DAA Logical Reasoning and Deductive Thinking Flashcards

Sergeant Torres ranks above Corporal Singh. Corporal Singh ranks above Private Walsh. Who ranks lowest?

Answer: Private Walsh

Transitive reasoning: Torres > Singh > Walsh, making Private Walsh the lowest in rank.

Five soldiers line up by height tallest to shortest: A, B, C, D, E. Who is the median height?

Answer: C

With five people ranked 1–5, the middle (median) position is the third, which is C.

A mission requires at least 4 personnel. There are 3 available. What is the outcome?

Answer: The mission cannot proceed

The requirement of at least 4 is not met with only 3 personnel, so the mission cannot proceed.

Intelligence report A says the bridge is intact; report B says it is destroyed. Both cannot be correct. What is the logical status?

Answer: At least one is false

Two contradictory statements cannot both be true; at least one of them must be false.

Unit X deploys on odd-numbered days. Today is the 14th. Does Unit X deploy?

Answer: No

14 is an even number, so the odd-day deployment rule does not apply today.

If fewer than 10 troops are available, a patrol is cancelled. There are 9 troops available. What happens?

Answer: The patrol is cancelled

9 is fewer than 10, so the cancellation condition is met and the patrol is cancelled.