NYC - Civil Service Exam Civil Service Logical Reasoning 1

Question 1

A team of 5 clerks — Adams, Bell, Chen, Davis, and Evans — must be split into Group 1 (3 clerks) and Group 2 (2 clerks). Adams and Davis cannot be in the same group. Chen must be in Group 1. If Bell is placed in Group 2, which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

Evans is in Group 1

Answer

Group 2 has only 2 slots: Bell plus one more. Since Adams and Davis cannot share a group, exactly one of them fills that second Group 2 slot. That leaves no room for Evans in Group 2, so Evans must be in Group 1 regardless of which of Adams or Davis joins Bell.

Question 2

Study the pattern: 2, 5, 11, 23, ___. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

47

Answer

Each term is the previous term multiplied by 2, then increased by 1: 2×2+1=5, 5×2+1=11, 11×2+1=23, 23×2+1=47. The rule is consistent throughout the sequence.

Question 3

All city employees must complete annual ethics training. Sandra is a city employee. Which conclusion is most valid?

Accepted Answer

Sandra must complete annual ethics training

Answer

The first statement applies universally to all city employees, and Sandra belongs to that group. Therefore she must complete the training. Option A goes further than the evidence allows — we know she must complete it, not that she already has.

Question 4

A records clerk is filing documents alphabetically by department name. Which of the following sequences is correctly ordered?

Accepted Answer

Administration, Building, Community, Finance

Answer

Alphabetical order follows A before B before C before F. 'Administration' (A), 'Building' (B), 'Community' (C), 'Finance' (F) proceeds correctly through the alphabet with no items out of place.

Question 5

If a civil service applicant scores above 70, they advance to the interview stage. If they score above 85, they also receive a merit bonus. Carlos scored 82. Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

Carlos advances to the interview but does not receive a merit bonus

Answer

82 is above 70, so Carlos qualifies for the interview stage. However, 82 is not above 85, so the merit bonus condition is not met. Both conditions must be evaluated independently.

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NYC - Civil Service Exam Civil Service Logical Reasoning 1