I am not sure about いなくもない in the following sentence:

「私の尋ねていることにちゃんと答えなさい」と腹をたてる人もいなくもない。 I guess the meaning is that people react
pissed when someone tells them to just answer the question(s), but I am bit
unsure about いなくもない.

Does it mean something like 'sometimes people might react angry when they are
told to just answer the question'?
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Meaning of いなくもない
The meaning of the sentence is approximately the opposite of your
interpretation, namely

> Some people get angry and say "Answer my question properly"

いなくもない means something like "it's not that there isn't", or more idiomatically
"there are some".

I think what confuses you about the meaning of the sentence is と. Here it is
the quotative particle, not the if/when と. If you wanted to convey your
interpretation, one option would be

> 「私の尋ねていることにちゃんと答えなさい」 _といわれると_ 腹をたてる人もいなくもない。
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