CJBAT Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers 5

Question 1

Some rookies are nervous during their first arrest. All nervous officers make procedural errors. What can be logically concluded?

Accepted Answer

Some rookies may make procedural errors

Answer

Only 'some' rookies are nervous, so only those nervous rookies would necessarily make errors — not all rookies.

Question 2

A witness claims a getaway car turned left, but traffic camera footage shows it turned right. Which logical step is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Treat the camera footage as more reliable and investigate the discrepancy

Answer

Objective footage is generally more reliable than eyewitness memory, but the discrepancy should still be investigated for context.

Question 3

Sergeant Rivera says: 'If an officer is late three times, they receive a warning.' Officer Chen has received no warning. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

Officer Chen has been late fewer than three times

Answer

No warning means the threshold of three late arrivals has not been reached, so Chen must have fewer than three late arrivals.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of deductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

All felonies are crimes; robbery is a felony; therefore robbery is a crime

Answer

Deductive reasoning draws a certain conclusion from general premises, as in the classic syllogism used in option B.

Question 5

Complete the sequence: A, C, F, J, O, ___.

Accepted Answer

U

Answer

The gaps increase by one letter each time: +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 — so O + 6 = U.

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