New Jersey Civil Service Logical and Deductive Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A municipal agency has the following criteria for employees to qualify for a specialized training course: 1) Must have at least two years of continuous service. 2) Must have a performance rating of 'Exceeds Expectations' in their most recent review. 3) Must not have attended more than one other training course in the same calendar year.
Which of the following employees is eligible for the course?

Accepted Answer

Maria, who has five years of service, a rating of 'Exceeds Expectations,' and has attended one other training course this year.

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David, who has three years of service, a rating of 'Exceeds Expectations,' and has attended two other training courses this year.

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Brian, who has one year of service, a rating of 'Exceeds Expectations,' and has attended no other training courses this year.

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Carla, who has four years of service, a rating of 'Meets Expectations,' and has attended one other training course this year.

Question 2

Consider the following statements: 1. All vehicles in the city's fleet must have a GPS tracking device installed. 2. The sanitation department's new street sweeper is a vehicle in the city's fleet. Which of the following conclusions can be logically drawn from these statements?

Accepted Answer

The sanitation department's new street sweeper must have a GPS tracking device installed.

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All vehicles with GPS tracking devices belong to the sanitation department.

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No vehicles outside of the city's fleet have GPS tracking devices.

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The sanitation department only has one new street sweeper.

Question 3

A new internal policy states, 'If a department requires new software, a formal request must be submitted to the IT department for security review.' Last week, the Parks department submitted a formal request to the IT department for a security review. What can be concluded from this information?

Accepted Answer

It cannot be logically determined if the Parks department requires new software.

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The Parks department requires new software.

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The IT department has approved the Parks department's request.

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The Parks department is the only department that submitted a request.

Question 4

A department manager states, 'Since we began holding staff meetings on Monday mornings, overall team productivity for the week has decreased. Therefore, to increase productivity, we must stop holding Monday morning meetings.' The manager's conclusion is flawed because it assumes that:

Accepted Answer

The timing of the meetings is the direct cause of the decrease in productivity.

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Monday morning meetings are inherently inefficient.

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Team productivity is difficult to measure accurately.

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Employees dislike Monday morning meetings.

Question 5

A procedure for processing purchase orders is as follows: First, the order is submitted by a department head to the finance office. Second, the finance office verifies that the funds are available. Third, if funds are available, the order is sent to the purchasing agent. Finally, the purchasing agent executes the purchase. Which of the following statements is logically correct based on this procedure?

Accepted Answer

A purchase order will not be sent to the purchasing agent if funds are not available.

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An order is executed by the purchasing agent before the finance office verifies funds.

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The purchasing agent verifies the availability of funds.

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The department head executes the final purchase.

Question 6

A state regulation reads: 'All public libraries must provide free internet access. Only facilities that are designated as official public libraries are required to offer this service.' Based on this regulation, which of the following can be inferred?

Accepted Answer

A building that does not provide free internet access cannot be an official public library.

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If a facility offers free internet access, it must be a public library.

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No community centers are allowed to provide free internet access.

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All state-run facilities are considered public libraries.