CJBAT Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Every vehicle involved in the chase was speeding. Vehicle 7 was not speeding. What must be true?
- Vehicle 7 was involved in the chase
- Vehicle 7 was not involved in the chase (Correct answer)
- Vehicle 7 caused the chase
- Vehicle 7 was stopped by police
Correct answer: Vehicle 7 was not involved in the chase
Since every chase vehicle was speeding and Vehicle 7 was not speeding, it could not have been involved in the chase.
Question 2: Look at the analogy: Handcuffs are to arrest as warrant is to ___.
- Evidence
- Search (Correct answer)
- Conviction
- Testimony
Correct answer: Search
Handcuffs are used to physically carry out an arrest; a warrant is used to legally authorize a search.
Question 3: A suspect denies being at the scene but a receipt places him there at the time of the crime. Which statement best describes the logical situation?
- The suspect's denial disproves the receipt
- The receipt is stronger evidence than the denial alone (Correct answer)
- Both pieces of evidence are equally reliable
- The suspect must be charged immediately
Correct answer: The receipt is stronger evidence than the denial alone
Physical documentary evidence such as a timestamped receipt is generally more objective than a self-serving denial.
Question 4: If it rains, the parking lot floods. The parking lot is flooded. Which conclusion is logically valid?
- It definitely rained
- It may or may not have rained (Correct answer)
- It did not rain
- Rain causes all floods
Correct answer: It may or may not have rained
The lot could have flooded for reasons other than rain, so rain cannot be confirmed as the definite cause.
Question 5: Which word does NOT logically belong with the others: Probable, Certain, Likely, Possible?
- Probable
- Certain (Correct answer)
- Likely
- Possible
Correct answer: Certain
'Certain' implies absolute truth, while probable, likely, and possible all express degrees of uncertainty.
Question 6: A number pattern reads: 81, 27, 9, 3, ___. What comes next?
- 0
- 2
- 1 (Correct answer)
- 6
Correct answer: 1
Each number is divided by 3: 81÷3=27, 27÷3=9, 9÷3=3, 3÷3=1.
Question 7: An officer hears argument A: 'Juvenile crime rises whenever school is out.' Argument B: 'Juvenile crime rises in summer because teens have more unsupervised time.' Which is true?
- A and B contradict each other
- B provides a possible explanation for the pattern in A (Correct answer)
- A proves B
- B disproves A
Correct answer: B provides a possible explanation for the pattern in A
Argument A identifies a correlation; Argument B offers a causal mechanism that could explain that correlation.
CJBAT Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers 4
Every vehicle involved in the chase was speeding.
Vehicle 7 was not speeding.
What must be true?