PeopleAnswers Cognitive Ability Assessment 4

Question 1

If you rearrange the letters 'NOCTURAL' you get the name of which type of animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

Nocturnal

Answer

Rearranging NOCTURAL gives NOCTURNAL, which describes animals active at night.

Question 2

A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?

Accepted Answer

7.5°

Answer

At 3:15 the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5° (3 h × 30° + 15 min × 0.5°), giving a difference of 7.5°.

Question 3

In a class of 40 students, 60% prefer soccer and 45% prefer basketball. If 15% prefer both, what percentage prefer neither?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

Using inclusion-exclusion: 60 + 45 − 15 = 90% prefer at least one sport, so 10% prefer neither.

Question 4

What comes next in the letter series: A, C, F, J, O, __?

Accepted Answer

U

Answer

The gaps increase by 1 each step: +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 → O + 6 = U.

Question 5

Which argument contains a logical flaw? 'We should trust Dr. Smith because she is a doctor and doctors are always right.'

Accepted Answer

Appeal to authority fallacy

Answer

Claiming doctors are always right is an overgeneralized appeal to authority, which is a logical fallacy.

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