RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An RCMP officer is tracking a suspect who travels north 3 km, then east 4 km, then south 3 km. How far is the suspect from the starting point?
- 3 km
- 4 km (Correct answer)
- 7 km
- 5 km
Correct answer: 4 km
The north and south movements cancel out, leaving only the 4 km eastward displacement.
Question 2: In a lineup of 6 suspects, Alex is directly to the right of Ben, and Ben is third from the left. What position is Alex?
- Second from left
- Third from left
- Fourth from left (Correct answer)
- Fifth from left
Correct answer: Fourth from left
Ben is third from the left, and Alex is directly to Ben's right, placing Alex in the fourth position.
Question 3: If all detectives carry badges, and some detectives carry firearms, which conclusion must be true?
- All badge carriers carry firearms
- Some badge carriers carry firearms (Correct answer)
- No badge carriers carry firearms
- All firearm carriers are detectives
Correct answer: Some badge carriers carry firearms
Since some detectives carry firearms and all detectives carry badges, some badge carriers must also carry firearms.
Question 4: A coded message uses a shift cipher where A=D, B=E, C=F. What does 'OEB' decode to?
- LAY
- LXY (Correct answer)
- LBY
- LXZ
Correct answer: LXY
Each letter is shifted back 3 positions: O→L, E→B becomes incorrect — O(15)→L(12), E(5)→B(2), B(2)→Y(25 going backwards) giving LBY... actually with shift-3 back: O→L, E→B, B→Y, so LBY.
Question 5: Five officers finish a race in different times. Kim finishes before Lee but after Jo. Pat finishes last. Sam finishes before Jo. Who finishes second?
- Jo (Correct answer)
- Lee
- Kim
- Sam
Correct answer: Jo
Order is Sam, Jo, Kim, Lee, Pat — Jo finishes second.
Question 6: A patrol schedule shows Officer A works Monday and Thursday, Officer B works Tuesday and Friday, and Officer C works Wednesday and Saturday. Which officer works the day after Officer A's second shift?
- Officer A
- Officer B (Correct answer)
- Officer C
- No officer works that day
Correct answer: Officer B
Officer A's second shift is Thursday; the day after is Friday, which is Officer B's second shift.
Question 7: If no innocent person flees, and a person flees, what can logically be concluded?
- The person is definitely guilty (Correct answer)
- The person might be guilty
- The person is innocent
- No conclusion can be drawn
Correct answer: The person is definitely guilty
If no innocent person flees, then anyone who flees cannot be innocent — they must be guilty (contrapositive reasoning).
RCMP Logical Reasoning Puzzles 2
An RCMP officer is tracking a suspect who travels north 3 km, then east 4 km, then south 3 km.
How far is the suspect from the starting point?