NYC Civil Service Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Some NYC Housing Authority employees are certified plumbers. All certified plumbers must carry a valid license. Officer Chen is a certified plumber employed by NYCHA. What can be definitively concluded?
Answer: Officer Chen must carry a valid license
Since Chen is a certified plumber, the rule requiring all certified plumbers to carry a valid license applies to him.
A probation officer notices that every client who missed two consecutive check-ins over the past year was later found in violation of probation terms. A client just missed two consecutive check-ins. What does inductive reasoning suggest?
Answer: The client is likely at risk of violating probation terms
The consistent historical pattern supports a probable inference, though inductive conclusions are not certainties.
In an NYC agency, supervisors at Grade 18 or above may approve budget transfers. An employee at Grade 15 requests to approve a budget transfer. What is the logical conclusion?
Answer: The Grade 15 employee cannot approve the budget transfer
The rule restricts budget transfer approval to Grade 18 and above, so a Grade 15 employee does not qualify.
Every applicant who scored below 70 on the civil service exam in the past five testing cycles was placed on the ineligible list. An applicant scores 65 on the current exam. Using inductive reasoning, what is the most likely outcome?
Answer: The applicant will likely be placed on the ineligible list
Five cycles of consistent data strongly support predicting the same outcome for a score of 65.
No city employee may accept gifts valued over $50 from vendors. A vendor offers Inspector Lee a gift card worth $75. What must be true based on this rule?
Answer: Inspector Lee must refuse the gift card
The rule prohibits acceptance of gifts valued over $50 from vendors, so the $75 gift card must be refused.
All dispatchers who have worked fewer than six months must be supervised during overnight shifts. Dispatcher Hall has been on the job for four months. What conclusion follows?
Answer: Hall must be supervised during overnight shifts
Hall's four months of service falls below the six-month threshold, so the supervision requirement applies.