Civil Service Exam Logical and Analytical Reasoning 3

Question 1

Which statement is the logical contrapositive of 'If an employee passes the exam, they will be promoted'?

Accepted Answer

If an employee is not promoted, they did not pass the exam.

Answer

If an employee is promoted, they passed the exam.

Answer

If an employee does not pass the exam, they will not be promoted.

Answer

If an employee passes the exam, they may not be promoted.

Question 2

A department policy states: Reports with errors must be returned for correction. Reports without errors are forwarded to management. A report was forwarded to management. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

The report definitely contained no errors.

Answer

The report may or may not contain errors.

Answer

The report contained minor errors that were overlooked.

Answer

Nothing can be concluded about the report.

Question 3

Examine the data:
- Department A: 50 employees, 10 absences last month
- Department B: 30 employees, 9 absences last month
- Department C: 40 employees, 6 absences last month

Which department has the HIGHEST absence rate?

Accepted Answer

Department B, because it has the highest absence-to-employee ratio

Answer

Department A, because it has the most total absences

Answer

Department C, because it is mid-sized

Answer

Departments A and B are tied

Question 4

In a coded message, each letter is shifted 3 positions forward in the alphabet (A becomes D, B becomes E, etc.). What does the coded word 'FLYLO' decode to?

Accepted Answer

CIVIL

Answer

DIVIL

Answer

CIVEL

Answer

CLUBS

Question 5

Four offices share a printer. Office A prints 40% of all jobs, Office B prints 25%, Office C prints 20%, and Office D prints the remainder. If there were 200 print jobs last week, how many did Office D complete?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

20

Answer

25

Question 6

Statement: 'Some managers are trainers. All trainers are certified.' Which conclusion is valid?

Accepted Answer

Some managers are certified.

Answer

All managers are certified.

Answer

No managers are certified.

Answer

All certified individuals are trainers.