NYC NYC Civil Service Logical and Deductive Reasoning Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A NYC Department of Buildings inspector must visit 5 sites: A, B, C, D, and E.
Site C must be visited before Site D.
Site A must be visited before Site C.
Site B must be the last site visited.
Which of the following is a valid inspection order?

Accepted Answer

A, C, D, E, B

Answer

C, A, D, E, B

Answer

D, A, C, E, B

Answer

A, D, C, E, B

Question 2

All NYC sanitation supervisors receive hazard pay. Some hazard pay recipients are union members. Officer Rivera is a NYC sanitation supervisor. Which conclusion must be true?

Accepted Answer

Officer Rivera receives hazard pay

Answer

Officer Rivera is a union member

Answer

All union members are sanitation supervisors

Answer

Some sanitation supervisors are not city employees

Question 3

A civil service applicant scores higher than exactly 3 other applicants. If there are 8 applicants total, what is the applicant's rank from highest to lowest?

Accepted Answer

4th

Answer

5th

Answer

3rd

Answer

6th

Question 4

Review the pattern: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ___. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

127

Answer

125

Answer

128

Answer

126

Question 5

A city clerk files documents in alphabetical order by last name. Which name would be filed THIRD in this list: Torres, Nguyen, Okonkwo, Martinez, Rivera?

Accepted Answer

Okonkwo

Answer

Torres

Answer

Rivera

Answer

Nguyen

Question 6

A transit officer observes that whenever a train is delayed, platform crowding increases. Platform crowding has not increased today. What can logically be concluded?

Accepted Answer

No trains are delayed today

Answer

All trains are on time

Answer

Platform crowding never increases without a delay

Answer

Delays are less common on weekdays

A NYC Department of Buildings inspector must visit 5 sites: A, B, C, D, and E.Site C must be visited before Site D.Site A must be visited before Site C.Site B must be the last site visited.Which of the following is a valid inspection order?

A NYC Department of Buildings inspector must visit 5 sites: A, B, C, D, and E.
Site C must be visited before Site D.
Site A must be visited before Site C.
Site B must be the last site visited.
Which of the following is a valid inspection order?