RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An RCMP analyst reviews 4 reports. Report 2 was filed before Report 4 but after Report 3. Report 1 was filed last. Report 3 was filed first. What is the correct filing order?
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- 3, 2, 4, 1 (Correct answer)
- 2, 3, 4, 1
- 3, 4, 2, 1
Correct answer: 3, 2, 4, 1
Report 3 first, then Report 2, then Report 4, then Report 1 last gives order: 3, 2, 4, 1.
Question 2: A witness statement says: 'Every time there is a robbery, the alarm sounds.' The alarm did NOT sound. What can be concluded?
- A robbery occurred
- No robbery occurred (Correct answer)
- The alarm is broken
- A robbery might have occurred
Correct answer: No robbery occurred
By contrapositive logic, if the alarm did not sound, then no robbery occurred.
Question 3: Four vehicles are parked in a row. The blue car is not at either end. The red truck is to the left of the blue car. The white van is to the right of the blue car. Where is the black motorcycle?
- Leftmost position (Correct answer)
- Second from left
- Third from left
- Rightmost position
Correct answer: Leftmost position
The blue car is in position 2 or 3; with red truck left of blue and white van right, the black motorcycle fills the remaining end position at the left.
Question 4: An investigator notes that crimes occur at either noon or midnight, but never both on the same day. If a crime occurred at noon on Tuesday, what can be said about midnight Tuesday?
- A crime definitely occurred
- A crime definitely did not occur (Correct answer)
- A crime may or may not have occurred
- The pattern does not apply
Correct answer: A crime definitely did not occur
The rule states crimes never occur at both times on the same day, so midnight Tuesday had no crime.
Question 5: Three RCMP cadets — Quinn, Ravi, and Sara — scored differently on a test. Quinn scored higher than Sara. Ravi did not score the highest. Who scored highest?
- Quinn (Correct answer)
- Ravi
- Sara
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Quinn
Ravi did not score highest, and Quinn scored higher than Sara, so Quinn must be the top scorer.
Question 6: A pattern of burglaries occurs every 5 days starting January 1. Which date would be the next occurrence after January 11?
- January 15
- January 16 (Correct answer)
- January 17
- January 20
Correct answer: January 16
Starting Jan 1, occurrences are Jan 1, 6, 11, 16 — the next after January 11 is January 16.
Question 7: A dispatcher must assign exactly one officer to each of three zones: North, South, and East. Officers Fox, Grant, and Hall are available. Fox refuses North. Grant refuses South. Who can be assigned to East?
- Only Fox
- Only Grant
- Only Hall
- Fox, Grant, or Hall (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Fox, Grant, or Hall
East has no restrictions mentioned for any officer, so Fox, Grant, or Hall can all be assigned there.
RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 3
An RCMP analyst reviews 4 reports.
Report 2 was filed before Report 4 but after Report 3.
Report 1 was filed last.
Report 3 was filed first.
What is the correct filing order?