NYC Logical Reasoning 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a sequence of office codes: A1, B2, C3, D4, what comes next?
- D5
- E4
- E5 (Correct answer)
- F6
Correct answer: E5
The letters advance alphabetically (A, B, C, D, E) and numbers increment by 1 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), giving E5.
Question 2: A rule states employees must take a break every 4 hours. An employee starts at 7 AM. When is her first required break?
- 10 AM
- 11 AM (Correct answer)
- 12 PM
- 1 PM
Correct answer: 11 AM
7 AM + 4 hours = 11 AM is when the first required break occurs.
Question 3: Only licensed contractors may perform electrical work in city buildings. Marcus performed electrical work in a city building. What must be true?
- Marcus is probably licensed
- Marcus is definitely licensed (Correct answer)
- Marcus may or may not be licensed
- Marcus violated city regulations
Correct answer: Marcus is definitely licensed
Since only licensed contractors may do electrical work in city buildings, and Marcus did, he must be licensed.
Question 4: If 'no supervisor may approve their own expense report,' what happens when Supervisor Lee submits an expense report?
- Lee approves it herself
- Another supervisor must approve it (Correct answer)
- Lee's manager automatically approves it
- The report is automatically denied
Correct answer: Another supervisor must approve it
Since Lee cannot approve her own report, a different supervisor must handle the approval.
Question 5: Arrange these civil service steps in logical order: (1) Receive application, (2) Schedule interview, (3) Post job opening, (4) Make hiring decision.
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- 3, 1, 2, 4 (Correct answer)
- 1, 3, 2, 4
- 3, 2, 1, 4
Correct answer: 3, 1, 2, 4
A job must be posted (3) before applications are received (1), interviews scheduled (2), and a hiring decision made (4).
Question 6: A report shows 40% of violations are noise complaints, 35% are parking, and 25% are other. Out of 200 violations, how many are parking?
- 50
- 60
- 70 (Correct answer)
- 80
Correct answer: 70
35% of 200 = 0.35 × 200 = 70 parking violations.
Question 7: If every agency that receives federal funding must submit annual reports, and Agency X does NOT submit annual reports, what can be concluded?
- Agency X receives federal funding
- Agency X does not receive federal funding (Correct answer)
- Agency X may receive federal funding
- Agency X receives state funding instead
Correct answer: Agency X does not receive federal funding
If Agency X received federal funding, it would have to submit reports; since it doesn't, it cannot receive federal funding.
NYC Logical Reasoning 4
In a sequence of office codes: A1, B2, C3, D4, what comes next?