RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 3

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?

Accepted Answer

3, 2, 4, 1

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

No robbery occurred

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Leftmost position

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

A crime definitely did not occur

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Quinn

Answer

Ravi did not score highest, and Quinn scored higher than Sara, so Quinn must be the top scorer.

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RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 3