

Answer

Since contract employees never receive bonuses and Janet did, she must not be a contract employee.

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