New Jersey Civil Service Exam Logical and Deductive Reasoning 4

Question 1

A civil service rule states: 'Probationary employees cannot vote on union matters.' Leon is a probationary employee. Which conclusion is valid?

Accepted Answer

Leon cannot vote on union matters

Answer

The rule explicitly prohibits probationary employees from voting on union matters, and Leon is probationary.

Question 2

An analyst finds that whenever Budget Line A increases, Budget Line B decreases by the same amount. If Line A increases by $5,000, what happens to Line B?

Accepted Answer

Line B decreases by $5,000

Answer

The established pattern is that B decreases by the same amount A increases, so a $5,000 increase in A means a $5,000 decrease in B.

Question 3

Which argument has the same logical structure as: 'All birds have feathers. A penguin is a bird. Therefore, a penguin has feathers.'?

Accepted Answer

All mammals breathe air. A whale is a mammal. Therefore, a whale breathes air.

Answer

Both arguments follow the All-A-are-B, X-is-an-A, therefore-X-is-B syllogism structure.

Question 4

A queue has five people: P, Q, R, S, T. P is ahead of Q. T is behind S. R is between P and S. Who is last in line?

Accepted Answer

T

Answer

The order is P, R, S with Q behind P and T behind S, placing T at the end.

Question 5

A rule says documents must be reviewed if they are older than 3 years OR marked 'priority.' Document X is 2 years old and not marked priority. Must it be reviewed?

Accepted Answer

No, it meets neither condition for review

Answer

Document X is not older than 3 years and is not marked priority, so neither condition triggering mandatory review is met.

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New Jersey Civil Service Exam Logical and Deductive Reasoning 4