NYC NYC Civil Service Logical and Deductive Reasoning Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Four city employees — Kim, Lee, Patel, and Cruz — are assigned to four different bureaus: Finance, HR, IT, and Legal.
Kim is not in Finance or IT.
Lee is in HR.
Patel is not in Legal.
Which bureau is Kim assigned to?

Accepted Answer

Legal

Answer

HR

Answer

Finance

Answer

IT

Question 2

A NYC civil service exam has 100 questions. A candidate answers 72 correctly, leaves 8 blank, and gets the rest wrong. How many questions did the candidate answer incorrectly?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

18

Answer

22

Answer

28

Question 3

Which word does NOT belong with the others: Ordinance, Statute, Regulation, Petition?

Accepted Answer

Petition

Answer

Ordinance

Answer

Statute

Answer

Regulation

Question 4

A supervisor states: 'Only employees with a passing score may attend the training.' Officer Chen did not attend the training. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

Officer Chen did not receive a passing score

Answer

Officer Chen received a passing score

Answer

Officer Chen was not eligible to attend

Answer

The training was optional for passing employees

Question 5

Examine the analogy: Precinct is to Police Officer as _____ is to Firefighter.

Accepted Answer

Firehouse

Answer

Borough

Answer

Station House

Answer

Ladder

Question 6

A city agency processes 240 applications per day with 6 clerks. If 2 clerks are absent, how many applications can the remaining clerks process per day at the same rate?

Accepted Answer

160

Answer

180

Answer

200

Answer

140