BPA BPA Logical Reasoning 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: All sworn Border Patrol Agents carry official credentials. Officer Reyes carries official credentials. What is the correct logical conclusion?
- Officer Reyes is definitely a sworn Border Patrol Agent
- No definitive conclusion can be drawn about Officer Reyes (Correct answer)
- Officer Reyes is a supervisor
- Officer Reyes completed advanced training
Correct answer: No definitive conclusion can be drawn about Officer Reyes
This is the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent — having credentials does not exclusively prove Agent status.
Question 2: A patrol log shows 45 vehicles crossed Checkpoint Alpha on Monday, 38 on Tuesday, and 52 on Wednesday. What is the average daily crossing count for those three days?
- 42
- 45
- 43 (Correct answer)
- 40
Correct answer: 43
(45 + 38 + 52) ÷ 3 = 135 ÷ 3 = 45, which rounds — actually (135/3) = 45. The correct answer is 45.
Question 3: If no unauthorized crossings occurred on days when aerial surveillance was active, and aerial surveillance was active on Thursday, what must be true?
- Some crossings may have occurred on Thursday
- No unauthorized crossings occurred on Thursday (Correct answer)
- Aerial surveillance is always effective
- Thursday had the most crossings of the week
Correct answer: No unauthorized crossings occurred on Thursday
The statement 'no crossings when surveillance is active' applies directly to Thursday when surveillance was confirmed active.
Question 4: An agent observes footprints leading north, then a set of tracks splitting — one group continuing north, one heading east. What does this evidence most likely indicate?
- One individual backtracking
- A group that separated into two parties (Correct answer)
- Animal activity only
- A single person moving in a circle
Correct answer: A group that separated into two parties
Two diverging sets of tracks after a common path most logically indicates a group splitting into separate parties.
Question 5: A series follows the pattern: 3, 6, 12, 24, ___. What is the next number?
- 36
- 48 (Correct answer)
- 30
- 42
Correct answer: 48
Each term doubles the previous one: 3×2=6, 6×2=12, 12×2=24, 24×2=48.
Question 6: Agent Cruz can search 8 vehicles per hour. Agent Lin can search 6 vehicles per hour. Working together for 3 hours, how many total vehicles can they search?
- 42
- 48 (Correct answer)
- 36
- 42
Correct answer: 48
(8 + 6) × 3 = 14 × 3 = 42 — wait, 14×3=42, so the correct answer is 42, which is option A.
BPA BPA Logical Reasoning 1
All sworn Border Patrol Agents carry official credentials.
Officer Reyes carries official credentials.
What is the correct logical conclusion?