TIBCO CCAT Logical Reasoning 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Three friends Alice, Bob, and Carol each have a different pet: a cat, dog, and bird. Alice does not have a cat. Bob has a dog. Who has the cat?
- Alice
- Bob
- Carol (Correct answer)
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: Carol
Bob has a dog, Alice doesn't have a cat (so Alice has a bird), leaving the cat for Carol.
Question 2: Which number does NOT fit the pattern: 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 49?
- 9
- 16
- 25
- 35 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 35
The series is perfect squares (2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7²); 35 is not a perfect square, while 36 would fit.
Question 3: ELOQUENT most nearly means ___
- Quiet
- Articulate (Correct answer)
- Elegant
- Intelligent
Correct answer: Articulate
Eloquent means fluent and persuasive in speech or writing, which is closest in meaning to articulate.
Question 4: A clock shows 3:15. What is the angle between the hour and minute hands?
- 0°
- 7.5° (Correct answer)
- 15°
- 22.5°
Correct answer: 7.5°
At 3:15, the minute hand is at 90° and the hour hand is at 97.5° (3×30 + 15×0.5); the angle is 7.5°.
Question 5: Which arrangement of words makes a logical sentence? (birds/nest/a/in/live/many)
- Many birds live in a nest (Correct answer)
- Birds many a live nest in
- A nest many birds in live
- In many a nest birds live
Correct answer: Many birds live in a nest
'Many birds live in a nest' is the only arrangement that forms a grammatically correct and logical sentence.
Question 6: If A > B and C < B, which statement must be true?
- C > A
- A > C (Correct answer)
- B > A
- C = A
Correct answer: A > C
Since A > B and B > C (because C < B), by transitivity A > C must be true.
Question 7: A rectangle has a perimeter of 36 cm and a width of 6 cm. What is its area?
- 72 cm² (Correct answer)
- 108 cm²
- 144 cm²
- 216 cm²
Correct answer: 72 cm²
Perimeter = 2(l + w); 36 = 2(l + 6) → l = 12; Area = 12 × 6 = 72 cm².
TIBCO CCAT Logical Reasoning 5
Three friends Alice, Bob, and Carol each have a different pet: a cat, dog, and bird.
Alice does not have a cat.
Bob has a dog.
Who has the cat?