Korn Ferry Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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In a logical diagram, all Circles are Squares, and all Squares are Triangles. Which must be true?
Answer: All Circles are Triangles.
If Circles ⊂ Squares and Squares ⊂ Triangles, then by transitivity Circles ⊂ Triangles.
The series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ___. What comes next?
Answer: 37
Differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 — odd numbers increasing by 2; so 26 + 11 = 37.
A manager states: 'If project costs exceed budget, approval is required.' Costs did not exceed budget. What follows?
Answer: No conclusion can be drawn about approval.
The conditional only guarantees approval when costs exceed budget; the converse is not necessarily true.
Five tasks are ranked 1–5 by priority. Task B is higher priority than Task D. Task A is lower priority than Task C. Task C is higher priority than Task B. Which task has the highest priority?
Answer: Task C
The chain is C > B > D and C > A, making C the highest among all mentioned tasks.
Which argument structure is an example of 'affirming the consequent' (a logical fallacy)?
Answer: If P then Q; Q is true; therefore P.
Affirming the consequent incorrectly concludes P from Q when the conditional is P→Q.
A chart shows sales of 120 units in Q1, 150 in Q2, 135 in Q3, and 165 in Q4. What is the average quarterly sales figure?
Answer: 142.5
(120 + 150 + 135 + 165) / 4 = 570 / 4 = 142.5.
Analogy: Compass is to Navigation as Hypothesis is to ___.
Answer: Experiment
A compass guides navigation; a hypothesis guides an experiment — both are tools that direct an investigative process.