GGST - Global General Service Verbal Reasoning: Logic Questions and Answers

Question 1

Read the following statements:
1. All project managers are certified.
2. Some certified professionals are engineers.

Based on these statements, which of the following conclusions is logically certain?

Accepted Answer

No certain conclusion can be drawn.

Answer

Some project managers are engineers.

Answer

All certified professionals are project managers.

Answer

Some engineers are project managers.

Question 2

A UN report states: 'If a country improves its educational standards, its economic growth will increase. If its economic growth increases, its poverty rate will decrease.' Assuming these statements are true, what can be logically concluded?

Accepted Answer

If a country improves its educational standards, its poverty rate will decrease.

Answer

If a country's poverty rate decreases, it must have improved its educational standards.

Answer

A decrease in the poverty rate is directly caused only by improved educational standards.

Answer

A country cannot decrease its poverty rate without first improving its educational standards.

Question 3

Consider the argument: 'Every staff member who attended the advanced training completed the certification. Maria is a staff member who completed the certification. Therefore, Maria must have attended the advanced training.' Which logical fallacy is committed in this argument?

Accepted Answer

Affirming the Consequent

Answer

Hasty Generalization

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Ad Hominem

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Circular Reasoning

Question 4

Read the premises:
- No successful projects are over budget.
- Some of the recently launched initiatives were over budget.

Which of the following conclusions logically follows from the premises?

Accepted Answer

Some of the recently launched initiatives were not successful projects.

Answer

All recently launched initiatives were unsuccessful.

Answer

No successful projects were recently launched initiatives.

Answer

Some successful projects were not recently launched initiatives.

Question 5

A manager makes the following statement: 'We must either cut travel expenses or reduce hiring. Since reducing hiring would harm our long-term growth, we have no choice but to cut travel expenses.' This reasoning is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A Disjunctive Syllogism

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A Straw Man Argument

Answer

A False Dilemma

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An Appeal to Authority

Question 6

Analyze the following statements:
1. All field officers speak at least two languages.
2. Jean speaks three languages.

Which of the following can be concluded with absolute certainty?

Accepted Answer

The statements do not provide enough information to conclude whether Jean is a field officer.

Answer

Jean is a field officer.

Answer

All people who speak three languages are field officers.

Answer

Some field officers speak three languages.