CBP / BPA Border Patrol Agent 4

Question 1

What is the standard a Border Patrol Agent generally needs to make a brief investigative stop of a person?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable suspicion of unlawful activity

Answer

An investigative (Terry) stop requires reasonable, articulable suspicion of unlawful activity.

Question 2

What higher standard is generally required to make an arrest?

Accepted Answer

Probable cause

Answer

An arrest requires probable cause to believe a crime has been or is being committed.

Question 3

The artificial language section of the BPA exam best measures which ability?

Accepted Answer

Aptitude to learn a foreign language

Answer

The artificial language test gauges language-learning aptitude, not existing fluency.

Question 4

Which of the following is a primary tool Border Patrol uses to detect movement in remote areas?

Accepted Answer

Ground sensors and surveillance cameras

Answer

Remote ground sensors and camera systems help detect activity in unmanned border areas.

Question 5

Logical reasoning: Every smuggler caught last month used the river crossing. A suspect admits he did NOT use the river crossing. What follows?

Accepted Answer

He is not among the smugglers caught last month

Answer

If all caught smugglers used the river and he didn't, he isn't one of those caught last month.

CBP / BPA Practice Test