RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Logical Reasoning Puzzles Questions and Answers

Question 1

Five evidence lockers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) are in a row.
The knife is in a locker next to the one containing the gloves.
The firearm is in a locker to the left of the locker containing the DNA sample.
The gloves are in locker #2.
The DNA sample is in locker #5.
Which locker contains the firearm?

Accepted Answer

Locker 4

Answer

Locker 1

Answer

Locker 3

Answer

Locker 5

Question 2

Read the following statement: 'All patrol officers must complete the annual fitness evaluation.' If this statement is true, which of the following must also be true?

Accepted Answer

If Sergeant Abe did not complete the annual fitness evaluation, he is not a patrol officer.

Answer

If Officer Chen completed the annual fitness evaluation, she is a patrol officer.

Answer

If Corporal Evans is not a patrol officer, he is not required to complete the annual fitness evaluation.

Answer

All officers who completed the annual fitness evaluation are patrol officers.

Question 3

Four suspects (Miller, Tran, Singh, Garcia) were interviewed sequentially. Singh was interviewed immediately before Garcia. Miller was not interviewed first. Tran was interviewed sometime after Singh. Which of the following is a possible order of the interviews?

Accepted Answer

Tran, Miller, Singh, Garcia

Answer

Miller, Singh, Garcia, Tran

Answer

Singh, Garcia, Tran, Miller

Answer

Garcia, Singh, Miller, Tran

Question 4

Complete the following sequence: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ___, 64

Accepted Answer

49

Answer

42

Answer

55

Answer

60

Question 5

Three officers—Jones, Kim, and Lopez—work different shifts: day, evening, or night. Jones does not work the night shift. Kim works the shift immediately after Jones. Which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

Lopez works the night shift.

Answer

Lopez works the day shift.

Answer

Jones works the evening shift.

Answer

Kim works the night shift.

Question 6

Premise 1: Some investigative reports are confidential. Premise 2: All confidential documents are restricted from public access. Based on these premises, which conclusion is logically valid?

Accepted Answer

Some investigative reports are restricted from public access.

Answer

All investigative reports are restricted from public access.

Answer

Some investigative reports are not confidential.

Answer

No confidential documents are investigative reports.

Five evidence lockers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) are in a row.The knife is in a locker next to the one containing the gloves.The firearm is in a locker to the left of the locker containing the DNA sample.The gloves are in locker #2.The DNA sample is in locker #5.Which locker contains the firearm?

Five evidence lockers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) are in a row.
The knife is in a locker next to the one containing the gloves.
The firearm is in a locker to the left of the locker containing the DNA sample.
The gloves are in locker #2.
The DNA sample is in locker #5.
Which locker contains the firearm?