BPA BPA Logical Reasoning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A patrol sector reported 120 apprehensions in January and a 15% increase in February. How many apprehensions occurred in February?
- 132
- 135
- 138 (Correct answer)
- 140
Correct answer: 138
120 × 1.15 = 138 apprehensions in February.
Question 2: If only experienced agents are assigned night shifts, and Agent Torres is assigned to a night shift, what can logically be concluded?
- Agent Torres is a trainee
- Agent Torres is experienced (Correct answer)
- Night shifts are more dangerous
- Agent Torres requested the assignment
Correct answer: Agent Torres is experienced
The rule states only experienced agents get night shifts, so being on a night shift proves experience.
Question 3: A word analogy: APPREHEND is to DETAIN as DETECT is to:
- Release
- Ignore
- Identify (Correct answer)
- Patrol
Correct answer: Identify
Apprehending leads to detaining; detecting leads to identifying — both pairs describe action and its direct outcome.
Question 4: Border Patrol records show 3 out of every 5 vehicles flagged for secondary inspection are found with violations. Of 200 flagged vehicles, how many are expected to have violations?
- 100
- 110
- 120 (Correct answer)
- 130
Correct answer: 120
(3/5) × 200 = 120 vehicles expected to have violations.
Question 5: Which conclusion is supported by this statement: 'All agents who passed the polygraph have cleared the background check'?
- Passing a polygraph is sufficient to become an agent
- An agent who failed the background check did not pass the polygraph (Correct answer)
- The polygraph is more important than the background check
- Background checks are optional for some agents
Correct answer: An agent who failed the background check did not pass the polygraph
If all polygraph passers cleared the background check, then anyone who failed the background check must not have passed the polygraph.
Question 6: An agent travels 30 miles north, then 40 miles east. What is the straight-line distance from the starting point?
- 50 miles (Correct answer)
- 70 miles
- 60 miles
- 45 miles
Correct answer: 50 miles
Using the Pythagorean theorem: √(30² + 40²) = √(900 + 1600) = √2500 = 50 miles.
BPA BPA Logical Reasoning 2
A patrol sector reported 120 apprehensions in January and a 15% increase in February.
How many apprehensions occurred in February?